What my professor said about low carb dieting...

[Porcelain]

I was in my anatomy and physiology class Thursday and we were discussing body chemistry and molecular structures of sugars and then we moved on to fats and good fats versus bad fats and how the bonds are moved around but different to make transfats and saturated fats (Means the carbon chain is saturated with hydrogen ions - I never knew) Any way, in the discussion he said "This is why low carb diets are a very effective at to lose weight, but..." and when he paused and just knew he was going to go into how they were bad for you all around and not a good diet to maintain for life but then he said "you have to be strict because if you cheat, you will gain weight!"

I wonder how many people will be starting low carb diets in my class?

[hrgillespie]

Funny thats what I always tell people .......... you can't "try" Atkins you have to "DO" atkins ............ and you have to do it right ........... my mom is always "trying" atkins and eats a bit here and there of whatever she feels she wants at that moment. She just doesn't get why it works so well for me and not for her ........ after all it's just a few bites?????? LORDY MOM READ THE BOOK!!!!!!!!

[DuchessOfDork]

I did a report on the Atkins diet for my chemestry class when I was in college. I got an A, and it was awesome because at the time, I was losing 50lbs, and everyone in my class could see.. AND my chemestry teacher was a body builder, so he knew the truth. XD

[blue996]

That is great that he didn't launch into the usual uneducated speech!

[Porcelain]

LOL, Heidi, throw the book at her!! Moms are like nurses..the worst patients.

Dutchess, when I was in nursing school, I did a presentation on Atkins (Got an A too!) and about how the diet is healthy. They don't understand how many good veggies we are required to eat, nor how much water we are to drink. They only hear one word probably...

BACON!!!

All people uneducated on the subject think we eat is fatty meat and eggs all day long!

[DuchessOfDork]

Originally Posted by Porcelain

All people uneducated on the subject think we eat is fatty meat and eggs all day long!

That's exactly what they think. They're like, "But all that meat will give you hear disease!" blah blah blah. Then I explained it and they were like, "But that's the South Beach Diet".. -_- Noooo...

[Porcelain]

Originally Posted by blue996

That is great that he didn't launch into the usual uneducated speech!

I know, it is nice to hear someone say you need to eat fat...good fats. People act like there is no such thing usually.

[julirama723]

Porcelain, that is sooooo cool! It totally makes my day to hear stories like this.

Does your prof know you follow Atkins?

[Porcelain]

Dutchess, LOL that is so frustrating! They definitely fall into the category "a little bit of knowledge is dangerous" If they actually did the diet I bet they would be eating more clean foods and veggies than they ever have.

Julie, I haven't told him, I sit near the back of the class and I already answered some questions completely different than the rest of the class. He asked if water conducted electricity. Everyone said yes and I said no. (pure water doesn't, it is the substances in the water that conducts it) And I knew that lye was made from ashes to make soap in pioneer days and I knew the exact process to make soap so by the end of class people were looking at me weird anyway. My immediate table knows I am on it. I am just going to let them see me eat my good salad on break and watch my weight melt off. That'll show the proof is in the puddin'.

[rozigrl221]

Good! There are more people than we think, out there educated about Atkins. Unfortunately, there are a lot more who are not. I've had peeps tell me," Oh I just can't eat that much meat!" I'm like "What? You don't eat anymore meat than you normally would!" "You eat lots of healthy veggies and fruits and grains depending on what rung your on" Their response is" RUNGS? What are you talking about?" "Exactly!" is what I think to myself. People think they know, but they don't. I am so glad to see this post.