Atkins = ? (should i start this again?)

sorry if this seems silly to ask Trent but why are you on the lowcarb board
if you don't like Atkins? and I don't mean that in a mean spirit, just
wondering. You have to remember, what didn't work for you can work wonders
for somebody else. I agree, your body *does* need carbs; every food has a
carb content. But it depends on where you get your carbs from that is key.
And believe it or not, there is a such thing as carb addiction; to be
addicted to high-sugar, high-fat, gluten laded, simple *or* complex carbs.
That is why it is so hard to cut things out and why after you do, you feel
so much better. Steve, I am sure that is why you are having a hard time.
because you are addicted to certain carbs that makes your system go nuts
when you eat them. For me, it is pasta, rice and sweets. Everytime I eat
rice or pasta, it is like I can't stop at one serving. And after ward, my
feet and ankles swell up something horrible. You know, once I started doing
Atkins and stopped eating them, I haven't had swollen feet or ankles or a
pasta craving since the beginning of Nov. That for me, is a victory. Yes,
it was hard and it was not easy but I am learning that I have to be strong
and not give in no matter what. And I agree, the Atkins plan is *not* for
everybody. Just like WW, Jenny Craig, and other plans don't work for some,
neither does Atkins. Every diet or plan has a success and failure rate.
Atkins has a higher success rate than any plan out there for losing and
keeping it off, if you stick to the plan. For us it is not a diet, it is a
way of eating that is forever. And I think if you would have stuck it out,
you still would have gotten your six-pack and 30" waist, if you were patient
and did the plan. I am sorry that doing Atkins has made you bitter about it
but you should not totally discourage some one who could probably help him
discover why he has been having problems and help him solve them. I mean, I
don't go around saying, "Don't do low fat!! It is not normal!! It can harm
you," or anything like that. There is nothing wrong with doing Atkins or the
plan; the only thing wrong is that people are so narrow minded that they
would rather stay the status -quo--of America being 65% fat--than accept
that maybe drs. etc. made mistakes and the data has been wrong all these
years or that it has evolved as we have evolved.

lowcarb_newbie

"Trent Duke" wrote in message
...
I WOULD NOT do the Atkins diet again. There is no reason to but your body
through a state of ketosis which is ABNORMAL. There is no reason to reduce
your intake of complex carbs either...only the simple ones. If you are
exercising, you NEED carbs.
I run a weight loss support group you might wanna visit. Click on the
"Links" section to read important articles to losing weight.

Trent


From: "Steven C \(Doktersteve\)"
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Date: Sun, 09 Nov 2003 01:59:18 GMT
Subject: Atkins = ? (should i start this again?)

Oh man... here I am again considering trying the Atkins diet.
Lol, years ago I got the newest version of the book, and I tried to do
it. I
guess I did not have the willpower to get past that first real carb
craving
week that the book said I would experience, and I crashed, ended up
eating
pancakes on a Sunday morning, and said "Atkins sucks".

The second time I tried the diet, I was dumb and did it with too much
high
carb/sugar foods in the house.
I crashed, and blamed the Atkins diet. In retrospect, it may have been
the
fact that at the time I was working a strenuous job and not getting
enough
sleep, and generally not taking care of myself. It was also in the
middle of
a hard time for me when I was experiencing some self loathing and
depression
(more than is usual for a negative type guy like me).