Atkins works and SBD must because it is a glamorous Atkins clone.
I use Atkins to speed the weight off. I don't have a large goal like some people, but I am currently 54 pounds heavier than I was at age 18. My personal numbers are 234/196/ (I don't know my goal as I did alot of weight lifting/martial arts in 2000 and 2001 and gained some mass but I think I can get near to 175 with 10-15% body fat).
If all Atkins does is burn muscle then I probably couldn't stand up after losing 38 pounds of muscle mass in the last year. I am fortunate in that I gained all the weight in a short time. When I take weight off it isn't easy for me to put back on. I am however now in loose fitting 36" pants and I can see my belt. I was in 38" pants that fit tight and we'll not talk about my belly. My exercise includes a my work, walks on the treadmill and remodeling my home.
Some people can't burn the fat off bacause of disability, age, time, etc... They need a way of losing it metabolically or surgery. There are people out there that are heavy and need to lose alot of weight to enhance their future health. These aren't the "I got fat on Nintendo and the internet" people. They aren't young couch potatos, they are veterans, mothers and grandparents.
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Originally posted by cait987
Honestly, whenever you want to cut carbs you have to eat more fats its just the way it works all foods must be high in either 1.) protein 2.) Carbs 3.) Fats, you need all of them to grow and honestly if you cut one out your doing more harm then good.
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We may have been full grown for 25 years. We don't want to grow any more. We want our bodies to benefit from not having to carry extra weight. We know the benefits of maintaining a small waistline and that quality of life is a daily prayer.
I am not a bacon and egg devouring no-carb maniac. You can eat lots of other foods that don't have the high fats if you choose to.
People that lose the weight on Atkins and gain it right back are..... Not following Atkins. They are making up a diet as they go along. Maybe they can call it the Low-Carb Yo-Yo diet.
When following Atkins, I feel better, I lose weight.