Atkins Diet

"Barry Walker" wrote in
:

What's the general consensus here on the Atkins Diet, or
any low-carb diet? Good or bad? Better than a low-fat
diet? Anyone here on a low-carb diet? Thanks in advance.

Barry



My recommendation is to read the book before you go on it. A
lot of people get the "hearsay" of what Atkins is, throw out
their bread and eat a pound of bacon in a week. That's not
Atkins.

One reason Atkins gets attention is because it's short-term
loss is more dramatic than low-fat, but it levels off. After
a year, they are basically the same.

I personally know a lot of people who went on Atkins, but only
one or two who stayed on it (the people who needed to lose the
least amount of weight). The rest went off it and put all the
weight back on and usually more!

AS others are saying, it's a matter of what you can stick
with. Even the basic food pyramid works if you follow it,
except that nobody does.

Whatever you do, exercise!


PS CNBC poll this morning: Has the low-carb frenzy peaked?
Yes, 73%
--
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"Teach a child to read and he or her will be able to pass a
literacy test."—George W Bush, Townsend, Tenn., Feb. 21, 2001

"Barry Walker" wrote in
:

What's the general consensus here on the Atkins Diet, or
any low-carb diet? Good or bad? Better than a low-fat
diet? Anyone here on a low-carb diet? Thanks in advance.

Barry



My recommendation is to read the book before you go on it. A
lot of people get the "hearsay" of what Atkins is, throw out
their bread and eat a pound of bacon in a week. That's not
Atkins.

One reason Atkins gets attention is because it's short-term
loss is more dramatic than low-fat, but it levels off. After
a year, they are basically the same.

I personally know a lot of people who went on Atkins, but only
one or two who stayed on it (the people who needed to lose the
least amount of weight). The rest went off it and put all the
weight back on and usually more!

AS others are saying, it's a matter of what you can stick
with. Even the basic food pyramid works if you follow it,
except that nobody does.

Whatever you do, exercise!


PS CNBC poll this morning: Has the low-carb frenzy peaked?
Yes, 73%
--
---------------
"Teach a child to read and he or her will be able to pass a
literacy test."—George W Bush, Townsend, Tenn., Feb. 21, 2001

"MJC" wrote in
link.net:

Thanks for mentioning this. I just checked my "grain" bread
and you are absolutly right. They used Brown Sugar instead
of molasses but it has the same results.
MJ

"Ignoramus18740"
wrote in message ...
In article ,
Sarandipidy
wrote:

i personally think one should balance everything in a
diet-- cutting out carbs as a whole is a bad idea, and
even limiting them to a very low level is probably not
the best idea for the body. it is a good idea, however,
to cut out certain carbs completely that are made with
enriched flour, and basically any empty, starchy carb.
look for *multigrain* pastas, breads, etc. and eat fruit
and drink lowfat milk. if you cut out carbs from almost
your entire diet, you have a high chance of gaining the
weight back if you reintroduce them at some point-- at
least i've seen it happen to people. it would have
to be a lifetime commitment and carefully administered.

Sarandipidy, while I agree with much of what you wrote,
most so called "multigrain" breads on the market are not
much better than wonderbread. They have a few unmilled
grains added and colored with molasses.

The real whole wheat bread made from pure whole wheat
flour, tastes rather "different" from most breads and is
probably not as easy to sell to consumers. So they make
fake healthy sounding imitations, inventing brands like
"health valley" etc.

i



One key I look for is fiber. Whole grain will usually have
much high fiber content. ANd typically, if it's whole grain,
it say so LOUDLY!

--
---------------
"Teach a child to read and he or her will be able to pass a
literacy test."—George W Bush, Townsend, Tenn., Feb. 21, 2001

"MJC" wrote in
link.net:

Thanks for mentioning this. I just checked my "grain" bread
and you are absolutly right. They used Brown Sugar instead
of molasses but it has the same results.
MJ

"Ignoramus18740"
wrote in message ...
In article ,
Sarandipidy
wrote:

i personally think one should balance everything in a
diet-- cutting out carbs as a whole is a bad idea, and
even limiting them to a very low level is probably not
the best idea for the body. it is a good idea, however,
to cut out certain carbs completely that are made with
enriched flour, and basically any empty, starchy carb.
look for *multigrain* pastas, breads, etc. and eat fruit
and drink lowfat milk. if you cut out carbs from almost
your entire diet, you have a high chance of gaining the
weight back if you reintroduce them at some point-- at
least i've seen it happen to people. it would have
to be a lifetime commitment and carefully administered.

Sarandipidy, while I agree with much of what you wrote,
most so called "multigrain" breads on the market are not
much better than wonderbread. They have a few unmilled
grains added and colored with molasses.

The real whole wheat bread made from pure whole wheat
flour, tastes rather "different" from most breads and is
probably not as easy to sell to consumers. So they make
fake healthy sounding imitations, inventing brands like
"health valley" etc.

i



One key I look for is fiber. Whole grain will usually have
much high fiber content. ANd typically, if it's whole grain,
it say so LOUDLY!

--
---------------
"Teach a child to read and he or her will be able to pass a
literacy test."—George W Bush, Townsend, Tenn., Feb. 21, 2001

"MJC" wrote in
link.net:

Thanks for mentioning this. I just checked my "grain" bread
and you are absolutly right. They used Brown Sugar instead
of molasses but it has the same results.
MJ

"Ignoramus18740"
wrote in message ...
In article ,
Sarandipidy
wrote:

i personally think one should balance everything in a
diet-- cutting out carbs as a whole is a bad idea, and
even limiting them to a very low level is probably not
the best idea for the body. it is a good idea, however,
to cut out certain carbs completely that are made with
enriched flour, and basically any empty, starchy carb.
look for *multigrain* pastas, breads, etc. and eat fruit
and drink lowfat milk. if you cut out carbs from almost
your entire diet, you have a high chance of gaining the
weight back if you reintroduce them at some point-- at
least i've seen it happen to people. it would have
to be a lifetime commitment and carefully administered.

Sarandipidy, while I agree with much of what you wrote,
most so called "multigrain" breads on the market are not
much better than wonderbread. They have a few unmilled
grains added and colored with molasses.

The real whole wheat bread made from pure whole wheat
flour, tastes rather "different" from most breads and is
probably not as easy to sell to consumers. So they make
fake healthy sounding imitations, inventing brands like
"health valley" etc.

i



One key I look for is fiber. Whole grain will usually have
much high fiber content. ANd typically, if it's whole grain,
it say so LOUDLY!

--
---------------
"Teach a child to read and he or her will be able to pass a
literacy test."—George W Bush, Townsend, Tenn., Feb. 21, 2001

ostpile (Sarandipidy) wrote in
:


Exactly. I looked in our grocery store and could not find
real 100% whole grain bread. All that bread was fake.

you guys should be eating ezekiel or spelt bread. both are
in the health section, far away from the regular breads.
neither will be fluffy or sweet like the 'fake' ones, but
they are much better for you.

sara

hello teacher tell me what's my lesson,
look right through me, look right through me.

Why does this sound like I should riding a camel across the
desert while eating this bread?

--
---------------
"Teach a child to read and he or her will be able to pass a
literacy test."—George W Bush, Townsend, Tenn., Feb. 21, 2001

ostpile (Sarandipidy) wrote in
:


Exactly. I looked in our grocery store and could not find
real 100% whole grain bread. All that bread was fake.

you guys should be eating ezekiel or spelt bread. both are
in the health section, far away from the regular breads.
neither will be fluffy or sweet like the 'fake' ones, but
they are much better for you.

sara

hello teacher tell me what's my lesson,
look right through me, look right through me.

Why does this sound like I should riding a camel across the
desert while eating this bread?

--
---------------
"Teach a child to read and he or her will be able to pass a
literacy test."—George W Bush, Townsend, Tenn., Feb. 21, 2001

Ignoramus24206 wrote:
Interesting. Are you hungry often? I found that after I gave up bread
and grains in general, I am less hungry. It is still ongoing. I wonder
if you, having added grains, are now feeling hungrier than before.

I don't feel hungry no. Meusli is pretty dense stuff, and digests
rather slowly. Also, I don't eat very much grain, just some.

Ignoramus24206 wrote:
Interesting. Are you hungry often? I found that after I gave up bread
and grains in general, I am less hungry. It is still ongoing. I wonder
if you, having added grains, are now feeling hungrier than before.

I don't feel hungry no. Meusli is pretty dense stuff, and digests
rather slowly. Also, I don't eat very much grain, just some.

Ignoramus24206 wrote:
Interesting. Are you hungry often? I found that after I gave up bread
and grains in general, I am less hungry. It is still ongoing. I wonder
if you, having added grains, are now feeling hungrier than before.

I don't feel hungry no. Meusli is pretty dense stuff, and digests
rather slowly. Also, I don't eat very much grain, just some.