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.
I agree that refined carbs like white bread and anything containing sugar, honey or high fructose corn syrup should be avoided as much as possible. But fruits, especially berries, are very healthy and should be eaten in regularly although in moderate amounts, IMO.
Congratulations on your weight loss. That is a significant achievement, and I’ll bet you feel great!
How long have you kept this weight off?
And...Super congratulations!
Congratulations! It is impressive that you have both lost *and* kept off so many pounds.
There are many reasons why we compulsively eat.
Everyone has a uniquely different metabolism and nutritional requirements.
Start with a plan of eating that meets your needs, not the government’s.
I maintain a 60lb. weight loss thanks to OA.org and a power greater than myself.
You are not alone.
I knew Atkins peripherally in the 70s..
His insight that it was the carbs, not the fat, and that insulin was somehow related, was brilliant.
He decided to be rich and famous instead of doing research (no knock, just fact), and his argument by assertion slowed progress in this field for many years, IMO.
Since his accident, researchers have just started to get into this.