does the weight come right back?

[not2late]

Re: does the weight come right back?

Well I'm only 5lbs from my target weight. Once I hit that weight I plan on ditching the low carb life style and switching to a healthy low fat diet. My concern is that I'll gain back the weight I lost during atkins. Should I be concerned?

Depends on a number of factors:

1. Is your metabolism sensitive to carbohydrates? There are some people who are "carb sensitive" such as diabetics, people with metabolic syndrome and I would even put the people with a family medical history of diabetes or metabolic syndrome into that category too. If your metabolism is carb sensitive, then the answer is "yes, you most likely will regain all or more weight, if you do not take care to control your carbohydrate intake."

2. What is the low fat diet you are going on? If it resembles the diet that you were eating when you gained weight, then the answer is "yes, you most likely will regain all and more weight".

3. Will you return to your former activity level, or will you increase your level of exercise? If you go back to being a couch potato, then "yes, you most likely will regain all or more weight."

However, what you wrote here really concerns me...

However my concern is that the body just naturally begins to store up on carbs once i start eating them again, regardless of how much exercise I do. If its an inevitable weight gain then I may consider sticking to the low car wol. On the other hand, if I can manage to keep the weight off by eating healthy and exercising, then that's what I want to do.

Since you are 5 pounds from goal, then you know from your Atkins OWL phase the maximum number of carbs your body can tolerate to lose weight and what kind of carbs your body can tolerate. With 5 pounds left to go, you should be moving into the Pre-Maintenance Phase, where you will begin to learn how many carbs your body can tolerate in order to maintain weight and the amount of certain carbs it can tolerate. So you really shouldn't be worried about adding on carbs to your diet, because you've been doing that in OWL.

[AllieCat0817]

Re: does the weight come right back?

Well I'm only 5lbs from my target weight. Once I hit that weight I plan on ditching the low carb life style and switching to a healthy low fat diet.

oh JEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

[AllieCat0817]

Re: does the weight come right back?

Me too, AND I was hungry ALL THE TIME.

Betty

Betty you and Dave look soo cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ttdriver]

Re: does the weight come right back?

Betty you and Dave look soo cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks girlie! Sara took that pic on the ship!

Betty

[AllieCat0817]

Re: does the weight come right back?

Girl I didn't know Sara went too! Way cool. One thing for sure-- you guys deserved a nice trip like that.

Sorry to threadjack...

[Brook]

Re: does the weight come right back?

I think that people need to find out what works for them and just keep their attitudes. Everyone wants to tell everyone what it right. What is right is what makes people feel better about themselves.

When you ask for opinions, you get them. If you don't want them, don't ask. Seems fairly simple to me

[AllieCat0817]

Re: does the weight come right back?

I'm sorry, but stating, on an Atkins forum, that low fat is 'more healthy' than Atkins/low carb, isn't really gonna result in lovely replies.

[cleochatra]

Re: does the weight come right back?

I don't think shirley was talking about us in her comment, but about the well-meaning people who tout low-cal and who say Atkins is going to make your bodyparts fall off.


{{{everyone}}}

[AllieCat0817]

Re: does the weight come right back?

I know, I was just referring the original statement about healthier low fat.

[cleochatra]

Re: does the weight come right back?

'M I bad. Sorry, Allie! I was talking to Brook. I guess I should have done a C&P. *l* Sorry for not elaborating.

[AllieCat0817]

Re: does the weight come right back?

SORRY! hugz.

[cleochatra]

Re: does the weight come right back?

No, it's totally my fault. {{{allie}}}

And of course I could be wrong. Shirley could be referring to people here; but I'd like to give her the benefit of the doubt. We're not inside her head, so we can't assume to know what she meant or didn't mean. She'll just have to come back and set us straight.

[shirleyhon]

Re: does the weight come right back?

What works means experiences that make people know this is right for them. If vegetarians want to be vegetarian, it may work or not work. Meaning that they may feel better, have more or less self esteem.

[cleochatra]

Re: does the weight come right back?

Thanks, shirley! That's what I thought you meant. I appreciate you setting the record straight!

I agree. People who believe low-cal (or insert way of eating plan here) is the way to go, for whatever their reasons may be, believe they are acting in another's best interests when offering advice based on their experience. It's important to thank them for their concern and do what is right for us.

[k5commando]

Re: does the weight come right back?

Of course if you go back to your old habbits the weight will come back on!!! Low fat, low carb, low twinkie, it doesn't matter what diet it is it needs to be a lifestyle change, not a monthstyle change. I hope the low fat thing works for you and I hope you educate yourself a little better on the health benefits Atkins provides. Good luck!