Low Carb Diet (atkins)

Birdie85

Well I'm still on track and feeling good! Although I did just take a glug of my brother's beer a little while ago without thinking! Ooops! It was just a little glug and I then drank a glass of water so I'm hoping that my body hasn'#t noticed! LOL!

I'm getting to the stage where I'm not craving sweets as much now (again! It was so hard last time!) and for the last 2 days I've been handing out Turkish Delight and chocolates at work without even giving them a second glance! Go me! Luckily my colleagues are pretty understanding about my diet and don't ask me if I want biscuits or sweets and don't give me a hard time about what I do and don't eat. I don't think I could put up with having to defend myself all the time!

ravylesley

Ted I need your help sorting out an argument that I'm having with my OH.He has come home from work and said that one of his workmates lost loads of weight on low carbing after consulting a dietician.The dietician told him that frying food was slowing down weight loss if he started grilling all his food his weight loss would increase.Is this true?I thought the body needed the fat and it helped to increase satiety?

Lesleyxx

tinkerbell84

Depends what you're frying

If you fry something that is high in fat, and then don't burn that fat off through the day, it could stall your loss.

If you fry something quite low in fat, it will help increase fat intake

~daisy~_2

suemagoo wrote: »

Hi daisey have been a hairdressing for years im now a receptionist in large salon love my job as still with clients but not on shop floor ,im a lot happier with my work now .DO you find dieting hard ive never come across many thin people in this trade all our beauty therapists are on weight watchers or slimming world at the moment but never seem to lose much weight i have lost 1stone 6 pounds so far and there all starting to take a interest in my diet ,I find it easier to tell them im on idiot proof diet rather than atkins as i get so fed up with the coment isnt that dangerus for you !! happy cracker hunting :j

your weight loss so far is great they should take notice of you !!! for my therapy work i just work at home so dont really know any other therapists - wish i did as i feel like i could do with picking others brains at times !!

Ted_Hutchinson

ravylesley wrote: »

Ted I need your help sorting out an argument that I'm having with my OH.He has come home from work and said that one of his workmates lost loads of weight on low carbing after consulting a dietician.The dietician told him that frying food was slowing down weight loss if he started grilling all his food his weight loss would increase.Is this true?I thought the body needed the fat and it helped to increase satiety?

Lesleyxx

I fry my food in coconut oil but I agree with you that if you are cutting carbs then you have to make up your calorie intake and protein + fat intake have to rise. I also ONLY eat FULL FAT yoghurt/cheese etc. If it's low fat it's not worth eating.

While fat does contain a lot of calories it is more satisfying and you feel fuller sooner and last longer before you need to eat again.

Volek whose rigorous research has been published --found that overweight men and women on a low-carb diet who consumed 36 grams of saturated fat a day actually reduced their number of small dense LDL particles (the real "bad" guys) and reduced their triglycerides (by a whopping 51%). Many researchers consider triglycerides to be more of a risk factor for heart disease than cholesterol ever was.

“The message isn't that you should gorge on butter, bacon and cheese," says Volek. "It's that there's no scientific reason that natural foods containing saturated fat can't, or shouldn't, be part of a healthy diet."

Here we summarize recent data showing that, in fact, substitution of fat for carbohydrate generally improves cardiovascular risk factors. Removing the barrier of concern about dietary fat makes carbohydrate restriction a reasonable, if not the preferred method for treating type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome.

webbie

I just wanted to step in and say hi - and can I join in please!!

I have read most of this thread as I have been following the Atkins diet for just over 4 weeks - and needed some new ideas. I have lost 12.5lbs in 4 weeks - and I spent two weeks reading the book from cover to cover before I started - and I am so glad I did.

Can I ask for some advice for stepping into Ongoing Weight Loss - I just can't get my head around it - what sort of things can I start to introduce? I started with raspberries/blueberries last night and have had the odd dash of gravy on meat. Any other suggestions please?

Oh...and I've been having skimmed milk in my tea throughtout - is this a no-no?

Thanks

Ted_Hutchinson

webbie wrote: »

I have lost 12.5lbs in 4 weeks

Well you've done far better than I ever did so maybe I should have followed an Induction stage

I just can't get my head around it - what sort of things can I start to introduce? I started with raspberries/blueberries last night and have had the odd dash of gravy on meat. Any other suggestions please?

I've been told many times that the plan I've been following is more or less Atkins OWL so providing you don't go for the higher glycemic index fruits (grapes bananas) you should be fine.

Oh...and I've been having skimmed milk in my tea throughtout - is this a no-no?

You will see from my previous post that there is no need on Atkins (or Dr D's) to go for low fat options. Your body should be, if you stay under 100g carbs daily, in fat burning mode so providing you don't gorge on fat there should be no problem. As you have consistently lost 3lbs each week I'd say carry on with your little bit of milk in your tea if that's how you like it.

We all have slightly different tolerances for different foods and what may indeed be a no no for some, others can get away with.

webbie

Thanks Ted - I have been reading lots of your links which have been very useful.

I've just always bought skimmed milk for years (due to previous low-fat diets) and everyone in the family has got used to it.

So, it looks like I should be ok adding sausages for breakfast (getting very tired of eggs now!!). Have forgotten to drink lots of water the last few days - so have bought some of the sports type bottles so I can walk around with them.

Any suggestions for evening snack-type things please?

Ted_Hutchinson

webbie wrote: »

So, it looks like I should be ok adding sausages for breakfast (getting very tired of eggs now!!).

But do check the carb content where possible and go for the highest possible meat content. They do vary quite a bit but you can find a sausage that has only around 1g carb. I haven't got tired of bacon yet.

Any suggestions for evening snack-type things please?

Olives, nuts, but go easy on these. They are calorie dense and thus add to the calorie load you need to shed. Watch out for a 50% offer at Julian Graves for brazils or mixed nuts and stock up then. Don't forget that peanuts are legumes and cashews are fruits so don't count as nuts and have high glycemic index numbers.


I also got some roasted pumpkin/sunflower seeds from lidl's. As you have to shell these before you eat them they are very time consuming to eat so you don't get to eat that many.

HC_2

Ted_Hutchinson wrote: »

But do check the carb content where possible and go for the highest possible meat content. They do vary quite a bit but you can find a sausage that has only around 1g carb. I haven't got tired of bacon yet.

Thanks for that. I planned to have sausages this evening - but I've just looked at the ones we have in the freezer and they're 6g carb each. :eek: Glad I checked!