The Atkins Diet

[missprim]

Does anyone know if you can eat fruit when on the Atkins diet and if so, does this include bananas?

[Sqad]

No fruit allowed............cus they contain carbohydrate.

[daffy654]

Bananas are very high in carbohydrate.
Why are you using the atkins diet anyway,your weight will just go back on as soon as you switch back to normal eating.
Dr.Atkins himself was obese when he died.

[Sqad]

daffy.......please correct me if I am wrong, but he wasn't obese on his death.

[craft1948]

My daughter tried this diet and did indeed lose weight which she put back on again. It cost a fortune and she had very bad breath and wind problems.
She joined Weight Watchers and is now doing really well losing weight gradually.

[daffy654]

All the photos and stories I read showed him morbidly obese Sqad.I may be wrong that he was that way at the time of his death though.

[naomi24]

Hi Sqad, according to this he was obese when he died.

http://women.timesonl...ss/article1016437.ece

[cazzz1975]

http://women.timesonl...ss/article1016437.ece

atkins diet is just another fad, you will regain the weight the second you return to eating normal food, best advice is to train yourself to eat healthier meals.

[rov1200]

At least you know this Atkins diet works in a short time. It will only go on again if you revert to your previous habits.

Some people find it easy because you can have as much fried food as you can eat; bacon; chips, eggs, lovely.

[daffy654]

No chips,rov.Potatoes are a carbohydate food.lol

[Sqad]

From a Medical Review Board

Was Atkins Overweight?

William Leith, an writer who interviewed him around the time of his cardiac arrest stated that "he looks to be just under 6 feet tall and around 200 lbs – not skinny, not thin, but definitely not fat." A report from Atkins Nutritionals states that he played tennis competitively and that his weight was frequently checked, and in the years before his death was below 195, and six feet tall. And a medical report at the time of his admission to the hospital, which was later made public by his widow, states that he was 195 lbs on admission to the hospital.
Atkins' Death"

Post Mortem showed normal Coronary Arteries.

[mollykins]

I was about to say that daffy. the atkins diet is illogical and stupid, for a healthy life style you have to eat balanced meals.

[daffy654]

His doctors (who worked for his company) and his wife have a vested interest in trying to prove he wasn't obese Sqad.
I have read many reports that say otherwise but can't be bothered trying to find any now.

Many medical experts have said the atkins diet can be dangerous to health and that the weight goes straight back on after you stop it.Thats all I need to know.

[suzie1]

missprim, i want to go on the atkin diet too, what should i eat and what should i avoid, an idiot proof list would be good, im a bit thick when it comes to checking fat contents.......i would be grateful for help

[missprim]

Thanks for your answers. I know Atkins is only short term but I want to lose some weight before Xmas then I will try the healthy eating option which is why I wanted to know if I can still eat fruit on the Atkins but Sqad says ' No fruit allowed as fruit is carbohydrate ' I know banana is, but didn't realise all fruit is.

[daffy654]

suzie,did you not read any of the comments above yours?
If you want to play fast and loose with your health then that is up to you I suppose.
A healthy,balanced diet and rgular exercise work far better than any fad diet.

[suzie1]

i just want to be slim for a few weeks.....then i'll go healthy with missprim please tell me.....

[daffy654]

Suzie,the information on the atkins diet can easily be found via google.

[suzie1]

yes i know, but they have alot of other stuff in the article, i only want to know what foods to have and avoid...its that simple, if you know of a website that has the straight forward information.....then let me know got alot of weight to get rid of

[daffy654]

If I knew of such a site I would not be posting links to it.
I have made clear that I believe the diet to be dangerous and stupid.I am not going to help you harm your health by giving you links to websites promoting it!!!

[cazzz1975]

http://lowcarbdiets.a...a/atkinsfoodlists.htm

about.com is an excellent site, to do the atkins effectively you have to do the induction then the full atkins, the link will give you advice on the amount and type of food you ill be allowed to eat at this stage.


it looks very fussy, with only a slight glance, I can see why so many people cannot maintain the diet. you had better stock up on breath fresheners as well.