Ok fellow fat people (thats a majority of you based on the last conference I went to), this thread is for you...
I lost 70 pounds with Atkins back in 2003 and looked and felt great. Then I gained like 20 pounds back when I hurt my knee that fall and couldnt do anything except sit on my ass... I stopped lifting and running. Then in Oct 2004 I quit smoking (successfully) and havent stopped eating since.
The 70 pounds I lost with Atkins is all back. 30 of that gain was in the last 4 months!! (relocated to another state, new house, new gig, new baby all since December...). Pizza and cheese steaks are the fucking devil. In 2003 I wore a loose 34 jeans, now I'm wearing a tight 42. I have no energy and feel like shit.
Atkins is just too restrictive for me to do it again.. South Beach is more about "good" carbs and "leaner" meats VS the "no carbs" and "whatever fatty meats you want" on Atkins. I'll take lean ground sirloin burgers and 1/2 a bun over a full-fat burger and no bun anyday...
My ambitious goal is to lose the first 50 pounds in the next 4 months (~3lbs/wk) and then the next 20 will probably take me the rest of the year. I'm 6'2 and built like a linebacker... when I start working out I lose weight very quickly.
Anybody have luck on South Beach? Anyone doing it now? Thinking of starting?
Discuss.
