How can a vegan properly follow a low carb aktin's diet?

Question

(and don't say 'don't')

Answer 1

the simple answer is that you cant the atkins diet for the most part is eating only meat...if you dont eat meat then you cant follow the diet

Answer 2

Not in the traditional way. Meat & Fats being the main stay of the diet.
Many Vegan who wish to slim up do a low Carb Diet. means making Low Carb Veggies & Low Fat Legume dishes the main aspect of your diet. Your Fats coming from Olive Oil , Avcadoes & such. Leaving Starches, & Sweet Fruits almost completely out of your daily intake. Doing lots of raw helps.

Answer 3

You can probably do it, but you'll have to be very careful to mix vegetable protein sources to get a complete complement. It may also help to take supplementary vitamins and minerals (zinc is often lacking in a vegetable diet, for example). I'd be hesitant to rely too heavily on tofu (I'm not saying to avoid it, though) and you'll have to research, research, research in order to know what you're doing. Oil is oil, but you should have a full complement of amino acids. Beyond that, follow the diet's recommendation for fruits and low-carb vegetables. It's the vegetables where most people blow it, because the best of them fill you up and provide nutrients without a lot of calories. They also keep you regular. Good luck with this, I never heard of this before but it's a really good idea.

Answer 4

Tofu is loaded with protein, so yes, it's possible. Advisable? Never, whether one is veg or otherwise.

When the body is digesting a lot of protein, this protein turns acidic in the digestive tract. This acid must be neutralized, so the body saps calcium from the bones to neutralize it. Over time, enough calcium is sapped from the bones, causing them to become PORous, resulting in osteoPORosis.

The average American diet is very high in protein, and Atkins is even higher. We get plenty of protein, too much in fact. Only 4-9% of our caloric intake needs to come from protein, and we're eating about triple that.

Osteoporosis happens A LOT in countries where people plenty of meat, eggs, and dairy. In countries where a person's diet consists mainly of plants (including grain), the cases of osteoporosis are very low, far lower than in the States. Yet, we're the most well-fed nation in the world, the fattest even.

Osteoporosis isn't caused by not consuming enough calcium, because many foods (besides dairy) contain calcium. It's caused by a meat-centered diet high in protein. It's caused by the very milk touted to be the weapon against osteoporosis! "Milk, it does a body good" is nothing more than a marketing gimmick. Milk actually CAUSES osteoporosis... milk and meat and eggs and dairy.

So I'm gonna say "DON'T" with a capital Don't!

Answer 5

Well I would of course say don't but if you follow a strict vegan diet you shouldn't really need the atkins diet. I guess. I became vegan to lose weight. And now its my passion. I lost incredible amounts of weight in the first three months just stick with it I guess you could just like try to eat lots of soy protein meats and things like that.

Answer 6

Tofu, it's good, affordable, and you can even make desserts with it, just use stevia or some other artificial sweetner. I think it would be rather difficult, though, since you do not consume eggs or milk. Do you use soy milk?

Low carb diets are not a bad idea. They work, but like all things, they are not right for every person. But it is right for me!

Answer 7

Low carb diets are a bad idea! Try eating a whole foods diet, focusing on whole grains, fresh produce, and use foods like tofu or tempeh for your bit of protein. Too much protein is very hard on our bodies! Unfortunately many people fall into that low carb high protein trap!

Answer 8

Sorry, but I'm still going to say you can't.

At the very least you shouldn't, nor should anyone else. It's a particularly unhealthy diet.

Answer 9

Proteins from animal sources are a vital part of the Dr. Atkins diet, and it really cannot be done successfully without them. A person who eats a modified ovo-lacto vegetarian diet, which includes eggs and cheese, may be able to do it, but it would be impossible for a vegan since a pure vegan diet can never be low enough in carbohydrates.
Instructions

STEP 1: Begin the Atkins diet. You will follow the basic plan but make some modifications.
STEP 2: Eliminate junk food from your diet. This includes all white flour and sugar, and most processed foods. Carbohydrates in the Atkins diet come primarily from fresh vegetables, nuts, berries, seeds and some fruit in moderation. STEP 3: Stock up on tofu, eggs and cheese. These will be your main sources of protein.
STEP 4: Count your carbohydrates very carefully during the two-week induction level of the diet. This is the strictest part in terms of carbohydrate consumption. You are only permitted 20 grams of carbohydrates.
STEP 5: Read labels. All vegetable-based foods contain some carbohydrates. A pound of tofu, for example, contains 2 grams of carbohydrates. One-half cup of beans, which are a good protein source, may contain in the range of 25 grams of carbohydrates. Cheese also contains a few grams of carbohydrates.
STEP 6: Adapt the induction level to your own diet. Meat eaters will primarily use nutrient-dense fresh vegetables, such as broccoli, asparagus, eggplant and spinach, as their carbohydrates. You may have to eat fewer vegetables in order to stay in your carbohydrate range.
STEP 7: Take vitamins and other vita-nutrients as prescribed in the diet. This is part of the diet. Look for vegetarian formulas, which are usually available, but be careful to avoid products that contain sugars.
STEP 8: Look forward to more diversified eating. At the end of the induction level, the diet gets more lenient and you can enjoy a wider variety of foods.
STEP 9: Figure out your critical carbohydrate level for losing (CCLL) when you enter the ongoing weight loss level (OWL). This number is, as defined by the Atkins diet, the most liberal level of carbohydrate consumption that corresponds to your own individual metabolic capacity to continue taking off excess pounds.
STEP 10: Increase your intake of carbohydrates to the level where you will still continue to lose weight. The level also depends on how quickly you wish to lose weight. The Atkins diet emphasizes endurance rather than speed. Take it off slowly and keep it off permanently.
STEP 11: Enjoy deviations, but carefully. For example, you can have more fruit or pasta, which are high in carbohydrates. Start with one or two deviations a week.
STEP 12: Remember that you must be more careful than the "regulars" on the diet. Your basic diet already has more carbohydrates in it.
STEP 13: Figure out your critical carbohydrate level for maintenance (CCLM). This is the amount that you can eat and not begin to gain weight.
STEP 14: Fluctuations in weight are common, as long as they are very small. Once you go 5 or more pounds above your ideal weight, it's time to cut back again.
STEP 15: Remember that this diet will always restrict your carbohydrate level somewhat. A person with an average metabolism usually must stay between 40 and 60 grams of carbohydrates per day. Continuing with fresh nonstarchy vegetables, seeds, nuts and berries is the easiest way to eat more variety and still remain within your personal boundaries. STEP 16: Cautiously reintroduce vegetables that contain more than 10 percent carbohydrate, as well as whole grains such as oats, barley and couscous. Since most of a vegetarian's protein sources contain some carbohydrates, this will always have to be tallied into the total. Be careful not to overdo it.
STEP 17: Keep the sugar, white flour and processed foods out of your life, except for special occasions. Sugars supply empty carbohydrates devoid of nutrients.

Tips & Warnings
Depending on your personal reasons for eating a vegetarian diet, you may want to add some fish to the diet. This will give you more diversity and variety, and will make the diet easier. The stricter a vegetarian you are, the more difficult it will be to stay on the diet. Vegetarians who have a serious weight problem, and who would like to try the diet, are urged to rethink their position.
If you have any questions or concerns, contact a physician or other health care professional before engaging in any activity related to health and diet. This information is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice or treatment.

Answer 10

Lots of beans and seeds and tofu.