Have we argued about the Atkins Diet yet?Follow

I lost weight from it.

Of coarse I could lose weight from moving to Somalia too.

Yeah? Liver turn to a lump of coal yet?

Flaming pile of horse sh[b][/b]it.

well, i tried it for a few weeks. I figured it would be cool, burgers blanketed in cheese.... and steak, and well...

And it made sense.. you get no carbs, so you're body is forced to burn the fat.... granted you're tired as hell for a while until your body adjusts...(badly it seems)

But I did visibly lose weight, I noticed it in my face alot.. it's kind of scary when you think of it.... You just kind of sap yourself..

I ditched it though and had to catch up on all the bread and noodles I'd missed out on. Imagine fiending for bread. I gained it all back.... but that's my fault anyway. Either way the diet is not balanced, which can't be good.

I go to a Gym now.

That, and doesn't it give you some heinous BO?

I think people on the Atkins diet can only fantasize about steaming piles of ****, seeing as how they must be constipated 24/7.

Two years ago I went on it for two weeks, which was the maximum amount of time you were supposed to be on it from the directions I had. I lost 15 lbs in that time but I also felt like grease was pouring out of my poures by the time I was done and this is from a guy who thinks meat and potatoes are two of the major food groups.

Steaming pile of ********* or not, there's another way to ditch some weight. It's really simple also, simple enough that I (a proclaimed conservative) and my wife (also fairly conservative - just not as conservative as I) can can comprehend it. No worrying about eating the right or wrong things or crap like that.

Quite eating as much food, do some exercise. It works I tell ya, it really does.

btw, I'm not sure it's steaming or just luke warm - but then I don't care to find out.

While I don't agree with pretty much any prescribed diet, I think most of Americans do eat to many carbs, and cutting back on them is a good idea. While I don't cut them out of my diet, I do crazy things like trying to only have one serving of pasta/rice/etc at a time if possible. Too much of anything is bad really. Too many people noticed that alot of high carb things were low fat and just ran with it and found that it doesn't quite work that way. Now, high fat and low carb, it's just silly. Everything in moderation!

Nexa

I'm currently in the process of losing weight and getting healthier. And Atkins (at least the way it's marketed) is a load of crap. Like Nexa said, we have to cut the bad carbs out, but eliminating most carbs is bad. The supposed "health food" industry is making Atkins sound like as long as you eat nothing but steak, eggs, cheese and pork rinds, you'll lose weight and be healthy. And that is the steaming pile of ****.

I still eat bread (whole wheat, though) and hell, just about any other carb I want. Especially fruit. I don't have any idea how much I've lost (I don't have a scale), but I'm much smaller now and can get into some old clothes that didn't used to fit.

Ok, this is too long now, lol. Climbing off my soap box...

No, I'm pretty sure that's just gravity doing that.

The Dutch jumped on the Atkins diet in the States :)

Linkie :)

p.s. Nexa, for a small reimbursement, I am sure Smash and I will keep your behind up all day. :hides:

Edited, Tue Jun 15 07:49:12 2004 by Goalkeeper

Ok, I have some experience with this diet and its opponents, so I will tell you what I have found to be true.

First off, does it work? Yes.
Does that mean you should do it? No.

If you cut any food group totally out of your diet, you will lose weight. If the body is deprived of something it needs, it will find it somewhere else, and weight loss occurs. It's a bit more complicated than that, but you get the idea.

So the question to ask yourself is this: What do I want to cut out? Should I cut out the healthy fruits and veggies that God made for me to eat and enjoy, or should I cut out the fatty meats, cheeses, and breads? Let me make a quick disclaimer here: not all meats, cheeses, and breads are bad, but most are.

If you want meat, eat poultry or seafood. Cheese? Stay away if you can, none of it is particularly good for you. Breads? Whole wheat.

If you want to check out a good healthy program, go find the book "Fit For Life" by Harvey Diamond. It's good stuff, and is working for me right now. Plus, it's easy to stay on. None of this diet-for-2-weeks-then-gain-it-back garbage.

Think about it: Do you think we were created in such a way that we are supposed to have to count carbs and calories and grams and all that just to remain healthy? No sir. Rather, you should eat what you know is healthy and beneficial to your body. Not that you can't splurge every now and then, but focus on eating on what is good for you.

/soapbox off