[Jean Chauvin]

"Everyone I knew on the Atkins diet had their bad cholesterol and triglycerides skyrocket while on it"

My brother had his bad cholesterol and triglycerides go down. He also had his borderline high Liver Enzymes go down. His doctor said to keep doing what he is doing.

You are correct, though, that it's difficult to stay on.

I tried it myself and lost about 20 pounds. I never felt better -I had abundant energy. The difficult thing is it is a lifestyle change -and I don't want to change my eating habbits. It's not the fault of the 'atkins' diet. It's my fault.

Jean

[mewzilla]

Was he getting most of his protein from vegetable sources? Of course, all of the people I knew who were on it never stuck to proper portion sizes of anything, which was part of the problem in the first place. I also heard that the diet can put a real strain on the kidneys which are trying to excrete all that excess protein (someone please correct me if I got that wrong).

[iconoclast]

My brother had his bad cholesterol and triglycerides go down. He also had his borderline high Liver Enzymes go down. His doctor said to keep doing what he is doing. You are correct, though, that it's difficult to stay on. I tried it myself and lost about 20 pounds. I never felt better -I had abundant energy. The difficult thing is it is a lifestyle change -and I don't want to change my eating habbits. It's not the fault of the 'atkins' diet. It's my fault.

My personal experience was EXACTLY the same as your brother's and yours.

[linn37]

I've lost over 50,but I did modify it and cut back on the fat.I just stay low on the carbs.