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Ok so the first time I did Atkins I stopped for a variety of reasons, one of them was everyone's attitude to me "oh that's SUCH a bad diet for you" and all the health scares in the media etc..... which are totally unfounded and generally blown out of proportion anyway. I am studying nutrition, and i can say hand on heart that if this diet is followed properly there is no way in the world it could be considered unhealthy in anyway whatsoever. I must admit that I had worries myself when I first read about the Induction, but that is only for a short period of time, if you look at the ongoing weight loss and liftetime maintenance they're excellent ways to eat!!!
I was worried about the lack of fruit/veg within the Induction by the way, but read into the other stages in more depth, now I have done that I am certain it is very healthful as a long term way of eating.
Now second time around I am going to try an experiment and I wondered if anyone might care to join me....
My opinion is that the reputation of Atkins has been ruined through the media and other random opinions posted onto the web etc that have no scientific evidence to back them up. So I am thinking if I dont actually state "Oh I am on Atkins" I reckon loads of people will have a more positive attitude to the way I am eating.
Let me just give you an example......
My boyfriend is very careful about what he eats and weight trains and runs, he also eats for optimum workout, which means he actively reduces his carbs and tries to get a balance of around 40% protein 20% fat and 40% good carbs (vegetables, brown rice, fruit etc) and it definitely works by the way he is incredibly fit and has around 12% body fat.
So we are chatting and I say "I am fed up of being so unhealthy I am going back to Atkins and I am going to do it properly" This was met with a raised eyebrow and then a few lectures about how bad it is for you, high in fat, hard to maintain, bad for kidneys etc etc. So I was automatically swayed away from it, but then I thought about his diet and how he eats and thought "hmm actually he eats just like the later stages of atkins" and he does it without realising thats what the later stages of atkins are....
He never needed to lose weight, but I am sure if he ever did he would reduce his carbs and increase his veg/protein. In fact I know he would after the conversations we have about diet/health etc(so that also suggests he would follow something like the induction if he wanted to lose weight, also without even being aware of the fact that his diet would just like atkins induction!)
So i keep silent and have another think about things....
sorry this is long haha
So I now go back to him and say "youre right I dont want to go onto a fad diet, Im going to eat lots of protein, salads and vegetables for the next few weeks and cut alcohol and caffeine out and exercise, then once I get to weight I want to be at I will start eating some fruits, nuts seeds, more vegetables and allow some wine if I want it. That way it will be do-able and healthy"
and you know what, he thought it was an excellent idea!!!
And you also know what..... What I described to him is Atkins!!!!
So from now on I am not going to mention about the fact that I am doing Atkins or anything about carbohydrates, I am going to focus on the "I want to eat more salads, vegetables and lean proteins" angle
I bet less people try to sabotage me then
Just a thought
I was worried about the lack of fruit/veg within the Induction by the way, but read into the other stages in more depth, now I have done that I am certain it is very healthful as a long term way of eating.
Now second time around I am going to try an experiment and I wondered if anyone might care to join me....
My opinion is that the reputation of Atkins has been ruined through the media and other random opinions posted onto the web etc that have no scientific evidence to back them up. So I am thinking if I dont actually state "Oh I am on Atkins" I reckon loads of people will have a more positive attitude to the way I am eating.
Let me just give you an example......
My boyfriend is very careful about what he eats and weight trains and runs, he also eats for optimum workout, which means he actively reduces his carbs and tries to get a balance of around 40% protein 20% fat and 40% good carbs (vegetables, brown rice, fruit etc) and it definitely works by the way he is incredibly fit and has around 12% body fat.
So we are chatting and I say "I am fed up of being so unhealthy I am going back to Atkins and I am going to do it properly" This was met with a raised eyebrow and then a few lectures about how bad it is for you, high in fat, hard to maintain, bad for kidneys etc etc. So I was automatically swayed away from it, but then I thought about his diet and how he eats and thought "hmm actually he eats just like the later stages of atkins" and he does it without realising thats what the later stages of atkins are....
He never needed to lose weight, but I am sure if he ever did he would reduce his carbs and increase his veg/protein. In fact I know he would after the conversations we have about diet/health etc(so that also suggests he would follow something like the induction if he wanted to lose weight, also without even being aware of the fact that his diet would just like atkins induction!)
So i keep silent and have another think about things....
sorry this is long haha
So I now go back to him and say "youre right I dont want to go onto a fad diet, Im going to eat lots of protein, salads and vegetables for the next few weeks and cut alcohol and caffeine out and exercise, then once I get to weight I want to be at I will start eating some fruits, nuts seeds, more vegetables and allow some wine if I want it. That way it will be do-able and healthy"
and you know what, he thought it was an excellent idea!!!
And you also know what..... What I described to him is Atkins!!!!
So from now on I am not going to mention about the fact that I am doing Atkins or anything about carbohydrates, I am going to focus on the "I want to eat more salads, vegetables and lean proteins" angle
I bet less people try to sabotage me then
Just a thought
...1.10.08 ?inaccurate?/206.2/160
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