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msparks
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Location: Jammin' at the Frim Fram, Frippin' in the Krotz
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 Posted: 01/14/04 - 18:16 Post subject:
| Maddie's Wench wrote: | | For me as a Diabetic, Carbs can be bad. For some, life and death. I'm not to that point, but if I hadn't taken myself by the seat of the pants I'm sure I would be insulin dependent by now. I have to watch them very closely, especially now that I am not running at all and barely lifting. (Life got in the way, I'll get back to it). |
Sounds like my SIL. She's a diabetic and her doctor put her on Atkins because of her insulin problem. She lost quite a bit of weight. My wife decided that she'd try it for the weight loss aspect. Okay, it worked for her, too, but not nearly as much. Oh yeah, my doctor informed me that my LDL was borderline high. (Does anyone see the collision coming?)
And the irony of all this? Doc Atkins died a coupla months ago...he'll miss the huge bucks.
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cherylpf
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Posted: 01/14/04 - 18:22 Post subject:
I love nutrition action healthletter! 
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AlaninTX
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Posted: 01/14/04 - 20:38 Post subject:
I just tell people my dietary needs are very differnet from most people. If leaves them very confused.
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sonnylax
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Posted: 01/14/04 - 22:51 Post subject:
| keltic63 wrote: | | Your body doesn't care where the "calorie" comes from as long as it has the calories to fuel the activity. Proteins are expensive energy, carbs are cheap energy. |
True, but your body takes more energy to burn protein calories (vs. carb calories). Taking in more protein raises your overall metabolism. I think the Atkins thing is joke personally. Everything in moderation. But I do know that I have limited (not eliminated) my carbs (and probably tripled my protein) intake over the last 8 months and lost ~ 20% of body fat. I eat pasta once a week for dinner instead of every other night.
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TimRuns
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Posted: 01/14/04 - 23:54 Post subject:
| robp wrote: | | I'm tired of the people surrounding me here at work talking about their no carb, low carb, fat-free, sugar-free idiotic diets. If they'd get off their asses and do something other than watch tv and gripe about their weight they wouldn't need to deprive themselves of food. |
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