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To: LindyBill who wrote (344)	7/27/2008 1:36:31 PM
From: mistermj	Respond to of 39326

Good luck Bill. I'm sure we will all be following with great interest. No pressure. ;-)

To: LindyBill who wrote (344)	7/27/2008 5:12:05 PM
From: Joe NYC	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 39326

Good luck Bill, If you stick with it, you will realize that losing weight is not such a difficult thing. BTW, it is very difficult, nearly impossible to gain weight on Atkins diet, or more precisely, to gain fat. And it is possible / much simpler to lose fat. The reason is that insulin works as a one way valve. High insulin level opens the valve wide for excess energy nutrient to flow into fat storage. While insulin is high, nothing can escape the fat storage, no matter what you do (excersize-wise). On the other hand, if the insulin is low, the valve of flow into fat cells does not open, so it is next to impossible to gain fat, even if one overeats. Energy just gets burned off. As far as overeating, low carb dieting actually reduces food cravings. I don't know if you noticed in the latest Israeli study, the subject on Mediterranean and Low Fat diets had strict limit on calories, Low Carb (Atkins) dieters had no limit. Yet, they did better than competing groups. Joe

To: LindyBill who wrote (344)	7/27/2008 5:28:44 PM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 39326

You might want to get a blood glucose measure if you don't already have a reasonably timely one so that you can measure the difference...

To: LindyBill who wrote (344)	7/28/2008 8:20:24 AM
From: Oral Roberts	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 39326

Atkins worked very well for me and took me from 310 to the 250 I'm at now. I would say I'm in a quasi maintenance phase though I eat carbs now as I just really enjoy a pizza now and again. I make my own from scratch so there isn't any sugar's involved but still. At any rate I'm about to take the final plunge myself and see if I can't hit that 200 mark also. I've maintained 250 for about 3 years now within a pound or two so I'm confident I can maintain 200 as well. It works well Bill and like quitting smoking after about 3 days you don't miss the carbs at all in my experience.