Your Atkins daily diet ideas?

utajoker said:
when i did it my days food was:

breakfast

2 egg omlette

dinner

fried egg
4-6 bacon
2 sausage

tea

steak of some kind
bacon
fried egg

after 2 weeks i started to add a pack of microwave veg in for tea.

after 4 weeks i just started to add more veg in each week till i was back to eating normal amount of carbs.

lost 1 stone in 2 weeks and have kept it off, was over 6 months ago and im now eating normal.

after 2 weeks i was craving anything that wasnt meat. i felt fine on it and after it just wanted some different food groups.

i also didnt do any excersise.

start to like water and green tea.
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Just for a bit of fun I worked roughly how many calories this was. I say roughly because I had to guess I few things. Like the steak I made 8oz and 2 rashers of bacon in the 'tea' meal.

It works out about 1400ish which is about 500-1000 less than say the NHS say a man should eat in a day.
 
TS7 said:
EVERY single person I know who has attempted the atkins have said, it works but it makes you feel like ****. You feel tired most of the time and out if it.

It's not the way I'd want to lose weight.
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that's because the only energy source your brain runs on is carb's. starve your brain of that and that's why lethargy kicks in
 
I used to have a steak with mayo, a fried onion and fried sweetcorn

Or you can have sugar free jellys with cream
 
just replace all bread with a steak...

steak sandwhich becomes triple steak feastwhich

beans on toast? beans on steak!

bread and butter pudding? You know what to do...
 
Dogoid said:
that's because the only energy source your brain runs on is carb's. starve your brain of that and that's why lethargy kicks in
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what a load of tosh..

the atkins is all about level out the blood sugar, so you don't have spikes with the big intake of carbs. It then turns to fat to breakdown, this is Ketosis.

My experience is that i less tired on the atkins, i don't have the carb crash and i don't feel as ungry.
 
Forget the Atkins, go on the Paleo diet. And that is diet as in "the way you eat" not the fad kind. There is a lot of guff about the Paleo diet about but it all boils down to increased protein, fat and reduced carbs (like Atkins) but where is radically differs is that it is very specifically healthy protein, fat and carbs.

On Atkins most people feel like crap because they take the "eat any fat and protein" too far and just pig out on the least healthy meats and dairy derived fat they can find. If you did Atkins but only ate healthy lean meats (turkey or chicken breast, lean pork, occasional fillet steak), fat from extra virgin olive oil, avocadoes, oily fish, etc. and lots and lots of vegetables (of all types) you'd be 90% of the way to a "perfect paleo" diet.

If you interested in finding out about a healthy and very effective way to lose weight in a healthy way that doesn't have any of the horrible side effects get either The Paleo Diet or The Paleo Diet for Athletes by Loren Cordain. They are both pretty good and will describe a diet that is healthy for anyone who is able to stick to it!

Any fad diet will work but the less willpower they claim to take the less effective they will be - the problem with fad diets is they attract people because they claim to be easy but controlling what you eat is not at all easy; if you don't have the willpower to do a proper diet you won't have the willpower to do any fad diet for long. We are genetically predisposed to load up on food when it is plentiful and seek out foods with high calorific density - when we descended from the trees it was the only way we could get enough calories to keep our big brains going without the big chimp digestive system (couldn't have both) - it is a problem these days because it is trivially easy to get extremely calorie dense foods with little or no energy expended in the process.
 
Dogoid said:
that's because the only energy source your brain runs on is carb's. starve your brain of that and that's why lethargy kicks in
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The brain can run on ketones in the absence of glucose, people feel like crap on these sorts of diets because as has been said they dive straight into sausages,bacon and all other kinds of highly processed fatty crap.
If people done it right with oily fish, high quality unprocessed meat and nuts along with good helpings of green veg then they would feel completly different and the lethargy would only last for the time taken for your body to switch to ketone burning.
 
Well if it is considered a little too extreme I'm thinking this:

Breakfast:- Bowl Special K (skimmed milk) [I have this all the time as is].

'Lunch':- Banana

Dinner:- Whatever it may be but cut out Potatoes/Chips. I already eat veg/salad with meals.

Afters:- Big Apple

9pm:- Another bowl of Special K

[I drink copious amounts of water, glass of orange juice every day and tea w/ skimmed milk.]

[Have given up Pepsi, and restricting my love for bacon for the weekends only, and never fried]

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Side note, I get up around 10:30 as it is, so times are off-scale a little and I never have traditional 'lunch' because we usually have dinner around 5pm so it isn't a great deal of time after I've had breakfast :o.

PS. I had to give up my full time job because of my condition getting worse so I'm not an unemployed bum, just so you know! ;)
 
I've got a good diet for you all: it's called the GDAU (gee-dow) stands for Get Dumped And Unemployed.
You'll feel miserable and depressed and loose your appetite and will to do anything, plus you'll not have enough money left over from paying all of your bills etc to buy food. WIN!
I lost almost a stone in less than 6 months with this method. I lost a few other things too... like self respect, dignity... but what do those matter when you can see the results of the gdow on your waistline?

:p

But in all seriousness... do some exercise - strength and cardio (especially cardio) and eat a healthier diet with less fats and carbohydrates - you don't need to go mad, just eat a decent balance of foods. Remember all of these 'special diets' and slimming shakes are only really designed for you to spend money on.
If you burn more calories than you put in, you'll gradually loose weight/excess body fat. Won't happen overnight, and proper diet and regular exercise takes time and perseverance. That's my take on it anyway.
As for the health issues, I'm sure your GP will be able to help with suggesting the right kind of exercise to not damage your joints - you may even be able to strengthen them slightly. Don't know your circumstances, but riding a bike has very little impact stress on joints and gets you heart rate up sufficiently. So does swimming, which also has the advantage of your buoyancy supporting your weight/joints - this would probably be better if you have a serious arthritic condition. But don't take my word for it.
 
AmTechFox said:
Well if it is considered a little too extreme I'm thinking this:

Breakfast:- Bowl Special K (skimmed milk) [I have this all the time as is].

'Lunch':- Banana

Dinner:- Whatever it may be but cut out Potatoes/Chips. I already eat veg/salad with meals.

Afters:- Big Apple

9pm:- Another bowl of Special K

[I drink copious amounts of water, glass of orange juice every day and tea w/ skimmed milk.]

[Have given up Pepsi, and restricting my love for bacon for the weekends only, and never fried]

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Side note, I get up around 10:30 as it is, so times are off-scale a little and I never have traditional 'lunch' because we usually have dinner around 5pm so it isn't a great deal of time after I've had breakfast :o.

PS. I had to give up my full time job because of my condition getting worse so I'm not an unemployed bum, just so you know! ;)
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Sounds like the kind of things I'd plan, too, except I don't have any willpower when it comes to food. I kicked a 20+ a day ciggy habit easily and I can cope with whatever pain RA throws at me, but food is my Achilles heel :(


What joints is your RA affecting most?
 
Dogoid said:
that's because the only energy source your brain runs on is carb's. starve your brain of that and that's why lethargy kicks in
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Actually, proteins eventually turn to gylcogen as well. However carbs are the primary source of energy as they metabolise the most readily, hence why some people get sugar rushes when they take on a lot of carbs in one go - it also depends on how insulin sensitive/resistive you are.
 
Forde said:
What joints is your RA affecting most?
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Had it since 22 months old, it has affected every single joint! It was super-active in my early years, right upto about 15 when it calmed down. It had done its damage by then, and continued to decline in my movement ranges, I don't see how it can get any worse (I hope).

Kicked up again in 2005 and continually since, back on full blown RA medication.

I take Methotrexate, Folic Acid & Naprosyn and Codeine/Paracetamol (plus others!) :eek:

Tiredness is the killer at the moment, pretty much why I drink Pepsi to give me a 'kick'.

Hopefully the Apple/Banana will give me some energy during the day...
 
To be honest, all you need to do is be sensible and you wont need a diet.

Dont eat as much, and move more :)
 
Freefaller said:
Fad diets don't work. A diet is not just food, it's your daily way of life, it's a routine. 0 or low carbing consistently is not really sensible or worthwhile. Changing your lifestyle is a much more effective way of lowering fat permanently. Problem is people do the Atikins or other fad diets for a short period of time, get results, but then don't progressively re-introduce a varied diet and they start storing fat rather than using the carbs as energy. We have many of these threads in the SA - it's far more sensible to keep a varied diet cutting out the crap, and understanding what you're eating, how it affects you and adding some exercise and activity into your life.

Start by eleminating simple carbs, and ensuring you get a good amount of protein and good fats (fish, avocados etc...). Good carbs such as wholemeal pastas, sweet potatoes, wild/brown rice are absolutely fine. Try keeping carbs away from your evening meal but in the morning and around periods of activity (exercise). Try cutting your meals down in size and perhaps eat a little more regularly. Use smaller plates - it's psychological but seeing a full plate does leave you "fuller".
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This is pretty much the only way to do it tbh, though I must stand a defense for the Atkins diet, because this is what it achieves if you do it properly. The induction period of Atkins is all anyone ever talks about, where you have as few carbs as possible in your diet. This is only to get you at a starting point, then build up a healthy diet from it.

Atkins does work, and it is not a Fad diet (when followed by the book) :)
 
AmTechFox said:
Had it since 22 months old, it has affected every single joint! It was super-active in my early years, right upto about 15 when it calmed down. It had done its damage by then, and continued to decline in my movement ranges, I don't see how it can get any worse (I hope).

Kicked up again in 2005 and continually since, back on full blown RA medication.

I take Methotrexate, Folic Acid & Naprosyn and Codeine/Paracetamol (plus others!) :eek:

Tiredness is the killer at the moment, pretty much why I drink Pepsi to give me a 'kick'.

Hopefully the Apple/Banana will give me some energy during the day...
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You're a veteran compared to me; I've had it about 5 years. Sorry to hear you're in a dip. I've Been really bad with it too but now am having a good period, thankfully. It's so up and down though. Tiredness is a killer, you're right; sometimes everything is a physical and psychological battle.

Thank God for PC games!







The amount of people in this thread saying 'get some exercise' :rolleyes:
 
Atkin's is genius

Grilled chicken breasts are yummy

Today I spread peanut butter on them, which is kinda against the rules , but it was nice
 
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