I've been doing a lot of research on this today. In one thread Karen, (who I privately call our "gift"), suggested reading a book called "Mastering Leptin". Has anyone read this book?
Also, here' s an interesting clipping from my research on another thread:
Atkins does discuss using a brief period of high-carb eating, it's in DANDR, in the chapter on "Permanent Slimness in the Real World". He calls it a Reversal Diet, and same as for the re-feeds, it is high carb, but very very low fat. He recommends eating complex carbs from whole grains, fruits, vegetables .. keep the fiber intake high. No meats, oils, cream or cheese .. it's meant to be the polar opposite of LC. He also recommends doing this for no more than a few days at a time, then BOOM, right back to low-carbing by the book. Note that this is mentioned in the Maintenance chapter, not Induction or Ongoing Weight Loss. It's intended as a means of dealing with cravings, not as a weight loss jumpstarter.
He states:
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Please note that the reversal diet itself is an austere program; it is not a balanced diet, and it most certainly not taking a break from dieting for a while. When you try to interpose a period of balanced dieting, the result is all too often a rapid regain of weight. The lesson you must learn is that if you "go off the diet", you don't go off into a vacuum, you go onto another diet. Make sure the other diet is also one in which you are in control.
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Doreen
I did a "refeed" on Sunday. Beer, french fries, etc. Oh, yeah, and a PINT of low carb ice cream. I made a mistake by not educating myself first. I thought I just had to stay away from sugar. I went up almost 5 pounds. What a mistake.
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