From someone who did atkins let me clear up a few things:TX Speed Demon said:
When you start the program you are eating quite a few lean meats and fish, but you are *never* without greens in the diet. They are initially limited because you need to shock your body into the process. But after anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 months (that's really only as long as it's recommended by Atkins) of induction, you slowly start adding more and more carbs into your diet. Healthy carbs are where you start and finish...you add the carbs through veggies and slowly brings fruits back in. You watch your carb intake and fall into a maintenance diet. It's also recommended that you exercise in conjunction with the diet, so that's a moot point.
What I'm trying to say is, you are taking more protien in, but you're not supposed to jus eat fatty things...it really does make your Cholesterol go down if you follow it properly. But, you do need to take a very good, natural multivitamin through the induction phase and the secnd stage as you're bringing the veggies back in.
The point of Atkins is that our society takes in waaaay too much sugar...even when we don't expect it. It's in bread, pasta, everywhere! A lot of people don't even think that's why they're gaining weight. So they try low fat diets and diet soda...then they see no change. Because Pasta is low fat, but high carb and that's the problem that they have. That was me. It's all about body chemistry...some people respond differently to different treatments. I lost 65lbs on atkins. I still need to lose weight, but the diet has let offered me a lifestyle change and a better understanding of how my body and metabolism works.
Basically, that's what Atkins is all about...it's not about losing weight, it's about finding a healthy middle ground and changing a negative lifestyle.
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