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WILL THE ATKINS DIET WORK,

Yorksman said:
Exercise, like eating, is a question of not overdoing it, not binging on it or doing it excessively. Little and often is more natural.

When I go to agricultural shows, I see lots of elderly farmers limping badly from all sorts of aches and pains, mostly arthritic. In the alps I used to see lots of 'hardened alpinists' suffering from knee joint and ankle joint problems. They were the ones who clattered down the steep slopes at a pace whereas the locals gently strolled, often with the aid of sticks, an alpenstock or today, trekking poles. Your joint, tendons, cartilage etc do wear out. Go easy on them. Low impact exercises, rowing, cycling, swimming, are much kinder to the joints. Your knees, ankles and back are all susceptible to over doing it and they don't repair very well either. As you get older, those niggly pains that you shook off within a couple of days when you were in your 20s, seem to linger for weeks. I've just returned from a bike ride and am amazed at how many people are out actively punishing themselves. What is wrong with just doing something for the sake of enjoyment? If you have fun doing something, you're more likely to stick with it and make it a regular event in your life.
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Hail to the Yorksman!
Exercise is my weak point - I don't like it apart from skiing or riding (can't afford it) or walking (love it). I am a reluctant cyclist. My husband is sport mad! However do gentle walks and short cycle rides with LCHF diet and is working well!
 
Scandichic said:
Don't know how much you need to lose but husband, who weighed 13 stone 6 on 1st Feb has gone down to 12 stone 6 through LCHF and I have lost a stone too. I am t2 - husband not diabetic.
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My husband never managed to stick to either Atkins or any LCHF despite being badly overweight, until he got a fasting BG of 11.2 at a general health check-up. Suddenly he took it seriously, stuck to LCHF and lost 20kg. Then his GP told him at his age 11.2 is nothing to worry about, and LCHF is "dangerous" because he has congestive heart failure and mild kidney problems. So despite wanting to keep the weight off he allowed more and more carbs to creep in, with the result he's back up to his previous weight - with the attendant wheezing, aching joints and low mood that had vanished with the excess pounds.

Actually I think we diabetics are the lucky ones: sticking to an eating plan is comparatively easy because the alternative is real, immediate and possibly fatal health problems. It's much harder when the risks are less immediate.

Kate
 
kesun said:
My husband never managed to stick to either Atkins or any LCHF despite being badly overweight, until he got a fasting BG of 11.2 at a general health check-up. Suddenly he took it seriously, stuck to LCHF and lost 20kg. Then his GP told him at his age 11.2 is nothing to worry about, and LCHF is "dangerous" because he has congestive heart failure and mild kidney problems. So despite wanting to keep the weight off he allowed more and more carbs to creep in, with the result he's back up to his previous weight - with the attendant wheezing, aching joints and low mood that had vanished with the excess pounds.

Actually I think we diabetics are the lucky ones: sticking to an eating plan is comparatively easy because the alternative is real, immediate and possibly fatal health problems. It's much harder when the risks are less immediate.

Kate
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Agreed! I have put on 5 stones since I was 28. I wish I had known when I was prediabetic . My weight has yo yod in the last 10 years but I would have done something about it had I known about prediabetes. Wouldn't have done anything if diabetes hadn't been involved. I now only have 4 stone to go and know it's going to be a long haul. Why is LCHF dangerous for your husbands condition? I wouldn't say I ate huge amounts of fat, although I eat a lot of eggs. I eat some cheese and 2 rashers of bacon 2-3 times a week. Don't eat anything sweet or pasta, rice, pots or bread. :)
 
kesun said:
Nothing that I can see. I suspect it was more dangerous to the GP's preconceptions.
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Much as I agree low carbing works wonders for many I don't think we should be going against specific doctors advice in avoiding LCHF diets. We don't know any history and we're not medically trained. By all means advocate LCHF to the majority but I wouldn't want to question those specifically told not to do it. Their doc may well be wrong and is just ignorant to the facts but just don't think it's for us to say :-)


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my default position is to regard everything the doc says as nonsense

unless its what i want to hear of course, then hes a genius
 
Andy12345 said:
my default position is to regard everything the doc says as nonsense

unless its what i want to hear of course, then hes a genius
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You've not got a good relationship with your doc and that's your choice to ignore advice. I'm just saying if someone has specifically been told to avoid a particular diet by a doc, it's not for us to advise them to ignore it. By all means they should go back to doc and question them and perhaps the doc was wrong but they should be responsible for this.


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that was supposed to be a joke.... tough crowd in tonight



mo1905 said:
You've not got a good relationship with your doc and that's your choice to ignore advice. I'm just saying if someone has specifically been told to avoid a particular diet by a doc, it's not for us to advise them to ignore it. By all means they should go back to doc and question them and perhaps the doc was wrong but they should be responsible for this.


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on a serious note, i would say

dont base you decisions on the advice of people that dont have to deal with the results

love you too lol
 
i know, i just saw an opportunity to say something i thought was funny, didnt expect us to get into this, although at least i feel loved :)
 
Now, now, children! If you can't play nicely, then it's time to go home! On a more serious note, should we take advice from a man who doesn't wash his hands then precedes to handle the virtual nuts in Tommo's bar? Love you both lots! Lol!!!!!!! :) :)
 
Scandichic said:
Now, now, children! If you can't play nicely, then it's time to go home! On a more serious note, should we take advice from a man who doesn't wash his hands then precedes to handle the virtual nuts in Tommo's bar? Love you both lots! Lol!!!!!!! :) :)
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You win lol !


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