Thu, Aug-22-02, 16:08
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Plan: Dr. Atkins
Stats: 300/247/150
BF:
Progress: 35%
Location: Ann Arbor
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Atkins says occasional shake ok on induction
On pp. 232 to 235, of DANDR, Atkins posts a suggested one week menu for induction. On day seven of that menu, he suggests a low carb shake for a snack.
This makes it pretty clear to me, in spite of all the negative comments you will read on this LC forum that an occasional shake on induction is absolutely acceptable. If it's good enough for Dr. Atkins, it ought to be good enough for this forum.
shakes are NOT bars, however. I think an infrequent bar, as TeriDoodle has suggested, is OK but it is never the ideal choice. I keep one in my car for backup if I need to eat and don't have the right foods available.
I have eaten just one so far: I took it to the movies. Once in a month is pretty infrequent.
Also, there is a distinction between protein powder shakes and the Atkins/CarbSolutions kind of Shakes. The Atkins shakes do not purport to be meal replacement whereas a good protein shake can be a meal replacement. I see many folks on here using an Atkins shake for a meal substitute. . . seems to me that using an Atkins shake for a meal substitute is going to throw the whole day's calories, fat grams, carbs, etc off.
Just my two cents. . .
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