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Originally Posted by ebplus3
Is a ketogenic diet a LC diet? So you were eating whatever you wanted...just staying under 50 carbs a day...and you lost 5 lbs? Well, we're about the same weight now...I keep going between 160 and 165 too (but I'm much shorter than you! LOL). I did do WW some years ago and lost 40 lbs. but I've gained 20 of those back (I was originally 180 after having my last baby). So, because WW worked for me before I would always go back to that thinking that since it worked before it'll work again. Well, I haven't been able to stick to it (always being hungry, getting the sweets cravings, etc) so I've decided, for the first time, to try a low carb diet. I'm hoping these sick feelings that I'm getting means I'm doing it right and I'll start noticing a weight loss soon! What helps me is to see people's daily menus (see what they're eating). Does anyone know where I might find a thread that posts people's menus?
I think it's one of those confusing questions. Some low carb diets are ketogenic diets, but not all of them. In fact, I'd venture to say that
most LC diets aren't ketogenic--at least not after the first two weeks. South Beach Diet, for example, was probably ketogenic in the first two weeks with only vegetables, meat and cheese being "okay" (sound familliar?) But after that, fruit and whole grains come back into play immediately--I think Atkins eases you into those foods more gradually.
Just because there are so many different definitions of what "low carb" means, and people go into ketosis at different levels, what is and isn't "ketogenic" seems pretty individual. I like that Atkins gives every individual a "jump start" in induction, pretty much guaranteeing that anyone can get into ketosis during induction and then lets you add carbs back in slowly (~5 per week), to see where the person's threshold is for carbs/day so that they can still lose weight effectively. I feel safe on Induction--so I think I'll stay here until I'm almost RIGHT at goal, then go through the weaning-off processes that are OWL (Ongoing Weight Loss), Pre-Maintenance and then Maintenance. Atkins has all of them outlined in his book--and I'd definitely think about picking it up if you don't have a copy and want to do Atkins the "right" way
Well, I didn't eat quite -everything- I wanted. I definitely cut back on sugar almost completely (I say almost because I bake for my parents' restaurant and I was nibbling here and there a couple days during those first two weeks), but I was still eating things like low carb tortillas--which aren't allowed on Induction. Also, my nibbling induced a single binge on junk...which isn't a good plan. I was counting net carbs for things, but I wasn't paying much attention to where they came from before I picked up Atkins' book, if that makes any sense. Plus, I suspect that first week, much of that first 5lbs was my glycogen stores getting flushed out and water being lost. I know by my pants fitting looser that I'm definitely losing body fat now, though!
I don't know about menus elsewhere, but here's a typical day for me, for example:
Breakfast: 2 over-easy eggs, ~5oz ham steak (I like to dunk the ham in the egg yolk...rarely do I eat the egg white)
Lunch: 2 c. lettuce, 3 tbs low carb dressing (1 carb per 2 TBS), .5 oz sharp cheddar cheese, 5 oz chicken breast
Dinner: Cube steak (or boneless pork ribs or chicken breast) with baked chili-powder spiced zucchini slices or 1 cup of "Mock Mash" cauliflower (tastes JUST like mashed potatoes--yum!).
Snack: 1-2 oz sharp Wisconsin cheddar
Best part about Atkins so far? After about day 5, I stopped getting HUNGRY. I'm really only hungry first thing in the morning--after that, I eat because I should, not because I feel ravenous. It's nice