Our Memorial to Doctor Atkins

5/24/03 | chicagolady

[chicagolady]

Well, Some of us Freepers are going to give the Atkins Diet the good ole college try! Now that several articles have been posted on the Atkins diet.. a truly good proven way to lose weight we invite all you folks who are serious to come and join in our comments and suggestions. Since staying positive adds to the joy on the journey, I invite you to stay POSITIVE. Let us know what works for you and what doesn't. I would like to suggest that we "freep mail" each other through out the week for support. Also Let's comment on the different low-carb products on the market, so some of us do not waste our money on stuff that tastes funkie!

[onyx]

Excited and thrilled to answer PING! Fabulous Job, chicagolady!

I trust that everyone subscribes to the ATKINS NEWSLETTER? If not, sign-up at ATKINSCENTER.com.

On this holiday weekend, try not to cheat, but should anyone find that slice of pie or frosted cake too tempting to pass-by, then I recommend a "one day diet of pure water and five 2-oz. portions macadamia nuts spread throughout your waking hours," to jump-start the metabolism! Total calories 1000, so the added benefit is a quickie loss of at least one pound!

Macadamia nuts were Dr. Atkins's favorite food for curbing his appetite for sweets! (And, of course, he was right! Again, as always)!

My own concoction for my favorite dessert; --- tastes like lemon pie. Combine, (meaning whip, blend or mix) 1 - 8oz. pkg cream cheese with 1 - packet lemon flavored "crystal light."

Good luck every body!

God Bless our Veterans, our lost heroes, on this Memorial Day Weekend. And God Bless Dr. Atkins, our personal hero --- who'd often refer to macadamia nuts as "heavenly" --- well now he knows!

[onyx]

Re: Tortilla Factory, low carb tortillas!
THANK YOU! Tortillas are my down-fall! Thanks to you, I've just learned I can buy the low-carb one's at my local Ralph's!!!!!!

[El Sordo]

Glad to help. I have a similar tortilla waekness.

One warning. Those babies have SERIOUS fiber. 9 grams per small tortilla, I recall. If you are not used to a high fiber diet you might not want to eat too many at a single meal right off the bat.

[onyx]

One per day will amke me soooooooo happy!

[chicagolady]

Onyx, Thanks for the reminder

Land of the Free ..Because of the Brave!
We salute you Veterans!!

[chicagolady]

Thanks for the input! I am reading a book called the Diet Cure.. She recommends low carb living. But She talks about folks who have a hard time digesting fat. I think I am one of those.. she describes the symptoms. So I just started taking "Lipase" that helps digest fat.(It is a larger dose that most "regular" folks would use.) If anyone wants info they can freep mail me!
One of my biggest trials on Atkins is that I am allergic to EGGS! The main staple! I love Eggs..but they do not love me! I can sqeak by if I have an eggs once a week or ever 2 weeks.

[chicagolady]

Thanks for the tip.. This Mexican needs a good tortilla every once in a while! Now any low carb pinto beans??

[chicagolady]

Get well soon!

[chicagolady]

To tell you the truth it is a real motivator for me to do this with other folks also, welcome aboard!

[chicagolady]

I was told that "Advil" stops fat burning also!!

[Lil'freeper]

will keep me from losing weight

They may, they may not. Different things will affect everyone differently. I stalled on soy products, others find that sugar substitues or dairy slow them down. Just pay attention and make adjustments. Keeping a journal helped correlate stalls with specific foods.

[kcvl]

Carbolite chocolate bars - WalMart 96 cents each...YUM!

[Lil'freeper]

Keeping a journal helped correlate stalls with specific foods and medications, I should add.

[RJayneJ]

I remember being on the Atkins diet years ago. Some called it the drinking man's diet because you could have alcohol. One thing got me through the hunger for white looking creamy food and it is the egg salad made with cream cheese. I would eat it on lettuce leaves when I wanted to snack. Lunch meat roll ups with cheese in the middle and fixing a plate that looks nice helps too. I'll post the egg salad recipe if anyone wants it.

[ecurbh]

Please add me to the ping list. I'm beginning my second run at Atkins.

[.38sw]

I was watching Fox news this morning, and they had the doctor (can't remember his name) on who answers viewers' questions. He talked about the Atkins diet, and made at least two false statements. 1. All of the saturated fat in the diet is bad - you're arteries will eventuall clog up. Well, it isn't all saturated fat. We eat a lot of fish, chicken, lean pork, and use olive oil and stay away from hydrogenated fats. And the artery clogging, I believe, is caused by factors other than consumptions of fats, other than trans-fats, which are not a good thing to consume. Stay away from vegetable shortening (in many baked goods) and margarines. 2. The diet avoids fruits and vegetables, which are needed for antioxidants, so you're risk of malignancies increases. I guess the good doctor hasn't read the book. We eat a ton of green leafy vegetables and other types of non-starchy veggies, fruits like tomatoes, blueberries, raspberries, melons. Don't these qualify as fruits and veggies? Blueberries in particular are high in antioxidants.

He also said that if you do go on this diet, you should go on a statin drug to control your cholesterol. He is a cardiologist, btw.

[CathyRyan]

I would love the recipe for egg salad!

[RJayneJ]

I have the online version of the Clinton Legacy Cookbook still on my website. http://bulldogbulletin.lhhosting.com/page29c.htm

A Chickens hit Outfit

Scroll down to the Cream Cheese Egg Salad

[chicagolady]

Glad you could join us! I just came home from lunch..broiled salmon and a salad it was great now I am gonna go ride my bike for a little while.

Cheers!

[chicagolady]

He is probably the type of guy who helped lower the "NORM" for cholesterol! So he could push the high priced AND DEADLY cholesterol Drugs! Nice guy!
Hope your day is going well, I am gonna go and try to get a little exercise..a slow paced bike ride.