Dr. Robert Atkins Dead

[Wright is right!]

I'm on his diet too, in my own way. I've always lusted after lots of protein and fat and haven't much cared for carbs. I now eat carbs one day a week, usually Sunday when my wife and I go out - and I'm faced with restaurant menus that use carbs as a way of filling you up.

I can eat all the meat, eggs, cheese, sour cream, and low-carb veggies and fruit that I like and never move an ounce off of 175 (6' frame). I also have a little ice cream every other day, but just enough to enjoy the taste.

Michael

[shattered]

I thought you couldn't eat fruit on Atkins?

[ko_kyi]

That is a common misconception.

Atkins advised a two week induction period to jump start weight loss, but after that you introduce carbs a little at a time.

Berries, melon, and a few others are not very high carb. I have eaten quite a bit of fruit since the beginning and still had good results. I run a lot, so I burn off the extra carbs daily which allows me to eat more than the average Atkins devotee.

Apparently it has something to do with the extra fiber - slows the sugar "hit" to your blood.

[jmc813]

$20 says this thread will end up in a flame war over the Atkins Diet. Any takers?

[E.G.C.]

For those who are not fimilar with his diet, It empasizes Proteins over carbohydrates. It was a concept born 30 years ago.

Just FWIW, My normal eating patterns include two slice of bacon and a waffle for breakfast and on most days either chicken or pork chops for supper. I go to bed on a piece of cake.

I'm not sure if my normal eating patterns reflect the Adkins Diet but if it doesn't it sure comes close.

Regards.

[Henchman]

... I'm off that diet!

[Bluntpoint]

"$20 says this thread will end up in a flame war over the Atkins Diet. Any takers?"

I was on Atkins. My kidneys exploded and my liver fell out my ass.

[agrace]

I am 6'4" and 184-lbs.

Yikes, aren't you a little thin now? :)

[BJClinton]

I dunno. I think most folks will have some respect for the deceased.

[Praxeologue]

We need to reduce to a bare minimum fats, sugars, salt and caffein in our diets. We should live on complex carbs (like whole wheat pasta), low-glycemic index sugars (like apples), complementary amino acid protein (like brown rice and beans), veggies and a some salmon oil for Omega 3 and Omega 6 essential fatty acids. Replace salt with potassium. Use fake sugar if you most have olfactory sweetness. Get over craving the smooth feel of fats on our tongues: it's not worth the harm.

It's too bad Atkins hit his head. However, he lead millions astray by recommending that we ingest carcinogens (meats). It will take years to repair the damage to public understanding of nutrition.

[smith288]

I was on Atkins. My kidneys exploded and my liver fell out my ass.

I was on Atkins, I imploded and now im just a spec on the floor.

[Grit]

See post #30. I wouldn't have touched that bet with a ten foot pole. :)

[azjatojarhd1ea]

Read the latest from the leading edge research being done at Harvard on nutrition and diet and you will see that the traditional "food pyramid" put forth by the FDA is in process of revision to be very closely aligned with Atkin's view. Science once again wins out over the ego of past and present nutritional elitists. Atkins was ahead of his time! His passing is a loss to humanity!

[Illbay]

They found him dead with an entire basket of crescent dinner rolls clutched in his hand, most of them eaten.

Oh, and a loaded baked potato sitting next to him.

[Bluntpoint]

My best friend's mother's cousin's sister inlaw knows someone who met someone who is pretty sure he heard that someone died while on the Atkins Diet.

[Illbay]

His great contribution was to have ordinary folks question the "experts" who decide what is best for the rest of us.

And he did so, in the guise of an expert who knew what was best for the rest of us.

[Praxeologue]

Read the latest from the leading edge research being done at Harvard on nutrition and diet and you will see that the traditional "food pyramid" put forth by the FDA is in process of revision to be very closely aligned with Atkin's view

... not so

[Wright is right!]

" thought you couldn't eat fruit on Atkins?"

That's why I said it was "my version" of the diet. Actually, you CAN eat low-carb fruits - but you can't let your body use the sugar in them for energy. That's the point of Atkins - make your body use the proteins. So you don't eat fruit every day. But it's OK now and again, especially when you have a chance to scarf down some New Zealand strawberries.

Michael

[Illbay]

You are so funny! I'm going to start "stalking" you on FR trying to find your witticisms!

Thanks, I need that.

[COUNTrecount]

Bacon doesn't kill, ice does.

R.I.P. Dr. Atkins