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Re: Atkins not workingFrom: cathy (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed, 28 Mar 2001 22:48:33 -0600 (CST)
At Wed, 10 May 2000, Jolene wrote: > >Hi Sallie, > >I'm glad to hear the diet worked for you and your daughter, but I >just wanted to let folks know that the diet is not from the Mayo >Clinic, though it keeps showing up under that name: > >http://www.mayo.edu/about/mayo_diet.html > >How easy was it to keep the weight off when you went off the >diet? My fear is that I'll stray from Atkins and gain back all I've >lost and then some. > >Jolene > >>>> Sallie <msarmst@ktc.com> 5/10/00 3:03:15 PM >>> > >Yes my oldest daughter could not lose on the Atkins plan. I lost 40 lbs >on it. One thing she finally did was a diet called the Mayo Clinic diet >that works. It is not unlimited food like Atkins but you do go into >ketosis. It is: >breakfast >2eggs no cheese >2pcs bacon >1/2 grapefruit or 1/2 small can of grapefruit juice >Lunch >salad with real dressing (no low fat and no sugar dressings)no croutons, >cheese, carrots or tomatoes >1 serving of chicken,beef,pork or fish (no breading, sweet sauce or >skin) >Dinner >salad again the same >1 serving of protein again >1 green low carb vegetable >1/2 grapefruit or the other half of the can from morning > >no snacks, lots of water, diet drinks and coffee or tea are okay >no cheese, or meat in between meals >eat only whats on the list but do not omit anything. >keep bowels moving daily with magnesium (400-800mg) a day >It is hard to go into ketosis if you are not empty. >You are suppossed to do this for only two weeks but my daughter and I >did it for several months. If you lose alot of water use No Salt with >postassium or take potassium pills for few days. > >-- >Sallie > can somebody explain to me just what ketosis is? i've been on the mayo diet for 2 wks.i do drink alot of water.
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