Low-carb High-Protein Diet.

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mastersync

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I've been wondering, how safe is the low-carb high-protein diet ? I stumbled upon this .

I'm now a little bit scared whether to continue my low-carb high-protein diet.
 
I would say be careful, I did Atkins, and I lost a ton of weight while cooking up pounds of bacon and eating it, "look ma, no carbs!" But i'm sure its discouraged....

of course I gained all my weight back, PLUS 40 extra, eek!! I read somewhere that you have to stay on atkins for life, otherwise once you start eating normally, your body becomes a FAT MAGNET.. I can attest to the truth of that!

Didnt Dr. Atkins die from a heart attack?
 
Just b/c you go low carb doesn't mean you have to eat high sat. fat.

To the OP, I think you have to ask yourself why you are thinking about going low carb. There's nothing magical about it.... some people do well with it, others not so much. The secret is eating less calories than you expend in a given period of time. If low-carb is the vehicle that best meets your needs, have at it. Just remember, there are a lot of vehicles to choose from and none are the best fit for everyone.
 
Eeek! Looks like I have this ditch this diet and find something more healthy. Any recommendation ?

Edit : Yeah Steve, I'm trying to stick to one diet and make a lifestyle out of it. Funny, the cause of my overweight is probably eating too much rice. Looking back it was foolish of me to think that rice doesn't make you fat.
 
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Steve said:
Just b/c you go low carb doesn't mean you have to eat high sat. fat.
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Steve is right, please don't be discouraged because of my results, I wasn't eating very healthy...

Steve, that video "inch by inch" is awesome!!
 
ya, its GREAT....someday ill ask you to help me with an exercise program (if you do that) do you do that?
 
mastersync said:
Now I'm making a fool of myself. Haha. I guess I have to make my own diet so it suits me. I'm inspired by my brother who loses 20kg in 3 months. I lost 1 kg in a month and I swear I'm not giving up.
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No, you don't look like a fool at all. It's just that rice doesn't make you fat. An intake of calories above and beyond what your body needs leads to an increase in body fat.

How did your brother lose the weight?

What I promote is eating a balanced, calorically-controlled diet consisting primarily of 'healthy' foods in addition to stuff you like too. I've found this to have the highest success ratio and be the easiest thing to follow. Once something like this doesn't work, then might be the time to use a more extreme approach.

The thing is though, assuming calories are controlled on a consistent basis relative to the needs of your body.... it has no choice but to succeed.
 
I dont know if someone else responded to this comment already but i couldn't pass it without responding!!!...Atkins is a wonderful WOL and is misconstrued all the time!..atkins is not about eating bacon and steaks all the time!...you are to eat Healthy fats,and lower your carbs,while limiting starchy vegtables and increasing Non-starchy ones to your at CCLM.I love this way of eating and am so glad i found it. Low fat Diets are Not for everyone(it definetly wasnt for me...check out sugarfreeshelia.com) as is low carb. Even though it is "exceptable" to eat bacon throughout the day while on atkns i would not do so and if/when i do eat it i prefer turkey bacon,Fat is NOT harmful!!..and just because people chose to misuse the diet doesn't make the diet hamful.And NO dr atkins did not die of an Heart attack he fell and bumped his head on ice outside of his office which put him in a coma which eventually lead to his unfortunate death. you will gain weight when you STOP any lifestyle if you quit a low-fat diet and go back to eating butter and olive oil you'll regain!...if you know you HAVE to have lots of carbs all through the day dont get on atkins,if you LOVE processed sugars dont get on atkins its as simple as that...as for me im almost finished with the book and have done tons of research on it as well as joined supportive forums and couldn't be more pleased...Sorry if i came of mean i just couldn't stand by and let such a healthy and great WOE get such a "BAD RAP"(
Jillzy_2008 said:
I would say be careful, I did Atkins, and I lost a ton of weight while cooking up pounds of bacon and eating it, "look ma, no carbs!" But i'm sure its discouraged....

of course I gained all my weight back, PLUS 40 extra, eek!! I read somewhere that you have to stay on atkins for life, otherwise once you start eating normally, your body becomes a FAT MAGNET.. I can attest to the truth of that!

Didnt Dr. Atkins die from a heart attack?
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foxy89 said:
I dont know if someone else responded to this comment already but i couldn't pass it without responding!!!...Atkins is a wonderful WOL and is misconstrued all the time!..atkins is not about eating bacon and steaks all the time!...you are to eat Healthy fats,and lower your carbs,while limiting starchy vegtables and increasing Non-starchy ones to your at CCLM.I love this way of eating and am so glad i found it. Low fat Diets are Not for everyone(it definetly wasnt for me...check out sugarfreeshelia.com) as is low carb. Even though it is "exceptable" to eat bacon throughout the day while on atkns i would not do so and if/when i do eat it i prefer turkey bacon,Fat is NOT harmful!!..and just because people chose to misuse the diet doesn't make the diet hamful.And NO dr atkins did not die of an Heart attack he fell and bumped his head on ice outside of his office which put him in a coma which eventually lead to his unfortunate death. you will gain weight when you STOP any lifestyle if you quit a low-fat diet and go back to eating butter and olive oil you'll regain!...if you know you HAVE to have lots of carbs all through the day dont get on atkins,if you LOVE processed sugars dont get on atkins its as simple as that...as for me im almost finished with the book and have done tons of research on it as well as joined supportive forums and couldn't be more pleased...Sorry if i came of mean i just couldn't stand by and let such a healthy and great WOE get such a "BAD RAP"(
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Yea, that's been said above. Only in a lot less words.
 
What most take issue with relative to the Atkins diet isn't so much that people believe they can eat whatever they want as long as it's not carbs. Most people aren't that retarded.

I've seen Atkin-esque diets work wonderfully for people. But there's no magic in it.... it's just a way that some find easy to adhere to which nets out to be a caloric deficit.

The beef most who are in the know have is that the diet plan was the catalyst to the current belief that carbs make you fat.

Which isn't true, of course.
 
Steve said:
What most take issue with relative to the Atkins diet isn't so much that people believe they can eat whatever they want as long as it's not carbs. Most people aren't that retarded.
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I'm honestly not so sure about this one. Maybe I just know especially silly people.
 
I have a friend who lost 20 lbs. She looks great, really she does but she is one of these die hard low carbers. One day I ask if I should measure the calories in ground sirloin before or after its cooked. I kid you not she says "I've never thought about it. All I know is I can eat all of it I want without feeling guilty because it doesn't have any carbs". I have no idea how the woman looks so great after 4 kids with thoughts like this whirling inside her head.
 
LandonsBaby said:
I have a friend who lost 20 lbs. She looks great, really she does but she is one of these die hard low carbers. One day I ask if I should measure the calories in ground sirloin before or after its cooked. I kid you not she says "I've never thought about it. All I know is I can eat all of it I want without feeling guilty because it doesn't have any carbs". I have no idea how the woman looks so great after 4 kids with thoughts like this whirling inside her head.
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She's fortunate that her genetics allow her to get by with that kind of thought process floating around her head.

I mean to completely throw the basics of thermodynamics out the window is completely ridiculous. But they know no better.

Let's see, cut out one of the three macro nutrients.... I'm pretty sure caloric intake is going to go down. Especially when the remaining two (fat, protein) tend to be more satiating.

They don't understand that calories are the driving factor.
 
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