Quote:
Originally Posted by Kristine
>>"Blocks the absorption of fat or calories to enable consumers to lose substantial weight."
They forgot carbs.
|
Carbs [except fiber] contribute Calories...So, if they claim it blocks Carbs, then they're also claiming it blocks the Calories in them. There is one part on that list where it says they can't claim users can safely lose more than 3 pounds a week for more than 4 weeks. While, it may not be the case for everyone, I lost 3.5 pounds a week [safely] for my first few months on Atkins. In fact, I lost 5 pounds in my 3rd week. I didn't weigh until my 3rd week, so I may have lost even greater amounts in the first 2 weeks.
As for the feasibility of losing 3 pounds a week continuously, it is entirely feasible. It requires a 1,500 kcal/day deficit. If you are very large and burn close to 3,000 kcal/day, cutting back to 1,500 kcal [with no change in macronutrient composition] even with ZERO exercise will result in a 3 pound/week loss. If you up your percentage of fat, and start excercising at the same time it is entirely possible to safely lose 3 pounds a week for a period of months.
The reason 1-2 pounds is considered the maximum safe weight loss is because they are assuming that loss is achieved simply by Caloric restriction. To lose 1 pound a week, the theory is you need to be in a 500 kcal/day deficit; 2 pounds requires a 1,000 kcal/day deficit. If your BMR is let's say 2,500 kcal...cutting your Calories to a level that would allow weight loss [simply via Caloric restriction] greater than 2 pounds per week, would require you to eat a level of Calories is too low. If your BMR is less than 2,500 even 2 pounds a week simply by Caloric restriction is unsafe.
Adding exercise can also increase weight loss...But, in general, getting people to do enough exercise to lose even 1 more pound a week without further restricting Calories is close to impossible. 30 minutes to 1 hour a day [EVERY DAY] of exercise is needed to lose an additional pound a week, according to the Calorie theory.
Basically, all this means is that on a Low-Fat/Low-Calorie diet, weight loss greater than 1-2 pounds/week is unsafe...This cannot be applied to diets that work by means other than Caloric restriction, such as Atkins, which also increases Metabolism [because breaking fat down into Ketones requires Calories be expended] and decreases the amount of fat that is stored to near zero. 1g of Ketone in your urine, sweat, or breath represents 13 Calories no longer available to your body. 4 were expended making the Ketone, and the Ketone itself would have contributed 9, had it not been excreted.