what are your fave reasons for being on atkins?

[keriann_forgoodthistime]

Ok - for all of you who've ever done a low fat diet or any thing else - what are the things you LOVE about akins that you couldn't do on any other "diet"?

I can not tell you how AWESOME it is to eat REAL butter. REAL mayo. AND real full fat blue cheese dressing again!!!

I think that's gotta be one of my favorite aspects of doing atkins.

I remember all those fat free dressings (NAAAAAAAAASTY) that i used to convince myself i loved because they were fat free...

and when i finally had full fat mayo for the first time in YEARS i felt like i was in heaven! :P

but yeah - among so many other reasons, those are some of my faves.

just wondering all of your experiences!

[widget246k]

I love that I can eat larger portions and still lose weight. I can eat a 12 ounce steak and broccoli with butter while my friend on WW eats her 3 oz. of chicken breast and a salad with light dressing. I have still lost more than she has and I re-started Atkins 3 weeks after she began WW. I love the fact that I am not starving all the time like I was on WW because I can eat things that keep me full and satisfied much longer.

[Zarabelle]

I love:

Not being hungry
Eating butter, olive oil, avocados, full fat mayo and other fats
Not being bloated
Losing inches fast (even when the scales don't cooperate!)
Not having to have dry food like on low fat diets... yuck!

[jimmie 48]

not knowing it at the time, but losing weight due to [first low carbing] and then atkins, i was prepared for the health issues i was to encounter.

i like being smaller, there's no doubt about that.

[stephbob]

So many reasons!

- Increased energy
- Reduced appetite/lack of desire to pick or snack
- Fast(er) weight loss keeps me motivated
- Never bloated anymore
- Better control of my depression
- SO much cheaper! For many reasons, but mainly because I don't spend money on cr*p like chips, chocolate bars, sodas etc when I'm out. Also because I'm cooking all of my own food from scratch instead of buying processed cr*p that is way overpriced.
- Being able to customsize almost any meal to low-carb so I never feel...deprived.

In my opinion, it far outweighs the bad breath, induction flu and critisism from people claiming I'm "clogging my arteries with fat". Because clearly I'm eating nothing but fried food 24/7

[FLdoodette]

Avocado! Cream! Butter! Cheese!

It's all good but nothing beats a pair of size 10 jeans after practically exploding out of the size 16s ... that is better than money in the bank! ... okay, that's a lie; money is the bank is better than size 10 jeans ... but not by much!

[keriann_forgoodthistime]

Originally Posted by stephbob

So many reasons!


In my opinion, it far outweighs the bad breath, induction flu and critisism from people claiming I'm "clogging my arteries with fat". Because clearly I'm eating nothing but fried food 24/7

Stephbob - for anyone who tells you "clogging arteries with fat"...tell them my cholesterol went from 210 (non-atkins) to 192 ON atkins! :P

[Lyssie]

My friend eats low fat typically. We are going to the gym together tonight. She said she needs to go to burn off the cookies she ate last night that she shouldn't have. I am going to burn off the fat from my tushie.

[stephbob]

Originally Posted by Lyssie

My friend eats low fat typically. We are going to the gym together tonight. She said she needs to go to burn off the cookies she ate last night that she shouldn't have. I am going to burn off the fat from my tushie.

HUGE difference! I like this comment!

[Jodes]

Wow there are so many reasons;

Real food - nothing with all those preservatives, creamy dressings, good cheeses, the recipes I have found here and on other LC sites...

No cravings - must be my favourite thing of all. I can now happily walk through the chocolate aisle without buying anything and I don't care.

Watching the cm's around my waist melt away - I was a nice 'apple' shape and now I have a waist..

No bloat - ever

Feeling well and I have more energy all the time.

I sleep better than I have in years - is that really one of the side effects of this plan?