whats everyone think of the low carb diet?
79425
If you're gonna do it you have to cut out ALL carbs for it to work. I did it a few years ago and lost a lot of weight really fast. But as soon as I ate just a few carbs all the weight came right back. It also raised my blood pressure. If you want to lose weight you need to just eat healthy and smaller portions. Depriving yourself of one thing is an unhealthy diet.
972299
Look for low carb recipes. Here are my favorite sights:\nhttp://www.lowcarbluxury.com/lowcarb-recipes.html\nhttp://allrecipes.com/recipes/healthy-living/low-carb-diet/main.aspx\nhttp://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/recipes/\nhttp://www.lowcarbfriends.com/recipereview/
18621
Yes, easily. Most low carb diets will do this.\n\nThe South Beach Diet, among others, advertises that people will lose between 7 and 11 pounds in the first two weeks, although the weight loss slows after that.
555378
Here are some opinions on food and diet:\n\nhttp://uk.blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-iQ_TenI9dLT74fuxz0hwQxOHovpKsgI-?cq=1\n\nAll feedback appreciated.
233418
My husband and I tried it last year. He lost 20 lbs. I lost 23. Then he retired, we moved and had to eat out a lot. We got off it, but now we are going back on it. It's a very healthy diet that was recommended to me by my cardiologist. We had so much more energy when we were on it. The first two weeks are a little difficult but after that you have lost your craving for sweets and high carb foods. You are allowed to have carbs after the first two weeks, but you stick to carbs that are healthy (like brown rice instead of white). It's really a smart diet and works very well. You will reach plateaus, but then you just increase your exercise and you start losing again.\n\nThis is not a "fad" diet, but rather a change in lifestyle. You could eat like this for the rest of your life and be healthier. Like I said, my cardiologist recommended it for me and I have congestive heart failure. He would not tell me to try a diet that wasn't healthy.
737414
I have been on Atkins for over 2 years now. Totally love this way of eating. It isn't a diet however but one must decide before embarqing on this journey if they wish to stop their yo-yoing and finally find a solution to being over weight. It is possible you know but only if you read the book and decide this is a forever way of eating.\n\nIf you read his book you will suddenly realize how much sense he makes. It really works and it isn't boring.  I lost 50 pounds and have kept it off with ease and love the fact that I can go to my closet and get anything out of it and know it will fit. \n\nPlease do not start this without reading the book. It's not just about High protein and cutting out carbs. The induction is the strictest of the time of limiting foods. If you plan on going on this then going off once you lose you weight don't bother. You will gain it back.  But this can be said for all plans to lose weight.\n\nCheck out this website if you do plan on going on Low Carb regardless of which plan you choose.  \n\nhttp://www.lowcarbfriends.com  This site has been a godsend for me and my husband who by the way lost 80 and has kept it off. And we eat. If you just knew how much we eat you would  be shocked. No limiting portions, no worry about low fat tasteless foods, but just not eating high carb items. \n\nDo know however that all foods have carbs except meat. It about the high content of the carbs and how it affects the blood sugar.  Remember naturally white foods are ones to watch, potato's, rice, sugar, white flour etc. These are horribly high carb items plus corn (not a vege but a grain)
185302
A well balanced diet, with an active life style will help you lose weight.  A diet that lacks carbs or protiens any other of the food groups isn't a good method.
528036
if you need to lose weight quickly and without exercising then doing the atkins diet will drop the pounds of very quickly...very few carbs and lots of protein..long term weightloss is healthier and by having a few carbs and more protein is better than no carbs at all..you will loose weight more steadily..also eat your largest meal in the day rather than the evening as you are more likely to burn off the calories
394316
What a load of crap. I have done low carb for a couple years and never had a problem. In fact I used to have a prediabetic condition. I had high triglycerides, glucose and cholesterol. It reversed those problems for me in a couple of months. I have known lots of people who did low carb. Nobody ever had any of those problems. With all the veggies you eat doing low carb, you probably have a lower risk of colon cancer. I think the first chick is one of those people who thinks you eat no carbs and have lard patties and bacon grease all day. Or part of the food lobby. lol\n\n\nStill if you are a vegetarian, go with the diet the 2nd guy posted. That one is pretty good too. Get some protein though. Maybe some whey or soy products.
401100
Doing the Atkins diet "reversed" my diabetes.  Medically proven.  However, doctors will still bash it. Read the book and try it for two weeks and become a new you.
568842
The Atkins diet is a high fat, low carb diet that was designed by Dr. Atkins, a heart surgeon.  Youcut out all sugars, breads, pastas, potatoes, basically any starch.  And eat only meats.  The fatty meats like pork, bacon, sausage and steaks are reccomended because they keep you full for longer.  Also Alchohol and artificial sweeteners are banned.  \n\n\nI know several people that lost weight on this diet, but Its certainly not for everybody.
927772
I'm on the south beach diet.  Low carb breakfast, I have 2 eggs scrambled and canadian bacon or turkey bacon for breakfast.
454749
here are some good pros and cons for the atkins diet.\n\nBenefits \n\nThere is no need to cut out the food you like best like meat, cream, cheese and other high fat foods. \nBecause you can eat as much as you like of the permitted foods, you don't get hungry. \nBecause so many foods are permitted, there is greater variety on the Atkins Diet than on low calorie diets so the risk of cheating is small. \nNot all carbohydrates count in the total allowance. Those rich in dietary fibre can be eaten more freely because fibre is not digested. This allows even more latitude in food eaten. \nIt is argued that a low carbohydrate diet is more natural for the human body because grains in the form of wheat, rice, etc, only became a regular part of our diet 10,000 years ago so our bodies have not had time to evolve to cope with them satisfactorily. \nSome reseach indicates that people with type 2 diabetes have better insulin function and better blood sugar control on a low carbohydrate diet. \n\nDisadvantages\n\nAlthough a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine is sometimes cited as providing evidence that the Atkins Diet works, in fact its conclusion is that although more weight was lost at the end of 6 months on the Atkins Diet than on a low calorie diet, after one year, the difference was insignificant. \nThe same study found that both types of diet, Atkins and low calorie, had a large drop out rate so it seems the apparent choice of food on the Atkins Diet is not a sufficient inducement to keep people on it. \nThe metabolic processes involved in using fat for energy instead of carbohydrates can lead to increased uric acid and ketones which can cause kidney problems, gout and headaches. \nThere can be low amounts of dietary fibre on the Atkins Diet leading to constipation and chronic bowel disease. \nSome experts believe that the high amounts of animal fat eaten on the Atkins Diet can have a bad effect on cholesterol levels and can lead to cardiac disease. \nThere is some argument that a reduction in carbohydrates automatically leads to a reduction in calories because many high fat foods are unpalatable in large quantities without carbohydrates. For example, many people would not want to eat an egg without bread either fresh or toasted, or a burger without the bun or at least potatoes. \nThe Atkins diet doesn't conform to the American Heart Association's dietary guidelines for a healthy heart.
1179525
low carb diet. cut back on your carbohydrates, read your food labels and compare the carbs between different brands get the ones that have the lowest amount of carbs but highest amount of fiber.
1130636
it depends on your metabolism, but wouldn't recommend it as a long term solution to losing weight since it'll probably lead you to an eating disorder of some kind.  just try reducing your food intake and go on a low carb diet with lots of veggies and some fruits.
285751
I would like to second the low carb answer. I was 255 with a lean body mass of 135 at 5' 11" with high glucose, tryglicerides and cholesterol. It was a prediabetic condition. Two years later all my blood levels are normal. I weigh 239 with a lean body mass of 202. That is about 16% bodyfat. I did a cross between Atkins and Protein Power (low carb diets). I did nothing but weight lifting for exercise until about 6 months ago. Now I also do high intensity interval training. I also do just a little cardio once a week for my heart and lungs. A year ago a started drinking whey protein shakes. Other then that all I take is a multivitimin. I drink a gallon of water a day too.\n\nOne more thing, the aspartame thing is a myth. I drink it in diet soda all the time. \nhttp://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/aspartame.asp
466751
The Low Carb diet is not really good for you.  If you want to loose weight you got to start by having a balanced high water content diet.  That means more vegi and fruit, a lot less refined carb and high fat food.  Your health demand that you have balanced foot intake and moderate exercises.