I can't see the criticism of the Atkins diet. There is little that is more debilitating than extreme overweight (more than, say for a large man, 40 pounds or so), and whatever works to lose the weight should be encouraged. But a diet alone will not solve the problem. It's like quitting smoking or drinking. You got to develop a new lifestyle based on being trim and fit (or a non-smoker or a non-drinker) or you will go back to being whatever the lifestyle you live supports (overweight, smoking, drinking, or whatever).
Yes indeed. And with Atkins it's possible to eat well, maintain a healthy weight and have good blood numbers.
I dropped 30 lbs. in two months on a low carb, low fat diet. Atkins doesn't impress me because of the hi fat. I've hit a plateau for the last two months and haven't lost weight, but I have lost dimensions and everyone remarks that I must be losing weight.
If the low carb diet is to use up fat, why add fat to the diet? Since I've hit the wall, I had to examine what in my diet was still carb heavy. It turns out that the W,F,S,S beers were the only big deal left so I've switched from Bud to Mic Ultra.
This has caused a lot of comments at my local haunts but in a week and a half, I dropped another 5.
5 more and I'll quit smoking and deny the ruling class their tax source.
Healthy and patriotic!