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Hello, I was just wondering what some of your opinions are about the Adkins low carbohydrate diet? I did it for about 3 weeks and lost 12 lbs. However I stopped for about 2 weeks and seem to have a hard time going back on it. If anyones ever done it Id love to hear your feedback and if there was any health related drawbacks to it. thanks
In Reply to: Atkins diet posted by cassie on April 03, 2001 at 23:41:23:
I have tried to do it but have some kind of problem that
worries me in that I seem to feel pressure in my neck that
doesn't seem good but I tend to believe in it and know and
have talked to people who love it. I guess we all have to
decide for ourselves.
VF
In Reply to: Atkins diet posted by cassie on April 03, 2001 at 23:41:23:
Without a doubt you will lose weight on the Atkins Diet, but it is not a safe diet. It can harm your liver and kidneys among other things. It puts your body into ketosis. Someone with more of a medical background will have to explain that to you, but it is not good.
In Reply to: Atkins diet posted by cassie on April 03, 2001 at 23:41:23:
I did the diet for almost a year. I lost over a hundred pounds. Only side effect I had was thinning hair, but I think that was because I didn't know about supplementing back then. From what I've read, some people have a more hunter/gatherer type of metabolism and others an agriculturalist type of metabolism. You can read more about those in the archives under diets.
In Reply to: Atkins diet posted by cassie on April 03, 2001 at 23:41:23:
I know one person (male), who is medium overweight and is sticking to a very low carb diet (mostly vegetables and meat) and losing weight. It makes sense to lose weight since your body doesn't burn protein as fuel very efficiency (or so I read) and thus burns the fat stored.
Another two people (female), smaller frames, tried it lost weight and felt good for about a month, then felt worse and quite. I believe they bounce back to their normal size depending on if they've adjusted their portion sizes & personal routines.
I have no personal experience with it.
Hope this was of value.
In Reply to: Re: Atkins diet posted by Barbara on April 04, 2001 at 14:54:37:
I also had thinning hair, and I DID use all the supplements recommended in the book. My hair was literally falling out by the handful for almost 3 months. I did great on the diet for about 12 weeks. I lost weight, had tons of energy, and felt like a normal person for the first time in a long time. Then my hair started falling out and I went off. Now I'd like to get started again, since I've regained almost all the weight I lost, but I'm having such a hard time going back to it, and every time I do, after 10 days or so, my hair starts falling out again!
In Reply to: Re: Atkins diet posted by JJ on April 04, 2001 at 14:17:29:
thanks for replying, i'm just having the hardest time believing that this diet is so bad though. I am a 30 yr old female, i smoke too much, dont drink but have had terrible eating habits for the last 6 years or so. the time that i WAS on the diet, is the only time in that many years that i have actually felt healthy. i am usually always tired, dont want to clean my house, i will take my 2 boys to school in the morning and come home and sleep the day away till they get home, ive always had a hard time going to bed at a normal time, however, for the 3 weeks i did this diet, i was not tired, was in bed by 11pm, up at 6am, cleaning my house like a mad woman and always up beat and happy. none of the aches and pains that i was used to having, all of it got better. how can something that takes away so many health related problems, and makes you feel so full of energy, be so bad for you?? im not disagreeing with you totally, because im not a health professional, but its kind of like one of those things, "the proof is in the pudding". Ive never heard of one single person having the kidneys or liver shut down from it or any really serious health problems, at least not worse than what obesity might do to them. And another thing is the only time your really in "ketosis" is when your on the induction diet, the first 2 weeks, while your body is literally learning HOW to respond and burn that fat instead of the sugar. If anyone knows of any documented health problems due to this diet please reply. as much of an advocate as i am. i dont want to do something REALLY dangerous. thanks
In Reply to: Re: Atkins diet:JJ posted by cassie on April 04, 2001 at 22:52:13:
It would be good if we could get Dr. Stoll's input on this. I'm sure he would know.
In Reply to: Re: Atkins diet:JJ posted by cassie on April 04, 2001 at 22:52:13:
Cassie, I grew up and lived on pretty close to what is known now as the atkins diet for 23 years. My dad has lived on it for 79 years without a problem and until 7 years ago when he got lung cancer he had never been in a hospital and did not have health problem that anyone or doc could find. So far he has beaten the lung cancer with surgery. My dad has never eaten refined sugar or any high carb food. He eats 6 eggs for breakfast with bacon, lunch will be a big steak with any multiple of greens out of garden and supper will be more eggs or left over steak and veggies. Glass of milk with each meal. His energy level is still great and still works all the time. I am not saying it is the best diet but where I grew up everyone was on a form of the atkins diet. It was all we had. Good luck
In Reply to: Atkins diet posted by cassie on April 03, 2001 at 23:41:23:
Hi, cassie.
The Human Genome Project is finally proving what we holistic medical practitioners have been saying for many years: humans are much too metabolically individualistic for ANY one diet to work for everyone. The Adkins works for a small slice of the population as does the ER4YT diet, as does the fructarian diet, etc.
The only reliable way (yet) to tell if any particular diet will work for you is to actually do it [perfectly] for a few weeks and see what happens. Done just "kind of" and you will never find out if it is for you OR how much better you might feel. A good place to figure this out is: "The Schwarzbein Principle" which is the cutting edge of this kind of research written for the lay person. It is available at www.fxmed.com
Let us know what you learn.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: Atkins diet posted by kelly on April 04, 2001 at 19:53:16:
I did Atkins too. I had the same problem with thinning hair, almost from the get go. I lost 15 pounds in 4 months and then all weight loss stopped. I quit the diet after 5 months. What I didn't know then was that women have a harder time losing on Atkins than men do and that being on the Atkins version of extreme high protein suppresses thyroid function. That's why I think people stop losing weight on Atkins after they've been able to. They're thyroids get underactive because they're bodies can't process the huge amounts of protein and fat you eat on Atkins. Atkins doesn't talk about this stuff in his books. Check out the Atkins message boards. They're full of people who suddenly can't lose weight after being able to sometimes for even a long time on Atkins, and they're all exhausted and they're hair is falling out. I do believe that some people are born meat eaters and that Atkins is basically good for them. It's just too much of a good thing. You can't live on next to no carbs forever, I don't care what kind of metabolism you have.
In Reply to: Atkins diet posted by cassie on April 03, 2001 at 23:41:23:
I found Atkins theory to be the only diet that worked for
me. It's hard to know exactly how people who talk about
following it actually follow it; the induction diet general
guideline is for about two weeks but some people
follow that part longer because they are loosing weight
and don't want to stop. That is that part that is
'dangerous' if followed for too long-but 'too long' is also
an individual experience.
Finding out the right level of carbohydrates to add to
your daily diet is the long term goal of Atkins and is
supposed to help you find your own personal level you
can eat without gaining weight again (if that's your goal)
or without experiencing symptoms that make you feel
unhealthy (tired, carb cravings, headaches whatever).
I feel so good when I'm cutting the carbs. Never
realized how hooked on them I was until I started
Atkins. When I slipped off the diet and started eating
sandwiches etc. again, I found I was more hungry,
eating bigger portions and feeling tired and lousy. It's a
terrible circle to try and break out of. When I was really
following the diet and eating meat and vegetables
mostly, my appetite would drop so I was never eating 'a
pound of bacon' like the anti-Atkins folks like to imply
we eat all the time. I found a small potato (for example)
once a week or every other day was more than enough.
Also, ketosis is not dangerous unless you are a
diabetic, at least that's what the Atkins book says. And
especially if you follow the induction for two to four
weeks only, I don't think you are doing yourself harm.
I think the important thing to do is listen to your body. If
what you are eating is making you feel lousy don't eat it!
If you learn from following Atkins that maybe you are
pretty hooked on refined carbs, and your body feels
better on a lower level then do that! And never stop
learning about yourself. I read other information about
diet and am not purely an 'Atkins fan' . My goal is to get
healthy, and no other diet has been as easy for me to
follow.
Wow, was I rambling! Well, hope this helps.
Lauri
In Reply to: Re: Atkins diet posted by lauri on May 04, 2001 at 11:03:47:
Thanks, lauri.
Every diet is a personal experience and, until we have much better genetic tests only the lab God gave us is sensitive enough to tell which diet is best for the individual.
Walt
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