Re: Question for the nutrition science folks re. Atkins

szasz@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: 
On the other hand, I am not incredibly interested in staying on a
hugely regimented and structured plan, or "diet" for life. I actually
am suprised I'm doing this, because I think I've mostly ascribed to the
Dr. Dean Edell philosophy, that diets are bad ideas, and unrealistic,
and etc, and that life should be about moderation, but with plenty of
room to "Eat, Drink and Be Merry."

That's like getting sex tips from a priest. Dr. Dean, though i love his show, has no clue what it's like for people who are prone to obesity. He's a bean pole.


Do any of you have some advice as to where I should go with all of
this? I'm missing my grains already... for example, I think one of the
things I want to restart right now is a bowl of "all-bran" cereal in
the mornings, but instead I've been doing the usual, eggs and bacon,
etc. This doesn't seem right, and I'm starting to tire of this emphasis
on high-fat, high protein foods already. I know it will start to change
in a week or so if I stick to the "Atkins way," but this just doesn't
seem right.

Dr. Dean has that right. Most people fall of monotonous diets because they are well, boring. If you are able to control your portions you should consider having any food you want. Most of us find portion control difficult though.

Anyways, just a general ramble. Hopefully you folks can give me some
general suggestions or questions I can bring with me when I talk to
this nutritionist.

Keep up getting your calorie deficit through exercise and find a diet you can your calories to a target level. Atkins works because you eat less calories, presumably because you get full enough and lessen your cravings. As most people want the bad stuff because it tastes good, people eventually fall of atkins like any other diet.
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