Sat, Oct-12-02, 09:58
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Plan: SuManKins
Stats: 321/249/221
BF:Let's not go there
Progress: 72%
Location: Midwest Flatlands
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If you are new here, there are two groups that try to exert more control over YOUR diet than you can imagine....the "drink insane amounts of water" & "you must eat more calories" people. You can ask ANY question, and you'll get both groups to chime in with the same answer.
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I am sharing what I DRINK.... not advocating that any should drink the same amounts as me. If you look at the guidelines to the majority of LC diets, they all say to drink at least 64 oz. of water a day. I have found, in MY personal experience, that the more water I drink, the faster I lose also...but that is MY body...and what works for me might not be the same results for someone else. I use to work for Culligan water, and it was suggested on a fact sheet,that a person drink 1/2 oz of water for every pound they weigh... And besides the title of this thread is
HOW MUCH WATER DO *YOU* DRINK PER DAY? Not how much water should you drink a day, or how much your diet SAYS you should drink a day... And as far as Atkins goes... there is a REASON why there are only certain foods on induction, and if a person wants the results, then the more successfully they are able to follow the induction plan as laid out by Dr. Atkins, the faster they will see results. Shark01, yes you are right, that the diet a person is on, has to be something that the person can live with.... and yes, ppl do make alterrations to the diets as set forth in the original diet plans.... but some of the plans are that way for a specific reason... And as far as not eating enough calories,... a person's body can and often does go into starvation mode if a certain calorie level intake is not maintained. There are several factors that determine how severe the reaction to this, including prior diets,activity levels,and IMHO, I believe that women are more susceptible to this than men are. Our bodies are set up to carry more fat in preparation for childbearing, and reluctantly lets go of the fat... but this is ALL MY TWO CENTS WORTH, and a person can take it or leave it!
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