Atkins diet.......works for me..anyone else?

[dmccarty]

SlamFire,

I look for the stuff. The wifey looked for some of the sugar
substitutes yesterday and came up empty. A guy at work
is going to bring me in the stuff he is using. Right now I'm
drinking the coffee without sugar. Its not bad. I prefer sugar
but its not as bad as I thought it would be. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Cher Blue stuff. I think I can remember that one.

I lost another pound overnight!!!!!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Thanks,
Dan

 

[dmccarty]

Brooster,

I did not lack for energy before I started Atkins. With my
day job, trying to build a house, work on our property, fix up
our current house so we can sell it, take care of the girls,
a volunteer job, cooking and other family responsibilities
I work pretty close to seven days a week. Energy has not
been a problem. Getting enough sleep yes. Energy no.

I snack alot during work days. And I would eat a primarily
vegitarian diet that was heavy in rice and pasta.

With Atikins I do have energy problems. Mainly due to a lack
of snack foods. I have latched on to Slim Jims and I'm trying
to find a no carb jerkey. But no/low carb snacks is a problem.
I have bottomed out energy wise due to lack of food.

I got home from work on Friday and started working in the
yard, aka The Jungle. By 8:00pm, The Jungle was once again
a yard but I was done in. I was crashing big time and had to
eat a bananna which is a big no no. But it lifted me back up
until I could get a shower and cook dinner.

I don't have this happen on my usual diet.

Now my dad says he has loads more energy on Atkins. I think
I'm an exception since I find it hard to get snack foods. My
dad is not working 12-15 hour days so he can space his meals
better. But for me its a problem but I don't think most people
do what I do.... Which is a good thing. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

I can work my self to exhaustion but with Atkins I can feel my
self bottom out and have NO energy. Not tired but no energy.

Later,
Dan

 

[Gatorboy]

<font color="blue"> Cher Blue Stuff </font> is Equal

 

[Currmudgeon]

Since my patented Beer and Chocolate Chip Cookie diet didn't do all that well, I tried the Atkins. I lost about 100 lbs over a year, then went off it and gained some back. I'm back on, and have about 60-80 pounds to get rid of.

I'm a fan. It's a relatively easy diet for me to stick to.

 

[CountryBoy]

Thinking back a a guy I use to work with was on a diet about 20 years ago,he said at the time it was some type of a diet where he ate primarily steak's. I believe he said it was a New York strip steak diet. ???It would have been a low carb diet.

 

[Boondox]

Dan -- Throughout the day I snack on pepperoni and Swiss cheese. No carbs in the pepperoni and minimal in the cheese. Also lots of water. Works well for me. I think the spices fool my stomach into thinking it's fuller than it really is. Pete

 

[Gary_in_Indiana]

Dave,

The good news is he actually did live to see acceptance of his diet by the vast, vast majority of the medical community.

 

[thcri]

Read back on my earlier post as I want to clarify something about my cholestrol. My cholestrol two years ago was 167. Last week at my physical it was 170. So for a man of 47 I think my cholestrol is pretty good. I went up three points which could be from age/weight or the Aitkins Diet. I guess I don't care. My sugar levels dropped drastically from two years ago and that is important with diabetes in my family.

Now if you guys are losing energy because of no snacks then follow what I did. I got me some good vitamins and take them as directed. My energy level is way up from before. At 285 I didn't have energy to climb one level of steps. Now I don't have any trouble. Also if you go to Wal-mart they have all kinds of candy bars that have only 2 carbs. There is like 4 different brands. Some you will like and some you will hate. So just buy one of each until you find the ones you like. I prefer the Carbo-Lite Foods brand the best. Chocolate with almonds and plain chocolate. Also the chocolate with caramel. Then there is a brand called Endulge and they have peanut butter cups. For some reason it is also a good laxative. Anyway you do have options with Aitkins.


murph

 

[PBMAX]

For those not keen on the Atkins try Sugar Busters... By pardner Duwayne has High blood pressure and when asking his doc about akins he was told for him with his blood pressure problems to try the sugar busters diet. It's low carb not no carb and has worked great for him.
He lost about 10lbs a month over the 1st 3mnths and he's been using it now for a couple of years...gradually losing the wieght.

The major difference he says is you eat whole grains. like wheat bread and sweet potatoes(no sugar added) and so on. Apparrently it takes almost as much energy to break up whole grain carbs as there are carbs in them...So I've heard, true or not I don't know. I can tell you I switched to whole wheat bread instead of white and over a month I dropped 5lbs period and no more but hey 5lbs is great for such a simple change....

For those of you that can do the atkins cool, me... I just don't eat that much meat....

What I really need to do is put down the dr pepperssssssssss.... that would be another 10lbs all by its self. Thats one I can atest to. I went 30days once (not by choice) with absolutly no carbinated drinks ( no other dietary changes) and lost exactly 10lbs....

 

[thcri]

Not to start up an old thread, but I am still on Atkins and am at 60lbs loss. I feel great and am still looking for another 20lbs to loose.


murph

Ps. but the pounds are going off slower than at start but I guess that is expected.