ok, id like go against the grain a little bit here and get some info from you
folks. ive been doing the atkins diet ( <20 per day) for the last month. i have
to say it works alot better then just doing what mentzer says is the "optimal"
diet plan.

now before any of you start replying to this post id like you to at least
read his book "the new atkins revolution". it goes in to great detail about why
atkins is so successfull . also he gives multiple upon multiple examples and
case studies.

now keep in mind i was overweight (around 30%) when i started, and ive been
dropping a couple lbs every 2-3 days. and i can assure you its not muscle. but
i can usually eat as much as i want as long as i stay in the induction phase.
also i havent even "burnt out" like so many of these body builders state when
they go on low carb. ( the reason they crash is because their calories are too
low

the 3 main reason that atkins works so well ill list.

1. you can eat as much as you want as long as your carbs are low. in his book
dr. atkins states this isnt a true statement, but that leads me to reason #2.

2. with your carb levels stable from all the fat and protien, youll have about
0 cravings. which can present a small problem since you need above adequate
calories to maintain muscle mass. to rememdy this i add lots of fatty oils to my
low carb protien shakes, and i love using no carb manaise on all my meet (
tastes delicious, make sure you play around with foods to keep your appetite up)

3. your body eats pure fat up as long as you stay in the state of keytosis.
also there are multiple health benefits such as lowering hypertention, and
keeping you bad cholesterol. down.

although mentzer developed the system of hit extremely well, i dont think he
looked at the diet objectively enough. ill be posting more on this in the
future. im hoping this sparks some interesting discussion as this board has been
very sparse as of late.


"Somebody should tell us right at the start of out lives, that we are dying.
Then we might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it! I say.
Whatever it is you want to do, do it now! There are only so many tommorrows.
-----MICHEAL LANDON

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