[Washi]

My anecdotal experience (130 lbs. lost, kept off, super-healthy cholesterol levels) backs up the statistical evidence that the Atkins diet works and works well.

I'm surprised that so many years after Atkins' book, people are still able to write and sell new low-carb books, and that the fact that low-carb diets work and have proven to be healthy is considered to be news.

[rogue yam]

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[I see my hands]

Lard-o or lithe is a function of calories consumed versus calories expended.

[VoiceOfBruck]

Foods to avoid

All sugars, honey, maple syrup, molasses and corn syrup

Beer, milk, soft drinks, yogurt, fruit and fruit juice...

NOOOOOOOOOOO!

[lahargis]

Have always been a low to no carber and my blood work and weight are great.

[BreezyDog]

I read the book and started following the diet in September. I highly recommend it. I stick to around 20-40 carbs a day though, not 20 as recommended. I have lost 15 lbs but probably put a couple back on during the past two weeks as I let myself eat whatever I wanted during the holidays.

I didn't go nuts on the carbs though. I was still very conscious of what I was eating. Like my brother said ..."it is about making a lifestyle change with the way you eat". He is the one who bought the book for both me and my Dad.

I start it back up tomorrow...the best part is that you don't feel hungry. But, kicking carbs is like kicking a bad crack habit...

Whe We Get Fat And What To Do About it

[sipwine]

I actually am on the last chapter of this book, which isn’t so much a “diet” book, as it is an explanation of why what both government and healthcare conventional wisdom has been spewing is all wrong.

Honestly, if you have been struggling to lose weight...read the book to understand the science of carbohydrate, fat, protein, and even estrogen (for women) interactions in the body...from there you won’t need a diet book, or health club membership...you will intuitively know what you need to do to lose weight..and keep it off:) You will feel a lot more empowered about the food decisions you make.

As a dietitian...reading this book has been a tough pill to swallow.

[death2tyrants]

"Considering your average paleo man probably lived to the ripe old age of 35, I think I'll keep my grains."

"The pioneers of this diet (Palaeolithic man) are all extinct. Co-incidence?"

Quotes stolen from a different thread from a different site.

[simplesimon]

18-19 years ago, my husband and I read the Carbohydrate Addicts book by Richard and Rachael Heller ( both doctors ).

What that book dictated was to eat no carbs for breakfast and lunch and then for 1 hour ( dinner ) you could eat whatever you wanted and how much you wanted.
Your body was”tricked” by the first 2 meals of the day.

We both lost a bit of weight but after we went off of it about a year later, we gained it all right back.

The worst thing about it, I couldnt drink soda without it being diet til my 1 hour pig out session LOL.... and I detest diet soda GAG ~

I’m pretty close to the years ago because our oldest son was 2 at the time and he’ll be 21 in March.

[GreatRoad]

We get fat b/c our metabolism slows down around the same time as our ability to pay for and appreciation of dining out nicely, goes up.

[doorgunner69]

pfl

[PrivateIdaho]

It all comes down to calories. Burn more each day than you take in, you’ll lose weight... guaranteed. Caloric deficit equals weight loss.

Eat a Big Mac and fries, you better plan on running ten miles that day.

[Holen1]

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