Taking carbs in atkins

[sairasar]

My husband lost 11 pounds in 30 days and did not reached the goal weight yet and since past 7 days he is taking carbs in his food what will happen what will be the outcome will the weight increase again or will it be very dangerous.

[Ginasfuntime]

Re: Taking carbs in atkins

I think the only thing that can happen is that he will not loose any more weight and might gain some

[Richt]

Re: Taking carbs in atkins

My husband lost 11 pounds in 30 days and did not reached the goal weight yet and since past 7 days he is taking carbs in his food what will happen what will be the outcome will the weight increase again or will it be very dangerous.

How seriously does your husband want to lose weight? It seems that he isnt really following Atkins at all.

Was he looking for a "quick fix", as that is not what Atkins is.

Rich

[sunflowergrl]

Re: Taking carbs in atkins

If you start adding carbs back in (and you are not on OWL), you will only fall back into your old eating habits and gain all the weight back plus some. Doing this can make it harder to lose weight the next time. Yo-yo 'dieting' can be very bad for your metabolism, and this is NOT a diet, it is a way of life.

[Richt]

Re: Taking carbs in atkins

My husband lost 11 pounds in 30 days and did not reached the goal weight yet and since past 7 days he is taking carbs in his food what will happen what will be the outcome will the weight increase again or will it be very dangerous.

You say he is taking carbs in his food. Can I ask what carbs he is eating?

Rich

[fawn]

Re: Taking carbs in atkins

As well, he could be eating both high carb high fat right now since you are doing wol. this is incredibly dangerous and leads to type 2 diabetes and a myriad of other issues.

[ttdriver]

Re: Taking carbs in atkins

As well, he could be eating both high carb high fat right now since you are doing wol. this is incredibly dangerous and leads to type 2 diabetes and a myriad of other issues.

Exactly right. If he is eating high fat and high carb, that's a potentially deadly combination. And by high carb, I mean the junk refined processed carbage.

High fat is not dangerous WHEN NOT COMBINED WITH HIGH CARB.

Betty

[Thinker]

Re: Taking carbs in atkins

My husband lost 11 pounds in 30 days and did not reached the goal weight yet and since past 7 days he is taking carbs in his food what will happen what will be the outcome will the weight increase again or will it be very dangerous.

Having been in maintenance phase for a long time, I can tell you that if I over do my carbs, weight begins to grow at an astonishing pace.

Has he read the book? I'm willing to bet ...not all the way through.

My first "atkins" go'round involved me flipping through induction, losing a few pounds and then adding some things back. It wasn't until I went all the way through the book and then really committed that I lost 100lbs and kept all but 10lbs off for 4 years. (Right now I'm back in teh saddle to make a run at 110lbs total weight loss). Anyway, see if he's really committed to this kind of lifestyle and if he's read the book. If not, maybe he should look for a different strategy.

Good Luck!!

- Thinker

[sunflowergrl]

Re: Taking carbs in atkins

That is some great advice, you should print that out for him to read.