Atkins Diet: Is it possible for vegetarians?

[hootyhaha]

2007 I lost 35 lbs in 5 weeks. Atkins, Running every day, diet pill, not eating much on the Atkins plan. Unsafe the way I went about it I admit.

2011 I'm trying it again, but I'm not going as extreme. And in 2 weeks I've only lost 6-9 pounds.

In between those years I've tried several times but crashed. Is it possible for the body to build a tolerance to Atkins and even hold on. Like the body is saying, "NOT THIS TIME!" and holding on to the fat harder?

[bowulf]

@hootyhaha Check out my golden shot theory video posted here on Youtube, but let me remind you that 6-9 pounds depending on the amount you need to lose could be fantastic. Most people are geared to lose typically 5-10% of their weight to lose on Induction. How much do you have to lose?

[hootyhaha]

@bowulf I lost 6-7 pounds first week of induction. But I was running every day, and working out in my brazilian jiu jitsu class. However a lot of that weight I also attribute to losing past food weight through.. bathroom breaks, and also losing water weight. Because the next week I stalled big time.

[hootyhaha]

@bowulf I was going for 35 lbs in 5 weeks. I did that in 2007. But I'm 4 years older now, and I guess age plays a factor in it too? Somebody told me that the body can become conditioned to Atkins. Since 2007 I've tried the diet several other times and crashed. Maybe I got my body used to it?

[bowulf]

@hootyhaha Could be less likely to dump the water as quickly or that the more capable to burn fat for fuel, and less likely to simply burn the glycogen. It isn't necessarily less likely to loose, but just more quickly to get acclimated to burn the fat.

[marnao122]

Hi Kent, I have been back on Atkins for almost two months now and I have lost 27 pounds so far. I absolutely love your recipe segments and hope to see a lot more in the future. I make the mock danish a lot upon request from family members(even though I can't seem to get mine to look like yours). I also love the cauliflower bisque. I have a spaghetti squash so I can soon try the chicken alfredo. I hit a stall at 23 pounds lost and the stall lasted about 2 weeks, but its going down again.

[bowulf]

Congrats that is fantastic progress in 2 months. That is a significant amount of fat tissue lost or burned up. I hope to have another recipe video next week sometime as my work load settles down, but thanks for encouragement. They are sometimes stressful to make -- ask my wife about the exploding mousse from last time.

I hope you like the Alfredo recipe -- the only caution with that is letting the sauce get too thick... If it does add a little cream/water mixture to the dish.

[gogrean]

Thanks for making this video, Kent. I've seen this question being asked on the Board several times in the past two weeks, so I'm sure it will help a lot of people.

Georgiana

[bowulf]

Maybe it is rising out of ecoAtkins being reported in the media. Either way I welcome all to the "dark side." :-D

[TazRulesNY]

How long does induction flu last?

[bowulf]

3-5 days typically... The mental aspect of Induction Flu can hit some people harder than the physical aspect. It took me about 2-3 weeks to be less irritable but then I again I "lost" a lot of comfort foods and my former way of eating. It was very much worth it though.

[newbirth35]

I would not recommend Atkins for vegetarians because I do not believe soy protein is healthy. I used to love all forms of soy and I have given it up now that I know it is NOT a health food.

[newbirth35]

Just to add - most people who do veggie Atkins are going to make soy protein a main source of protein and this should be avoided at all costs. Low-carb dairy and eggs is all you are left with then.

If a veggie can bend to include fish they are better off and have lots more choices.

[bowulf]

That is why in the video description I personally recommend not soy protein. There are lots of other proteins especially in eggs, nuts, dairy. I am still borderline with what is fine and what is not re: soy; whether or not that is none (including fermented soy sauce) or just excluding soy cheese and soy protein.

As for not recommending Atkins; I am of the opinion that restricting or regulating one's carbs has no deleterious effects as prescribed in Atkins.The alternative is too much refined.

[newbirth35]

It's soy protein that's the problem. Soy sauce and other forms of fermented soy are okay in moderation. Most people don't chup down bottles of soy sauce. ;)

I have no beef with Atkins at all. I learned a ton on the diet and lost 65 pounds that I have managed to keep off. I still count my carbs and look for lower carb veggies and such. :)

[Armycanada]

Hello Kent. I recently found out about the Atkins Diet, and have been on it for 14 days now and have lost 15lbs. I wanted to say I appreciate you taking the time to make these videos for people like me just starting out. I watch them almost everyday. Keep doing what your doing.

Jordan from Canada

[bowulf]

Congrats on your progress!

[mrmabry]

Kent, thanks for posting all your info. Your journey is truly inspirational. On the flipside of this video, how do you do Atkins if you don't like to eat vegetables? I'm about to start Atkins and want to get it right.

[bowulf]

I would simply encourage you to keep your mind open as your taste buds shift their preferences. I started in the same boat. I barely ever ate vegetables, and pretty much the only one I ate was corn and potatoes. I am not eating all kinds of vegetables and appreciate them a whole more than ever before. I think the elimination of all the sugar in my diet reawoke tastes buds that had been deadened.

Do the best you can, and try some of the low carb conversion recipes-like fauxtatoes or faux rice.

[ShrinkingTonyG]

actually i just noticed my link on the side is wrong, not the whole thing is able to click , no big deal, noone really goes to my page neways

[ShrinkingTonyG]

wow! this video got such negativity Kent, some people need to read the book I guess. If I'd have known you would get hassled like this I would have never asked lol Sorry about this Kent.

[bowulf]

Think nothing of it.

The question is obviously a valid one, and just because certain community members take it step beyond rational, it doesn't make it any more or less valid a way of eating. I actually find it funny that vegan would have a problem eating like a vegan with more fat in their diet. Maybe this particular was just as much anti-fat as anti-meat.  Who knows?

[ShrinkingTonyG]

eh I guess we'll never know lol I just hope Vegan didn't give you too much of a headache

[Happycripple]

You can do a kb diet without any use of meats, it'll be harder mind you. But the only thing you can't do on a kb diet is consume carbs. The only thing you need on ketogenic diets is a lack of insulin. The body will make its own glucose by glucogenosis. You can even be in ketosis while having a high carb count with use of prohoromones and such. .

[bowulf]

Yep, I will never discount someone else's choice for a more difficult row to hoe, but the result is the same. They can be as successful as we meat-eaters are. It just goes to prove how wrong the media gets us with their mischaracterization of the Diet.

[Happycripple]

You are right there to each is own. But I enjoy the eggs, bacon, cheese, and cream(limited). I get to use, keeps the monster in my stomach from growling.

I do not want to screw up the body's balance of sugar that's how you lose hands and stuff.

Ignorance chews up my cashews,,,

[tennis2me]

oooh, I guess Vegan truth doesn;t understand that man was made to eat meat. Meat fish nuts fruit and any edible greens that were available. I can understand having a problem with how meat is butchered and produced, because I do. But any primitive people on this planet are meat eaters ( or bugs or what they can hunt down) this is how we work. Atkins obviously saved your life on many levels and I appreciate your vlogs and info!-Zoe

[bowulf]

Yeah, I don't like factory farms any more than the next person. The humane treatment is important for any resource you are given, but also important is that those other items just taste better. We were never this inundated in our history with refined grains, sugars, in our diet.

As for Vegan truth, I think actions speak for themselves, and the more the speak vitriolic speech the more I wonder about the MIT study and "Atkins anger" might not be targeted at the wrong group.

Thanks for watching!

[VeganTruth]

why would anyone want to do Atkins diet? its known to be VERY unhealthy!. Read up.

[VeganTruth]

Dont use the Atkins Diet. Its super unhealthy:

Google: "atkins diet alert" and read up.

[bowulf]

Yes get your information from known biased sources - that's quality reporting.

[VeganTruth]

How is it biased? just because it shows the faults of your diet? Please.

In what way is he biased?

[bowulf]

The author of those websites is associated with PCRM and PETA. Two groups who advocate eating of no meat on philosophical reasons.  I have been on this diet for 5 years -- what dangers should I be wary of? Because the last 5 years of annual physicals and blood workups could not be better.

[VeganTruth]

Just because authors are associated with PETA doesnt make what they have to say as useless. The PCRM advocates eating no meat for health reasons, and also for animal reasons.

When you drop dead one day because your diet one day, dont complain.

[bowulf]

Alright it is apparent that at least with some vegans you can't have a rational discussion with them. Have fun not eating meat and thereby lowering my costs... I have no idea why vegans are affronted by my way of eating and have no respect for it when all I have done is respect all ways of eating.

So welcome to my block file, and have a nice day.

[bowulf]

Just like vegans are known to have bone loss, no muscle tone, and impotent due to lack of meat in their diet.

Intelligent people do their own research, look past the myths and popular misconceptions, and discover the truth for themselves. I would encourage you to do the same. You could even watch my misconception series as a good starting point.

[VeganTruth]

OMG you are foolish.

Bone loss? Only due to the fact that vegans are skinner and lighter therefore bone mass reduces to match the size of the body. Fat people need stronger bones to support more weight.

Muscle tone...google vegan bodybuilding and tell me we cant build muscles. Impotence has nothing to with with lack of meat. You are a fool. You tout the need for doing your own research, but you clearly havent on veganism, nor for that matter atkins.

[bowulf]

Are you dense? Did you not get the sarcasm?

I was making a point and pointing out myths exist for both ways of eating, and that you of all people should be interested in seeking the truth. Sheesh, take your affront and defensiveness somewhere else.

[VeganTruth]

I did not percieve any sarcasm in anything of what you say... you arent very good at it.

What myths do you have about veganism?

[bowulf]

Did you not even read the post - no muscle tone, bone loss, and impotent??????

So while I encourage you to open your horizons to other ways of eating, I know you won't because your closed mind won't allow you.

[ShrinkingTonyG]

great video Kent! and thank you for mentioning me on the side bar! :)

[LessToHug]

What a great ministry God has you in...sharing a way to better health. The healthier we are...the better we can serve Him. You are doing an awesome job here.

[bowulf]

I do what I can with the gifts or opportunities He has given in gratitude for being given them in the first place. I know I can never "earn" my WL or the blessings, but I can at least pay them forward to others.

[MissJanieHere]

great video!

[bowulf]

Thank you for watching!

[sw29366]

Totally agree its possible, how you do it relies on the limitations you put on yourself. Its not something I follow myself but there are a lot of opputunities for variation using the nett carb approach. This basically means that anything that is not a fat or protein is a carb, and its the bad carbs you concern yourself with. Im 80-90% fish in my approach.

[bowulf]

Absolutely correct, that's why I can never imagine how people say low carb is boring or they can live with the too strict diet. We've been so indoctrinated to accept grains, HFCS, corn starch, dextrose in all our foods that living outside that seems impossible. Thanks for watching!

[mckemckenzie]

I did not know that. I am impressed that you could attempt to answer a question like that. I got some homework to do. Thank you!

[bowulf]

You are welcome, and thanks for watching!

[erickdahen]

cool video kent! you are a great person!

[bowulf]

Thanks, and here's to another great day on low carb!

[fcbahamutzero]

1st view/1st comment! :)

[bowulf]

Welcome back! :-)