In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] says...
Quoted message said:Hi, all--- I recently bought one of those "meat plans"---three cases of
frozen high quality beef, pork and seafood.
Sooooooo....if there was ever a logical time to try Atkins....I guess
it's...gulp! now....?
Hi WIR, welcome to the group!
Quoted message said:But...but...but.....even tho Ive seen friends lose weight...Im still
scared of cholesterol. HOW can a lots-o-meat diet NOT raise my (already
too high) cholesterol?
Others have addressed that, so I'll skip that part because I didn't
have any of my levels checked beforehand and I feel GREAT now. Let me
put it this way: Before I started Atkins, I felt like [censored] ALL THE
TIME and I truly thought I was going to DIE. After being on Atkins for
a while, I had a ray of hope; after being on it for about 6 months, I
felt like I had a new lease on life because I felt SOOO much better.
THAT is what keeps me low-carb. Looking goods comes and goes, but
FEELING good is PRICELESS!
Quoted message said:IF Im understanding right, Im supposed to eat meat, even
butter...egss....cheese and basically salad-type veggies and NOTHING
else?
You can eat LOTS of different kinds of veggies, depending on their carb
counts. You need to avoid some veggies such as potatoes, peas, etc.,
but there are lots of others you can eat. You can eat a lot of meat or
not (at least at first). I'm not a big meat eater, so while I
increased my meat/fish/poultry intake, that's not saying much when one
lives mostly on high-carb [censored] and frozen dinners. I almost never ate
vegetables then either, so, TRUST ME, Atkins was WAAAAY healthier for
ME. I eat a moderate amount of meat now -- probably not as much as I
SHOULD since I tend to use it more as an additive to other dishes.
Atkins is fairly strict for the first TWO WEEKS. During that time, you
keep your daily carbs at 20 and eat only what is listed on the
acceptable foods list for Induction (no fruit or nuts, for instance).
After that, you can add back many foods while increasing your daily
carb level by 5 more carbs for a week, then do it again, etc., until
you reach a point where you are no longer losing or are knocked out of
ketosis. Then you level off at about 5 carbs lower than that high
point.
Quoted message said:and....I wont fall over dead of a heart attack in a week or two?
Not unless you were going to ANYWAY.
Quoted message said:also...how LONG does the craving for sugar/flour goodies take to go
away?
It's different for different people, but mostly they go away by day 3
or 4.
As others have advised, get the book. If you can, try to get the Dr.
Atkins New Diet Revolution book published around 2001 -- newer ones are
produced by Atkins Nutritionals, which is NOT part of the Atkins
Foundation -- they include low-carb Atkins products during Induction
which were never intended by Dr. Atkins to be used during the first two
weeks and which are NOT necessary to this way of eating unless you WANT
to get them. They did this after his death, and their motives are
somewhat suspicious since they are trying to sell you something. I'm
not saying they are BAD, just that they are not promoting the "purer"
way of eating (WOE) as it was originally intended. It's much better to
get a firm handle on the new WOE before venturing off into low-carb-
manufactured-product-land because those foods can throw you off.
My view on weight loss is (first and foremost) that you have to be
READY to do it -- if you aren't ready to commit to it, it's less likely
to succeed. If you ARE ready, jump in with both feet. Keep reading
and posting here for GREAT support, info and inspiration and ignore the
trolls (JC der Koenig is the resident [censored] -- he WILL insult you if
he hasn't already).
--
Saffire
205/141/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333
