The New Year

[drydem]

Well well well. Here we are again. It's twenty o'four and I'm here still. I've made it through a week now on Atkins, it's hard, I crave sugar a lot but I already feel high energy and like I'm starting to burn a bit of fat, and with the increased exercise of the semester it should only get better. I am sick of being overweight and am finally doing something about it.

Comments

[moonandserpent.livejournal.com]

Sugar is rediculously addictive. I keep meaning to kick my habit as soon as I kick caffiene.

Dosen't mean I'll ever go near the Atkins cult with a 10 foot pole.

I am glad it's working for you, though.

[odanuki.livejournal.com]

No! Not Atkins!

Think of the sour worms man! Without us, who will eat them? If no one eats them, how will they survive to be enjoyed by the next generation?

[drydem.livejournal.com]

I instead sacrifice them to my dark god. It's convenient and more vegetarian friendly than sacrificing actual creatures.

[confuzed.livejournal.com]

i have heard alot of my friends mention the diet, but never paid much attention to it...what exactly does it entail?

[drydem.livejournal.com]

atkins involves cutting out most carbohydrates in order to convince your body it needs to burn fat for energy. It generally involves a lot of meat, but since I am a vegetarian, it involves a lot of fish(which I eat some of, due to my reasons for vegetarianism), eggs and cheese with veggies and stuff tossed into the mix.

[pathseeker42.livejournal.com]

I could be imagining things, but doesn't the atkins diet require you to eat meat? Or are you uber-determined and eating only dairy and fruits & vegies?
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[drydem.livejournal.com]

Uber-determined, though I do eat fish.

30 lbs and counting...

[danielmc.livejournal.com]

The best way i found to resist sugar is to tell my body to burn the reserves it already has before we take more in. mostly works, but then again i have never been a huge sugar junie as well.
Losing the Pasta, Bread, and Rice is what helped me the most. and daily CV exercise for 1/2 hour at least.
Cheese and Veggies!

Re: 30 lbs and counting...

[drydem.livejournal.com]

I walk at least an hour most days back and forth to work. It's a decent exercise overall. And it's those grains that trip me up the most. I think when I stop atkinsing, I'll probably just try to abandon most of my sugar intake, but bring back the grains.