"MadRedHatter" wrote in message
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"Steven C (Doktersteve)" wrote in message
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Oh man... here I am again considering trying the Atkins diet.

Or hey .. how about doing this ..

Eat sensibly. Exercise regularly. Burn more calories then you take in.

Why fall for the fad diet de jour?



The thing is, the diet has been around for years (what, 30 years?), however
it is a fad lately, I will agree.
There are so many other "low carb" diets out there (Suzanne sommers has even
gotten in on it), and so many claim that it works.
Actually, I knew someone in Minnesota who managed to loose 45 lbs on it, but
he was actually considered very large (like 250 lbs).

anyhow, as I said in my post, I tried that diet, and eventually hit my wall.
I hit it pretty fast actually, after loosing only 15 lbs, I found it hard to
increase my cardio workout time to 2 hours plus just to continue to see
results.
I am not a skinny person by default, but I as I mentioned, not flabby fat.
so the best I can hope for is to shed the fat which is there and then build
muscle, lead a healthier lifestyle (exercise, eat right), and keep the
weight off. That is why I asked about how much back to "normal" a person
gets after the initial phase of Atkins.

Thanks.