whats truly better a low fat low calorie diet, or the atkins diet. plzz help?
im wondering i lost 10 pound doing the atkins for 2 weeks, but i really wnat to get off of it and get going to the gym and eat low fat foods. BUT IN YOUR OPINION WHATS BETTER?? PLZZ HELP
( ALSO IS IT ALRIGHT IS I GET OFF THE ATKINS AND DO THE LOW FAT?)
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75% of the population do well on a low carb diet. 25% do well with a moderate carb diet.
Yes you can switch diets the next day if you want. But pick one style and stick with it for 8-12 weeks.
Either is too extreme to be a long term success. Better to do something healthy but that really works and you can stick with. Plus be healthy.
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From studies i have heard and doctors i have talked to and diets i have tried. The atkins diet has the potential to send your kidneys into failure as well as possible liver problems and heart problems and this has to do with the excessive high fat content of the diet and the excessive protein. It limits nutrients your brain needs to function such as veggies and fruits. While you do lose weight, you are more likely to gain it back on Atkins, because while you can lose weight temporarily, its not a maintainable diet for the rest of your life.
Low fat/ low calorie diets are all about calories in and calories out. You lose weight because your body is burning the number of calories that your body is taking in. You can eat all the low fat foods you want in the world, but if your not exercising, its not going to do a thing for you.
If you had to choose between the healthiest diet, it will be the low fat/low calorie diet, however, keep in mind that if you have too low a calorie count for a day, you will gain weight because your body will believe that you are starving it and in turn hold onto the stores of calories and fat already in your body.
I reccomend getting off the atkins. I reccomend eating whole grains and lots of veggies and fruits, lean meats and cheeses as well as nuts and seafood. Eat plenty of these and stay away from simple sugars such as soda, white breads, white pastas, white sugar and things that are refined..It wont help you out.. but feel free to eat avocados and use olive oil as these are good fats and they are necessary for your body.
A low fat diet is a high carb diet. Carbs trigger insulin, the fat storage hormone. You can do low carb & go to the gym.
Realize that switching from low carb to high carb that the first weeks water loss will be regained when the carbs refill glycogen stores.
There is no reason to ever go off a low carb way of eating, you slowly re introduce carbs to your way of eating and as long as you don’t exceed 9grams of carbs an hour (144 carbs a day) you won’t trigger insulin (the fat storage hormone) no matter the calories. Most of us do low carb most of the time & if we cheat & slip back into low carb the next day. I still cheat with sugar occasionally. It’s just not a regular part of my life (as it was preAtkins, 6 years ago, when I felt it controlled me & I had no control)
You can also cheat easier than someone in glycolysis. IF you trigger insulin, all those carbs that would go to fat cells on someone in glycolysis instead fill up the empty glycogen stores & go to muscles for burning instead of fat cells. Which would slow weight loss but if you’re in maintenance, weight loss is not a concern. (neat little bonus package) Some folks with massive amounts of weight to lose, do weight loss, maintenance & back to weight loss mode – gives them a cheat period without blowing anything.
The rungs to reintroduction of carbs in 5 gram units – all available to very active people in as little as 11 weeks. Make sure you do them in order & you can skip a rung if you do not intend to include it in your permanent way of eating, such as the alcohol rung.:
* (minimum week 3 – maximum 25grams day) Acceptable vegetables, larger quantities
* (minimum week 4 – maximum 30grams day) Add 5grams Fresh cheese
* (minimum week 5 – maximum 35grams day) Add 5grams Nuts and seeds
* (minimum week 6 – maximum 40grams day) Add 5grams Berries
* (minimum week 7 – maximum 45grams day) Alcohol can be added if desired
* (minimum week 8 – maximum 50grams day) Add 5grams Legumes
* (minimum week 9 – maximum 55grams day) Add 5grams Other fruits
* (minimum week10 – maximum 60grams day) Add 5grams Starchy vegetables
* (minimum week11 – maximum 65grams day) Add 5grams Whole grains
If you are continuing to lose or maintain (whichever is goal) in week 12 and beyond, you continue to add 5grams a day per week til you reach your personal carb level.
Many people gain weight on high carb, then switch to low carb to lose weight & then are shocked when they return to high carb that they gain weight. (Isn’t insanity defined as doing the exact same thing, in the exact same way and expecting different results??) Many people can return to moderate carb levels but very few can really eat all they want of sugar and maintain weight or health.
You will lose more body fat eating protein and fat (don’t eat protein alone) than not eating AT ALL. To lose weight fast eat all you want but nothing but meat, eggs, healthy oils, mayo, butter and half an avocado a day (you’ll need added potassium). Keep the calories high and the fat percentage high, at least 65% of calories. Adding in green vegetables & some cheese will continue weight loss but at a slower pace.
Your body won’t release fat stores if you lower calories below what it needs. It will slow your metabolism to compensate and store every spare ounce as fat. If you continue lowering your calories, it will continue lowering that set point, til you can survive off nothing and store fat on anything. The body will only release it’s fat stores if it knows there is plenty of food.
Eating carbs while trying to lose body fat is terribly inefficient. When in glycolysis (burning glucose as fuel) you have to lower your calories (which slows your metabolism) and exercise heavily to deplete your glycogen stores before burning body fat.
The core of the Atkins program is converting your body from glycolysis (burning glucose as fuel) to ketosis (burning fat as fuel). You need to keep your fat levels at >65% of your calories, if you don’t your body will still remain in glycolysis by converting 58% of excess protein into glucose (via gluconeogenesis).
Simple carbohydrates (sugar, flour, bread, cereal, pasta, potatoes, rice) triggers insulin, the fat storage hormone. The more protein you eat the more the fat burning hormone glucagon is released.
High insulin levels promote inflammation, weight gain, hunger and unbalance other hormones. Controlling your insulin level will balance out other hormones & allow human growth hormone (HGH) to be produced naturally so you will gain lean muscle even without exercise. Any exercise will greatly increase your muscle mass with high HGH levels.
Ground flax seed (2-4 Tbsp) 1/4 cup water, artificial sweetener, mix in a raw egg – let sit 10 min. to absorb liquid, put some cream cheese in the middle & nuke 2 min for daily fiber needs.
The first 2 weeks you can have several cups a day of (mostly) lettuce and celery, cucumbers, radishes, mushrooms, peppers and
low cal and low fat diets are diets of severe deprivation, whereas the Atkins diet isn’t really. That makes it easier. It also works like a charm. But don’t do Atkins and low fat (which is actually the South Beach diet). It, too, involves too much deprivation for most people to be able to stick to it. But remember. It shouldn’t be a "diet". It should be a lifestyle change, after you lose all the weight. Or else you will just gain it back. But it works GREAT if you can manage that!
Oh, and that post about liver failure, etc is total bull. Some idiots got all mixed up with the difference between ketosis and ketoacidosis, which is generally caused by diabetes. This is NOT the same thing as what happens on carb free diets. Total myth. And what’s this garbage about not eating veggies?? Veggies are a HUGE part of a non-carb diet. And you can simply take supplements for a few things you may miss, like potassium, calcium, and magnesium.