I think I am going off..

[Lulubell]

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but I've been around ADBB long enough to know people do some crazy, crazy, crazy versions of what they think is "Atkins".

LOL! This really made me laugh, because it's true. Last week when I was being lambasted for doing Atkins while trying to conceive, some know-it-all stated that "people who do Atkins put peanut butter on roast beef to up the fat content". Oh man, I cringe at the amount of misinformation about this WOE. Both of my docs (GP and Ob/Gyn) are low-carbers, have lost a good deal of weight, and reco it for patients.

[ConfusedAndNeedHelp]

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I think the less people know about something, the more far fetched they resort to give an example.

[Amy35]

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Lulubell, everytime I see the picture of your puppy and the caption that goes with it I just can't help but smile. She is soooo cute!


Sorry for suddenly going off topic. Please continue .............

[Lulubell]

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thanks, amy! she's a very cute little mutt. and actually, she's not a pup - she's 12. old and crotchety, just like her owner, lol!!! thanks.

thread hijack over.

[jsj0305]

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That's funny that you mention your OB b/c through out my entire pregnancy, by Dr told me to watch the carbs. He told me that for thanksgiving, have a second helping of the green beans or cauliflower instead of the mashed potatoes. I told him I was doing Atkins before I had become pregnant and he praised me for how wonderful a choice I had made!!

I was told not to do any form other than maintenance..which I couldn't truly do b/c I had never been beyond induction. I watched what I ate..never had ONE issue w/ my BP (which is the reason my 1st was induced and ended up an emergency c-section) and that pregnancy was a pure dream and I know it was beacuse I ate healthy. My daughter was not born cubby like my first either.

I truly believe that these OB's know that it's not just our lives...but the lives of our unborn children involved and it's SO good to see that they give good information these days

[Babs]

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...my mother is a RN and has been for 21 years. My sisters in laws are both MDs and they all have negative things to say about this diet. So I think I will take their advice rather than yours. Not to be harsh..

In September of 2001, my husband passed out, broke his nose, and was rushed to the hospital by ambulance. It turned out it was his heart. It was so serious, they could not fly him to another hospital, nor could he sit up or stand for a minute. Then they finally were able to transport him to another hospital to a Tele Unit. Doctors considered a pace maker. After a few days in critical care unit, we were told that everything had got out of wack, but he would be OK for the time being (with pace maker down the road sometime). All this time, I was thinking that it was the Atkins diet that we had both lost 60+ pounds on. I was ready to give up the atkins plan to save my husbands life. I was blaming the Atkins diet and thinking that my husband was going to die from it. I expressed these concerns with the cardiologist and said we would stop this diet. He said, by all means, to keep doing what we were doing because that is probably what save my husband's life. He was all for the Atkins diet IF it was done correctly. I was shocked, but pleased. My husband's problems was congenital and had not shown up until that moment and had nothing to do with Atkins diet.

Any problems we have would be from us not taking care of ourselves BEFORE we started to eat and exercise the right way FOR US on Atkins. People will still get sick, regardless of what plan we follow, but it seems so easy to blame low carb life style and not the fact that we are obese before--that is what takes it's tole on our bodies and can still show up later on.

Maybe Weight Watchers will be the perfect way for you, so you should try it and go with what you feel is right for you, but I tried it WW from age 15 to 30, and it did not suit my needs. You need to go with what you believe in. Whatever you follow, best of luck to you.

[ragazzarossa]

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yeah, I did weight watchers too. I was convinced that any diet will work if you stick to it.

And they probably would - but WW allowed me to indulge my carbohydrate addiction to the max. Indulging in those made me crave more food, so I was obsessed with counting calories.

By the way, most people who get weight loss surgery do an extreme form of atkins. All protein - so the people who say that high protein diets are bad obviously do not know what they are talking about and are only repeating what we've all heard 10 million times.

This is what I found about the murky urine - surprisingly, it's not attributed to the low carb diet - at least not by the mayo clinic:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/urine-color/AN00868

Urine colorPossible medical and dietary causesClear

• Excess liquids
• Liver disorders, such as acute viral hepatitis or cirrhosis

Bright or neon yellow

• Vitamin supplements

Dark yellow or gold

• Dehydration
• Some laxatives
• Foods or supplements containing B complex vitamins

Pink or red

• Blood in the urine, such as due to kidney or bladder infection or cancer
• Certain foods, such as beets and berries, and food dyes
• Some laxatives

Orange

• Side effect of certain medications, such as rifampin, doxorubicin (Adriamycin, Rubex), phenazopyridine (Pyridium) and warfarin (Coumadin)
• Certain foods and food dyes
• Dehydration
• Some laxatives

Blue or green

• Side effect of certain medications, such as amitriptyline and indomethacin (Indocin)
• Certain foods, such as asparagus, and food dyes

Dark brown or tea colored

• Liver disorders, especially if accompanied by pale stools and jaundice
• Side effect of certain medications
• Blood in the urine
• Certain foods and food dyes

Cloudy or murky

• Urinary tract infections
• Kidney stones

[sadie147]

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Blue or green

• Side effect of certain medications, such as amitriptyline and indomethacin (Indocin)
• Certain foods, such as asparagus, and food dyes

I think seeing blue or green urine would surely throw me into a state of panic LOL.

[CAbubba]

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I think seeing blue or green urine would surely throw me into a state of panic LOL.

I would most likely instantly start running around screaming and pantless if this ever occured to me.

[ConfusedAndNeedHelp]

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I would be screaming "I DIDN'T EAT PLAYDOH OR A CRAYON WTF???!??!??!"

[cocobelle]

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So....what color would it turn the ketostix? lol

[ragazzarossa]

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I think seeing blue or green urine would surely throw me into a state of panic LOL.

There are websites dedicated to how to turn your pee blue. I think that it can be done by drinking a large quantity of a certain flavor of kool-aid.

I also heard about a performance artist who served his guests a certain cocktail and the next day they all had blue pee as well. That was the art.



http://cre.ations.net/creation/body-...-your-pee-blue

[sadie147]

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OMG not only can i not beleive that there's actually a page on how to turn your urine blue, but i can't get over how many comments are posted on it LOL.

I once threw up bright blue, I was 19 and was playing a drinking game with friends with Blueberry Shnapps. Not sure if it would have actually turned my urine blue, it never stayed in my system long enough.

Was years before I could eat anything blueberry flavoured again. It's memories like those that make me happy i'm no longer that young and stupid

[AllieCat0817]

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To the original poster: good luck

[diwitch]

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I think seeing blue or green urine would surely throw me into a state of panic LOL.

Would me too, unless it was the day after St. Patrick's Day.

Di