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altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 7:27 pm	Post subject: Atkins diet What do people think about the Atkins Diet? Personally, I don't think it's healthy at all. It might help you lose weight, but I think a diet should be about more than that. Aaron


iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 11:23 pm	Post subject: There are a lot of debates, but Atkins Diet is generally more accepted medically in recent years. However, personally I strongly believe that balanced diet is the best diet. If I were 300 lbs and needed to lose weight so desperately, I would consider various options including Atkins Diet, but I would still not see it as a healthy diet.

thevoiceofmaine.com Joined: 06 Sep 2004 Location: Maine Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2004 1:38 am	Post subject: Re: Atkins diet altyfc wrote: What do people think about the Atkins Diet? Personally, I don't think it's healthy at all. It might help you lose weight, but I think a diet should be about more than that. Aaron It works and that's all I cared about when I did it and lost 60 lbs. I think you have to weigh the options... carrying 60 lbs around isn't so healthy either. You can use the diet to get the initial weight off and then adjust your diet accordingly so that it's not all no-carb, but a fine mix of both that allow you to maintain your desired weight.

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2004 1:45 am	Post subject: I once read that you need to keep applying Atkins Diet somewhere, even after you lose weight, but apparently, that is not the case. Quote: It works and that's all I cared about when I did it and lost 60 lbs. I think you have to weigh the options... carrying 60 lbs around isn't so healthy either. I guess, you are right. If you have two options, carrying a lot of weight and eating unhealthy for a short period of time to lose weight, the latter seems to be a more reasonable choice.

thevoiceofmaine.com Joined: 06 Sep 2004 Location: Maine Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2004 1:48 am	Post subject: I've since adjusted myself from the carb-nazi I was to someone that's paying attention to the carbs, but not even remotely close to the way I was in the beginning. I believe that if you lose weight by eating like a rabbit or by doing atkins... keeping it off is always going to be a challenge and something you need to watch. It's so easy to fall back in to bad habbits that got you into the mess to start with.

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2004 1:51 am	Post subject: So, essentially, weight control is changing your habit in a long term, then? Am I understanding correctly?

thevoiceofmaine.com Joined: 06 Sep 2004 Location: Maine Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2004 11:13 am	Post subject: iRuleThisForum wrote: So, essentially, weight control is changing your habit in a long term, then? Am I understanding correctly? For sure! The key isn't just to do a diet.. it's a lifestyle change that you need to do in order to keep it off. I think that's why most people when they lose weight they have such a hard time keeping it off. It's really easy to fall back into bad eating habbits.

thevoiceofmaine.com Joined: 06 Sep 2004 Location: Maine Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 12:48 pm	Post subject: The girlfriend and I just decided that we're going to try this new system in town for losing weight. (probably not NEW... but it's someone who started a NEW business). From what I can tell so far is that they create the menus for you to help speed up your metabolism and help you lose weight. The testimonials and the before and after photos really give me more hope. I have so much more to go!

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 1:30 pm	Post subject: Sounds interesting... keep us posted.. and good luck! Aaron

thevoiceofmaine.com Joined: 06 Sep 2004 Location: Maine Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 1:54 pm	Post subject: I will! It's worth a shot because both of us have seen a few people who have gone through the program lose A LOT of weight. I think it will be worth the $140 a month.

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 3:26 pm	Post subject: $140 a month...?! That sounds like a lot to me... what are you gettin for your money exactly? Aaron

-=Hero Doug=- Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 10:41 pm	Post subject: The Atkins diet is an incredibly unhealthy diet, I personally wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Not giving your body the fuel it needs to operate is dangerous.

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 10:52 pm	Post subject: -=Hero Doug=- wrote: The Atkins diet is an incredibly unhealthy diet, I personally wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Not giving your body the fuel it needs to operate is dangerous. If you are 100 lb over your ideal weight, what would you do, if not Atkins? South Beach Diet? Surgery?

cloningOk Joined: 25 Jul 2004 Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2004 1:51 am	Post subject: Quote: South Beach Diet? What's South Beach Diet???

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2004 8:18 am	Post subject: cloningOk wrote: Quote: South Beach Diet? What's South Beach Diet??? South Beach Diet

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altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 7:27 pm

Post subject: Atkins diet

What do people think about the Atkins Diet?

Personally, I don't think it's healthy at all. It might help you lose weight, but I think a diet should be about more than that.

Aaron

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 11:23 pm

Post subject:

There are a lot of debates, but Atkins Diet is generally more accepted medically in recent years. However, personally I strongly believe that balanced diet is the best diet. If I were 300 lbs and needed to lose weight so desperately, I would consider various options including Atkins Diet, but I would still not see it as a healthy diet.

thevoiceofmaine.com

Joined: 06 Sep 2004

Location: Maine

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2004 1:38 am

Post subject: Re: Atkins diet

altyfc wrote:

What do people think about the Atkins Diet?

Personally, I don't think it's healthy at all. It might help you lose weight, but I think a diet should be about more than that.

Aaron

It works and that's all I cared about when I did it and lost 60 lbs. I think you have to weigh the options... carrying 60 lbs around isn't so healthy either.

You can use the diet to get the initial weight off and then adjust your diet accordingly so that it's not all no-carb, but a fine mix of both that allow you to maintain your desired weight.

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2004 1:45 am

Post subject:

I once read that you need to keep applying Atkins Diet somewhere, even after you lose weight, but apparently, that is not the case.

Quote:

It works and that's all I cared about when I did it and lost 60 lbs. I think you have to weigh the options... carrying 60 lbs around isn't so healthy either.

I guess, you are right. If you have two options, carrying a lot of weight and eating unhealthy for a short period of time to lose weight, the latter seems to be a more reasonable choice.

thevoiceofmaine.com

Joined: 06 Sep 2004

Location: Maine

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2004 1:48 am

Post subject:

I've since adjusted myself from the carb-nazi I was to someone that's paying attention to the carbs, but not even remotely close to the way I was in the beginning.

I believe that if you lose weight by eating like a rabbit or by doing atkins... keeping it off is always going to be a challenge and something you need to watch. It's so easy to fall back in to bad habbits that got you into the mess to start with.

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2004 1:51 am

Post subject:

So, essentially, weight control is changing your habit in a long term, then? Am I understanding correctly?

thevoiceofmaine.com

Joined: 06 Sep 2004

Location: Maine

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2004 11:13 am

Post subject:

iRuleThisForum wrote:

So, essentially, weight control is changing your habit in a long term, then? Am I understanding correctly?

For sure! The key isn't just to do a diet.. it's a lifestyle change that you need to do in order to keep it off. I think that's why most people when they lose weight they have such a hard time keeping it off.

It's really easy to fall back into bad eating habbits.

thevoiceofmaine.com

Joined: 06 Sep 2004

Location: Maine

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 12:48 pm

Post subject:

The girlfriend and I just decided that we're going to try this new system in town for losing weight. (probably not NEW... but it's someone who started a NEW business).

From what I can tell so far is that they create the menus for you to help speed up your metabolism and help you lose weight. The testimonials and the before and after photos really give me more hope. I have so much more to go! Smile

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 1:30 pm

Post subject:

Sounds interesting... keep us posted.. and good luck! Very Happy

Aaron

thevoiceofmaine.com

Joined: 06 Sep 2004

Location: Maine

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 1:54 pm

Post subject:

I will! It's worth a shot because both of us have seen a few people who have gone through the program lose A LOT of weight. I think it will be worth the $140 a month.

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 3:26 pm

Post subject:

$140 a month...?! That sounds like a lot to me... what are you gettin for your money exactly?

Aaron

-=Hero Doug=-

Joined: 29 Aug 2004

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 10:41 pm

Post subject:

The Atkins diet is an incredibly unhealthy diet, I personally wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Not giving your body the fuel it needs to operate is dangerous.

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 10:52 pm

Post subject:

-=Hero Doug=- wrote:

The Atkins diet is an incredibly unhealthy diet, I personally wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Not giving your body the fuel it needs to operate is dangerous.

If you are 100 lb over your ideal weight, what would you do, if not Atkins? South Beach Diet? Surgery?

cloningOk

Joined: 25 Jul 2004

Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2004 1:51 am

Post subject:

Quote:

South Beach Diet?

What's South Beach Diet??? Rolling Eyes

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2004 8:18 am

Post subject:

cloningOk wrote:

Quote:

South Beach Diet?

What's South Beach Diet??? Rolling Eyes

South Beach Diet

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