Does Atkins work over the long haul? Please post here if you have long term success!

[woe]

Re: Does Atkins work over the long haul? Please post here if you have long term succe

I have been maintaining a 50 pound fat loss for over 5 1/2 years..
I follow protein power, not atkins, but it's lowcarb and it works.

[ttdriver]

Re: Does Atkins work over the long haul? Please post here if you have long term succe

I have been maintaining a 50 pound fat loss for over 5 1/2 years..
I follow protein power, not atkins, but it's lowcarb and it works.

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S!!! HOW AWESOME!!

Betty

[womanpraised]

Re: Does Atkins work over the long haul? Please post here if you have long term success!

WOW... First of all... Way to go! Did I read right, that you lost over a hundred pounds in 5 months? My sister just joined Weight Watchers, and she has to lose 100 pounds. THey told her she should expect to have it lost in a year and a half to two!


Think this happens a lot with fitness trainer folks, because so much of the fitness industry uses oatmeal, brown rice, etc, from the get go... greeat for lifetime maintenance, if you can tolerate that many carbs... but all the serious magazines, M&F, Hers, Oxygen, even Energy, back before Low Carb Energy, all started the day with 1 cup oatmeal, and at dinner had brown rice or a yam or baked potatoe in it... glycogen stores for muscle recovery, etc etc.

Just my observation that, for the world at large, if they see someone who was successful that is on Atkins, they are more open, than someone trenched in the weight loss or fitness industry. And it just goes to show how stereotyping and bad press has put such a negative connotation with Atkins, where as, if you just outline it for them, they say, oh! Whole healthy, non sugared processed foods! Great plan!

I just really wanted to say again, CONGRATS! You are doing great!!!!

Blessings....
k

[is thin possible?]

Re: Does Atkins work over the long haul? Please post here if you have long term success!

Hey how are you "Woman Praised!" Thanks for your post! I appreciate your kind words. Let me clarify my weight loss though. I originally lost 40 pounds from January 2004 to June of 2004 and then maintained until January of 2005 when I got serious about induction again. Since January of "05" I have lost approximately 80 lbs. So it had been over about an 18 month period of time.

Blessings!

[Sarah1341]

Re: Does Atkins work over the long haul? Please post here if you have long term success!

Just wanted to say congrats to everyone on this post and their successful weightloss (including original poster) and the successful maintenance of their weight! You are inspiration to us all. Thanks for the pointers!!

[is thin possible?]

Re: Does Atkins work over the long haul? Please post here if you have long term success!

Thanks for the kind words Sarah1341! You will soon be joining us! Keep up your great work and drop in here on the baord often! The people here are awesome and they are sooo helpful. They will keep you motivated!

Blessings!