Re: Atkins Diet -- Thx Dr Braun
From: Stacey (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 14 Jul 2000 22:10:34 -0500 (CDT)
Andrea,
There's an article in this month's Self Magazine about "Anti-Dieting."
(My personal favorite diet philosophy--eating healthy without depriving
yourself!) Good luck to you! You may want to check that magazine out.
Sure it has lots of skinny women who make the toughest workouts look all
too easy, but it also has some sane and healthy suguestions for getting
in shape and staying in shape. (Painlessly :) It also has a yearly
fitness challenge. (I had to drop mine this year b/c of major surgury,
but I plan on finishing it out next year and wearing the "I took the
Self Challenge and I all I got was this amazing body" tee shirt.) Your
body already "knows" what you need to stay healthy, you simply have to
listen to it! Good luck to you! And by the way, http://www.asimba.com is
a great place to get a training program at any fitness level for any
type of activity. Good luck to you! Hope that you have continued sucess
and health!
At Thu, 13 Jul 2000, AMD wrote:
>
>I've done WW twice before. I was miserable every single day I was on it
>-- spent the whole day trying to figure out what I could eat and being
>depressed over what I couldn't have. And I was always hungry. I never
>got to where I felt better physically because I was eating a more
>balanced diet. I was just tired, irritable, and hungry. And after the
>last round of WW, I ended up with gallstones. Regained every ounce of
>weight and then some. It was almost like after months of being
>miserable, I just rebelled and gave in to every urge I had for months.
>
>I am now fatter than I have ever been -- at least as heavy as I was the
>day I delivered my last baby a year ago. I am looking at some different
>alternatives. I just can't get enthused about WW again, and I suspect I
>am wasting my time and money if I start out with a negative attitude
>about it. Right now, I just don't even think it's is doable to lose as
>much weight as I need to lose (>60 lbs). I certainly can't get psyched
>up about being miserable for the next year or so trying. And then being
>miserable forever trying to not gain it back. I don't really know what
>my options are.
>
>Thanks for your candid response.
>
>Andrea
>
>At Thu, 13 Jul 2000, R. Daniel Braun, MD wrote:
>>
>>At Thu, 13 Jul 2000, AMD wrote:
>>>
>>>It seems that the Atkins Diet (or other variations of high-protein, low
>>>carb) is pretty much unpopular with many mainstream medical doctors.
>>>
>>>Is there a specific health risk associated with the diet? Or do people
>>>just dislike the unbalanced nature of it?
>>>
>>>It seems that many people who have used it are very happy with the
>>>results.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Andrea
>>
>>It is OK while you are on it, but you can't stay on it for life. When
>>you go off, you regain the weight.
>>Weight Watchers is still the most sensible approach to weight loss that
>>has been dreamed up by mankind.
>>
>>RDB
>>
>>--
>>R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG
>>
>>This is for educational purposes only, and is not intended to be replacement or substitute for consultation and examination by an appropriate medical professional. Due to time constraints, private e-mails cannot be answered.
>>
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Stacey-Michelle
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