the atkins bars... not on induction?

[Peytonn]

:sadblinky

getting started is the hardest part...

I wish the bars were on the ok list..

[Peytonn]

but getting to move that little tulip in a week or so is going to keep me going....

[spirittalker]

You don't want those things anyway. I swear they are evil :nod

[Peytonn]

why? I swear when I did my short stint of quasi atkins a couple of years ago... i actually LIKED them....

do they mess up the weight loss or something?

[spirittalker]

They definitely can stall weight loss, not to mention they can trigger cravings for sweets and they are easy to over do. As well as many of the ingredients in them are not on the acceptable foods list. Just better to stay away. I have also heard that they mess up peoples stomachs. And some people have even said that the sugar alcohols in them kick them out of ketosis, which means they are metabolizing them. Frankenfoods are bad. It does not matter whose brand name is on them they are still heavily processed and bad for your body.
Atkin's is about eating the food that nature provides us.

[Peytonn]

thanks... that answers it for me...

i know that staying AWAY from sweet.. and anything that makes me want sweets is the thing I'll battle most...

and because of prep time... eating at the desk etc... I guess I'm just looking for easy ways out.. ..

you know.. nobody blinks if you're at your desk eating raisins, or grapes or an apple... but break out a chicken leg and heads turn :yikes

[spirittalker]

Had boiled eggs, half an avacado, pepperoni slices, celery with cream cheese, all of these are acceptable quick and easy snacks.

[maysea]

break out a boiled egg they will vacate he he

[Peterlock]

I just have to chime in and echo everyone's comments. The bars and the shakes are an accident waiting to happen.

If they don't stall your weightloss they ignite old cravings. The Atkins diet flourished and succeeded for decades before the introduction of these artificial alternatives to the very foods that got us all fat in the first place.

IMO these foods are a result of corporate greed and not produced for the benefit of peoples health and long term commitment to the Atkins WOL.

Do yourself a favor and follow Atkins the way Dr. Atkins had originally intended - whole (phase legal foods) foods, plenty of them, lot's of water and exercise.

Peter ha

[Peytonn]

thanks guys... it's hard to get started....
hmmm.. celery and creme cheese.. now there's a thought...

being stuck at work... easy access to snack machines..

that's evil..

I see what you're saying about the processed stuff though...

thanks for the advice!

i DID bring a couple of big bottles of water (frozen of course) to work

[ttdriver]

IMO these foods are a result of corporate greed and not produced for the benefit of peoples health and long term commitment to the Atkins WOL.

Do yourself a favor and follow Atkins the way Dr. Atkins had originally intended - whole (phase legal foods) foods, plenty of them, lot's of water and exercise.

CAN WE MAKE A STICKY OUT OF THAT TERRIFIC POST??

Peter, you ROCK!

[thirtytogo]

Under induction there is a paragraph about convenience foods. He says they are acceptable, if you dont over do it. He can vouch for any atkins product.

[sadie147]

etc... I guess I'm just looking for easy ways out.. ..

you know.. nobody blinks if you're at your desk eating raisins, or grapes or an apple... but break out a chicken leg and heads turn

I really wouldn't worry what anyone else at your work thinks to be honest. what do they care if you are eating a chicken leg?

Looke thru the recipes board for some legal snacks you can make, mini quiches, flax crackers, cheese crips etc. peperoni's great, cheese tuna salad, regular salad, celery, etc.

[Elizellen]

Under induction there is a paragraph about convenience foods. He says they are acceptable, if you dont over do it. He can vouch for any atkins product.

But remember that was when he was at the helm.
The company has different priorities nowadays.
Also he said

Not all convenience food products are the same, so check labels and carbohydrate content.
While any of these foods can make doing Atkins easier, don't overdo it. Remember, you must always follow The Rules of Induction

Meaning if it contains ingredients not allowed on induction then you have to wait till the relevant OWL rung to reintroduce them.
The last time this was debated at length here one proponent of the bars was challenged to find one lowcarb bar that was legal for induction by checking the ingredients and could/did not!

[hulagrl1120]

well actually he can't vouch for many of the products because they were created after his death...many contain ingredients that we know have caused stalls and other problems.