Are you on the Atkins diet or any other low carb diet or know someone that's on it?

How long have you or someone else you have known been one that diet?

I heard when it was popular that it works, but...i like what I like but will continue to exercise to maintain or loose weight.
yep, I'm on it, and I've had experience with low carb diet's for over 2 years.
I lost a slew of weight, my cholesterol dropped a little over 50 points (and stayed down!!)
My Hypoglycemia and all the hideous symptoms of it are under control, and my thinking is clear.
Never would I consider going off of it.

Contrary to what many people believe, the body does NOT need carbohydrate to make Glucose, it can do it through protein. So some turns to glucose and the rest is used to repair and replace body structure, while Fat is utilized for energy.

And also, contrary to what many people believe, Atkins is NOT about no carbs, no in fact there are four phases: Induction (this lasts a minimum of two weeks and many 'expert's ' mistake this for the whole program, which it is NOT and allows a max of 20 g of carbs mostly in the form of Nutrient rich veggies and some cheese) , phase 2 is called ongoing weightloss and those on it increase their carb intake by 5 increments per week as long as they continue to lose (no calorie counting, but people have been known to log it in food journals and YES they can eat up to 3,000 cal a day some more and still steadily lose), they add back more veggies, fruits, nuts, SOMETIMES in this stage they can add back very small amounts of grains on this level, on the third phase , called premaintenance, they slow down their rate of Weight loss further and add back even more carbs in 5 or ten increments per week, this is the stage where they begin discovering how to maintain their weightloss for life on a controlled carb program, some can add back things like milk and a slice or two of regular 100 percent whole grain bread, or brown rice along with plenty of nutrient rich vegies, berries, some other fruit, cheeses.
Atkins is about controlling your symptoms (weight related and otherwise) through controlling your carb intake, eating natural foods with the most Nutritional density, and exercise (he also recommends supplements, NOT because his diet is deficient, but because most people can benefit from them due to nutrient depletion in our soil and earth and pollution taking a toll on our bodies.)

THere is Never the need to count calories on this diet (not a liscense to stuff yourself), if you are hungry EAT, just count your carbs.

Remember if you use this as a crash diet, and then resume 'normal' eating you WILL regain what you lost, If your original diet made you overweight to begin with, if you go back to it it will do the same thing again. Its the same with any diet used as a crash diet. health and Weight Loss is a lifestyle change NOT a crash diet.