I shocked myself by logging all of my foods into Sparkpeople the other day and to my horror, although the carbs were pretty darned good - net carb intake of 34g for the day - my fat intake was 164g!!!!!!!!
I know we aren't counting calories, but the amount of fat made me feel sick! I have been doing atkins on and off since New Years, and I'd say about 8 months out of twelve over the last 5 years and I'd never realised this before! Clearly my love of cheese has taken over!
Anyhow, I have cut down on fat and started taking Alli (orlistat) which blocks about 1/4 fat absorption, and for which you need to keep to a reasonably low fat diet to avoid som...ahem....unpleasant side effects. Since last Thursday, I have lost 4lbs and feel pretty positive and energetic.
I understand that fat isn't the enemy but even in the Atkins book it said that subjects following a lowfat+ lowcarb diet had the best results of all.
I am going to see how it goes for a couple of weeks, as I am pretty pleased it has kicked me out of my month-long stall, and my belly is much smaller, but I did like the Atkins WOE that included the fats (and my cheese!!)
Has anyone else tried this at all (I feel like I am putting myself out there for a bit of a telling-off, but I had to ask!)??
