Anyone ever reached their goal weight and then moved to a low fat diet?

[welshdragon1]

Even though I'm happy with the weight loss on the Atkins Diet, I can't really see myself on it for long, there is only so much chicken, bacon, eggs and cucumber a man can take! I really miss a bowl of cereal in the morning, or a bit of toast, or the odd banana.

Has anyone here ever switched after completing? If so did you have any side effects? (e.g. weight gain).

Thanks

[Mbudlite89]

Your asking..."Has anyone ever dieted and lost 10 pounds..then quit and gained 15 lbs?" Lol. All I can say is...once you do the induction...Move on to OWL...in the rungs of OWL your allowed more food..and once your at the end of atkins...you can hav eWhole Grains and stuff sparingly..like oatmeal, cereal, etc. and Fruits Are allowed also...like berries, melons, etc. Im guessing you didn't get the book yet? Amazon.com: Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, Revised Edition (9781590770023): Robert C. Atkins: Books

[not2late]

Originally Posted by welshdragon1

Even though I'm happy with the weight loss on the Atkins Diet, I can't really see myself on it for long, there is only so much chicken, bacon, eggs and cucumber a man can take! I really miss a bowl of cereal in the morning, or a bit of toast, or the odd banana.

Has anyone here ever switched after completing? If so did you have any side effects? (e.g. weight gain).

Thanks

Induction Phase is not the entire Atkins weight loss diet.

Cereal, toast, and even the odd banana are allowed on the OWL Phase, the Pre-Maintenance Phase and Maintenance Phases of Atkins.

[Georgiana]

Originally Posted by welshdragon1

Even though I'm happy with the weight loss on the Atkins Diet, I can't really see myself on it for long, there is only so much chicken, bacon, eggs and cucumber a man can take! I really miss a bowl of cereal in the morning, or a bit of toast, or the odd banana.

Has anyone here ever switched after completing? If so did you have any side effects? (e.g. weight gain).

Thanks

Read the book to make sure you are following the diet correctly instead of following it the way you heard/read it explained here and there. It would be a pity, with all the work that goes into dieting, to compromise your weight loss or deprive yourself of certain foods just because you are not informed about the correct way to do Atkins.

You can check this thread to see what OWLers and Pre-Maintainers eat: http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...enu-today.html (What's on your OWL/Pre-Main menu today?)

[liv]

I don't plan to switch - I am just about at my goal now. Just am letting it settle in a bit.
But I do very much plan to eat those foods you mention.
Well maybe not cereal because I think that may be one of the worst foods out there. But real oats with nuts and fruits I may eat. I also make bread for toast - which I plan to continue and I will give banana a try.
But I personally believe that this is the healthiest way to eat.

The board is full of people coming back because they went back to "normal" eating. So it is very important to use this opportunity to get a new relationship with food - so that you can keep your weight off.

[IrishIrish]

Too many people make an assumption that Atkins is all about the Induction phase only. Wrong! Arm yourself with education by reading beyond the Induction Chapter in DANDR 2002. You will learn about the other phases of the plan. Dr. Atkins was a smart guy and he knew what he was doing to ensure that this could be the WOL he intended.

Good luck.