I also posted this in the general area.

Hi All,

I have a friend that is on Atkins. He did 14 weeks of Atkins with very little if any cheats. His weight before Atkins was 436.7lbs His weight after 14 weeks of Atkins is 441.7lbs. He is on a lot of medication and I am thinking that is what is holding him back. Here is the list of his meds:

1 blood pressure pill – Metoprolol 50 mg 1x daily

1 diuretic for blood pressure – Indapamide 2.5 mg 1 x daily

1 allergy pill – Allegra 60 mg 1x daily

1 allergy nasal spray - NasacortAQ 3 spray each nostril 1x daily

Norvasc 5 mg 1x daily

Accupril 10 mg 1x daily

Isosorbide mn 60 mg 1x daily

Aspirin treatment – Ecotrin 325 mg 1x daily

Cholesterol pill – Lipitor 10 mg 1x daily

I am looking for any kind of information. Are any of these meds known to stall weight loss? Does anyone have any experience with stopping the meds to allow the body to lose weight?

He works out three times a week with muscle training and he has good water intake. My only complaint with his plan is that he occaisionally doesn't eat enough.

Thanks

Tom

P.S.
Additional info: He eats whole foods. The few times that he has cheated it wasn't a binge just something he wasn't supposed to have.

I am looking for 1st person accounts so that he can have something to relate to.

Thanks

Yes unfortunately bp meds and others do make losing weight more difficult.

Heres a link to the Atkins site about this subject.
http://atkins.com/Archive/2001/12/21-259254.html