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Beef Vs. Bagels: Food Companies Take on Dr. Atkins
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| 3-16-03
| Carey Gillam
Posted on 03/16/2003 1:57:19 PM PST by Pharmboy
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To: Maximilian
To: jacquej
I wish I could have your success. I am low-carbing, but I haven't lost much weight in the past 2 or 3 months (maybe 4 or 5 pounds). However, I can say I feel better. I have more energy, I don't get sleepy in the afternoon any more, and have fewer digestive problems. I still need to lose a log of weight, however, so I am frustrated by my inability to lose. Also, sometimes it's difficult at restaurants to order just low-carb stuff. Still, I'll keep trying. It has worked better for me than any low-cal, low-fat diet ever did.
To: Paul_B
Actually I have 2 websites under construction, I launch one of them at the end of the month and the second one in mid May. Each chef will have a full biuld out concerning them and their cuisine and a full e-commerce package. 5 years in the making believe it or not, I also have a 504 offering that I just completed.
To: need_a_screen_name
Thanks 'need a name', I appreciate your assist. I replied priavtely and gave the actual numbers. Weight is clearly a touchy issue and while this is a pretty anonomous froum, I'd still prefer not to bare my soul with the actual numbers 'in public'.
To: linn37; Mean Daddy
Nature's Own brand has come out with a lower carb bread that is called "reduced carb", or something like that. I haven't seen it here in OK, but friends of mine buy it in Houston.
BTW, you're not really mean, are you? :)
To: MosesKnows
The reason for the weight loss is the reduction of calories consumed This oft repeated criticism cracks me up. Isn't this what all the health experts are trying to get us to do, reduce calories? I guess it's only good if you do it their way. The point of Atkins is, whether you reduce your calories or not, you lose weight without feeling starved all the time. For those who have never tried to diet, it is tough being hungry all day long. When I was on a standard low-cal diet, I knew I wasn't losing unless I went to bed with my stomach growling every night. Low carb eating enables me to at least stop gaining, to feel better, and to eat when I'm hungry. For me that's a miracle right there. BTW, for you Atkins fans, I highly recommend the book "Life Without Bread."
To: need_a_screen_name
Hey, I know your weight loss isn't BS. My girlfriend that introduced me to Atkins lost 40 pounds in 4 months back in 1997.
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posted on
03/16/2003 5:16:12 PM PST
by
Lanza
To: Maximilian
What do you think about Atkins (close to zero carbs) versus the Glycemic Index (avoid processed carbs) approaches? The "Glycemic Index" approach is one advocated by Larry North, a Dallas bodybuilder-turned-gym-owner.
His diet guru, Dr. Cliff Sheets, advocates the low glycemic diet but only if you are on a weight-lifting, aerobic exercise regimen. The intense exercise requires some complex carbs and will burn them off. In addition, weight lifters tend to burn off fat anyway.
I know I did. But I don't lift as intensely as I did ten years ago, nor do I do aerobic exercise every day.
So, I went on Atkins, eliminating most carbs (still have a glass of wine with dinner), and have maintained my weight at 190. I cheat once a week, eating whatever I want.
Atkins is a tremendous eating program, and, with all the stuff available today with more coming into stores every day, we're gradually going to put the sugar growers into serious hurt. Sucra, a sugar substitute, tastes like sugar but has zero effect on insulin. It's truly a miracle product, and hopefully we'll see more sucra-based desserts and products.
For me, the low-glycemic carbs were OK as long as I was lifting weights and walking an hour a day.
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posted on
03/16/2003 5:21:30 PM PST
by
sinkspur
To: Pharmboy
The cheap-carb food companies need to put some ice on it. The word is out about the crud they produce, and if people aren't buying it, that's good.
If you look at most packaged snack products, they're mostly white flour, white sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and hydrogenated fat. You notice the food industries aren't encouraging people to eat brown rice or baked potatoes or anything else non-processed; instead, they want people to buy the high-priced junk.
To: big bad easter bunny
I just discovered this site this past week. I printed off the listing of foods and take it with me to work (they have two versions, one of them making a nice little booklet). Too early to see any results but I figure this coupled with the exercise program I'm on should improve my figure!
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posted on
03/16/2003 5:31:13 PM PST
by
CaptRon
To: jacquej
I went on the Atkins diet and felt terrible. I just did not feel like myself. After 3 months I gave up and feasted on a huge peanut butter and jelly sandwich on two lovely slices of fresh seven grain bread plus a tall cold glass of milk. It was like medicine!!! I felt whole again!
I just have to have grains and milk. But thanks to Atkins I broke the habit of eating refined starches. When I eat carbs it is only the complex kind....whole wheat bread, beans and brown rice. My new food philosophy is to eat a varied diet of moderate amounts of whole, vitamin rich nutritious foods. I am happy with it.
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posted on
03/16/2003 5:35:10 PM PST
by
Theresa
To: jacquej
Thanks for the dressing tip.
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posted on
03/16/2003 5:35:46 PM PST
by
Dubya
(Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,but by me)
To: Snerfling
It isn't necessarily b.s. Some people who eat very high-carb diets also retain a lot of water. When they go low-carb, the diet change acts as a natural diuretic in the first month or so. So it's very possible in three months to lose 30 lbs or so. The rate of weight loss usually drops off after that, although some people (usually younger men) can still lose a fairly dramatic amount of weight for some time.
To: Pharmboy
Atkins is the best! I have lost lots of weight and am never hungry. Too bad for those terrible fast food and frozen food crap companies. Time to get healthy!
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posted on
03/16/2003 5:39:31 PM PST
by
Zviadist
To: Theresa
went on the Atkins diet and felt terrible. I just did not feel like myself. After 3 months I gave up and feasted on a huge peanut butter and jelly sandwich on two lovely slices of fresh seven grain bread plus a tall cold glass of milk. It was like medicine!!! I felt whole again! People differ in their metabolism. I don't do Atkins; I do something closer to Carbohydrate Addicts or The Zone. It includes some carbs but low-glycemic ones. The weight loss isn't as dramatic as with Atkins.
To: LenS
A smart food company would be working on low-carb alternatives and be prepared to sell to this new market.My thoughts exactly. But try to find anything out there. I mean, it's incredible! It is a huge huge market and no one is attempting to step in and fill it. Insane!
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posted on
03/16/2003 5:41:32 PM PST
by
Zviadist
To: 24Karet
I am a true believer in Atkins. I have lost 32# on it, and feel just great. Me too. The same. Feeling great and eating very well...
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posted on
03/16/2003 5:46:08 PM PST
by
Zviadist
To: Pharmboy
Former carb addict here....still fighting it daily.
Lean proteins and leafy greens.
Thankg G-d for nuts, pure peanut butter or almond butter, sugar free jello and whipped cream, small amounts of artificial sugar or bittersweet chocolate.
One has to learn all the tricks, carbs are as addictive as ciggies.
I had some fries tonight when I took my 2 year old to McDonalds playland....gotta give in sometime.
I'm 45 and my version of Atkins is the only way I've found to keep weight off and feel full and energetic...plus it does wonders for your insulin levels and lipids.
Over carbing is the leading reason for diabetes
here...IMHO.
An H&H bagel tastes great but it's 4-500 calories. Have a burger instead or 8 oz of good fish.
Thanks for the thread.
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posted on
03/16/2003 5:47:14 PM PST
by
wardaddy
(Shake it, shake it, Sugaree)
To: valkyrieanne
"People differ in their metabolism. "
True and I am only four feet ten inches tall. The Atkins diet is really a LOT of fat and calories for somebody my size. I do better by limiting my calorie intake to 1600 a day. I am taking my cue from the government recommended daily allowance. Actually it is a very good, balanced eating plan and you don't need fancy books to follow it!
"...The Zone. It includes some carbs but low-glycemic ones. The weight loss isn't as dramatic as with Atkins."
I think that would be better for you than Atkins. And it is more practical too. God made grains, beans and milk for a reason. They are good, wholesome and nutritious foods for crying out loud!
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posted on
03/16/2003 5:54:16 PM PST
by
Theresa
To: jacquej
How much synthroid do you take?
I take .2.....I had Graves and after 2 RAI treatments ended up hypo of course. That was 12 years ago now. Post treatment hypothyroid on Synthroid is a recipe for carb disorders and weight issues.
I went from thin and low lipids to 20% overweight and high-ish lipids. Low carb/high protein works for me....absolutely no question about it.
I am without a doubt addicted to sugar and breads but I maintain a lot of discipline about it.
If I fall off the wagon at holiday time and then get strict about it, I can lose 10 pounds in 2 weeks and my lipids get back down to low normal. I'm 6'5" and around 210...and I work at it...at 45 it's a wee bit harder.
Regards.
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posted on
03/16/2003 5:54:16 PM PST
by
wardaddy
(Shake it, shake it, Sugaree)
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