Fri, Sep-17-10, 09:37
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Posts: 52
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Plan: keto
Stats: 285/259/140
BF:
Progress: 18%
Location: ohio
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Originally Posted by krystalr
If you are eating a high protein diet normall, where are you getting your protein from if you don't like any of the protein sources listed? Just chicken? You don't *have* to eat all of those things on low carb or Atkins - you eat what you like for protein, which would be the same thing you eat on your high protein diet.
It doesn't sound, at least from the small amount of information you posted, that you were really following Atkins very closely. On Atkins, you should be getting most of your carbs from vegetables which you don't mention having any of. It's normal to feel hungry on inudction - you should eat til satisfied from allowed foods. If you were following up your meals with carbs as you stated, then that's completely out of line with the plan as well. That, and induction is generally ment to be for 2 weeks, at which point you can move into OWL and begin slowly adding other carb sources back in.
Atkins is only heavily restricted during the first 2 weeks. After that, it's about learning what things you can add back in, and working carbs back up. I wouldn't completely knock the plan, or any low carb plan, until you've really given it a solid by the book go for more than just a few weeks. No matter which plan you go with, you should at least give it 90 days before throwing in the towel. But, that's just my opinion...and as Lisa says "you know what those are like".
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My normal protein is chicken or whey basically, with the occasional different item.
I was following Atkins properly, I have the book and all. I didn't mention veggies because my consumption of them has pretty much remained constant no matter which diet I'm trying. For example an average meal for me is two boneless skinless chicken breasts and broccoli, or salad with olive oil. I will eat that regardless of the plan, but for atkins it was less broccoli and salad than I normally eat, which means that in order to feel "satisfied" I ate more meat and olive oil.
I gave up because even with my worse eating (junk) I maintain weight, but on Atkins I was gaining. before that I hadn't gained a pound in months, I haven't lost any either though.
As pinkclouds said the plan I had before was working. I just got tired of it and wanted to try something where I wouldn't have to count calories, and basically to me if you are counting/restricting carbs, calories, fat etc. for the purpose of weight reduction you are on a diet. The way of life is maintaining your weight by eating natural healthy foods in good proportions.
Thank you all for your input. I also do a moderate high intensity workout 5-7 times a week, and maybe that explains why I had such a hard time with vlc.
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