Anyone Still Doing Atkins Ir Southbeach??!!

[Tahneesamson 41]

I need to hear from some Atkins or southbeach followers!! Anyone doing one of these diets and losing consistently? I'm stuck at a plateau and in thinking of going low carb

[fericito 138]

I'm not doing one of thsoe BUT if you haven't heard of it you might check out the paleo diet (caveman diet) whcih is similar to the zone diet. I plan to continue that one after my lap band surgery and I have found more success with paleo than anything I've tried. Pretty restrictive but some great websites out there and it's basically Protein, fruits, veggies. I liked it a little better than Atkins or southbeach because you get more fruits and veggies BUT no dairy. Just an idea. Good luck!!

[Tahneesamson 41]

Thanks!! I'm a dairy freak!!! I don't know if I can live without my cheese!!

[fericito 138]

Thanks!! I'm a dairy freak!!! I don't know if I can live without my cheese!!

LOL I felt the same way - I drink milk like it's going out of style. When I first started paleo I felt like crap too, probably just withdrawal. I'm currently trying to live an 80% lifestyle and it's worked ok. I know the band will help with it even more and I think life isn't life without something we love, I just need to learn to have less of it . Atkins might be a great fit for you!

[waitingpatiently 250]

I use the under lined principles of low carb/ high Protein and have had what I consider a good result. I try to keep carbs at around 35-40. I eat mostly lean Proteins ( at least 70g), followed by low cab veggies with the ocassional fruit. I keep calories to about 900. And while I do try to keep moving, I realy don't push it. about a 30 min walk or eliptical daily at a leisurely pace. (If I exercise too much more, I have found my appeite increases substanially and I want to eat more....probably more than I burn.---I do allow myself a few days each month to increase my carbs and calories. One, this lets my eat those carbs that I might be missing like fruit, english muffin, oatmeal..., but I also think it confuses my body and keeps it from getting to comfortable.

I have lost 42 pounds in 17 weeks,,,thats about an average of2.5 pounds a week. But the biggest difference is the way I feel!! Wow what a difference!! My energy level is 3 times what it used to be.

Now that I am under 195 pounds....I have noticed a slight decline in the weight loss department. Maybe more like a 1-1.5 pound loss weekly, so its my plan (starting next week) to shake things up. Start adding a few more calories and bumoing up the exercise a little....I might also lower my carbs to nothing for a couple of days in hopes of entering ketosis. Hopefully this will get the scale back up there to the 2 pound a week mark again.

If this is something you decide to try, I love exchanging low carb food ideas and recipes.---just let me know.

[Tahneesamson 41]

I use the under lined principles of low carb/ high Protein and have had what I consider a good result. I try to keep carbs at around 35-40. I eat mostly lean Proteins ( at least 70g)' date=' followed by low cab veggies with the ocassional fruit. I keep calories to about 900. And while I do try to keep moving, I realy don't push it. about a 30 min walk or eliptical daily at a leisurely pace. (If I exercise too much more, I have found my appeite increases substanially and I want to eat more....probably more than I burn.---I do allow myself a few days each month to increase my carbs and calories. One, this lets my eat those carbs that I might be missing like fruit, english muffin, oatmeal..., but I also think it confuses my body and keeps it from getting to comfortable.

I have lost 42 pounds in 17 weeks,,,thats about an average of2.5 pounds a week. But the biggest difference is the way I feel!! Wow what a difference!! My energy level is 3 times what it used to be.

Now that I am under 195 pounds....I have noticed a slight decline in the weight loss department. Maybe more like a 1-1.5 pound loss weekly, so its my plan (starting next week) to shake things up. Start adding a few more calories and bumoing up the exercise a little....I might also lower my carbs to nothing for a couple of days in hopes of entering ketosis. Hopefully this will get the scale back up there to the 2 pound a week mark again.

If this is something you decide to try, I love exchanging low carb food ideas and recipes.---just let me know.[/quote']

Are you eating cheese or dairy at all?? I'm thinking of following an Atkins type plan. I have pcos and I'm suppose to avoid carbs and sugar like the plague!!

[waitingpatiently 250]

Are you eating cheese or dairy at all?? I'm thinking of following an Atkins type plan. I have pcos and I'm suppose to avoid carbs and sugar like the plague!!

I have pcos as well............Diagnosised 22 years ago when I actually was an athelete and skinny (something like 140 pounds). I was too young back then to realize what all it effected....I thought it was just a fertility issue. It wasn't until my 17 year old daughter gained 60 pounds in year and I took her to a endocrinologist and she was diagnosised with it that I had this "ah-ha" moment and realized thats why I have had such a problem keeping the weight off after my 3rd child inspite of only eating 1200 calories a day. I finally just gave up.

As for dairy.yes I do eat it. Probably about an ounce of cheese every other day. A low carb yogurt every day and really no milk because it wasn't something i "loved" anyway so i switched to almond milk for my Protein shakes. I have eliminated dairy from my diet for a time to see if I noticed any difference in weight loss or the way i feel....but I didn't...so I added it back.--you may be different.

I think if you haven't already embraced the low carb lifestyle, then when you do...you should really notice a big difference in the way you feel.