Do low-carb diets really work?
I’ve been Atkins for about a year and a half. I lost forty pounds in the first six months and I’ve been maintaining ever since. (You do lose more in the first two weeks courtesy of water, which the book admits.) Anybody who does Atkins as a “quick fix” hasn’t read the book and probably IS doing themselves damage. Just to clear up a few misconceptions (from the media and from this thread): – You’re only supposed to cut back to 20 grams/day for the first two weeks. That gets you started. Then you start adding them back until you find the highest point at which you still lose weight (obviously at therefore the slowest rate). The only people that are supposed/expected to stay on Induction are the severely obese. If you eat nothing but fried eggs for six months, of course you’re going to get bored and have a nutrient deficiency. It’s your own fault for not reading beyond the Induction chapter of the book. – With regards to the medical side effects of protein loss, constipation, and dehydrat
