JetPilot500
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One of the best ways to help lose weight is to limit your Pop (or Soda, depending on your location) intake.
One can of Sprite for example:
- 130 Calories with
- 28 Grams of Carbohydrates
Your first few weeks of Atkins you have to limit your diet to around 20 Grams of Carbs, one can of sprite and you've already blown that. Diet pop has NO CARBS and NO CALS....it's pretty much a free-be. Caffein is kinda a no-no with atkins too, so keep that in mind too. If you can try switching to good ol H20 anyhow.
I did Atkins a while back and went from 235 down to 205. I started the diet when I left home for Flight Safety for 3.5 weeks. That was a great way to do it. I found that eating out really isn't all that difficult with Atkins. You order Steak, Chicken, Pork or Fish and then you can usually ask them to substitute the bad stuff for the good stuff, like replace mashed potatoes with cauliflower. Pretty easy.
I've pretty much gone back to eathing whatever and have been bouncing back and forth now between 210 and 220. I think my ideal weight is around 190, so I have to get back on track. I found it more difficult to eat at home with my wife who wasn't on the diet...very difficult to eat different meals all the time.
Oh well, just my addition. Even if you are not on Atkins, pop will kill ya, especially regular pop.
Good Luck,
JetPilot500
One of the best ways to help lose weight is to limit your Pop (or Soda, depending on your location) intake.
One can of Sprite for example:
- 130 Calories with
- 28 Grams of Carbohydrates
Your first few weeks of Atkins you have to limit your diet to around 20 Grams of Carbs, one can of sprite and you've already blown that. Diet pop has NO CARBS and NO CALS....it's pretty much a free-be. Caffein is kinda a no-no with atkins too, so keep that in mind too. If you can try switching to good ol H20 anyhow.
I did Atkins a while back and went from 235 down to 205. I started the diet when I left home for Flight Safety for 3.5 weeks. That was a great way to do it. I found that eating out really isn't all that difficult with Atkins. You order Steak, Chicken, Pork or Fish and then you can usually ask them to substitute the bad stuff for the good stuff, like replace mashed potatoes with cauliflower. Pretty easy.
I've pretty much gone back to eathing whatever and have been bouncing back and forth now between 210 and 220. I think my ideal weight is around 190, so I have to get back on track. I found it more difficult to eat at home with my wife who wasn't on the diet...very difficult to eat different meals all the time.
Oh well, just my addition. Even if you are not on Atkins, pop will kill ya, especially regular pop.
Good Luck,
JetPilot500
