Hi Everyone:
I have another confession. Unlike many of you, I am not a serial dieter. Never really minded the extra sponge in my tummy area (well until two years ago). Actually it is in my nature to be very modest so it's only on the hottest days, I might show some skin and even then I won't take off my shirt. So as long as I could hide my bulge under my shirt, I did not mind.
But back in 2008, my stomach started to expand and expand to the point my trousers got really tight around the waist line. Maybe worse than that, that ugly turkey fat thing under my chin appeared making my face round and pudgy.
So I asked my co-workers around what type of diets they recommended and one of the guys said he tried Atkins' Plan and had lost thirty pounds. Wow, that's great so I ran to the bookstore and picked up a paperback and followed the instructions. OMG!
I should have listened to his warning that Atkins is hard. Atkins is really, really difficult unless you have the discipline of a marine. In a nutshell, doing Atkins is based on cutting back carbohydrates like pasta, bread and potatoes as well as sugar will force your body to burn body fat into fuel. You can eat many types of meat and vegetables and in fairly generous portions but that is not the problem.
The problem is that almost everything has either starch or sugar in it so for the first two to six weeks you are stuck eating bland, boring food. You can't even eat fruit because it has sugar in it. You can't have any bread or cereal. Not even sugar in my coffee. Needless to say, I could not even finish the first week and saw no significant improvement.
I will talk more about Atkins in future posts but lets just say I would not recommend it to most people and will give my reasons as more blog posts go up. If you want to hear more about my dieting adventures, subscribe to my free newsletter called Jimmy's Weight Loss Stories and I will send you a free diet tips ebook.
I have another confession. Unlike many of you, I am not a serial dieter. Never really minded the extra sponge in my tummy area (well until two years ago). Actually it is in my nature to be very modest so it's only on the hottest days, I might show some skin and even then I won't take off my shirt. So as long as I could hide my bulge under my shirt, I did not mind.
But back in 2008, my stomach started to expand and expand to the point my trousers got really tight around the waist line. Maybe worse than that, that ugly turkey fat thing under my chin appeared making my face round and pudgy.
So I asked my co-workers around what type of diets they recommended and one of the guys said he tried Atkins' Plan and had lost thirty pounds. Wow, that's great so I ran to the bookstore and picked up a paperback and followed the instructions. OMG!
I should have listened to his warning that Atkins is hard. Atkins is really, really difficult unless you have the discipline of a marine. In a nutshell, doing Atkins is based on cutting back carbohydrates like pasta, bread and potatoes as well as sugar will force your body to burn body fat into fuel. You can eat many types of meat and vegetables and in fairly generous portions but that is not the problem.
The problem is that almost everything has either starch or sugar in it so for the first two to six weeks you are stuck eating bland, boring food. You can't even eat fruit because it has sugar in it. You can't have any bread or cereal. Not even sugar in my coffee. Needless to say, I could not even finish the first week and saw no significant improvement.
I will talk more about Atkins in future posts but lets just say I would not recommend it to most people and will give my reasons as more blog posts go up. If you want to hear more about my dieting adventures, subscribe to my free newsletter called Jimmy's Weight Loss Stories and I will send you a free diet tips ebook.
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Atkins diets,
cut carbohydrates,
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I want one.
Atkins is also a very unhealthy way to lose weight. By limiting your carb intake so much, you force your liver to essentially 'create' glucose so your brain can function. Taxing on the liver and the by-product is ammonia now running around in your bloodstream.
Good point, mavido79. Many diets throw your glucose out of wack, raising your blood sugar level and your body adjusts to the change instead of dropping weight.