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Originally posted by Seule
I'm very wary of no-carb diets like Adkins, as I feel that leaving out carbs entirely can't be good long term, but if it works short term, I can't fault it too much. Just remember, you also have to keep the weight off, and anecdotal evidence that I've heard is that Adkins has a poor record in that respect. Note: I have not actually done research, it's just something someone told me. |
Atkins is not no-carb, except for the first two weeks. After that is it merely low-carb. And it's certainly true that if you go off the diet you will put weight back on. This is because the people for whom Atkins is the most beneficial tend to be insulin resistant, which means that their bodies do not handle a high carbohydrate diet at all well. If you're insulin resistant, as many extremely overweight people are, you need to think of the low-carb way of eating as a lifestyle rather than as a diet that you go off of.
You can still eat carbs. Plenty of vegetables, moderate amounts of fresh fruits, *small* servings of fiber-rich grain products like sprouted wheat bread or whole wheat pasta. Twinkies, cheesy poofs and pitchers of margaritas, on the other hand, are right out.
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