Jeanette401
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I'd just like to point out that low carb and high protein aren't the same. There's a recent study that just came out that showed people feel more 'full' if they're getting 25% of their calories from protein than if they're getting less. (Was actually based on g/kg of weight I believe).
The Atkins diet (and the paleo diet, which I believe is closer to what TheW8LossMonster is recommending) are more about what you don't eat than making sure you get enough protein.
Also, while the studies on the Inuit diet are interesting, it's a diet I don't see myself trying any time soon as 1) my cholesterol etc. numbers are good with my current diet and 2) I don't see myself eating raw caribou brains and livers to get my allotment of Vitamin C
I don't know that protein necessarily increases your metabolism, but there is a slightly higher energy expenditure needed to digest it - which is what resulted in the studies where people eating 2000 calories on a high protein diet lost as much as people eating 1800 calories on a lower protein, higher carb diet.
Disclaimer: I myself lost 70 lbs on Atkins, but switched to a more moderate approach after 5 years. Atkins is quite happy to let you eat processed crap as long as you buy it from them, which is one of the things that differentiates it from paleo eating. Sugar alcohols, 'energy bars', it's all about net carbs, baby. However, I don't think there's a doctor anywhere that would say it's a bad thing to eat more calorie sparse, nutrient dense foods (like veggies and fish) and less calorie dense, nutrient spare foods (like white bread and potato chips - despite their yumminess). And there are a lot of good reasons to eat lean protein s well.
The Atkins diet (and the paleo diet, which I believe is closer to what TheW8LossMonster is recommending) are more about what you don't eat than making sure you get enough protein.
Also, while the studies on the Inuit diet are interesting, it's a diet I don't see myself trying any time soon as 1) my cholesterol etc. numbers are good with my current diet and 2) I don't see myself eating raw caribou brains and livers to get my allotment of Vitamin C
I don't know that protein necessarily increases your metabolism, but there is a slightly higher energy expenditure needed to digest it - which is what resulted in the studies where people eating 2000 calories on a high protein diet lost as much as people eating 1800 calories on a lower protein, higher carb diet.
Disclaimer: I myself lost 70 lbs on Atkins, but switched to a more moderate approach after 5 years. Atkins is quite happy to let you eat processed crap as long as you buy it from them, which is one of the things that differentiates it from paleo eating. Sugar alcohols, 'energy bars', it's all about net carbs, baby. However, I don't think there's a doctor anywhere that would say it's a bad thing to eat more calorie sparse, nutrient dense foods (like veggies and fish) and less calorie dense, nutrient spare foods (like white bread and potato chips - despite their yumminess). And there are a lot of good reasons to eat lean protein s well.
