Sat, Aug-02-03, 16:57
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Senior Member
Posts: 539
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Plan: good fat low carb
Stats: 255/170/170
BF:
Progress: 100%
Location: USA
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according to ATKINS.com:
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An AtkinsTM Advantage Bar can serve as either a snack or an occasional meal replacement. Feel free to eat them during Induction as long as you continue to lose weight. (We generally recommend no more than one bar or shake a day during the first two weeks of Induction.) But keep in mind that neither the Atkins shakes nor the bars were formulated to be total meal replacements. Atkins does not recommend the use of meal replacements for more than one meal a day; instead, it is important to eat whole, unprocessed foods to learn wholesome eating habits.
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That being said, you will find a myriad of information on this site, and others like it, regarding these bars. The most frequent advice ive seen given is do not use these during induction, try to stick with "whole foods" to kick your weight loss off right.. YMMV with these things, but to be honest I have seen only a small percentage of people that CAN have them without stalling (at least during induction).. so it's really up to you whether you want to 'take a chance' with them or not..
as for me, I personally cannot have them.. I have to count ALL of the carbs in these as well as the LC ice cream etc.. they also make me feel really bad (like a hangover) which tells me it is messing with my blood sugar..
also from ATKINS.com:
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Could eating Advantage bars be impeding my weight loss? This varies by individual. If you have reached a plateau and are not losing weight, try omitting the bars until weight loss resumes
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this says to me that there are many people out there who have tried them and it just doesnt work for them.. afterall it is a frequently asked question on the ATKINS site itself..
HTH.. best wishes to you!! and, as always, this is JMHO
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