Who has done Atkins?

[Radar]

I read the book. I know how and why Atkins works. I even know why I'm so jittery now on my second day of induction. But even knowing it doesn't make that jittery feeling go away. I'm confident it will go away once I switch over to lyposis, but I had no idea the extent to which I was addicted to carbs.

According to the book this will also stabelize my blood sugars and prevent diabetes/hypoglycemia.


oops...sorry I just re-read your post.

Here's the how and why Atkins works...

People have two parallel power systems. Normally we survive on sugars in our blood as fuel. The primary source of these sugars is carbohydrates which are quickly changed into sugar in our bodies. When we have too many of these carbs (sugars) our bodies store the excess energy as fat.

Our backup power system is the stored fat. When you eat high protein/fat without carbs (meat, cheese, butter, etc), for a few days, your body switches to the backup power system and starts burning fat as the primary fuel source. Even processing the protein you're eating requires fuel.

This process is called lyposis and later results in ketosis. Ketosis is when your body starts burning your stored energy (fat).

In otherwords, you can eat more calories of satisfying foods like pork, beef, chicken, lobster, clams, etc. with butter, mayo, etc. and lose far more fat than someone on a low fat high carb diet who counts every calorie. Supposedly it also balances your bloodsugar and controls your appetite too.

I'm told after I make through the induction phase (the most strict part to get your body to make the switch to burning fat), I'll have more energy, and the fat will just drop off.

My friend did it and dropped 80 lbs of fat in about a year. He actually weighs less than me now.