Guest guest Posted January 2, 2003 Report Share Posted January 2, 2003 Amen, and amen. Sherri says this so much better than I did, but these are exactly my concerns. On Thursday, January 2, 2003, at 05:31 AM, (AT) (DOT) com wrote: > Sherri <sherria > Re: Dr. Adkins Diet > > " SirLancelot9 " <SirLancelot9@i...> wrote: >> While I may not be able to >> follow the diet completely, I would think reducing carbs would be a > good >> thing. > > Nothing wrong with reducing carbe, but please please PLEASE check your > ketones regularly if you’re going to do Atkins, and do remember to add > the carbs back in when you’re allowed to (many people don’t, cuz they’re > so thrilled with the results they get in the first few weeks of almost > no carbs). Do some research – there are still significant concerns > about the risks associated with the high protein/low carb diet Adkins > advocates. > > Personally, I can’t believe that intentionally kicking your body into > ketosis can be a good thing, but that’s just me. I’m not a big believer > in “diets” of any kind. The only way I’ve found to lose weight in a > healthy manner and maintain it has been to change my eating habits in > ways that I can (and intend to) maintain, and increasing my activity > level. > >> I'm committed to losing weight and appreciate >> anything you can suggest. > > Have you tried watching your fat calorie intake? I’ve had the best > success this way, and honestly after a couple of weeks of missing the > taste, I find myself cringing when I smell anything high fat cooking. > My palate changes enough to make high fat food seem “icky” I guess. My > room mate has has remarkable success by stopping eating anything where > more than 10% of the calories come from fat – not the whole recipe, but > each individual ingredient. Yep, that means no more butter, cheese, > etc, because they’re all high fat, but once you get past the initial > cravings its not that difficult to do and there are great alternatives > available (like straining yogurt and using in place of butter or other > high fat things that are “spread on bread”, cooking with broths instead > of oils, steaming rather than sautéing, etc). > > Also, many people have great success with grazing as opposed to eating > one or two large meals/day; just keep the fridge stocked with things > that are easy to grab and munch on. We spend one day/week doing massive > amounts of cooking and food prep: washing and chopping veggies, making > tabouleh, couscous and other salads, and a variety of things that we can > just grab and go all day long. I really need to start doing that > again…… > > > > -- > Sherri > To the tree's roots, the monkey and the wind are as one. --Zen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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