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Originally posted by FastShark85
Have you done Atkins? I have/am doing it. I have more energy now than I did before. A lot more.
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Originally posted by Plan9
At the gym I have worked with many people on the Atkins diet (about 20 or so) and I also have 2 family members (nephew and brother in-law) and none of them have the stamina that a person on a balanced diet has. Not only that but they have such a limited selection of foods that it becomes increasingly difficult to stick with it (they call it Atkins Blues, which you might not be aware of yet...but rest assured..you will  ). Sir, I think it is great that you are excited about your atkins diet, but I would not put my opinion about it if it was based solely on guesswork. Ketogenic, Atkins, South Beach Diet, Power for Life programs.... blah. So much unecessary headache to achieve what a proper balanced diet will acheive. Have fun with your diet, this thread is not about Atkins.
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i'm doing atkins right now... here's my thoughts on the energy. i have much more consistant energy during the day, no dips or spikes... but, i also don't have the energy to do as good of a cardio workout anymore. one of my classes is exercise phys, and in the lab we measured our VO2max's in two different ways, one one week, the other the next. The first I was not doing atkins, and did it with no problem, but the second, was much more tiring doing less work. so it's got it's upsides and downsides. maybe once i'm on it longer, i'll be able to do cardio better, but i don't know. i would myself recommend it to others though, if overeating/binge eating is an issue, because after a few days you start to stop having those cravings.