My Atkins Diet Story

How much exercise did you do?
I've been going to the gym twice a week doing intense workouts (1 hour each time).
I want to increase it to 4 times a week now. How much did you do?

When I first started, I didn't work out hardly at all. I rode a recumbent bike for a 10-20 minutes. I progressed to walking 15 minutes from there at 4 mph. That progressed to the elliptical trainer and biking on a cheap bike that I wouldn't care if my then 350plus pounds broke it. I did many many miles on that bike.

When I was closer to goal and rejoining the National Guard was near, I started running 2-3 miles. I also did resistance training too. Since then, I started running marathons.

bowulf you look amazing! have you kept the weight off? I'm on atkins for the third time and have lost a stone this week! I'd reccomend the diet to anyone cos the energy you get from it is incredible, but I find it hard to stick to. This time I'm going to go on a slimming world diet when I've lost four stone cos you've got the red days where you eat really low carb and that really seems to suit me. You're video is an inspiration!

Congrats on deciding to be healthy and take your life back. Thank you for the very kind words!

Oh to your first question, nearly 5 years after goal I am still going strong.

Thank you and thanks for watching!

Are you saying the Splenda just makes the cravings worse? If so, you might try some Chromium Picollinate. That helps others with cravings. If it is more of a reaction, then you could certainly try like a Truvia or Rebiana sweetener. It should be less of sensitivity concern.

My suggestion with cravings (check out my videos on the topic) is divert them as much as possible with other options like savory. If you aren't depriving yourself with other legal food, the cravings should be less.

Yes it just makes my cravings worse. I start off thinking that I'll just have a little, then it's two or three bowls then I can hardly control the cravings. I'll try to find some chromium picollinate.

By the way, you look really cute now. Especially in your uniform.

You are too kind...

Congrats that is fantastic progress! Keep up great work and your success story will simply grow.