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Two Studies Vindicate Atkins Diet
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Posted on 05/21/2003 2:20:12 PM PDT by Johnny Gage
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
I;ve got two words for ya.
COORS LITE 5 grams of Carbs per can.
241
posted on
05/23/2003 11:33:18 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
To: CathyRyan
I have been on it for two days already and I feel better. I am actually thinking about going for a walk.I'm hoping to be able to start walking soon. I've got a number of problems, and I know exercise would help, but my weight is a serious problem. Right now, I'm classified as "morbidly obese." At 6'4" and about 320# (ball park) I need to lose about 120 or more pounds.
It's sad, but in college, while I was never a "jock," I was very physically active. I played on the school lacrosse team, and participated in intramural sprorts, as well as just enjoying games of racketball.
I've got a number of problems that are related to crohns disease, and my medication, prednisone, which I've been on for 18 years. It's led to osteoporosis, and I get stress fractures or worse in my feel when I do much walking. Swimming would be good, but due to other crohns issues, I can't go swimming either. I need to drop some weight, so that I can do some light exercise, which should lead to greater weight loss, so I can do even more strenuous exercise.
When I was really fit, I weighed in at about 210#, but given that I'm no longer going to be that "fit," I'm hoping to get down to about 190#. So I need to lose a "whole person!"
Mark
242
posted on
05/23/2003 11:33:45 AM PDT
by
MarkL
(Maybe that was a bit TOO inflamatory? Nahhhh....)
To: hobbes1
I;ve got two words for ya. COORS LITE. I prefer chocolate to beer any day of the week.
243
posted on
05/23/2003 11:37:40 AM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Drug prohibition laws help support terrorism.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Redi Whip makes a pretty fancy Chocolate Whipped Cream, to go with your Jello.
244
posted on
05/23/2003 11:40:34 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
To: hobbes1
You can eat Jello on Atkins?
245
posted on
05/23/2003 11:49:10 AM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Drug prohibition laws help support terrorism.)
To: MarkL
I've got a number of problems that are related to crohns disease, In Europe low carb diets are used to treat Crohn's disease. Check out life without bread. Also carefully read the candida section in atkins.
Good luck. Oh day 3 and 4 are the worse. You will want some bread or a coke. Rise it out. The prednisone may slow your weight loss but don't give up!
246
posted on
05/23/2003 12:09:04 PM PDT
by
Nov3
To: chicagolady
Thanks for the info. I just found a store that sells 100% black cherry juice, so I'm going to try that for a while. It tastes pretty good, though it is a bit thick.
Maybe I'll try the pills next. Thanks again!
247
posted on
05/23/2003 12:09:27 PM PDT
by
dead
To: MarkL
I've got a number of problems that are related to crohns disease, and my medication, prednisone, which I've been on for 18 years. Have you tried Remicade? It's worked wonders for my arthritis. You have to get off the prednisone...
To: Nov3
In Europe low carb diets are used to treat Crohn's disease. Good advice. I thought I had Crohn's. Turned out I had Celiac disease. As many as 1 out of 150 people may have it.
I have Celiac disease and Ankylosing Spondylitis (spinal arthritis), but with a low-carb diet and with Remicade, I look and feel great.
To: MarkL
I honestly do not know how much I weigh (I close my eyes when I am weighted at the doctor's office and told them not to tell me). I did the Fen/phen and after that I said no more. I told my doctor I was tired of hitting my head against the diet brick wall and I quit. He never said a word. He knows I have battled my weight all may life. Well I went shopping this past week and was shocked at the dress size I am now and knew something had got to give. So Atkins is my very last shot.
To: N3WBI3
Low carbs are ok (one or two small servings a day) but a no carb it nuts.
Atkins is NOT a "no carb" way of eating. Even on induction you are to eat 20 carbs a day, but you get the carbs from veggies and salads instead of junk.
To: Aquinasfan
Have you tried Remicade? It's worked wonders for my arthritis. You have to get off the prednisone...I've tried just about everything, and the only thing that actually subdues the symptoms of the crohns is the prednisone. Even though I'm aware of the terrible things that it's doing to me. I've tried pretty much everything, including entocort and remicade. I went through the 4 treatments, and was only able to get down to 5mg a day before I had a relapse. My normal dose is between 20mg and 30mg / day of prednisone.
Mark
252
posted on
05/23/2003 2:41:38 PM PDT
by
MarkL
(Maybe that was a bit TOO inflamatory? Nahhhh....)
To: I got the rope
There are some great rubs that you can use for Bar-B-Que - from a catalog by the name of Pezansky (I just tried to find my catalog to make sure the spelling was correct, and it's gone missing.....) but they have a collection of sugar-free spices, rubs and salad dressing makings. Just a thought.
253
posted on
05/23/2003 4:14:56 PM PDT
by
TruthNtegrity
(God bless America, God bless President George W. Bush and God bless our Military!)
To: Carolina
I DO have my facts straight. A Dr. McDougall who debated
Dr. Atkins frequently spoke at a seminar I attended last
summer. He stated that Dr. Atkins had a very serious
heart attack. We expose ourselves to all sorts of infections
the more meat we eat. I don't advocate a vegetarian diet,
but it would be best if we all could eat organically grown
meats, poultry, wild salmon, country eggs. Ideally, but I
can't always obtain that ideal. Digestion of too much
protein is hard on our kidneys due to the overproduction of
uric acid. Witness my husband's recurrent gout due to an
insistence on meat at absolutely every meal and lots of it.
I believe Dr. Atkins himself commented on his bypass surgery
in a t.v. interview? Of course, it wasn't broadcast all the
over the place. You should do what you consider is best for
you, as should we all.
254
posted on
05/23/2003 4:55:53 PM PDT
by
Twinkie
To: Nov3
< tinfoil>I, and I am all alone here, even on the internet, believe soybean oils and foods are responsible for the spate of auto immune diseases we have seen surge since 1980. You're not alone about the soy products. I don't think they're good for you either... there was a study done on dogs and soy, but I've never seen one on humans. The dog study - and I can't find it - showed that soy was not good... affected the thyroid levels and other hormones.
255
posted on
05/23/2003 5:03:38 PM PDT
by
SCalGal
To: CathyRyan
My cousin was at 304 lbs. 3 or 4 mos. ago. She just started
taking it a meal at a time. Eating regular food, but making
changes. Eat the lean burger patty, leave off the bun, have
a small piece of the cheesecake instead of a large one, just
cutting down. She has already lost over 60 lbs. painlessly
and never could before. I'm just thankful for enough to eat.
My mom went to bed hungry many times as a child.
256
posted on
05/23/2003 5:04:21 PM PDT
by
Twinkie
To: Aquinasfan
I have Celiac disease and Ankylosing Spondylitis (spinal arthritis), but with a low-carb diet and with Remicade, I look and feel great. The true implications of low carb and resulting low insulin are wide and far reaching. From anti aging to mental health this diet can change peoples lives. I have seen people recover from crippling anxiety that did not respond to any of the wonder drugs. I have seen people throw their antidepressants away, stop using their reflux medicine, recover from extreme allergies, cease being chronically constipated you name it.
The cascade of eicosanoids that result from a high carb omega 6 rich diet play havoc with a significant portion of our population. Between sugar and this I think prosac sales would plummet. Go to pubmed and do a search on PGE (dash)1, 2, and 3 and depression or schitzophrenia etc. The single biggest thing you can do to alter this is lower your insulin levels followed by changing the fat profile you ingest.
As far as "antiaging" diets are concerned all the rage lately is CR "calorie restricted" diets. They just don't get it however. They still try to eat low fat high carb! It is the low insulin level and the resultant increase in HGH, PGE1, PGE3, and IGF1 that makes the difference. They go about it the hard way.
The Eades and Atkins were way ahead of their time.
257
posted on
05/23/2003 5:40:41 PM PDT
by
Nov3
To: Twinkie
Eat the lean burger patty, leave off the bun, have a small piece of the cheesecake instead of a large one, just cutting down. Your screenname says it all.
258
posted on
05/23/2003 5:48:40 PM PDT
by
Nov3
To: WKB
About 3 years ago I was checking my mother's blood sugar for her 3-4 times a week. One day I decided I would check mine just for the heck of it. It was 514. The next day fasting it was down to 350. I take one pill a day and my blood sugar is OK most of the time. Holy smokes! Try a low carb diet for a month then check it. My last glucose was 90...it was in the morning. I had eaten 10 hrs before. In a couple of weeks I'm going to check it after eating two meals. My father has diabetes and he fights it sometimes He was around 120-180 on a low carb diet, but he can't stay away from flour tortillas and bread. He also drinks too much coffee and iced tea. Last time I spoke with him he was around 300 and had started taking medication again.
To: Aquinasfan
I sure do love FReepers...I felt the body slam you gave Belial all the way over here. LOL!
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