sorry i haven't replied sooner. i for some reason the thread subscription thingy isn't working properly.
Of course i'm not offended in any way. Strange that you would think that really, i read the post three times trying to find something that could be seen as offensive and couldn’t
Well, i never read the mr atkin's book.
i read a lot about how it works though. from what i understood (please forgive and correct me if i'm wrong) you force your body to go into a state of burn fat for energy (both from your food and from your body) instead of burning carbs and storing leftovers as fat. sounded simple enough for me.
I heard of the induction phase and the maintenance phase and all that from the 'proper' atkins diet but i decided just to cut carbs to a minimum, try to eat as little sat. fat as possible and see what happens (i knew i wasn't going to gain weight since it involved reducing calorie count as well.)
I'm a living proof that that works. Nearly 50 pounds lost in 2 months says i'm proof of that went down 2 trouser sizes already
. Supposedly a deficit of 500kcal per day will make you lose 1 pound per week or something like that. I was getting at least 1800kcal per day so something else was at work.
That mr. atkins was a pretty smart guy. he truly was a revolutionary.
I actually found that a low carb (and low sat fat) diet was the easiest one to follow and stick to without cheating.
best thing about it? i found that i'm not hungry during the day as i used to be. (even though i keep a small roasted peanut bag and a light low carb tuna meal in my backpack just in case there is a food emergency. There hasn’t been any yet.)
And even on the days that i plan to eat a lot (at a Chinese buffet the other day) for example (don't worry, it was just a meat fest) i couldn't eat more than 2 plates and that was pushing it. This comes from a person who could before eat between 4 and 5 plates, trust me, i may not be an astronaut or a world leader or anything like that, but dammit I CAN EAT! well, could... eat....
the reason why i got so fat in the first place was that i was always exaggerating. if i just kept eating moderately i wouldn't be going through this. i used to be slim believe it or not. when im fiinsh with the diet i'll post some before and after and after again pictures.
I was looking through such pictures recently, i couldn't believe it! i don't notice i'm losing weight when i look at a mirror but i see it in pictures.
I don't plan to stay on a low carb diet after i reach my goal. i already have another (pretty good) plan laid out to maintain my weight after this weight-loss part is over (probably within the next three months or so).
I apologise if I’ve offended anyone by claiming to be on atkins but not following the steps ‘as i should’. Too complicated for me. Simple = good in my head. I bet you folks probably looked at me like some sort of heretic or something. Sorry for not being as clear as i could be about my diet.
Anyway... here i am, strong and immovable in my diet .
i did eat a peach yesterday, for the first time since i started the diet, which was the size of my fist. Soft, ripe perfectly peachy colour, heaven in my hands, just to find out later that it had a least 11 grams of sugar inside. Worth it though. funny are the days i ask (sometimes beg) my wife for a piece or milk chocolate and just as she is about to give it to me, i slap her hand and call her a bad wife for trying to tempt me with forbidden food. Dieting can be lifechanging.
I also found that 85% cocoa chocolate only has like 5 grams of cabs per 20 grams serving. i love that stuff. and the best thing about it is that my wife hates it. so it lasts a long time.
And to everybody who is on any kind of diet, stay strong.
BTW, Where do i get one of them little weight countdown thingies that people have in their signature?
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