Considering Atkins

[avram]

I’ve been hearing good things about the Atkins Diet, and impatient with my own rate of weight loss (285 this morning), I skimmed the book at Barnes & Noble today. Two thoughts:

• A weight-loss diet that encourages me to eat as much bacon as I want? Maybe there is a benevolent deity!
• No fruit?! Yow! I think I’ll wait till after cherry season ends.

I’m also looking at modifying my excercise regimen. Like, maybe, actually going to the gym. (Three times this week: Monday, yesterday, today.)

Comments

[princessheacock.livejournal.com]

Er. Being in ketosis is not the problem. I was in a similar diet "Lean for Life" that the whole point was to GET yourself into ketosis by eating protein high. Then following their diet intermixed with protein high days to STAY in ketosis. When I could keep up the pace, I lost weight (for several months even) but having to stay on that strict a diet eventually broke me and I stopped watching what I ate, etc.

Ketoacidosis is the problem.

http://www.lowcarb.org/ketosis.html
http://www.ketosis-ketoacidosis-difference.com/
http://www.survivediabetes.com/ketosis.htm
http://www.bestlowcarbs.com/article1067.html

etc