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diet and Atkins question

AllieGurl · Marc Jacobs

Ive done atkins for 4 years. It is a lifestyle no a temporary weight loss technique. If you go back to your normal eatting habits you will gain all your weight back.

I highly suggest you read the book before starting the program. Atkins has nothing to do with calories, in fact I eat a ton of calories. Atkins is a whole foods (veggies, meat, fish, cheese, butter cream, no processed , no suger) lifestyle. Everything on atkins is low in carbs and suger, but very high in fat and calories.

I have lost about 100lbs over the 4 years and kept it off. It has been a total lifesaver for me. The today show this morning even reported after a one year study of weight loss , including atkins, low fat & ww, that the atkins people maintained lower weight and had lower blood pressure.

If you have any specific questions please pm me ...

mz.shanzie · Kenneth Cole

You will lose weight if you do Atkins, however, you WILL gain it all back if you do not make it a lifestyle, and personally I don't know how that is possible. I did it for 2 mo and lost 20 lbs. I was shaky all the time, had horrible headaches, and felt almost hungover everyday. BUT I didn't do it the "correct" way :) I ate the junk that had low carbs, and I ate all the NO SUGAR sweet stuff, which made me feel horrible because it is for diabetics. It is just ahard program to follow lifelong, and I commend people who can stick to it. I agree that if you have an upcoming event, and you want to lose some weight, it is a good program, but if you are looking to lose weight and keep it off, you may want to try a more realistic approach, ie weight watchers, south beach, etc. Good Luck!!

-- Edited by sjc44 at 23:45, 2007-03-07