Mon, Sep-01-03, 12:23
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Senior Member
Posts: 110
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 223.5/192.5/145
BF:
Progress: 39%
Location: Kennewick, WA
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Question for accomplished Atkiners...
This is going out to all the Atkins followers who have reached their goal or are very close...
I am thinking about how I am going to maintain my loss once I get to my goal.
It seems there is two ways of doing it and I wanted to get other's opinions.
#1 Follow the book and find out how many carbs per day you can eat and still maintain your weight loss. (for me I think it's pretty low like 25 carbs or so)
If I do this, I will pretty much be cooking 2 different meals for me and my future husband, (he doesn't tolerate fat well in his system) and not able to eat out at a lot of restraunts together like mexican food and chinese etc.
#2 Eat low fat, "healthy" foods with lots of vegys, fruit, and whole grain
With this I can go to a more variety of restaurants and not have to cook 2 meals for me and my family.
I am wondering, if I switch to the #2 option, will I gain weight since my carbs are up? It seems the answer is you have to choose between eating low carb-high fat or low fat-high carb.
I know either way I will need to not go back to eating a ton of junk food like I used to, and save those things for treats. But I guess I just want to know what works best for most people who have done this???
Thanks you guys!
Katie
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