I started the Atkins Diet today

[schiffheadbaby]

Day 26: 266.2
Change: -32.2

At this rate I am going to be at my goal in about a month and a half from now!!

What is your height again? Surprised you are still losing 1 pound a day. Very impressive.

Do you ever cheat on your diet?

 

[andrew1229649]

Day 27: 265.0
Change: -33.4
I am 6'1". Yes, impressed myself. Folks ask me how I'm doing it but I really don't want to share because they will rake me out and tell me it's unhealthy. But so is 300 lbs lol. Here it goes, the only thing I count is calories. I know just about the calorie content of everything now lol. My calorie intake is set at 600 per day. I know, I know it's not good....but it's working. Also, I'm consuming about 3/4 of a gallon of water a day. I do not plan on continuing this diet for the rest of my life or for too much longer. Once I get close to my goal, I'm going to gradually work my way back to the calories needed to maintain my weight.

NO!, I never cheat. There has been no desire to. Most of the time you cheat early on or if you aren't having results. I have made it past that stage. I do treat myself to a small portion of no fat frozen vanilla yogurt. I taste just like ice cream I've only done that twice in almost 30 days. If you consider that cheating well.... lol

One more thing...I do try and keep everything balanced. You can't consume 600 calories worth of bread and starches everyday. A few rules I have added to the 600 calories a day is... consume at least 200 calories of vegetables, limit the starches as much as possible, and absolutely nothing but water(unless it's milk for the cereal, milk for scrambled eggs, or an occasional glass of Orange juice).

 

[ShowMeLiberty]

Day 27: 265.0
Change: -33.4
I am 6'1". Yes, impressed myself. Folks ask me how I'm doing it but I really don't want to share because they will rake me out and tell me it's unhealthy. But so is 300 lbs lol. Here it goes, the only thing I count is calories. I know just about the calorie content of everything now lol. My calorie intake is set at 600 per day. I know, I know it's not good....but it's working. Also, I'm consuming about 3/4 of a gallon of water a day. I do not plan on continuing this diet for the rest of my life or for too much longer. Once I get close to my goal, I'm going to gradually work my way back to the calories needed to maintain my weight.

NO!, I never cheat. There has been no desire to. Most of the time you cheat early on or if you aren't having results. I have made it past that stage. I do treat myself to a small portion of no fat frozen vanilla yogurt. I taste just like ice cream I've only done that twice in almost 30 days. If you consider that cheating well.... lol

One more thing...I do try and keep everything balanced. You can't consume 600 calories worth of bread and starches everyday. A few rules I have added to the 600 calories a day is... consume at least 200 calories of vegetables, limit the starches as much as possible, and absolutely nothing but water(unless it's milk for the cereal, milk for scrambled eggs, or an occasional glass of Orange juice).

I'm glad that's working for you and you're being careful about such a low calorie diet.

May I strongly suggest that you take a look at Mark Sisson's Primal Blueprint or Robb Wolf's Paleo Solution? If you want to keep the weight off for good once you reach your goal, without ever having to go hungry, a primal / paleo diet is really the way to go. Using myself as an example, I eat anywhere from 1000 - 2100 calories a day on the Primal Blueprint diet and I've lost just over 20 pounds in 9 weeks.

Not as dramatic as your weight loss but I have complete confidence that I'll be able (and happy!) to eat this way for the rest of my life and I'll easily be able to maintain a healthy weight - whatever that turns out to be for me.

Take a look at those books and their web sites. It can't hurt just to get more information, right?

 

[andrew1229649]

Dude, Link me up!....I am going to go through another diet change in about 30-45 days....I need a place to run to and the calorie range sounds about right. Once I hit the mark I will consult a nutritionist to see exactly what my calorie range should be. Everyone says 10x your weight to maintain, I may plug that into the Primal/ Paleo diet.

 

[BamaAla]

You will absolutely, positively lose lean body mass if you continue (you already have, but you can stop that now.)

www.marksdailyapple.com

 

[ShowMeLiberty]

Dude, Link me up!....I am going to go through another diet change in about 30-45 days....I need a place to run to and the calorie range sounds about right. Once I hit the mark I will consult a nutritionist to see exactly what my calorie range should be. Everyone says 10x your weight to maintain, I may plug that into the Primal/ Paleo diet.

I prefer the Primal Blueprint because it's a little more laid back and encourages customizing to your specific needs. The web site is http://www.MarksDailyApple.com and the book can be bought from that site or from Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Primal-Bluepr...d=1340851186&sr=1-1&keywords=primal+blueprint).

Robb Wolf's site is http://robbwolf.com/ and his book is available through Amazon also (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/09...mp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0982565844).

Be warned - these are both low carb, high fat diets that will have many nutritionists shrieking in horror because they turn the government's food pyramid on its head. But I promise you - it works and it is far, far healthier for you than what the government has been telling us for decades. Promise!

 

[ShowMeLiberty]

Also - let's save the discussion of calories until after you're familiar with primal / paleo eating. You'll see that we primal folk hardly give calories a thought as long as we're achieving our macro nutrient goals. Which is not to say go crazy and eat 5000 calories a day, but it's so much easier to eat in a good calorie range without really even thinking about it when you're eating primal.

 

[andrew1229649]

You will absolutely, positively lose lean body mass if you continue (you already have, but you can stop that now.)

www.marksdailyapple.com

I know under normal circumstances that is true but I have a very active lifestyle. I work in a furniture warehouse twice a week and I'm constantly using all my muscles( just about lol) I know they say if you don't use it, you lose it....but I am still using them and I'm not noticing a drop in strength. Actually my muscles feel more firm( probably b/c there is less fat to cushion them).

If you are working the muscles on a low calorie diet, how could your body start to burn them over the fat?

 

[PatriotOne]

Also - let's save the discussion of calories until after you're familiar with primal / paleo eating. You'll see that we primal folk hardly give calories a thought as long as we're achieving our macro nutrient goals. Which is not to say go crazy and eat 5000 calories a day, but it's so much easier to eat in a good calorie range without really even thinking about it when you're eating primal.

I was talking to my sister about primal the other day. Was telling her about the science of it all. Did.not.compute. I finally asked her if she had ever seen a fat tiger or lion"? And then "what do they feed animals to fatten them up before they slaughter them"? Changed her whole pardigm...lol.

 

[Kluge]

I was talking to my sister about primal the other day. Was telling her about the science of it all. Did.not.compute. I finally asked her if she had ever seen a fat tiger or lion"? And then "what do they feed animals to fatten them up before they slaughter them"? Changed her whole pardigm...lol.

Another good example is a sumo wrestler. They stuff themselves silly with rice and beer to get big--most Japanese people are virtually incapable of getting fat.

 

[ShowMeLiberty]

I was talking to my sister about primal the other day. Was telling her about the science of it all. Did.not.compute. I finally asked her if she had ever seen a fat tiger or lion"? And then "what do they feed animals to fatten them up before they slaughter them"? Changed her whole pardigm...lol.

I used the "what do they feed cows and pigs to make them fat" line when talking about primal with my mom last week. She mentioned how she only buys this very expensive food for her cat - a brand with no grain fillers - to keep her cat lean and healthy. Putting those two ideas together was like a light bulb going on over her head. Like so many people, she never put it all together before.

 

[ShowMeLiberty]

I know under normal circumstances that is true but I have a very active lifestyle. I work in a furniture warehouse twice a week and I'm constantly using all my muscles( just about lol) I know they say if you don't use it, you lose it....but I am still using them and I'm not noticing a drop in strength. Actually my muscles feel more firm( probably b/c there is less fat to cushion them).

If you are working the muscles on a low calorie diet, how could your body start to burn them over the fat?

If you aren't noticing any strength reduction you're probably still ok. Just pay attention to it because you can lose not only lean muscle but also organ mass and bone density http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-to-maintain-muscle-while-losing-weight/#axzz1z3OJVKuS.

 

[PatriotOne]

Another good example is a sumo wrestler. They stuff themselves silly with rice and beer to get big--most Japanese people are virtually incapable of getting fat.

I used the "what do they feed cows and pigs to make them fat" line when talking about primal with my mom last week. She mentioned how she only buys this very expensive food for her cat - a brand with no grain fillers - to keep her cat lean and healthy. Putting those two ideas together was like a light bulb going on over her head. Like so many people, she never put it all together before.

I know! I'm done talking about the science of it all. It's just too confusing for people. We got a zillion examples at our fingertips in nature .

My new lab/beaver mix puppy is primal except for carpet, my wireless wire, my porch, bark, sod, his new $50 bed, and my fake tree so far.

 

[HopeForHumanity]

I woulda went paleo / primal. It's how your body evolved / was created to eat

they are practically the same, one just prohibits dairy and artificial sweeteners (paleo). From my experiments they are both extremely efficient and powerful diets. However, you have to stick to it your whole life because they represent a life style of eating that we shared with our earliest human ancestors.

 

[HopeForHumanity]

You can argue over whether the diet is healthy. But from my experience, I lost 120 pounds. I checked my blood regularly and my blood was so healthy it surprised my doctors. I also gained the most muscle in my entire life... IN 6 MONTHS. It really does work, at least for me.

Genetics plays a large role in what diet will work for you.

 

[andrew1229649]

You can argue over whether the diet is healthy. But from my experience, I lost 120 pounds. I checked my blood regularly and my blood was so healthy it surprised my doctors. I also gained the most muscle in my entire life... IN 6 MONTHS. It really does work, at least for me.

Genetics plays a large role in what diet will work for you.

Wait, you went primal?

 

[RickyJ]

Day 27: 265.0
Change: -33.4
I am 6'1". Yes, impressed myself. Folks ask me how I'm doing it but I really don't want to share because they will rake me out and tell me it's unhealthy. But so is 300 lbs lol. Here it goes, the only thing I count is calories. I know just about the calorie content of everything now lol. My calorie intake is set at 600 per day. I know, I know it's not good....but it's working. Also, I'm consuming about 3/4 of a gallon of water a day. I do not plan on continuing this diet for the rest of my life or for too much longer. Once I get close to my goal, I'm going to gradually work my way back to the calories needed to maintain my weight.

NO!, I never cheat. There has been no desire to. Most of the time you cheat early on or if you aren't having results. I have made it past that stage. I do treat myself to a small portion of no fat frozen vanilla yogurt. I taste just like ice cream I've only done that twice in almost 30 days. If you consider that cheating well.... lol

One more thing...I do try and keep everything balanced. You can't consume 600 calories worth of bread and starches everyday. A few rules I have added to the 600 calories a day is... consume at least 200 calories of vegetables, limit the starches as much as possible, and absolutely nothing but water(unless it's milk for the cereal, milk for scrambled eggs, or an occasional glass of Orange juice).

Not eating works for everybody. But at your weight it can't hurt and only be good if you don't put it all back on after you start eating more again. When you do start eating more increase your daily exercise at the same time and you will have a much better chance of keeping the weight off. Good luck!

 

[trey4sports]

they are practically the same, one just prohibits dairy and artificial sweeteners (paleo). From my experiments they are both extremely efficient and powerful diets. However, you have to stick to it your whole life because they represent a life style of eating that we shared with our earliest human ancestors.

That is not the difference between the two diets.

Mark Sisson said numerous times that dairy is NOT primal. Of course the caveat is that he essentially says a little wont kill you, but that does not mean that dairy is in anyway primal. He actually wrote a post detailing the difference in the diets. The main difference is that Paleo tends to try and detour heavy saturated fat intake whereas Mark advocates getting 50-75% of your calories from healthy fats. As far as artificial sweeteners go you have it backwards..... Artificial sweetners are allowed on Paleo, not primal.

here is the article detailing the difference between the two lifestyle diets. http://www.marksdailyapple.com/whats-the-difference-between-primal-and-paleo/#axzz1z3geXbuz


And honestly, I think they are (for the most part) interchangeable.

 

[Kluge]

Either way, if something is working for you--stick with it. I don't eat a lot of dairy, but I wouldn't have gotten through in the beginning without it.

 

[Acala]

I say: "if you want the body of a feedlot steer, eat what they eat (grain and legumes). If you want the body of a feral bushman, eat what they ate (Primal).

I don't worry at all about calories. And I don't worry about portion size (except for fruit and nuts, which need to be eaten in moderation). It's easy.