atkins vs protein power

Any major difference between those 2 diets.
off to buy protein power book but was wondering if one is better than the
other one.
Also i dont have access locally to much atkins product.
thats why i'm choosing protein power first.
thanks
Al

"Live2Ride" wrote in message

Any major difference between those 2 diets.
off to buy protein power book but was wondering if one is better than
the other one.
Also i dont have access locally to much atkins product.
thats why i'm choosing protein power first.
thanks
Al

Never did protein power so can't tell you the differences. Which is better
depends on which you can stick with.
I can tell you that you don't need to eat Atkins (or any other low carb)
products to follow a low carb way of eating regardless of what plan you
choose.
--
Jeri
265/189/120
Atkins since 11/5/01
"Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right."

"Live2Ride" wrote in message
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Any major difference between those 2 diets.
off to buy protein power book but was wondering if one is better than the
other one.
Also i dont have access locally to much atkins product.
thats why i'm choosing protein power first.
thanks
Al

I started on Atkins almost 18 months ago, and have stayed with low carb, but
no longer count or measure stuff. ( and BTW you really don't need any of
their products to follow the Atkins diet). I bought Protein Power recently
just to get another view on the subject of the low carb approach; very
interesting book, worth reading, not that different in principle to the
Atkins approach. Either one will work well provided you can stick to it!

You don't need Atkins products at all to follow Atkins, or any low carb plan
for that matter. In a nutshell, you'll get more carbs allowed right off the bat
with PP, at least 10 more than Atkins Induction. Basically, they're similar,
but I think the Eades, authors of PP, invented the idea of deducting fiber to
come up with "net carbs" (I could be wrong about this.) If you like to cook,
I'd strongly recommend the PP cookbook, "Low Carb Comfort Food" over the
original PP diet book, which has a lot of science. If you decide to do Atkins
instead, the Atkins diet book will help tremendously, especially if you're not
familiar with the whole concept. And if you decide on PP, I'd still recommend
getting the Atkins book and simply adding a few extra carbs to the Induction
plan (30 instead of 20 carbs) and you'll end up with the more liberal PP. Hope
this wasn't too confusing!

one of the great things about atkins is that you aren't required to
buy any "products" other than the book in order to successfully follow
it. i started 5 years ago just before atkins got big, and the only
supplemental products available were the advantage bars. i'd buy them
just as a snack, but otherwise i was, and still do, eat REAL food.

this diet isn't about shakes and bars and supplements and mixes, it's
about helping your body chemistry burn the fat it already has by
eating foods that don't contain the carbs that helped build the fat in
the first place.


jen

red meat isn't bad for you... fuzzy blue-green meat is bad for you

"Live2Ride" wrote in message .. .
Any major difference between those 2 diets.
off to buy protein power book but was wondering if one is better than the
other one.
Also i dont have access locally to much atkins product.
thats why i'm choosing protein power first.
thanks
Al

Back from book store
finally bought this book
http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/item.a...A33BB2066B2623

next purchase is the comfort food low carb cookbook.
thanks for all of your info.

"Live2Ride" wrote in message
...
Any major difference between those 2 diets.
off to buy protein power book but was wondering if one is better than the
other one.
Also i dont have access locally to much atkins product.
thats why i'm choosing protein power first.
thanks
Al

The Protein Power book gives a much better explanation of why how and why
low carb dieting works than does Atkins. It also gives you the tools to
select from a wide selection of foods to make your own food plan. It's
suggestions for how to eat in restaurants are very helpful too.

I think that the original Protein Power book (the little paperback) is the
best of the introductory low carb books. I used that plan for my first year
of low carbing.

The only caveat I'd add is that you can overdo it with protein. Calculate
what your body needs but if you start to stall, start cutting back to what
you need because excess protein will turn into glucose in your body (slowly)
and raise insulin levels.

-- Jenny

Cut the carbs to respond to my new email address!
New photo: http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/jennypics.htm
Weight: 168.5/137
Diabetes Type II diagnosed 8/1998 -
HBa1c 5.2 10/03
Low Carb 9/1998 - 8/2001 and 11/10/02 - Now

http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean
How to calculate your need for protein * How much people really lose each
month * Water Weight Gain & Loss * The "Two Gram Cure" for Hunger Cravings
* Characteristics of Successful Dieters * Indispensible Low Carb Treats *
Should You Count that Low Impact Carb? * Curing Ketobreath * Exercise
Starting from Zero * Do Starch Blockers Work? * NEW! Why the Low Carb Diet
is Great for Diabetes * NEW! Low Carb Strategies for People with Diabetes


"Live2Ride" wrote in message
...
Any major difference between those 2 diets.
off to buy protein power book but was wondering if one is better than the
other one.
Also i dont have access locally to much atkins product.
thats why i'm choosing protein power first.
thanks
Al

i've might buy the PP also after reading this one.
have the best of both world.
but while browsing it looked more technical than Atkins.
Al

"Jenny" wrote in message
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The Protein Power book gives a much better explanation of why how and why
low carb dieting works than does Atkins. It also gives you the tools to
select from a wide selection of foods to make your own food plan. It's
suggestions for how to eat in restaurants are very helpful too.

I think that the original Protein Power book (the little paperback) is the
best of the introductory low carb books. I used that plan for my first
year
of low carbing.

The only caveat I'd add is that you can overdo it with protein. Calculate
what your body needs but if you start to stall, start cutting back to what
you need because excess protein will turn into glucose in your body
(slowly)
and raise insulin levels.

-- Jenny

Cut the carbs to respond to my new email address!
New photo: http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/jennypics.htm
Weight: 168.5/137
Diabetes Type II diagnosed 8/1998 -
HBa1c 5.2 10/03
Low Carb 9/1998 - 8/2001 and 11/10/02 - Now

http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean
How to calculate your need for protein * How much people really lose each
month * Water Weight Gain & Loss * The "Two Gram Cure" for Hunger
Cravings
* Characteristics of Successful Dieters * Indispensible Low Carb Treats *
Should You Count that Low Impact Carb? * Curing Ketobreath * Exercise
Starting from Zero * Do Starch Blockers Work? * NEW! Why the Low Carb
Diet
is Great for Diabetes * NEW! Low Carb Strategies for People with
Diabetes


"Live2Ride" wrote in message
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Any major difference between those 2 diets.
off to buy protein power book but was wondering if one is better than
the
other one.
Also i dont have access locally to much atkins product.
thats why i'm choosing protein power first.
thanks
Al

In article ,
Live2Ride wrote:
i've might buy the PP also after reading this one.
have the best of both world.
but while browsing it looked more technical than Atkins.

Save some money and buy it used.


Chuck Demas

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