I am trying to keep an open mind.
But my own Physician directed me to try Atkins and remains supportive.
I have posted the story here:
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?p=1121216#post1121216
so after so much sucess, I will not abandon a plan that has worked for me extremely well.
However, having lost 50 lb, I seem unable to lose more, so have determined to increace the excercise rate. Saturday I cycled 20 miles and again on Sunday - today is a Bank Holiday in England - I cycled 18 miles early this morning on an apple and the had a bacon and egg breakfast. After a very good lunch went down I cyled another 12 miles - it has been a very nice day here.
It may be that Atkins has done all it can for me, and now I must change policy, and establish a more normal western diet with increased excercise, which I can do having lost so much weight already.
But I look at the advice you have offered and set it against folk on the independent
http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/
who tell me the received wisdom you quote has been disproved in their own experience - so where does that leave me?
As a secondary point let me add that the most experienced on the independent Atkins Board are highy critical of Atkins Corps, saying, as you do that they are in it for the money. They point to significant departures from Dr Atkins book in their current advice. The aceptability of sugar alcohols (polyols) is the best example. Dr Atkins forbade them - Atkins Corps say they are OK - because they sell them in their diet products. Only natural unprocessed foods are recommended by Dr Atkins - but there is no money in that.
But my own Physician directed me to try Atkins and remains supportive.
I have posted the story here:
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?p=1121216#post1121216
so after so much sucess, I will not abandon a plan that has worked for me extremely well.
However, having lost 50 lb, I seem unable to lose more, so have determined to increace the excercise rate. Saturday I cycled 20 miles and again on Sunday - today is a Bank Holiday in England - I cycled 18 miles early this morning on an apple and the had a bacon and egg breakfast. After a very good lunch went down I cyled another 12 miles - it has been a very nice day here.
It may be that Atkins has done all it can for me, and now I must change policy, and establish a more normal western diet with increased excercise, which I can do having lost so much weight already.
But I look at the advice you have offered and set it against folk on the independent
http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/
who tell me the received wisdom you quote has been disproved in their own experience - so where does that leave me?
As a secondary point let me add that the most experienced on the independent Atkins Board are highy critical of Atkins Corps, saying, as you do that they are in it for the money. They point to significant departures from Dr Atkins book in their current advice. The aceptability of sugar alcohols (polyols) is the best example. Dr Atkins forbade them - Atkins Corps say they are OK - because they sell them in their diet products. Only natural unprocessed foods are recommended by Dr Atkins - but there is no money in that.