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Okay Ladies I finally got the EH (evil husband) on board!!!! I 've been on the low fat low calorie eating program since the beginning of the  year and I'm at a stall. I've been stuck at 245-248 for a month. I don't want to back slide. I'm one of the those people who have tried every diet under the sun but I never tried Atkins. What do you think?The EH said he will work this program with me for a month if I don't limit his meat. I'm good at counting calorie so I think I'll be good at counting carbs. Any input or insight on Atkins would be helpful. Thanks!!!

Tell the EH that he does not have to limit his meat. What he will find is that he feels very satisfied eating pretty much only meat, fat and some veggies.

Atkins is actually a great plan for someone who hates diets in many ways. For you, you may need to keep not only carbs but have a clue on cals also - for women there is a more brittle breaking point on how many cals we eat.  EH's can eat more, usually.

Dr. Atkins says to eat til satisfaction, so do that and watch the scale.  never know, you may be able to eat more than you think!

Thanks NeeCee. Good info.

My best advice for going on Atkins is to read the book a few hundred times and go to the website for all kinds of tips for success on how to do it the right way.  They have a forum for all kinds of questions and you can sign up for free online lessons that are invaluable.

www.atkins.com   

Tell your EH not to fret...I lost 129 pounds on Atkins (doc cut off the rest), and I never once went hungry!   Dr. A's best advice is, if you are hungry...EAT!  But the good news is that after the first three days of detox, you usually don't get hungry.  There were days that I had to eat only because it was time to eat.  

On Induction, be sure to eat at LEAST 12 to 15 carbs from vegetables.  Dr. Atkins once used a two cup value for a visual, but that is not nearly enough vegetables, you have to know what the carb value of the amount is, or else you risk going way to low.  For instance, two cups of shredded iceberg lettuce is only 2 1/2 carbs.  If you count that as your daily value, you can see where you would end up low. 

I hope you and your EH both do well and let me know if you have any more questions,

Mary        

Try looking into a Gluten-Free diet.  I had to stop eating gluten due to our youngest daughter being diagnosed with Celiac Disease last April (I have since found out that I probably have it).  I have done a lot of personal research on the subject, and was amazed at how many people have had the weight just go away after they started a GF diet.  In the past 10 months, I have lost 38 pounds WITHOUT EVEN TRYING.

Go to www.celiac.com for more information on this, and on this forum you may want to type in "A Diet that Really (No Kiddin') Works" - that is an entry that I started detailing some of the reasons that MOST people will do well on a GF lifestyle.

GF is MUCH less restrictive than Atkins or any of the other low-carb diets, which makes it much easier to continue with it.  The ONLY foods that I have eliminated from my family's diet are the ones that contain gluten - everything else is fair game, and there are plenty of baked goods out there that are made with GF flours.  One of my family's favorite breakfast items is Blueberry Muffins, and believe me, they wouldn't eat them if they tasted like cardboard!

Fortunately, GF is becoming more mainstream in terms of foods that you can find in not only grocery stores, but also at restaurants.  More and more restaurants offer a dedicated GF menu now, and they are doing great business, because more and more people are being diagnosed with either Celiac Disease or Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity (NCGS).

Please feel free to contact me if you want more information - I am always happy to pass along any information that I have gathered!

Teresa Koch
Fort Worth, Texas