nothing but steak for 30 days?
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btodd512
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Fri Jun 06, 2008 9: 07 pm    Post subject: nothing but steak for 30 days?
Hi,
i been doing the atkins diet for 40 days or so and am down 25 lbs... problem is that i cheated 4 days during it.... just about every 10th day or so i cheated and went overboard but i feel that it didnt put weight on and my body jumps into ketosis fast after it. Im 21 / m and race 3 days a week 2 miles each day and am pretty active with work etc.
Any ways... i need to lose 25 more lbs by July 5th for a biggest loser pledge with buddies and side bets etc. ( pretty high stakes also )
Anyways, i love eating steak with balsamic vinegar and i havent got sick of them. Im sick of baccon / hot dogs / chicken.
Will it work if i just eat steaks... i know it can cost me some beans but thats ok. An im obviously gonna continue to drink a ton of water and exercise.
Caoimhe
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Fri Jun 06, 2008 9: 33 pm    Post subject:
Balsamic vinegar isn ' t allowed. I don ' t know if it will win you your pledge but it will affect your health. Your body isn ' t built for that.
wheresmycoat
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Fri Jun 06, 2008 10: 35 pm    Post subject:
hmm... keep an eye on your uric acid levels ( blood tests with your doc ). In theory, its OK to eat steak everyday just make sure that you are eating enough veggies and varying the other meals. That is, I would not recommend eating steak for brekkie, lunch and dinner. Rather, eat a steak every day for lunch and then eggs for brekkie and salmon and salad for dinner.
Good luck with the bet. [ / icon_cool. gif]
btodd512
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Fri Jun 06, 2008 10: 38 pm    Post subject:
granted.. but i dont eat eggs and or any kind of seafood....
i may eat baccon for breakfast a steak for lunch and dinner...
i planned on eating 2 a day
Also... why isnt balsamic vinegar allowed.. no carbs in it
btodd512
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Sat Jun 07, 2008 12: 34 am    Post subject:
how about this....
if i ate 4 slices of bacon in am
1 steak for lunch
and 1 chicken breast or chicken wings for dinner
Ton of water and 2 miles jogging EVERYDAY
Would this be a good?
Also.... i promote not to eat the lettuce so i lose faster, is that bad?
btodd512
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Sat Jun 07, 2008 12: 54 am    Post subject:
neeeeeeeed heelpppppppp
having a bad day!
eating kings cones as i type and need a new strategy for tomorrow to hop back on horse...
vanessa
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Sat Jun 07, 2008 1: 25 am    Post subject:
btodd512 wrote:
how about this....
if i ate 4 slices of bacon in am
1 steak for lunch
and 1 chicken breast or chicken wings for dinner
Ton of water and 2 miles jogging EVERYDAY
Would this be a good?
Also.... i raise not to eat the lettuce so i lose faster, is that bad?
You need your vegtables. You can ' t just eat meat I think that would be dangerous but bumping your question up for someone with more enlightenment than me can answer your question.
btodd512
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Sat Jun 07, 2008 2: 04 am    Post subject:
but i thought they have carbs....
im not getting the calculation of veggies if this is a high fat diet
whats the worse that can happen if i dont eat any for the next 29 days?
i need to lose weight the fastest way i can without fasting in conclusion and after this venture ill look into it more and try and keep weight off and then continue
bluehex
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Sat Jun 07, 2008 5: 04 am    Post subject:
What ' s the worst thing that could happen? Well, how about your kidneys shutting down? Worth winning a silly wager, you think?
This is NOT a crash diet. It is a balanced, just NUTRITION SYSTEM. But because of people like you, who do stupid things which have NOTHING to do with the diet whatsoever, it gets bad press and bad name!
DO read something before you start dabbling in your metabolism, because the effects are long term. Read the Atkins book. At least, read the Atkins website. It all makes sense.
This is NOT a zero carb diet ( and btw, balsamic vinegar has copious amounts of sugar and is not really allowed on Atkins ). This is NOT a high fat diet. Essentially, all your assumptions are wrong.
If you want to change your eating habits for good, start reading up. If all you want is to win a wager, forget Atkins ( or rather, what you suppose it to be ) and go for diet shakes / ephedra mixed bag. It will leave you all weakly and nervous and maybe with aching organs, but the hazard ' s gonna be yours, baby!
And at least nobody will be able to say " my friend did Atkins and hurt himself ". ' Cos what you do HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ATKINS DIET.
wheresmycoat
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Sat Jun 07, 2008 10: 35 am    Post subject:
wow - check and mate, bluehex. [ / icon_cool. gif]
I do think that if you want to lose weight in a crash diet structure for 30 days you SHOULD NOT do a " high fat, zero carb steak " diet, not least because of the lurking damage to your kidneys.
Rather, you could replace Beyonce and do the maple syrup diet, which is water, lemon juice, cayenne pepper and maple syrup. You WILL gain back the weight and feel crap - - as dame did - - but you will have won your wager, which seems to be more important than your health. Sad.
I kinda feel sorry for you. Your last few posts have seemed a tad desperate. [ / icon_eek. gif]
smerbear
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Sat Jun 07, 2008 3: 22 pm    Post subject:
I try not to be screeching with people on this forum but I side with with bluehex and wheresmycoat.
It makes it very hard for people that are following the diet the way it should be to beat off all the bad press from the people like you who give it a bad name!!!
Please do your research! This is a weigh of life, not a quick fix! And trying to lose 25 lbs in less than a month is most likely beyond doable so you just set your self up for failure anyway!
Read Up!!!!
btodd512
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Sat Jun 07, 2008 5: 23 pm    Post subject:
ok i came here for HELP!
its amazing that im being bashed....
at one point you all were learning also
Im sorry i dont have 2400 post and spend my day studying this and spending $ on atkins books and atkins food etc etc.
Its distinguishable people dont like the gospel that i have a stake on this.
I started this as a diet and then it became a pledge... and i do want to make it a way of life and lose weight and enjoy life more. I just think me putting a risk on it makes it more fun and another reason why i cant back down with losing the weight....
anyone who can give me good advice and not festivity me please bring me a PM
Thanks very much
Caoimhe
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Sat Jun 07, 2008 5: 31 pm    Post subject:
I personally am still learning. And you are getting help. But noone here can seriously say yes, eating zero carbs and a lot of fat is healthy. It ' s not doable to lose that amount on atkins in that time. If you are serious about atkins, read the book and research it and do it properly. If you do decide to go that route you will find a LOT of help and support here, I know I have. But making personal comments about people who find this forum helpful isn ' t the way to go.
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cherihill
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Sat Jun 07, 2008 7: 07 pm    Post subject:
I was doing research on the lowcarb diet because I am always trying to find an Advantage in this way of eating. Right now what I am doing with the New Atkins diet is working but I know all diets have its limits and sometimes U may have to experiment and change things up.. Which I have done already several times within the past 3 months of lowcarb dieting.
Hope this helps. Here are 2 other diets that does support eating meats and eggs only and from what I read it works very fast.. One is the Stillman ' s diet ( one of the first very low or no carb diet ) and the 2nd one is the Original Atkins diet
http: / / www. lowcarb. org / stillman. html
http: / / forum. lowcarber. org / archive / index. php / t - 105855. html
wheresmycoat
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Sat Jun 07, 2008 8: 21 pm    Post subject:
hey btodd, sorry if you got your feelings hurt but i think your expectation that people in this forum should invest their time to help you crash diet for a bet is utterly misguided.
If you are serious about the diet, then use this forum for advice and support. As you are clearly not following the Atkins diet and seem to be against investing even 10 minutes of time on Atkins ' website ( this is free, btw ) to get a feel for the basics, then you are wasting a perfectly good post / thread.
Seems to me as you have done your " diet " for 40 days with a 25 pound weight loss, you really don ' t need our help at all to continue. You seem to be doing an excellent job at messing up your body on your own.
Good luck on your bet. Hope it was worth it.
bluehex
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Sat Jun 07, 2008 9: 13 pm    Post subject:
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ok i came here for HELP!
its amazing that im being bashed....
You got help. Vanessa said you needed your vegs and that you need to read the book. You chose to ignore it, just asking for the quickest way to win the bet.
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at one point you all were learning also
Im sorry i dont have 2400 post and spend my day studying this and spending $ on atkins books
we are all learning all the time. Point is, you are obviously not here to learn. Read your own words. You want to change your life, but you won ' t invest a day in reading a book which will tell you how to do it???
And BTW, you don ' t need 2400 posts, all you need is one, made in good faith.
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and atkins food etc etc.
If you bother to read the terms of service, you will see this site is in no way affiliated with Atkins Inc, or whatever it ' s called now, so we have no interest in how much food they sell. In fact, we usually recommend against Atkins foods, as they tend to cause stalls.
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Its obvious people dont like the fact that i have a bet on this.
No. A bet is no harm. Problem is, you make it clear you want to win it, whatever the cost, and Atkins rules be damned. Well, those rules are there for a reason.
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I started this as a diet and then it became a bet... and i do want to make it a way of life and lose weight and enjoy life more. I just think me putting a bet on it makes it more fun and another reason why i cant back down with losing the weight....
If you DO want to take this seriously, as I said - start reading. You can get the Atkins book - " Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution " - completely free at a library. But is the effort of reading a 100 - ish page book is too much for you, then well - changing life habits is gonna be even harder.
very seriously - you want to do it, every single person here, including myself, will be happy to help you. It IS a friendly forum, just read back on some posts - many of them made by first - timers as yourself.
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anyone who can give me good advice and not bash me please send me a PM
Thanks very much
Good advice on what? Doing a reasonable, balanced diet, or winning the bet? Because the two are not necessarily the same.
My first response was public, I ' m not gonna make the second private.
Be careful with your body, you only get one, and I don ' t think there is a manufactrer warranty on it, either.
wheresmycoat
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Sat Jun 07, 2008 9: 32 pm    Post subject:
* high - fives BlueHex *
Excellent Response.
You have such an excellent way with words. Is it true that English is not your first language? Shocking. [ / icon_cool. gif]
watchoutworld
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Sat Jun 07, 2008 10: 50 pm    Post subject:
I think that people who have replied to you have done so with concern for your health and lack of knowledge. It is always hard on a forum to ' hear ' the tone of voice that a reply is written in. Number one, no one wants to see you ill and two, no one wants to hear this way of eating misrepresented.
If you are overweight, it is great to try to lose it.
If you are trying to lose weight, do so safely and consider it to be a long term objective.
If you are trying short term, remember it may all come back with a vengeance and you could cause yourself damage.
Read about Atkins... it doesn ' t take long. Stick to induction of 20g carbs daily using them for fruit / veg as much as possible, drink water to keep flushed out and look after yourself.
Hoping you stay well.
K
smerbear
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Sun Jun 08, 2008 5: 59 pm    Post subject:
Like others have said, we are willing to help you but you have to help yourself first. People on this forum take this way of eating seriously ( as they should ) and want to make sure that if people are a part of this forum that they are following it correctly and they are going to be the kind of member we want to represent us.
We want you to be happy, healthy, and also informed!!!! We have all done our research, and even if you haven ' t read the book or don ' t plan on it ( which I would highly recommend doing, as there is so much information you learn by reading it ) you need to at least need to read other posts and stickies on this forum.
Good Luck in your success, however you need to really do your research!!!! [ / icon_smile. gif] If you do, you will get much more positive feedback and support from this group, and it will be genuine!!!