Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community - View Single Post

crewsor · 10-07-2003, 07:45 PM

Been on Atkins since Feb. Have lost 35lbs. and never felt better.
I have been monitoring my heart health indicators.. cholesterol ,triglicerides, blood pressure regularly and all have shown significant improvement especially my B.P.
My doctor says whatever I have been doing to keep doing it.
I am into the maintainance phase and my diet is probably not much different than most peoples with the exception of sugars and white flours. I eat most all vegetables, some whole wheat breads, and quite a bit of fruits.
If you understand the concept of the diet you would realize that after the initial phase there is nothing so radical about this diet as to be a grave health concern, quite the contrary. It is a healthy way of living and eating. I can't see where limiting your intake of sugars and junk carbs could possibly be a bad thing.
As for the bad breath , once you increase your levels of carbs to the point where you are no longer in Ketosis it disappears.
I have no doubt that this way of eating along with the recommended amount of excercise would be a more healthy alternative to the vast majority of people.
By the way, I was not obese but had put on about 30 lbs. gradually over the last few years. I initially planned on just going on this diet to lose that weight, but once on it felt so much better about my overall health, I decided to keep eating low carb.

10-07-2003, 07:45 PM	#69 (permalink)
crewsor Women want me. Men fear me. Location: Maryland,USA	Been on Atkins since Feb. Have lost 35lbs. and never felt better. I have been monitoring my heart health indicators.. cholesterol ,triglicerides, blood pressure regularly and all have shown significant improvement especially my B.P. My doctor says whatever I have been doing to keep doing it. I am into the maintainance phase and my diet is probably not much different than most peoples with the exception of sugars and white flours. I eat most all vegetables, some whole wheat breads, and quite a bit of fruits. If you understand the concept of the diet you would realize that after the initial phase there is nothing so radical about this diet as to be a grave health concern, quite the contrary. It is a healthy way of living and eating. I can't see where limiting your intake of sugars and junk carbs could possibly be a bad thing. As for the bad breath , once you increase your levels of carbs to the point where you are no longer in Ketosis it disappears. I have no doubt that this way of eating along with the recommended amount of excercise would be a more healthy alternative to the vast majority of people. By the way, I was not obese but had put on about 30 lbs. gradually over the last few years. I initially planned on just going on this diet to lose that weight, but once on it felt so much better about my overall health, I decided to keep eating low carb. __________________ We all have wings, some of us just don't know why.