Being veggie and gong Atkins..

[nykkieberry]

I don't eat meat and my diet is mainly fish, pasta, rice, bread and potatoes. Could I still go on the Atkins diet? People on it have said it is very meat oriented with no carbs - is there a 'veggie' version with recipes without the high carb factor that most veggie meals have? Or am I on a highway to nowhere!

[WaldoMcFroog]

My fiancee was very similar to you diet wise and was on it for three months with no problems. People who say it's meat oriented have often failed to read the book, which really is a pre-requisite. You eat loads of vegetables, contrary to popular opinion, and with Fish in your diet, there's no reason why you can't do Atkins. But please read the book - most of the people who claim to have had problems on the diet appear to have next to no idea about how you're really supposed to do it - eating 20 steaks a day, for example, is not doing the Atkins diet, it's eating really unhealthily. Good luck!

[nykkieberry]

Very useful - thankyou!

[Jess]

the atkins diet is technically starving your body, your lose weight because the carbohydrate stored in your kidneys is the first to go. The best way to lose weight is a BALANCED healthy diet with plenty of exercise.

[darth vader]

agree with jess. It sounds to me like you're on a balanced diet all ready TBH - fish past rice bread all good for you - cut the daily calorie intake down if you want to lose weight (you're not putting cheesy sauces over all that pasta are you?) also grilled/steamed/baked fish instead of fried. Some fish is quite high in calories too (makerel for one - about 5 times more than haddock)

[darth vader]

sorry spellmaster i didn't even proof read that did i? (I'll go to the back of the class)