Atkins Diet: Is there a Golden Shot?

**Photos of my QC and Des Moines Marathon at the end**
Is there only one shot at the Atkins Diet success? In this video, I deal with the "Golden Shot" theory (http://www.lowcarbluxury.com/goldenshot.html), which states that the first time is always the easiest time to lose weight with low carb.

While I acknowledge that the body can react differently over time to food and thereby make it tougher (or easier) to lose weight, the same processes and rules that worked the first time should work each and every time. Your CCLL numbers may change as you age or have different activity levels, but the procedure for finding them and your reaction to the number stays the same. You can be as successful the second time as the first. The goal should be long term health and keeping the weight off, so figure out what went wrong the first time, i.e. what caused you to get off the diet and return to old ways of eating.

Second timers who have regained their weight since losing the first time should in fact have a leg up on first timers as they should already know the program, know the rules, and have keen interest to learning how to keep the weight off this time. The thought of the Golden Shot seems just a bit off to me as well as it just serves to feed self-doubt and set one up for failure. You CAN succeed at this diet whether it be your first or third attempt.

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[Aethren]

On a side note: Does using atkins for 2 or 3 months yield enough of an impact on your insulin resistance so as to improve your insulin response to carbs enough that it makes a higher carb diet less likely to make you gain weight? To sum it up: Can I use Atkins as a metabolic modulator to fix an insulin imbalance, and then revert to a diet closer to 33/33/33 ?

[bowulf]

@Aethren It will put the body moving in the right direction. Will it completely fix a broken metabolism? Only time will tell. I would however hesitate using Atkins as a quick fix and then going back to high glycemic index diet. I think you are missing the point of a maintenance phase or what the Caloric intake at Maitnenance might be for some. It very well might be 50/30/20 or even 40/30/30 for some people.

[spinneyhex]

I think by stating that you only get 'one shot' at this is so negative and is probably the reason that people don't loose, thinkling " well because of the golden shot, i'll never loose the weight" so you dont !. I have fallen back into eating unhealthy carbs a couple of times but when i get back to healthy eating I alway lose well.

The 'Golden Shot theory' needs to be taken out of the low carb equation and more people might be healthier.

[bowulf]

I absolutely agree. It is way to self-sabotage or create self-doubt where none needs to exist. Why not hit the second, third, 50th time with the same mindset of the first time?  Thanks again for dead on comment.

[200bb200]

thank you for this video and for your message regarding my diet. Im excited about trying this again and I will definitely keep you posted on my progress!

[bowulf]

You are very welcome. Thanks for watching and anxious to see your progress.

[ttramone]

Yeah good advice. thanks for posting the video.

[AphroditeBecoming]

I've been so worried that I can't lose the weight since I messed up my first time around. I'll try to be more positive and definitely monitor my portions. I think i'm just being too lax. I'm 22 this can't be my last chance. I have to stop telling myself that i'm a failure. The weight stays on because I convince myself that i'm not good enough to succeed at anything. But people like you help inspire me to not give up or tell myself that i'm a loser. I can win, I hope =p

[rast123456789]

I had fallen off the diet and to kick start it I do the fat fast for a couple days and am now doing the induction and its been almost two weeks and Ive lost 11 lbs its pretty amazing

[redneck500]

This is my second time around and WHEN not IF, BUT WHEN I loose about 300 lbs , I will be able to concur with you on this.