so according to atkins i could eat bacon grease and not carrots?

[imported_Papi]

Originally posted by: Nyical
I am sorry but I will stick to my regular diet, I need the carbs granted I could lose 30 more pounds currently at 220 but down from 290 from a year ago, but all I did was change my eating habits and the amount
of junk food I ate and did more exercise, carbs are fuel for the body.

You are 100% correct. They are fuel for the body. People with weight problems on the Atkins diet are usually people who have struggled with weight problems.

They need to start at the bottom and work their way up. When I did a project on Atkins, oh man..... years ago if I remember correctly, there is a high volume of people on Atkins who are diabetic or have thyroid problems.

 

[Quixfire]

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
atkins diet is terrible.... ask any nutritionist... my buddy just had a class in nutrition and all the sugar gets stored in your liver. The weight you lose is water weight, and when you start eating normally again, youll balloon back up

Wow, I have lost 35 lbs of water and 2 inches at the waist. No wonder I look like spongebob now.


Me

 

[Dedpuhl]

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
atkins diet is terrible.... ask any nutritionist... my buddy just had a class in nutrition and all the sugar gets stored in your liver. The weight you lose is water weight, and when you start eating normally again, youll balloon back up

If I've lost 27 pounds of water in 8 weeks, then that is ok with me.


So much misinformation.....so little time...

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
atkins diet is terrible.... ask any nutritionist... my buddy just had a class in nutrition and all the sugar gets stored in your liver. The weight you lose is water weight, and when you start eating normally again, youll balloon back up

If I've lost 27 pounds of water in 8 weeks, then that is ok with me.


So much misinformation.....so little time...

Do you exercise?

 

[kami]

atkins diet is terrible.... ask any nutritionist... my buddy just had a class in nutrition and all the sugar gets stored in your liver. The weight you lose is water weight,

Well, some doctors recommend it actually. DOCTORS, not treehugger nutritionists 😉 save the animals! j/k

sugar stored in your liver? what sugar? you consume none on the diet

water weight? for the first 5 or so pounds that is possible but after that, it is real fat. the fact that you can wear smaller pants and you urinate ketones (byproduct of burned fat) proves this. do you really think fat peolpe carry around an extra 60 pounds of pure, clean untainted water?

give your head a shake!

as for arteries, what about all the folks (even on this forum) who have lower cholesterol after being on the diet? ya know, if you follow it correctly i think it's pretty healthy. increasing carbs (with veggies) is encouraged, though most take the easy way out and eat all meat.

 

[Eli]

IMO, atkins makes it too clean cut.

There are bad carbs and good carbs, just like there are good fats and bad fats.

A better version of Atkins would be one that took that into account, IMO.

 

[Quixfire]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
atkins diet is terrible.... ask any nutritionist... my buddy just had a class in nutrition and all the sugar gets stored in your liver. The weight you lose is water weight, and when you start eating normally again, youll balloon back up

If I've lost 27 pounds of water in 8 weeks, then that is ok with me.


So much misinformation.....so little time...

Do you exercise?

Yes, I exercised before I was on the diet and have continued the same routine after starting the diet.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Quixfire

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
atkins diet is terrible.... ask any nutritionist... my buddy just had a class in nutrition and all the sugar gets stored in your liver. The weight you lose is water weight, and when you start eating normally again, youll balloon back up

If I've lost 27 pounds of water in 8 weeks, then that is ok with me.


So much misinformation.....so little time...

Do you exercise?

Yes, I exercised before I was on the diet and have continued the same routine after starting the diet.

What was the reason you didn't lose weight prior to starting the Atkins diet?

 

[Saulbadguy]

Originally posted by: Eli
IMO, atkins makes it too clean cut.

There are bad carbs and good carbs, just like there are good fats and bad fats.

A better version of Atkins would be one that took that into account, IMO.

They do take that into account...carbs that have an impact on blood sugar, carbs that do not... thats actually the whole basis of the diet.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: kami

atkins diet is terrible.... ask any nutritionist... my buddy just had a class in nutrition and all the sugar gets stored in your liver. The weight you lose is water weight,

Well, some doctors recommend it actually. DOCTORS, not treehugger nutritionists 😉 save the animals! j/k

sugar stored in your liver? what sugar? you consume none on the diet

water weight? for the first 5 or so pounds that is possible but after that, it is real fat. the fact that you can wear smaller pants and you urinate ketones (byproduct of burned fat) proves this. do you really think fat peolpe carry around an extra 60 pounds of pure, clean untainted water?

give your head a shake!

as for arteries, what about all the folks (even on this forum) who have lower cholesterol after being on the diet? ya know, if you follow it correctly i think it's pretty healthy. increasing carbs (with veggies) is encouraged, though most take the easy way out and eat all meat.

Well..... just because you don't eat sugar doesen't mean your body doesen't produce it.

Your body still needs sugars to function. It just has to convert them from proteins instead of (usually) easy carbs.

I don't really know what he was talking about or getting at with the liver comment though.

 

[Dedpuhl]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
atkins diet is terrible.... ask any nutritionist... my buddy just had a class in nutrition and all the sugar gets stored in your liver. The weight you lose is water weight, and when you start eating normally again, youll balloon back up

If I've lost 27 pounds of water in 8 weeks, then that is ok with me.


So much misinformation.....so little time...

Do you exercise?

For the first 7 weeks....VERY little. I was doing crunches to help get rid of the beer gut. This past Saturday I got off my ass and started doing stuff. I'm going to make a fairly strict schedule of activities to follow each week. Today, I hit the weights and the exercise bike for an hour or so. My ultimate goal is to have a flat stomache. I think with hard work and determination, I can do it.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Saulbadguy

Originally posted by: Eli
IMO, atkins makes it too clean cut.

There are bad carbs and good carbs, just like there are good fats and bad fats.

A better version of Atkins would be one that took that into account, IMO.

They do take that into account...carbs that have an impact on blood sugar, carbs that do not...

Ahh.

Well, then.. IMO.. their maximum carb limit is too low, assuming you're eating good carbs.

Eating nothing but meat is simply just a bad idea. You need roughage, even if it's in the form of metamucil everyday, or you WILL have digestive tract problems, most likely having to do with your colon.

Do you know what happens when you don't go to the bathroom enough? Your colon rotts away, and you need surgery to have it removed. That means you can't control yourself anymore, and have to wear a bag. My girlfriends grandmother is like this.

Take care of yourselves folks.

 

[Quixfire]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Quixfire

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
atkins diet is terrible.... ask any nutritionist... my buddy just had a class in nutrition and all the sugar gets stored in your liver. The weight you lose is water weight, and when you start eating normally again, youll balloon back up

If I've lost 27 pounds of water in 8 weeks, then that is ok with me.


So much misinformation.....so little time...

Do you exercise?

Yes, I exercised before I was on the diet and have continued the same routine after starting the diet.

What was the reason you didn't lose weight prior to starting the Atkins diet?

Not sure, but I did eat a lot of starch and some sugars before hand. I don't have a lot of time to exercise, about one to two hours a day walking or streching. I haven't stop snacking, but instead of ice cream or chips I eat beefsteak and cheese or maybe some walnuts. I do admit that my food intake has decreased being on the diet, plus I am careful not to eat to much fat.

 

[Saulbadguy]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: Saulbadguy

Originally posted by: Eli
IMO, atkins makes it too clean cut.

There are bad carbs and good carbs, just like there are good fats and bad fats.

A better version of Atkins would be one that took that into account, IMO.

They do take that into account...carbs that have an impact on blood sugar, carbs that do not...

Ahh.

Well, then.. IMO.. their maximum carb limit is too low, assuming you're eating good carbs.

Eating nothing but meat is simply just a bad idea. You need roughage, even if it's in the form of metamucil everyday, or you WILL have digestive tract problems, most likely having to do with your colon.

Do you know what happens when you don't go to the bathroom enough? Your colon rotts away, and you need surgery to have it removed. That means you can't control yourself anymore, and have to wear a bag. My girlfriends grandmother is like this.

Take care of yourselves folks.

Again...you are supposed to eat your maximum of 20 IMPACT carbs a day..which means i could eat 100 carbs, 80 of those being composed of fiber, and other non-impact carbs. These carbs are to come from salads and low carb vegetables . After the first 2 weeks, you eat more veggies, salads, and low-carb fruits (berries), nuts..etc. I also take a fiber supplement every day. Jeez...

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
atkins diet is terrible.... ask any nutritionist... my buddy just had a class in nutrition and all the sugar gets stored in your liver. The weight you lose is water weight, and when you start eating normally again, youll balloon back up

If I've lost 27 pounds of water in 8 weeks, then that is ok with me.


So much misinformation.....so little time...

Do you exercise?

For the first 7 weeks....VERY little. I was doing crunches to help get rid of the beer gut. This past Saturday I got off my ass and started doing stuff. I'm going to make a fairly strict schedule of activities to follow each week. Today, I hit the weights and the exercise bike for an hour or so. My ultimate goal is to have a flat stomache. I think with hard work and determination, I can do it.

Hmmm the way it looks to me is that people who are successful are actually changing their lifestyle. Most probably became overwieght due to a sedentary lifestyle and bad eating habits. I would be willing to bet that if you were to just start eating sensibly and to exercise religiously you would achieve similar results.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Quixfire

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Quixfire

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
atkins diet is terrible.... ask any nutritionist... my buddy just had a class in nutrition and all the sugar gets stored in your liver. The weight you lose is water weight, and when you start eating normally again, youll balloon back up

If I've lost 27 pounds of water in 8 weeks, then that is ok with me.


So much misinformation.....so little time...

Do you exercise?

Yes, I exercised before I was on the diet and have continued the same routine after starting the diet.

What was the reason you didn't lose weight prior to starting the Atkins diet?

Not sure, but I did eat a lot of starch and some sugars before hand. I don't have a lot of time to exercise, about one to two hours a day walking or streching. I haven't stop snacking, but instead of ice cream or chips I eat beefsteak and cheese or maybe some walnuts. I do admit that my food intake has decreased being on the diet, plus I am careful not to eat to much fat.

Decreased Caloric intake and Calories being burned via exercise. Good luck, be patient and don't get discouraged, you can do it.

 

[Regs]

Jesus H christ another atkins argument! What have you done LordJezzo!?

 

[FeathersMcGraw]

Originally posted by: Regs
Jesus H christ another atkins argument! What have you done LordJezzo!?

Another successful troll.

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: Tetsuo
That's goooood

that's dumb. eat everything, but don't over eat.

 

[Regs]

Originally posted by: FeathersMcGraw

Originally posted by: Regs
Jesus H christ another atkins argument! What have you done LordJezzo!?

Another successful troll.

Oh give it a brake. Lord Jezzo gets the same response from me every time.

 

[MegaloManiaK]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
I guess when one is extremely fat one must take to exreme measures to slim down. I can't imagine a healthy person in shape doing this to their body. I bet 20 years from now many of those who are using the Atkins diet will be keeling over dead from clogged arteries.

Oh no no, on the contrary, its the fountain of youth, the rabbit told me so.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Saulbadguy

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: Saulbadguy

Originally posted by: Eli
IMO, atkins makes it too clean cut.

There are bad carbs and good carbs, just like there are good fats and bad fats.

A better version of Atkins would be one that took that into account, IMO.

They do take that into account...carbs that have an impact on blood sugar, carbs that do not...

Ahh.

Well, then.. IMO.. their maximum carb limit is too low, assuming you're eating good carbs.

Eating nothing but meat is simply just a bad idea. You need roughage, even if it's in the form of metamucil everyday, or you WILL have digestive tract problems, most likely having to do with your colon.

Do you know what happens when you don't go to the bathroom enough? Your colon rotts away, and you need surgery to have it removed. That means you can't control yourself anymore, and have to wear a bag. My girlfriends grandmother is like this.

Take care of yourselves folks.

Again...you are supposed to eat your maximum of 20 IMPACT carbs a day..which means i could eat 100 carbs, 80 of those being composed of fiber, and other non-impact carbs. These carbs are to come from salads and low carb vegetables . After the first 2 weeks, you eat more veggies, salads, and low-carb fruits (berries), nuts..etc. I also take a fiber supplement every day. Jeez...

Ahh. Sorry. 🙂 I guess I don't know much about the diet itself. Too much misinformation going around...

 

[Dedpuhl]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
atkins diet is terrible.... ask any nutritionist... my buddy just had a class in nutrition and all the sugar gets stored in your liver. The weight you lose is water weight, and when you start eating normally again, youll balloon back up

If I've lost 27 pounds of water in 8 weeks, then that is ok with me.


So much misinformation.....so little time...

Do you exercise?

For the first 7 weeks....VERY little. I was doing crunches to help get rid of the beer gut. This past Saturday I got off my ass and started doing stuff. I'm going to make a fairly strict schedule of activities to follow each week. Today, I hit the weights and the exercise bike for an hour or so. My ultimate goal is to have a flat stomache. I think with hard work and determination, I can do it.

Hmmm the way it looks to me is that people who are successful are actually changing their lifestyle. Most probably became overwieght due to a sedentary lifestyle and bad eating habits. I would be willing to bet that if you were to just start eating sensibly and to exercise religiously you would achieve similar results.

My eating habits really didn't change. I just replaced pringles with pork rinds and cokes with water.....lots of water. I already ate lots of the "atkins" foods before (leafy greens, celery, broccoli, nuts, etc). My exercise habits haven't changed much. I'm only starting to exercise now because I want to lose weight faster.

Overall, my lifestyle hasn't changed much....it's just been slightly altered.

 

[TravisT]

Wow, it amazes me at how many of the ignorant continue to bash the atkins diet. I bet most of you haven't even been around it or tried it out. Most of you seem to think that (just as the Topic title shows) that you can eat very few things. A ton of meat, just a steak on your plate and nothing else.

The Atkins diet DOES NOT work that way. You have to use a little common sense. You don't eat a lb of bacon for breakfast, you usually eat a fairly well rounded meal. Probably better than what most of us do. Eggs and Bacon? Since when were those such terrible things?

Then at Lunch, a can of tuna/salad? How many of you guys go without eating lunch or eating junk food instead?

At a supper, A steak, green beans, macaroni and cheese....

Dang, sounds pretty good to me.

You people bashing the diet have no idea how it is maintained. Learn, then speak.

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: TravisT
Wow, it amazes me at how many of the ignorant continue to bash the atkins diet. I bet most of you haven't even been around it or tried it out. Most of you seem to think that (just as the Topic title shows) that you can eat very few things. A ton of meat, just a steak on your plate and nothing else.

The Atkins diet DOES NOT work that way. You have to use a little common sense. You don't eat a lb of bacon for breakfast, you usually eat a fairly well rounded meal. Probably better than what most of us do. Eggs and Bacon? Since when were those such terrible things?

Then at Lunch, a can of tuna/salad? How many of you guys go without eating lunch or eating junk food instead?

At a supper, A steak, green beans, macaroni and cheese....

Dang, sounds pretty good to me.

You people bashing the diet have no idea how it is maintained. Learn, then speak.

If they were able to use common sense, would they need Atkins in the first place? How many people on Atkins just need to "lose a few"? It seems most people on Atkins are looking to lose a significant amount of weight that comes from lack of this common sense.