Atkins Diet
My Sister has always struggled with her weight, and has tried the every diet in the book. I was living with her in Dallas at the time she was doing the Atkins diet. My experience with her with this diet, really open my eyes. We can blind ourselves in relationship to food. The diet may not say things that we want it to say.
The atkins diet worked in a limited way for her and maybe could have worked better if she was responsible to her own problems. Her down fall has been always portions and love of cheese and a hatred of fruits and vegetables. Atkins offered the promise of large portions and her favorite food; she was drawn to it like a bug to zapper blue light. I remember eating some fruit, blueberries and her response was that she could not eat it because it was not part of diet.
Of course, Atkins does allow fruits and vegetables, but my sister’s reaction brings up the problem with diets like the Atkins diet for her and I suspect many others like her. The Atkins’s promise, large portions and all the protein one can eat, fed her natural inclinations to avoid fruits and vegetables. She could live without pasta, only if she could have all the bacon, cheese, and bunless burgers.
I think she did not accomplish what her weight goals were because Atkins did not answer for her major problems. She did lose weight on the diet, about seven pounds in two months, but I wonder how much more weight and how much more healthier she would be if she balance her food intake with more fruits and vegetables. For those who do try the Atkins diet, my advice would be not to forget the fruits and vegetables and do believe the hype about portion control. The best advice about diet still apply, cut back on portions and get your veggies.