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Originally Posted by Gungadin
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?
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why does it matter what the "diet" is. figure out how many calories you need per day. eat 500 less per day. do low impact cardio (most effective before breakfast). lift weights. make sure you are getting the right amount of macro nutrients and in the right proportions (i.e. x% of your cals come from carbs, x% from fats, x% from protein ... example 40/40/20) and thats it. there is no magic formula that works across the board for all people unless it involves major calorie depravation. it requires some experimentation and real attention to what you are doing, what you are eating, what you are doing, whats working, what's not working etc. go to any bodybuilding forum and you will see that its something EVERYONE struggles with.
don't get hung up on fad diets. there is just too much confusion and terrible information out there.
there is nothing magic about any specific diet. generally speaking, if you eat clean and you are exercising, you can eat as much as you want and you body will metabolize everything.