does atkins really work and whats foods can i eat - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

emmalouise · 02-12-2005, 01:43 AM

hi guys

back again, i just joined and have lots of questions hope someone can help

lots of friends have said to try atkins and say it worked for them, i tried it for one day and felt ill but all i ate was bacon and egg all day, i understand its proteins and no carbs do u have any other foods i could eat as im a little unsure what u can eat on the atkins and if its something i should try to kick start my weight loss

or any other ideas to kick start my weight loss as its so hard at the beginning of a diet unless u can see quick results

emma x

**Pscarb** · 02-12-2005, 09:25 AM

Carb Cycling is a better route to go....do a search on the board you will get lots of results if you like the look of what you find then i am sure we can help you construct a diet.

fits · 02-12-2005, 10:01 AM

Hello

I know people that have lost fat and kept it off with Atkins but i would find it too resrtictive to be honest. I prefer the RegX diet where you get all you need, carbs/pro/fat plenty of Fibre etc. Its pretty strict but you can tweak it and still get real good results, i got into best shape in my life earlier this year using it!

most diests restrict too much.

Post up what your diets like now

emmalouise · 02-12-2005, 03:38 PM

hey

since starting to try eat healthily this is what i have eaten so far today, trying to use up what ive got

13.00 Bacon Sandwich - 2 rashers grilled bacon and 2 rounds white bread no butter and a glass of skimmed milk
15.00 Sveltesse pro biotic drink
16.00 One Poaches Egg on 1 toast with flora light
18.00 Will be having 2 fish fingers, 2 boiled potatoes and peas later and some fruit grapes and bananas

normally i would have had

10.00 rice crispies with skimmed milk or 2 pieces of toast
12.30 macdonalds burger and chips and coke or just chip sandwich or crisp sandwich
17.00 burger and chips, bread and butter

please help me i am a very fussy eater but want this so much

Stu · 02-12-2005, 03:46 PM

i would drop the white bread for a start (switch to wholemeal at least) and maybe think about switching the fish fingers for real food like actual fish

As a general rule if food is processsed then avoid it.

emmalouise · 02-12-2005, 04:50 PM

how about if i have roast chicken and boiled potatoes and frozen peas all homemade will that be alot better for me, i am gonna go shopping looking for brown bread or wholemeal or granary

thanks for reply

Stu · 02-12-2005, 09:23 PM

yes that would be much better, homemade stuff is the best because you can see exactly what goes in it.

emmalouise · 05-12-2005, 01:35 PM

meals today

8.30 bowl of rice crispies with skimmed milk
1 banana

10.30 Ham and lettuce sandwich on 2 slices of hovis best of both with flora light

1.00 Chicken breast, peas and 2 baby boiled potatoes with skin on, bisto gravy
1 apple

anything i can change guys, is this better, if i eat this amount every day will i lose weight along with exercise

3.00 poached egg on toast x 1 best of both bread

5.00 Chicken leg

3 litres of water with sugar free orange squash

andyparry123 · 05-12-2005, 09:30 PM

atkins works really well i lost 12lbs in 2 weeksbut your strength goes out of the window plus it bores the life out of you after a week. just cut down on the likes of bread, spuds etc change for small amounts of pasta or rice(brown/wild) and keep up the training

**hackskii** · 08-03-2006, 10:10 PM

Emma, you are going to have a hard time losing weight and fat if you eat cerial and breads, peas should be avoided to due to the high Glycemic Index (insulin spiking) of those as well.

Atkins does work well and I was on it for about 5-6 weeks and lost 3 pounds a week consistant.

so you can eat anything that swins, flys, runs, crawls, walks, any of those foods, you can eat stuff like cheese, heavy cream, all that.
Bacon and eggs is ok but there are better stuff like even steaks, when ever you are hungry eat that.
If you want nuts then eat macadamia nuts as they are the highest in fat and lowest in carbs of any nuts.

But if you are dieting then I for sure would stay away from any bread, potato, rice, pasta, flour, sugar and stuff like that.
Anything that says fat free is usually loaded with a carbohydrate for instance sugar for taste.

I use heavy cream and sugar substatute for my coffee in the morning and you can add some protein powder if you like to your coffee.

If you dont go to the gym then Atkins works very well.

It takes about 3 days to slip into ketosis, If you are going to give Atkins a try then at least give it 3-4 days after that you feel very good.
I have high energy on Atkins/ketogenic diets.

After the month is up you can slowly add some carbs and I can help you with that if you want.

If you have any questions on this I can help you.

Angel · 16-03-2006, 07:27 AM

Hi Emma,

Any diet that restricts a food group is not good for you. The atkins diet although is successful to begin with but once you get back to the carbs the weight will pile back on. Its very high in fat so can cause helth problems in the long run.

You do not necessarily need to cut out food such as bread, potatoes and pasta. You could chose the wholemeal option which is much better for you. Also have u tried foods such as sweet potatoes, cous cous or lentils? Okay i know the last one dont sound nice and i had not bothered with them until recently myself and if you get a good recipie they are actually quite nice. Its good to introduce different foods to your diet. Have you tried wild rice? I've yet to try that one as it looks a bit nasty, but when i find a good recipie i will put that one to the test!!

I would agree with Stu if the food is processed its likely not to be very good for you as it can be high in salt or sugar. Fresh fruit and vegtables every day will help.

Are you exercising as well?

Angel

**hackskii** · 16-03-2006, 02:42 PM

Ok, I want to clear things up here.
Atkins diet is not going to kill you, fats wont hurt you and after you go off the atkens diet if you slowly intorduce lower GI foods (carbs) you will not gain the weight back.

Atkins is sound for fat loss, bread, potato, rice should be avoided and replaced with fruits and vegetables. Potato for example is toxic raw and actually inhibits protein metabolism in the stomach.
Avoid starchy stuff when dieting and you can add them back later in SMALL portions.

Eat a protein and fat with every meal. If you want to eat carbs go ahead but eat them with a protein and a vegetable or fruit when dieting and keep the portions of carbs smaller or equal to the fats and proteins.

I have mounds of evidence to support that diets higher in fat are just fine.
Low fat diets are not healthy.
If you are worried about the fats you eat then use extra virgin Olive oil and fish oils.
Both these are awesome or you can use avacado, olives, nuts in place but you have to have fat in the diet.

Drop all the processed carbs, sugars, bread, pasta, rice everything while dieting and stick to fruits and vegetables.
If you eat any of the stuff I said to avoid then you will have to eat a protein and a fat with it to slow digestion so you dont spike blood sugars which in turn spike insulin and you will store some of that meal as fat.

Never eat carbs by itself.

02-12-2005, 01:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
emmalouise Emmalouise Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: stafford, midlands Posts: 13	does atkins really work and whats foods can i eat hi guys back again, i just joined and have lots of questions hope someone can help lots of friends have said to try atkins and say it worked for them, i tried it for one day and felt ill but all i ate was bacon and egg all day, i understand its proteins and no carbs do u have any other foods i could eat as im a little unsure what u can eat on the atkins and if its something i should try to kick start my weight loss or any other ideas to kick start my weight loss as its so hard at the beginning of a diet unless u can see quick results emma x

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02-12-2005, 03:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
emmalouise Emmalouise Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: stafford, midlands Posts: 13	my diet so far is it better? hey since starting to try eat healthily this is what i have eaten so far today, trying to use up what ive got 13.00 Bacon Sandwich - 2 rashers grilled bacon and 2 rounds white bread no butter and a glass of skimmed milk 15.00 Sveltesse pro biotic drink 16.00 One Poaches Egg on 1 toast with flora light 18.00 Will be having 2 fish fingers, 2 boiled potatoes and peas later and some fruit grapes and bananas normally i would have had 10.00 rice crispies with skimmed milk or 2 pieces of toast 12.30 macdonalds burger and chips and coke or just chip sandwich or crisp sandwich 17.00 burger and chips, bread and butter please help me i am a very fussy eater but want this so much

02-12-2005, 03:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
Stu original nutter Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: No fixed abode Posts: 743	i would drop the white bread for a start (switch to wholemeal at least) and maybe think about switching the fish fingers for real food like actual fish As a general rule if food is processsed then avoid it. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-12-2005, 04:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
emmalouise Emmalouise Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: stafford, midlands Posts: 13	stu how about if i have roast chicken and boiled potatoes and frozen peas all homemade will that be alot better for me, i am gonna go shopping looking for brown bread or wholemeal or granary thanks for reply

02-12-2005, 10:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
fits Getting HUGE! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: East London Posts: 1,361	Hello I know people that have lost fat and kept it off with Atkins but i would find it too resrtictive to be honest. I prefer the RegX diet where you get all you need, carbs/pro/fat plenty of Fibre etc. Its pretty strict but you can tweak it and still get real good results, i got into best shape in my life earlier this year using it! most diests restrict too much. Post up what your diets like now

02-12-2005, 09:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
Stu original nutter Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: No fixed abode Posts: 743	yes that would be much better, homemade stuff is the best because you can see exactly what goes in it. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

05-12-2005, 01:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
emmalouise Emmalouise Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: stafford, midlands Posts: 13	meals today 8.30 bowl of rice crispies with skimmed milk 1 banana 10.30 Ham and lettuce sandwich on 2 slices of hovis best of both with flora light 1.00 Chicken breast, peas and 2 baby boiled potatoes with skin on, bisto gravy 1 apple anything i can change guys, is this better, if i eat this amount every day will i lose weight along with exercise 3.00 poached egg on toast x 1 best of both bread 5.00 Chicken leg 3 litres of water with sugar free orange squash

05-12-2005, 09:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
andyparry123 Pagga Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: royal huyton on sea Posts: 299	atkins works really well i lost 12lbs in 2 weeksbut your strength goes out of the window plus it bores the life out of you after a week. just cut down on the likes of bread, spuds etc change for small amounts of pasta or rice(brown/wild) and keep up the training

08-03-2006, 10:10 PM	#10 (permalink)
hackskii UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 23,737	Emma, you are going to have a hard time losing weight and fat if you eat cerial and breads, peas should be avoided to due to the high Glycemic Index (insulin spiking) of those as well. Atkins does work well and I was on it for about 5-6 weeks and lost 3 pounds a week consistant. so you can eat anything that swins, flys, runs, crawls, walks, any of those foods, you can eat stuff like cheese, heavy cream, all that. Bacon and eggs is ok but there are better stuff like even steaks, when ever you are hungry eat that. If you want nuts then eat macadamia nuts as they are the highest in fat and lowest in carbs of any nuts. But if you are dieting then I for sure would stay away from any bread, potato, rice, pasta, flour, sugar and stuff like that. Anything that says fat free is usually loaded with a carbohydrate for instance sugar for taste. I use heavy cream and sugar substatute for my coffee in the morning and you can add some protein powder if you like to your coffee. If you dont go to the gym then Atkins works very well. It takes about 3 days to slip into ketosis, If you are going to give Atkins a try then at least give it 3-4 days after that you feel very good. I have high energy on Atkins/ketogenic diets. After the month is up you can slowly add some carbs and I can help you with that if you want. If you have any questions on this I can help you. __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

16-03-2006, 07:27 AM	#11 (permalink)
Angel Newbie Trainer Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 12	Hi Emma, Any diet that restricts a food group is not good for you. The atkins diet although is successful to begin with but once you get back to the carbs the weight will pile back on. Its very high in fat so can cause helth problems in the long run. You do not necessarily need to cut out food such as bread, potatoes and pasta. You could chose the wholemeal option which is much better for you. Also have u tried foods such as sweet potatoes, cous cous or lentils? Okay i know the last one dont sound nice and i had not bothered with them until recently myself and if you get a good recipie they are actually quite nice. Its good to introduce different foods to your diet. Have you tried wild rice? I've yet to try that one as it looks a bit nasty, but when i find a good recipie i will put that one to the test!! I would agree with Stu if the food is processed its likely not to be very good for you as it can be high in salt or sugar. Fresh fruit and vegtables every day will help. Are you exercising as well? Angel

16-03-2006, 02:42 PM	#12 (permalink)
hackskii UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 23,737	Ok, I want to clear things up here. Atkins diet is not going to kill you, fats wont hurt you and after you go off the atkens diet if you slowly intorduce lower GI foods (carbs) you will not gain the weight back. Atkins is sound for fat loss, bread, potato, rice should be avoided and replaced with fruits and vegetables. Potato for example is toxic raw and actually inhibits protein metabolism in the stomach. Avoid starchy stuff when dieting and you can add them back later in SMALL portions. Eat a protein and fat with every meal. If you want to eat carbs go ahead but eat them with a protein and a vegetable or fruit when dieting and keep the portions of carbs smaller or equal to the fats and proteins. I have mounds of evidence to support that diets higher in fat are just fine. Low fat diets are not healthy. If you are worried about the fats you eat then use extra virgin Olive oil and fish oils. Both these are awesome or you can use avacado, olives, nuts in place but you have to have fat in the diet. Drop all the processed carbs, sugars, bread, pasta, rice everything while dieting and stick to fruits and vegetables. If you eat any of the stuff I said to avoid then you will have to eat a protein and a fat with it to slow digestion so you dont spike blood sugars which in turn spike insulin and you will store some of that meal as fat. Never eat carbs by itself. __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.