Tue, Oct-14-03, 13:21
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Posts: 56
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Plan: Atkins/ WLS 10/10/04
Stats: 320/255/175
BF:way too much
Progress: 45%
Location: Northern VA
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Originally Posted by LadyBelle
With the Atkins diet, following it by the book, you shouldn't have to count calories, and you should only be getting adiquet protien
However after 30 years of people following the diet I think the clinic found a high percentage gorging after they rea dliberaly, and having around 3,000 or more cals a day of pure protien.
In the new book and on his web site he still says you don't have to count cals in induciton, but if you feel you must (alot of people are so programmed after years of dieting they refused to not count) then go by the 10-12x current weight rule.
In DANDR he also states that as you raise carbs you should lower fat and protien should remain at adiquet. In Atkins for life he takes into account those over eating on protien and changes the statement to as carbs rise, fat and protien will lower.
I think that's why it's important to buy the latest edition. Not only is there 30 more years of medical research into it, but also 30 years of studying humans and the many wonderful ways we can take something simple and over complicate it
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I love your last paragraph! It's in our nature to make things more complicated than they need to be.
I appreciate all of your comments and the important points you made. It seems that either way works well, and I am certain that as time goes by I will complicate my diet for the shear need of diversity.
But for now I will keep it simple as much as possible. I have a lot to lose, and I don't like the idea of making it harder on myself. Particularly since I am not a great cook, and dislike making complicated meals.
Still, I welcome more discussion on this subject. It's very instructional for me, and interesting to see the different perspectives.
Thanks!
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