Atkins Diet

[Veronica]

Starting atkins tomorrow.. Wish me luck. I hate dieting.. but its gotta be done!

 

[Peter Parka]

Not trying to piss in your pocket but isn't that that fad diet which was popular a few years back and got slammed by doctors as being bad for you?

 

[Veronica]

yea.. But it does work. Im only gonna do it for alittle while.

 

[RedRyder]

Good luck with the diet, V.

 

[Peter Parka]

Well good luck with it and stop it as soon as possible if it starts making you feel unwell. :thumbup

 

[Dana]

Atkins worked for me years before it got popular I lost 60 pounds but you have to be diligent. I fell off and gained it all back @ the time I went from 250 which i was in high School to 180 pounds a year after graduating. I miss being 180

 

[Tangerine]

It's only bad for you if you don't follow it strictly - which was the problem most people had. They did a half-assed version of it - cutting out some bread and pasta and saying they were "on Atkins" If you seriously follow it to the letter, it will give you impressive results and not be bad for you.

Good luck V, read the book and don't stray from it!

 

[Dana]

It's only bad for you if you don't follow it strictly - which was the problem most people had. They did a half-assed version of it - cutting out some bread and pasta and saying they were "on Atkins" If you seriously follow it to the letter, it will give you impressive results and not be bad for you.

Good luck V, read the book and don't stray from it!

exactly, I cut out breads, pasta and sugar and i got great results. My downfall was letting a friend move in with me.

 

[Springsteen]

Good luck with the diet

 

[Veronica]

Cutting the sugar is probably the worse part cuz i LOVE my starbucks drinks.. SOOO.. Its gonna be very hard for me at first, but I can do it!!! Im just gonna be very strict.

 

[AUDRAA]

watch your ketones and be careful V

 

[Veronica]

my what??

 

[AUFred]

be careful

 

[Tangerine]

be careful

of what?

 

[Dana]

Cutting the sugar is probably the worse part cuz i LOVE my starbucks drinks.. SOOO.. Its gonna be very hard for me at first, but I can do it!!! Im just gonna be very strict.

Oh and don't eat the sugar free candy.... trust me!

 

[AUDRAA]

my what??

your ketones its a kind of sugar but more like the breakdown of it I guess is easiest to explain it anyway it goes wacky on that diet from on the protein just be careful

 

[Tangerine]

your ketones its a kind of sugar but more like the breakdown of it I guess is easiest to explain it anyway it goes wacky on that diet from on the protein just be careful

I know a LOT about this diet... I did it for years under the care of a nutritionist and personal trainer.

Like I said before, the only potential problem is if you DON'T accurately follow the diet. The entire goal of the diet is to push your body into a state of Ketosis, where you are burning only fat as the primary fuel. If you cheat and continue to mix carbs into your "fuel" the excess fats will have nowhere to go but your bloodstream.

 

[AUDRAA]

I know a LOT about this diet... I did it for years under the care of a nutritionist and personal trainer.

Like I said before, the only potential problem is if you DON'T accurately follow the diet. The entire goal of the diet is to push your body into a state of Ketosis, where you are burning only fat as the primary fuel. If you cheat and continue to mix carbs into your "fuel" the excess fats will have nowhere to go but your bloodstream.

yeah but V already has health problems

 

[Tangerine]

yeah but V already has health problems

True.

Hopefully she's dicussed this with a doctor first. given the circumstances.

 

[MoonOwl]

Good luck Veronica