Thread: Atkins 40
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Old Sun, Dec-21-14, 04:47
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Plan: Protein Power/Atkins
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Sounds like an attempt to compete with the ever-popular South Beach Diet. Starting at 40 grams instead of 20? Sounds like hype although it would probably work well for people in their 20's and 30's who have been eating high carb.

For long time low carbers who need to deal with carb-creep/20 pound weight gain, it probably is not a good plan.

Recent research has shown that "net carbs" is a "feel good" concept allowing more carb intake. Since many carbs contain both digestible and indigestible carbs, net carbs obscures this little fact.

Like the others, as a long time low carber, this plan would not help me take off the weight creep since I lost my initial weight. I may have only 30 pounds to lose, but it will only come off on a strict induction (20 total grams or less) program.

No matter how much tweaking is done, the Atkins label will still turn off a lot of people. Bad press hangs on a lot longer than good press.
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