Thu, Nov-08-01, 15:23
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Senior Member
Posts: 279
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Plan: Atkins/Protein Power
Stats: 173/150/135
BF:
Progress: 61%
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Jan,
There is conflicting thought on the issue of calories. I believe the Atkins plan allows you an "unlimited" amount of "free" foods (0 carb foods). However, are you perhaps "pigging out" on foods that are actually not free? Cheese has some carbs (about 1 gram per oz., depending on the cheese) so cheese is NOT a free food, never mind what Dr. Atkins thinks. Sugar-free jello is a nice treat but could possibly cause problems if you eat it in large quantities because of the artificial sweetner, which is a staller for some people. Another school of thought says you should eat 10-12 times your current body weight in calories per day. This might not apply to someone who is very fat, but you are not in that category so the 10-12 times your current weight rule could probably be used by you quite well. I'm within 10 pounds of goal and find I tend to go by the 10-12 rule. However, the closer you get to goal the more your weight loss slows, so that is perhaps not the time to pig out on anything. Since you are just starting out, why don't you experiment with the different philosophies to find what works best for you? Unless of course you are doing Atkins Induction, in which case I would say stay the course, count your carbs, and watch out for those items that may be sabotaging your efforts because they contain carbs you didn't know about. Until you get more experienced, look everything up in a good "foods count" book. If I were doing induction, by the way, I'd follow the 10-12 rule, unless I was particularly hungry and then I'd eat more of the ALLOWED foods only. Good luck and have fun!
Missydog
Last edited by missydog : Thu, Nov-08-01 at 15:55.
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