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Bond007 · 06-23-2005, 07:41 AM

To be honest, I've done the Atkins Diet, and in fact, I'm doing it again now. In the first couple of weeks, my cholesterol did spike, although it still wasn't all that high. But, after a few weeks of being on it, the numbers were incredibly low and have remained there. My cholesterol has gotten so low that my doc has actually told me that I need to eat more "crap". My triglycerides are so incredibly low that they can't even be measured except for <10.

Not only does it typically help people with lowering their individual and overall cholesterol numbers, you'll also lose an incredible amount of fat without giving up too much muscle mass in a rather short amount of time. Furthermore, if you follow the recommendations made by Atkins in his book, it also helps to teach you a new and better way to eat -- ultimately, a much healthier way to eat. The first 2 weeks are the induction phase, which is actually the phase that has garnered most of the media's attention. That's when you are to cut out almost completely all carbs. You're only allowed 20 grams of carbs per day for those first 2 weeks. The intention here is to break a supposed addiction to carbohydrates, specifically sugar. After that first 2 weeks, you're expected to increase your daily carb to 25 for the third week, 30 for the fourth week, 35 for the fifth week, and so on until your weight loss begins to level out. Then, whatever carb intake you are at, that should be your maintenance level.

As you increase your carb intake, Atkins encourages you to being eating GOOD foods, such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains and at the same time begin reducing the amount of protein you're taking in. By the time you hit maintenance, you should have developed a rather balanced diet for yourself that you can easily maintain whether you eat in or out and you should have a decent idea as to how many carbs, proteins, fats, and calories just about anything you eat has in them. Also, I found myself looking much more closely at nutrional labels and just being more aware of what I'm putting into my body.

Dr. Atkins typically prescribed high protein diets to his diabetic patients and he began finding that after some time, his patients were no longer diabetic.

Does that help?

06-23-2005, 07:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
Bond007 Scooter Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Arkansas Hills Posts: 2,512	To be honest, I've done the Atkins Diet, and in fact, I'm doing it again now. In the first couple of weeks, my cholesterol did spike, although it still wasn't all that high. But, after a few weeks of being on it, the numbers were incredibly low and have remained there. My cholesterol has gotten so low that my doc has actually told me that I need to eat more "crap". My triglycerides are so incredibly low that they can't even be measured except for <10. Not only does it typically help people with lowering their individual and overall cholesterol numbers, you'll also lose an incredible amount of fat without giving up too much muscle mass in a rather short amount of time. Furthermore, if you follow the recommendations made by Atkins in his book, it also helps to teach you a new and better way to eat -- ultimately, a much healthier way to eat. The first 2 weeks are the induction phase, which is actually the phase that has garnered most of the media's attention. That's when you are to cut out almost completely all carbs. You're only allowed 20 grams of carbs per day for those first 2 weeks. The intention here is to break a supposed addiction to carbohydrates, specifically sugar. After that first 2 weeks, you're expected to increase your daily carb to 25 for the third week, 30 for the fourth week, 35 for the fifth week, and so on until your weight loss begins to level out. Then, whatever carb intake you are at, that should be your maintenance level. As you increase your carb intake, Atkins encourages you to being eating GOOD foods, such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains and at the same time begin reducing the amount of protein you're taking in. By the time you hit maintenance, you should have developed a rather balanced diet for yourself that you can easily maintain whether you eat in or out and you should have a decent idea as to how many carbs, proteins, fats, and calories just about anything you eat has in them. Also, I found myself looking much more closely at nutrional labels and just being more aware of what I'm putting into my body. Dr. Atkins typically prescribed high protein diets to his diabetic patients and he began finding that after some time, his patients were no longer diabetic. Does that help? __________________ Gifted SmartAss Master Class Graduate