will be starting the atkins diet today,has anyone done this and been sucessfull just wondering. no coffee no alchol ! atleast i will have the cigars.

It worked great for me, once. Want to go again, but not ready to give up the coffee and alcohol. Could have something to do with my 80 hr. weeks.

I have been on Atkins for 3 months and have lost 24 lbs. I did NOT give up beer, booze, babes or cigars.

The first two weeks are THE most critical in kicking your bodies metabolism into high gear to burn your own fat. I did give up the suds for the first two weeks, and then slowly added beer back into my diet.

Do NOT go with the low-carb beers! They are only about 1-2 grams lower than the real stuff.

Beer is NOT the problem, it's the pizza you have with it!

There are now a lot of low carb snacks out on the market, but be careful when choosing. Some have misleading labels (surprise). The best are the Atkins snack bars. Very tasty. They have good shakes too:-d~

Heinz is coming out with low-carb ketchup, but I don't know what you are suppose to put it on since you can't have french fries.

If you don't have the latest book, Atkins for Life, GET IT! There is a lot of useful information and recipies as well.

Keep in mind "NET CARBS" when looking at the nutrition lables.

BTW, I still have 2 cups of strong coffee every day as well as ice tea. I have done this since day one.

I've been doing the Weight Watchers Winning Points...

NEVER went to a meeting. Just have a photo copy of the 1st book with the point value for the foods and...

Since July 14th, I've lost 25 lbs!!

You don't have to cut anything out of your diet... just if you want something bad for you, you'll have to pay for it with your daily point allowance...

Lowman is Lessman...

Low

PS... Good luck..

Been there once and am going back soon.

What RDC said. I did not cut any caffeine and still dropped 25 lbs the first month.

www.atkinscenter.com/netcarbs

I'm down about 50 lbs since early May. Started at 290 was down to about 230 a month ago and decided to take a break.Well actually we've had quite a few local Herfs and My Home-Brew club has started having regular meetings again so I'm hovering around 240 for the last month or so,otherwise I really don't drink much beer anymore.You might be interested to know that after induction (1st 2-3 weeks) you can drink just about all the distilled spirits you want to and still lose weight,you just have to watch what your mixing it with.I picked up the book RDC was talking about at Amazon.com for about 1/2 price,haven't read it all yet,use it mostly for reference.Good luck! Dude in the begining the pounds really melt off and then you may stall for maybe even a month or more and then it kicks in again and you'll drop another huge chunk of fat. I went from 290 to 250 in literally 2 months and then stayed at 250 for 4-5 weeks then boom the next thing I knew I was at 230 and my 38" waist pants were loose fitting again.I went from tight 42's to comfortable 38's now. I'm starting back up now and I'm shooting for 210,oh hell maybe even 200.180 would probably be my ideal weight but thats just tooooo damned skinny IMHO...LOL

Good luck,JJ

I started the Atkins diet in December 2002 so I've been on it for almost a year. By June I had lost about 35 pounds and I've kept it off so far. During the first 3-4 months I ate almost zero carbs and the weight came of pretty quick. I hit a plateau at about 245 pounds and seem to be stuck there. Granted I do cheat a little on the diet now and then (chinese buffet) but I've been stuck at 245 for 3-4 months.

Actually, I decided this weekend to completely reverse my diet and go on a high carb low fat diet for 2 weeks just to shake things up a bit. Then I'm going straight back to Atkins. I haven't started the high carb diet yet but I expect to sometime this week.

penzt8,

Just wondering why the high carb low fat? What about protein in the mix? Unless you have a good reason for swithching ie/doctors recommendation, you should rethink the high carb diet IMHO. High carbs ultimately equals high calories, even if you reduce the ammount of fat in your diet. Generally, fat doesn't have the same effect on your body because it is a "hormone neutral" nutrient. It doesn't cause the spike in insulin that high carb foods do. It is the insulin that tells your body it is time to pack on the fat....store it for the winter or whatever. Anyway, less fat in a diet is not a bad thing, especially if it is saturated etc. Another thing is that you don't want to cut the protein. Without some protein to balance out your high carb diet you will be hungry as a bear after your insulin peak starts to decline.

As a disclaimer, I am not a dietician or doctor, but I have a large interest in nutrition and biochemistry, so these are just my thoughts.

My goal is to get back to my original weight... 6 lbs, 13 oz... bwahahaha

Low

PS... I wasn't heavy... just short for my weight... LOL

He aint heavy... he's my BOTL

I've never been more than a few pounds over my ideal weight, but this spring I decided to try the Adkins diet for that "terrible ten."

My goodness, they should tell you about the necessity to eat ten pounds of greens a day and drink plenty of water. The alternative is to forget about ever visiting your Kohler, American Standard, Briggs, Eljer, or Todo again.

When MetriCal diet shakes first came out many moons ago someone asked Jackie Gleason what he thought of them. He said he thought they were pretty good. "A six-pack of Metrical and a couple of chickens and you've got a pretty nice snack," the Great One said.

I've read a fair share of articles regarding smoking (cigarettes and cigars) while dieting. Most of the conclusions I've seen state that a steady (moderate) intake of nicotine can help lead to a leaner body. I'll post a link to the latest article I read when I get to my computer at home. It's an interesting read.

spence28

When I say high carb I mean it will be mostly vegetables and fruits. I plan to stay clear of the heavy starch foods and we include moderate amounts of lean meat. It's only for a couple weeks and then I'm going to go back through the whole Atkins induction diet to get started back on the low carb lifestyle.

The hard part about low fat diets is finding things I want to eat. After being on the low carb diet for almost a year, I've found that I've lost my taste for a lot of the stuff I use to eat. I hate diet (nonfat) food so I won't be eating any of those "lite" versions of regular food. I guess it will be mostly fresh produce and grilled chicken.

Atkins is an atrocious diet. Yes, it works but it's not the carb deprivation, it's the calories. Over-dosing on fat and cholesterol is just a bad idea. Weight Watchers is a much more healthy diet, but the real "secret" is to eat a well-balanced diet, just eat less. Eat like a caveman--lots of the stuff that's easy to catch, and less of the stuff that's hard to catch. Less food, more exercise, and just think, you heard it here first.