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I need to drop about 20lbs. Not gonna win any contests, but I've been sitting on my ass too much, drinking too much, and eating too much recently too.
About Atkins.. ultra low carb diets were originally intended as a last resort for completely or mostly sedentary people. Your body needs aerobic exercise to metabolize carbohydrates properly, otherwise they get stored as fat. The answer is to get your ass off the couch and exercise, not stuff your face with shitty food that will make you lose weight simply by virtue of the fact your body is unable to process all that fatty stuff.
The 'detox from the carbs' shit is hilarious. Your body should be in a state where it needs carbohydrates because it is performing regular aerobic exercise. On the flip side, you cannot perform extended aerobic exercise without gobbling carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are what your body metabolizes to make glycogen, which is the fuel that your liver stores to power your muscles. If you run out of glycogen during exercise, you will 'bonk'.. an utterly miserable state.
I had a cyclist friend who did Atkins who bonked out so badly on a trail near here that he ended up being airlifted to a hospital. His blood sugar was in the 50's when he arrived. Not fun!
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