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so we all know how to do atkins. drop the carbs, eat meats, cheeses, fats, etc. and get slim. sounds easy enough. until you buy these atkins approved products. this net impact bullshit is just that... BULLSHIT.
atkins and many other diet companies are making energy bars, bread mixes, candy, etc. that are LOADED with sugar alcohols. sugar alcohols are CARBS. your body burns them in almost the exact same way as your regular sucrose, with one small exception: it takes a little bit longer to metabolize the sugars. now the science behind this is that since your body takes longer to metabolize them, your blood glucose levels will remain low and you'll never get out of ketosis.
but think about this: i could eat an atkins bar, all in one sitting with 30g of carbs. my body would take that sugar alcohol and digest it slowly, so my blood glucose levels would remain low. great! i'm still in ketosis. but, what if i wanted a snickers bar? well, if I ate it really slowly, like over the course of the day, my body would never have but more than 1g or 2g's of carbs to deal with at one time. my blood glucose levels would also remain low. so it would be the same effect, or same "impact" on my body.
bottom line: if you eat 3000 calories in one day, and that 3000 calories consists of fats and proteins, you will likely be FULL or SICK. for most people, they can't eat over 2500 calories of fats and prtoeins. this is around or below what most "active" people require in one typical day. that is why it works so well: you physically can't eat anymore. bottom line: calories in < calories burned, so you lose weight.
atkins and the rest of these companies would love you to keep eating their bars, keep getting fatter, and keep buying more bars because you're getting fatter. it's an endless fucking cycle. people get caught in it. i know because a friend of mine is doing atkins, but not losing any weight. she's buying the atkins bars, pancakes, and everything else to go with it, but just can't figure it out.
drop the bullshit. there's a reason FDA required companies to post the TOTAL amount of carbs on their products (in lieu of posting their "net impact carbs).
i'm interested in any opinions people have on this topic. k to all who have valuable input (positive or negative)
atkins and many other diet companies are making energy bars, bread mixes, candy, etc. that are LOADED with sugar alcohols. sugar alcohols are CARBS. your body burns them in almost the exact same way as your regular sucrose, with one small exception: it takes a little bit longer to metabolize the sugars. now the science behind this is that since your body takes longer to metabolize them, your blood glucose levels will remain low and you'll never get out of ketosis.
but think about this: i could eat an atkins bar, all in one sitting with 30g of carbs. my body would take that sugar alcohol and digest it slowly, so my blood glucose levels would remain low. great! i'm still in ketosis. but, what if i wanted a snickers bar? well, if I ate it really slowly, like over the course of the day, my body would never have but more than 1g or 2g's of carbs to deal with at one time. my blood glucose levels would also remain low. so it would be the same effect, or same "impact" on my body.
bottom line: if you eat 3000 calories in one day, and that 3000 calories consists of fats and proteins, you will likely be FULL or SICK. for most people, they can't eat over 2500 calories of fats and prtoeins. this is around or below what most "active" people require in one typical day. that is why it works so well: you physically can't eat anymore. bottom line: calories in < calories burned, so you lose weight.
atkins and the rest of these companies would love you to keep eating their bars, keep getting fatter, and keep buying more bars because you're getting fatter. it's an endless fucking cycle. people get caught in it. i know because a friend of mine is doing atkins, but not losing any weight. she's buying the atkins bars, pancakes, and everything else to go with it, but just can't figure it out.
drop the bullshit. there's a reason FDA required companies to post the TOTAL amount of carbs on their products (in lieu of posting their "net impact carbs).
i'm interested in any opinions people have on this topic. k to all who have valuable input (positive or negative)
