Wish Me Luck!

[Lee]

Well after being off of the Atkins diet for 2 weeks, I'm goin back on it. Not gonna change my workout routine at all except to add Cardio every other day of the week for 20 minutes. I'm gonna try to see my abs this time around. Here we go!


p.s. not posted in diet forum because they arent as jolly and helpful over there

 

[BlkWS6]

Good luck man, Im really considering dieting down myself but I love carbs too much!

 

[gmanlax7]

i definatly need carbs to function and grow. I can not imagine not being able to have milk and cottage cheese !!!

 

[BlkWS6]

Originally posted by gmanlax7
i definatly need carbs to function and grow. I can not imagine not being able to have milk and cottage cheese !!!


I hear ya. My strength will go down the crapper if I cut back my carbs alot. But at the same rate I dont have that "coveted" six pack. Damn I wish I could have my cake and eat it too! (literally and figuratively)

 

[gmanlax7]

I crave a huge chest, back, shoulders and legs much more than I do a 6pack, no matter how popular they are with the ladies.

 

[Lee]

The thing is, I'm not doing it for the ladies. I'm doing it because I have been overweight my whole life and want to be happy with what I see when I look in the mirror. It's all for me.

And I love carbs too, that's why this diet is so damn hard.

 

[spatts]

Lee, Atkins is a tough diet, and it's even tougher long term. Best of luck to you.

 

[Lee]

thx, i went on it before for like a month and a half or 2 months and it worked great. im just stoked on gettin a 6 pack.

 

[Zander1983]

And I love carbs too, that's why this diet is so damn hard.

You don't need to cut them out completely. Stick to something like 12 x BW in cals, with 40p/30c/30f. Keep your carbs and fats in separate meals ("Massive Eating" by John Berardi), which is quite easy to do. Eat your carb meals around workout time. Carb timing is very important.

 

[Lee]

I would do that Zander, but I've gotten awesome results in the past from this diet, and it works quickly. Once I get down to a decent bf and I can actually see my abs, I'll switch to a more balanced diet like the on you mentioned.