Hey Gang! Carol here again with more great Vegetarian Weight Loss Diet info.
Today I want to talk about the Atkins diet. It was the big crazy a couple years ago, and it’s still going pretty strong actually.
Well I actually tried the Atkins diet at one point… and I gotta say there are much better options out there for you.
Many people looking for a quick weight loss diet tried Atkins at some point. Well let me explain the basic premise of the Atkins diet… eat a lot of protein, and cut a lot of calories out by avoiding most carbohydrates. Actually not a bad idea, and a decently sound principle. You see your body uses carbohydrates (mostly) for energy. I could go on a whole rant right now about complex carbohydrates (good) and simple carbohydrates (bad)… but I’ll hold off on that for now, hehe. So you see if you’re on the Atkins diet and avoiding most carbohydrates, where’s your body going to go next for energy? That’s right… your fat, and sometimes your muscle… and that’s how you lose weight on the Atkins diet.
Now let me explain a major problem with that. It is NOT healthy to be eating so much protein. What’s the first food that comes to your mind when you think about protein? That’s right… meat. Other good sources are eggs, dairy, nuts etc. As you can see, generally foods with decently high fat contents which help to clog your arteries… boo Atkins. I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with meat, eggs, dairy, nuts, etc IN MODERATION… but basing your entire diet around these foods is not good. Bleh… I wanted a healthy weight loss diet… not artery clogging foods… something I would find out about vegetarian diets soon enough.
I also don’t like Atkins because it goes against what you should really be feeding your body. Every meal you eat should be composed of a certain amount of protein, carbohydrates (ideally complex carbohydrates), and fat. Yes fat… your body actually does need some fat. Well with Atkins you lack severely in the carbohydrate department, which I don’t like.
Like I said I actually tried the Atkins diet… and guess what… I actually lost some weight… but I started to feel really gross with the extremely high protein diet I was on. I couldn’t take it… and the more I learned about vegetarianism and how healthy it was, the more I wanted to stay away from these Atkins foods.
Ok guys and gals… I’m off for now. But come back to Vegetarian Weight Loss Diet soon for more healthy info on food and where you can find some great healthy vegetarian diet plans. See you!