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My Husband did the Atkins diet for 4 day's. He was sooooo sick by day 4 he had to lay in bed all morning. I made him penut butter and jelly sandwich, strawberries and whip cream...etc...CARBS!! Once his body had some carbs back in him he felt better....well it has taken a few days to get all the way back on his feet. Our bodys need around 300- 400 grams of carbs a day. He was down to 20. When you don't have the carbs for energy your body starts to burn you fat and muscle for energy...no wonder you lose weight. He lost 5 lbs in 4 days. SCARY!!! He vows never to do one of those extreme diets again!!! AMEN!! I tried to tell him...then I figured I better be supportive, I would like the same support for my diet. Which he does support. Anyway's I'm so happy he's done with that!!! Everytime he was frying up bacon or sasuage I thought EEEEWWW so much FAT!!
OK...I'm going on and on!
Bye, Bye 
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#43719 - 02/08/04 09:01 AM
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Bevvy
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I'm sorry for your hubby but glad he's much better. I'm also sorry for the millions of Americans who have been duped into believing this Atkins stuff is good for them. I keep waiting for the axe to fall. I know it will, as all diet fads inevitably do.
Fried bacon..... remember those days?
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Hi, Louise,
I did both. I watched my total calories, which was easier on the IBS diet due to the emphasis on low fat. I also increased my activity level, mostly by walking, just like you!
My real secret is that I wrote down everything I ate and looked up the calories and made sure I didn't eat more than a certain amount. I also made sure I did it gradually and didn't get upset by the ups and downs. One tip I read years ago is only weigh yourself once a week. If you weigh yourself everyday, you'll get too frustrated. Worked for me! 
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Fishnets, you cut your calorie intake by HALF!? How many calories were you eating before and how many are you eating now? I'm just curious. I track calories on Fitday.com and I could never cut my caloric intake by half becuase then I'd practically be eating nothing! I average around 1400 cals/day. You're never, EVER supposed to eat below 1200 calories/day. Regardless of diet.
A couple of Web sites that help me:
www.caloriesperhour.com
http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/
HTH!!
I've been trying to lose about 10 pounds that have creeped up on me after getting IBS (about a year ago). I'm trying to cut down on sugar, refined flours, etc.
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Jules,
That's absolutely correct that we should never go below 1200 calories unless under a doctor's supervision. I average around 1300 a day, three meals of 300 each and four snacks of 100 each. Total calories should be based on current weight, activity level and desired weight loss over a given period (not to exceed 1-2 pounds lost a week). There are calculators on the web as you mention.
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Thanks for the concern. I don't know if I necesarily cut it in half, but I've been trying to keep it at about 1,000 calories a day(don't yell at me  ). But since I'm having having much less soluble fiber from this, it's affecting my IBS worse...yes I know it's dumb, I'll eat more.
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