Confused by Atkins Nutritionals

[7Miriam]

I'm doing Induction for the first time and am very confused!!!

I came across a web site that I thought was the official Atkins web site - called Atkins Nutritional. There were online classes on Atkins and message boards - and it all seemed very official. However, on the message board they recommend things that seem a little different than what the 2002 Atkins book says - for example, they say that you should have 12-15 net carbs of vegetables a day during Induction, and that to accomplish this it is fine to eat more than 1 cup of the "other vegetables." They also added a few things to the permitted food list on Induction, for example, Atkins Nutritional shakes and bars which they seem to say are ok during Induction for some people. They explain this by saying Atkins is "frozen" in 2002 and new research has shown what they recommend is best.

I did 2 days of Induction the way the 2002 book indicates, and then I did 3 more days using the modifications on Atkins Nutritional. Now after reading some of the posts here, I'm wondering if these modifications are really ok.

Does anyone know if Atkins Nutritional is really Dr. Atkins center? I think I had found it by using the website address he gave in his 2002 book.

[momtomany1]

Many of us feel that the Atkins corp. is more commercialized and has veered from Dr. Atkins to being more of an 'Atkins version of Slim Fast' or something along those lines. We feel the the Dr. never meant for the processed foods to be more than an 'every now and then' thing. He has been dead several years now and cannot give his input or influence the direction of the present Atkins 'sweet sexy science.' Here we stick to the 2002 version....

If you watch your step though you can find some good recipes!

[liv]

It is the official Atkins site yes. But this one rocks more!!

[7Miriam]

Thank you MomToMany!

What you say really makes a lot of sense - I didn't realize that Dr. Atkins was no longer running "his" web site.

I feel a bit disappointed now, like I may not have really been doing the plan properly. I think I'll just restart Induction today going exactly by the 2002 book.

[liv]

Probably not necessary to start over just start keeping to the list of allowed foods in the 2002 edition and you will be fine. I hope things are great today.

[7Miriam]

I like your idea Liv.

I went through my journal of what I ate, and it seems like I probably only had about an extra cup of vegetables from the "other vegetables" (i.e., not "salad vegetables") list more than I should have and didn't make any other mistakes. I was still under 20 net carbs a day - so I think I'll take your suggestion and just keep going.

[not2late]

Dr. Atkins died in 2003. So he isn't running anything anymore.

[7Miriam]

I'm sorry to hear that. I guess I never considered doing the Atkins plan before, so I hadn't followed what was going on with it or him.