Thinking about going back on Atkins, need advice - Page 5

~~HoneyComb~~ · #41 11-06-2009, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by kbragg

How long should we make it for? I was thinking doing it weekly like the BFC Challenges until everyone get's bored with it

That sounds great

. I'll definitely participate.

Low carb days being anything under 20 grams per day--and we should report how many grams of carbs a day we get in. And high carb day (for those that wish to increase their carbs) can be anywhere from 50-100 grams for one day of the week.

I'm just throwing some suggestions out there

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kbragg · #42 11-06-2009, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ~~HoneyComb~~

That sounds great

. I'll definitely participate.

Low carb days being anything under 20 grams per day--and we should report how many grams of carbs a day we get in. And high carb day (for those that wish to increase their carbs) can be anywhere from 50-100 grams for one day of the week.

I'm just throwing some suggestions out there

.

Ok cool, I'll get some food lists and resources together and post the first week challenge thread sometime tomorrow

madamdot · #43 11-06-2009, 08:56 PM

I am in for this. My MIL is in town and I have been eating non-stop for the last 2 days!!!! I really need to carb down!

Do we start on Monday?

kbragg · #44 11-06-2009, 09:31 PM

I think Monday is good, that way I can make my high carb day Sunday

~~HoneyComb~~ · #45 11-06-2009, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by kbragg

I think Monday is good, that way I can make my high carb day Sunday

Monday is great!! My day is tomorrow!!

BrooklynSouth · #46 11-06-2009, 09:40 PM

Atkins worked well for me but I quickly tired of the regimen. I lost weight but missed my carbs although I am not a big carb fanatic I still missed being able to eat whatever I chose to eat-a good quick start diet is what Atkins does best. I've learned to eat less and enjoy the small amounts of whatever I want..my prescribed ADIPEX is also gimicky but it does help suppress my appetite. I am hoping my MD allows me to continue the pill for a while longer as I love bypassing the vending machine of sweeties! {I am frustrated still at my lack of exercise motivation!}

ltown · #47 11-07-2009, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by ~~HoneyComb~~

I carb cycle weekly.

The way I do it, is I eat less than 20 grams of carbs 5 days out of the week, and 2 days I will get in between 50-100 grams.

I notice that on the days i take in more carbs, I get tired, feeling kinda sleepy and some minor bloating. On my really low carb days I feel more energetic, never tired, and experience no gas or bloating.

I do this too HoneyComb easier for me to high carb on weekends because I'm at home!

Taina · #48 11-07-2009, 11:05 AM

>For the girls that want to have a low carb week and a high carb day, watch out the carbs you are gonna eat, this last weekend i was out of GLP at home and i had to eat outside. I got hamburguers and hot dogs (i know bad at me) last week i was in 108.8 kilos, today i'm in 108.9 kilos. So, in this week, instead of loosing the 1.5 to 2 kilosb(between 2 and 4 punds) i gained 100 grams

So REALLY, if you wanna loose weight do it in the original way. or having lean carbs, because if you do what i did, you will be recovering the weiht you lost during the week.

kbragg · #49 11-07-2009, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Taina

>For the girls that want to have a low carb week and a high carb day, watch out the carbs you are gonna eat, this last weekend i was out of GLP at home and i had to eat outside. I got hamburguers and hot dogs (i know bad at me) last week i was in 108.8 kilos, today i'm in 108.9 kilos. So, in this week, instead of loosing the 1.5 to 2 kilosb(between 2 and 4 punds) i gained 100 grams

So REALLY, if you wanna loose weight do it in the original way. or having lean carbs, because if you do what i did, you will be recovering the weiht you lost during the week.

You did not gain actual weight though what you gained was water weight in the form of muscle glycogen and probably a bit of bloat from all the sodium as well. If you lift weight this is beneficial because the day after a carb u you can make some serious strength and muscle gains. The water flushes out within a coule of days and the true fat loss shows up on the scale. VERY bad idea to weigh in after a carb up unless you plan to weigh in on that same day consistently.

~~HoneyComb~~ · #50 11-07-2009, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by kbragg

You did not gain actual weight though what you gained was water weight in the form of muscle glycogen and probably a bit of bloat from all the sodium as well. If you lift weight this is beneficial because the day after a carb u you can make some serious strength and muscle gains. The water flushes out within a coule of days and the true fat loss shows up on the scale. VERY bad idea to weigh in after a carb up unless you plan to weigh in on that same day consistently.

I agree. After a higher carb day, the scale could go up 2-3 lbs easily even though my measurements are the same. I try to weigh myself 4-5 days after a high carb day to get a truer scale reading.