Atkins
Diet. Long-term Results
by Tanya Zilberter, PhD
Among those who
reported for
how long they kept the lost weight off,
some could do it for as little as a few weeks yet there were a few
others who
never gained any weight back.
In the
previous part, the Dr. Atkins Weight
Loss Statistics , I posted the results of my analysis of over
600 dieters who reported their weight loss due to the diet.
Among
those who reported for how long they
kept the
lost weight off,
some could do it for as little as a few weeks yet there were a few
others
who never gained any weight back. On average,
a
successful Atkins dieter kept the lost weight off for 13.31 years.
Here
are some excerpts from positive and
negative
opinions of Dr. Atkins
dieters about long-term weight loss maintenance. I divided them into
two
categories: those who stayed in the maintenance phase and those who
have
"fallen off the wagon." Important is, that there was no reports on
gaining
weight despite of staying on the diet.
On the diet
This
is the first diet that I've been
able to
maintain my weight
I
have used the high protein/low-zero
carb regimen
since 1972 and
have had NO PROBLEMS
I
have lost 30 pounds and full expect to
be on some
version of this
plan for the rest of my life.
I
have been on the Atkin's diet for 5
years now.
It
has been my lifestyle diet for almost
5 years - I
feel wonderful
and full of energy.
I
lost 80 Lbs., and have kept it off for
the last 7
years.
Dr.
Atkins diet has enabled me to
MAINTAIN my weight
for over 18 months.
I
dropped 30 lbs. and four inches from my
waistline
the first six
months and have easily stayed at 200 lb. since then.
Through the winter I had gone on and off
it and still
maintained my
weight
I have
"sinned" 4 times. Two bowls of
cereal after I
reached my max
carbs. Ate high carb meals twice. The effect of my indulgence, none. My
progress
has slowed down but never has it gone backwards
I have
to admit I have eaten off the diet
a few times,
but have not
fallen off the weight reduction.
I
have often "fallen off the wagon" in
the past 5
months, but find
I can quickly get back to the diet and at the worst maintain my weight
at
@ 265 - 270#.
Off the diet
Weight
loss results are temporary
The
problem with this diet is that if you
go off of
it any weight
you lose seems to come back double.
Just
maintained for a month. I felt tired
and
frustrated. I gained
it all back and some on top of that.
My
wife and lost 20 pounds each over a
year ago and
haven't had any
trouble keeping it off.
My
mother and father both went on this
diet back in
the 70's and lost
weight in great amounts and STILL have kept it off
My
husband has also lost a great amount
(55 lbs.) a
year ago and hasn't
gained an ounce back.
Went
off and only gained back 5 of those
pounds.
I
quickly lost 70 pounds, went off the
diet and
gained back 35
of them.
I
lost 45lbs after 6 months and then
gained 60 after
being off of
it only 6 months
At
first no weight gain... Than as we
acquired a taste
for the starches
again, the swelling appeared, the overwhelming feeling, the
forgetfulness,
than the 3:00 tired syndrome
I
stopped doing the diet because of all
the bad hype
and decided to
join Weight Watchers. As soon as I did that, I noticed my desire for
carbs
and junk was back in full force.
Now,
whenever I get to feeling like I've
gained a few
pounds (especially
after the holidays) I know that there is a sure-fire, painless way to
get
back on track!
