SueMermaid
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No, the reason the Atkins diet works is because you deplete your liver of stored glycogen, and you preferentially burn fat over these carbohydrates normally stored in your liver.Green_Manelishi:
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I'm going to respectfully disagree. The reason the Atkins diet works is because you eat fewer calories than you burn. The same reason any other diet works. As mentioned above, fat makes you feel full for a longer period of time. So, when you eat these fatty foods you feel full longer and overall eat less. Please, if you think carbs are the true cause of obesity then actually weigh/measure the foods you consume on Atkins then figure out how many actual calories you ate. You may be suprised how few calories you eat(ate). But, please remember your overall health. You need to eat a variety of foods to obtain all the nutrients your body needs. So, Atkins may not be your best choice. Also remember you're looking for a new lifestyle, something that will take you many years into the future. Something you can stick with forever. Thats another problem with the fad diets. You lose for a while but the majority of people don't learn to eat sensibly by following them so gain back their weight once they go off the diet. Variety is essential as well as consuming the correct # of calories. Good luck in your weight loss efforts. One more thing, last one I promise, carbs are your bodies preferred source of energy, it will beg, borrow and steal carbs for use as energy before it uses anything else. Give it what it wants but overall eat less than you burn, no matter what it is, and you'll lose weight. Greg
divebomb
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Since you exercise regularly, fortunately you can run away from Atkins as fast as you can. Yes you can lose weight, but you won't keep it off unless you practice the time honored combination of balanced diet, portion control and exercise.
The Atkins lovers tend to ignore the vast amount of proven scientific data that exists about the dangers of this diet. The truth is out there. Make sure you get it.
Beck
The Atkins lovers tend to ignore the vast amount of proven scientific data that exists about the dangers of this diet. The truth is out there. Make sure you get it.
Beck
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gj62
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By far, the best reading I have found on the subject is the following:
Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating
by Walter Willett, M.D. (chair of the Department of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health and a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School).
First, this is not a "diet", in that there is no planned menu, caloric targets, etc.
Second, most of the conclusions in this text are backed by research & studies, rather than educated postulation. It's a fine line, I know, so don't take me to task for this.
Third - it is a really interesting book, giving easy to understand reasoning and examples for the theories it puts forth.
It is not a low-carb diet, though you will see that carbs play a reduced role than they do in the typical FDA pyramid. However, you will also see that red meat does not play a large role, as it can in some low-carb strategies.
I recommend it to anyone who wants a healthy diet (and not a weight-loss regimen). If you are overweight, you will lose weight if you follow these guidelines, but not nearly as fast as you will with other diet strategies.
Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating
by Walter Willett, M.D. (chair of the Department of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health and a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School).
First, this is not a "diet", in that there is no planned menu, caloric targets, etc.
Second, most of the conclusions in this text are backed by research & studies, rather than educated postulation. It's a fine line, I know, so don't take me to task for this.
Third - it is a really interesting book, giving easy to understand reasoning and examples for the theories it puts forth.
It is not a low-carb diet, though you will see that carbs play a reduced role than they do in the typical FDA pyramid. However, you will also see that red meat does not play a large role, as it can in some low-carb strategies.
I recommend it to anyone who wants a healthy diet (and not a weight-loss regimen). If you are overweight, you will lose weight if you follow these guidelines, but not nearly as fast as you will with other diet strategies.
fldivenut
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aerodiver:
The basic underlying thing with low carbs diets is that by controlling your blood sugar level to a constant lower value you control your apetite, thus eat less and loose weight. Carbs gets your blood sugar levels to go on a roller coaster ride, fast drastic up and downs. By taking away the carbs this won't happen. Then different carbs are doing this to a different degree. Also high blood sugar levels signals an abundance to the cells and they start to store fat. And finally by getting a steadier bloodsugar level other blood chemistry levels also improve.
So you can eat carbs just eat less and things that has less sugar in them.
The South Beach diet talks about bad and good fats and carbs. And it lets you eat good carbs once you have "broken"
the blood sugar roller coaster. This is by far the most sensible way I have seen to weight control.
Another thing is that when eating out, controlling your carb intake is much easier than the fat. Fat is usually cooked into the food while carbs are separated as in bread, rice, potatoes etc. and thus can be pushed aside or taken out by substitute order.
I've tried both low fat and low carb and both works. However the low fat was much slower and I combined it with a lot of exercice, also it was much harder to follow out side my own kitchen. The low carb was fast (12lb in 2 weeks), didn't require any extra exercise, and was easy to do, eating out, going on events etc. (I don't consider my self obeise but is fighting the 10-15lb around the waist as so many of us.)
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DivePartner1
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gj62:
Thanks for the cite. This looks like a good reality check.
Green_Manelishi
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and the underlying thing about the roller coaster carb-ride is that too many people obtain their 'carbs' via soda, candy, donuts and other calorie rich, nutrient deficient SIMPLE carbohydrate sources. If they ate whole grains and vegetables they'd not be on such a ride. But what the hey, eh, "Krispy Kreme"s, "Pop-tarts", and Sugar-frosted-nothings rock
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oversea
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Veggies are fine and encourage except corn and carrots. Fruits are discouraged because of sugars in them.DivePartner1:
lamont
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DivePartner1:
I find that when I excersize that my calorie consumption goes through the roof and that it is difficult to lose weight or burn fat. I tend to have a lot of success with focusing on just diet alone to lose weight.
