Has anyone had any success with the Atkins diet?

Question

I am just starting the diet becuase it has worked so well for my father who went down 4 pant sizes in 4 months. I just had a baby and instead of eating a balanced meal, I snack to much. I have 4 children and I just cant seem to find the time to excersise either. If it did work for you, what did kind of meals did you eat?

Answer 1

Mr. Atkins died when he slipped on some icy steps and cracked his skull
It worked for me, but you have to modify the Atkins plan if you normally eat a lot of simple carbs, sugars, bread, etc. because after following the diet for 4 weeks or so, you'll feel awful.
For all my meals, I ate protein (enough for my body weight) with complex carbs and vegetables. I limited high-sugar fruits (banana for example) and instead ate things like strawberries and citrus.
Snacks were protein + a complex carb (Triscuits with cheese, a boiled egg and toast, nuts and half an apple).

Don't cut all carbs, just replace simple whites with denser bronws. Atkins isn't about HIGH FAT - fats are limited, and protein is based on body weight.

Answer 2

I lost weight and was not hungry myself. Please do not go on this diet with 4 kids and stress. You will deprive yourself of too many ordinary needed foodstuffs.

Now here is the thing: The diet worked for me, BUT- I still had to cook for the family, and the cooking led to tasting and I felt as though we were all doing different things and it was not fun.

Only do this diet if your doctor says its ok. As a nursing mother, you need balanced foods NOT the all protein diet that Atkins is.

You see, your dad did not have homemaker duties to perform. He could just get a few slices of cold meat and a piece of sliced cheese and eat it. "Dinner is done" he would say. You , (and me) on the other hand have still got to wash 3 pairs of hands, get the table set, and produce the food, etc etc.

No wonder we snaclk and do not neat proper dietary necessaries.

SOLUTION:
Get some good health food snacks - nourishing bars (not the kind that are just about the same as a candy bar), carrots with a dab of mayo, fruit and veggies raw, and cut out white or processed sugar. In time your weight will stabilize and be where it should be. if you are a little pudgy - you are more cuddly than a skin and bones mommy.

Answer 3

I personally went on the diet but was also exercising as well. I went form 250 to 220 in about 4 months, but the reason I stopped was because I was constantly constipated and was losing a lot of hair, both are known side effects.

Answer 4

My brother and his wife used the Atkins diet and lost a lot of weight. However I personally think it is a dreadful diet full of fat that clogs the arteries leading to heart attacks (what did happen to Mr Atkins?)

Answer 5

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