Atkins Diet?

[rainbows.rsexy]

sumJust in case U care......something to consider, atkins has had several heart attacks and I.....
for the past 11 years, I lived by the zone book diet, written, by phD sears



yesterday, a navy captain, medical officer, told me, "only one in 30 adults is as healthy as I am"

My blood pressure is actually "low", though


I'm gonna research this online

[geonagual]

Good job Reb, on your weight loss...just make sure you are still eating healthy

[Dave Byrd]

Eight pounds is good. But definitely watch out on the Atkins plan. You're a young woman, so it's probably not too dangerous for you, but the high fat/high protein plan can really run people's cholesterol up sky high, and the younger ones feel self conscious about the ketosis breath they have. I have patients who do Atkins, and they always lose weight and report that it's easy, but their blood lipids never look healthy while they're on it. They get kidney stones, too. They also tend to gain back rebound weight real easily when they add carbs back in or if they fall off the wagon. I try to urge them more toward The Zone diet or the South Beach plan if they want a popular book diet. That way they're getting complex carbs along the way, which keeps them from craving simple carbs while they're dieting but also keeps them from rebound gaining so bad when they fall off the wagon or end the diet. What I really like for them to do is go to Weight Watchers and keep going for the rest of their lives, but few ever do that.

[rainbows.rsexy]

yikes..... I am not brave enough to risk a heart attack over my body fat percentage.

I hope she has at least one CPR qualified buddy at all times of the day.

.... I hope she doesn't lose so much weight, that she completly disapears.

[rebgirl420]

Lost 4 more pounds in 2 days since ive been gone haha. And I went to the doctor the other day and my blood pressure is actually low. And I know it has to be a life thing, not just something you do or you'll gain it back. Actaully ive been excercising a lot. I havent felt better in my life! haha

[birdgirl73]

That's to be expected that you'd have low BP. You're a young woman. Dave worries a lot more about what Atkins does to people's blood lipids. That's your cholesterol ratios, triglycerides, etc. Chances are those are not high on you, either, because of your age. But they definitely go up in older folks who're on Atkins.

[rainbows.rsexy]

sorry edit,
wrong thread

my fault