I actually do cycle different diets because I found I couldn't stay on Atkins for more than 3 weeks at a time (which is why I always failed at dieting until now....I found I can't eat any one way for very long before getting bored and having cravings just destroy me). So my normal cycle is:
3 weeks low carb
1 week low fat (40g) low cal (1900)
1 week and 5 days back on LC
Weekend off.......nothing but Cinnabons and Pepsi
Start over (6 week cycle)
I know many people from my Atkins board who are on one maintenance plan or another with success. As long as they keep exercising and vigilant about not eating too many foods loaded with sugar (over 3 g per serving is bad juju) they are fine. And I will have a distinct advantage having built so much muscle back (I've lifted most of my life up to 9 years ago when I ballooned to over 400 lbs).
I had a full physical when I got my current job 4 months ago. My doctor almost stroked out because of the changes (I hadn't seen him in a couple of years), and everything is well within the normal range.
No problem big Steve, one of the wonders of the internet is you can interact with lots of people with the same issues and see what works, what doesn't, and why.
There was a time in my life when I thought I would never weigh under 300 again (last time was in 1986), and now at 283 I can't help thinking damn this was easy, when is it going to get hard?
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