"martin33" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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i started atkins 2 yrs back and weighed 240lbs, lost upto 70 lbs in 6 months and maintained it for about a year by gyming regularly. i've now put back about 20lbs in the last 5 months and decided to go back on atkins. the first time round when i lost that much, i did lose all or atleast most of the muscle in my body but i didn't care as long as i was losing the weight and getting into small sizes, a reason for this though could be that because you don't feel hungry and don't consume enought calories. But for the last 1 year i have been doing strict weight training and i do see my upper body shaping up, but the downside is that i have gone up by 4 inches on my tummy (all fat). Does anyone know if you really lose muscle doing atkins even if you take in a lot of protein ???? pls enlighten
The data I've read seems mixed, but it's definately less than low-fat and fasting.
Joe the Aroma wrote: :: "martin33" <[email hidden]> wrote in :: message news:[email hidden]... ::: ::: i started atkins 2 yrs back and weighed 240lbs, lost upto 70 lbs in ::: 6 months and maintained it for about a year by gyming regularly. ::: i've now put back about 20lbs in the last 5 months and decided to ::: go back on atkins. the first time round when i lost that much, i ::: did lose all or atleast most of the muscle in my body but i didn't ::: care as long as i was losing the weight and getting into small ::: sizes, a reason for this though could be that because you don't ::: feel hungry and don't consume enought calories. But for the last 1 ::: year i have been doing strict weight training and i do see my upper ::: body shaping up, but the downside is that i have gone up by 4 ::: inches on my tummy (all fat). Does anyone know if you really lose ::: muscle doing atkins even if you take in a lot of protein ???? pls ::: enlighten :: :: The data I've read seems mixed, but it's definately less than :: low-fat and fasting.
LC in and of itself doesn't cause muscle loss, period. Weight loss on any diet will typically result in some muscle loss.
