Help! Atkins??

Okay..So I REALLY want to lose weight..and i want to lose it fast..maybe before december lose a whole bunch of it...I dont have and ideal weight i want to lose..I just want to look good..

I was wondering..If the Atkins diet is the one when you cant eat potatos, rice, chips, bread, and stuff like that..noodles..etc..?? Is that the one? And can you eat anything else that you want?? other than those thigs??

Anyway if so..how many of you guys know someone or have yourself lost weight from it and how fast..
Thanks Id really appreciate anyone who can help..

Yes, that's the one.. You can't eat very many crabs, and it's a really unhealthy diet!

Weight Watchers. My mom lost 10 pounds in 3 weeks. I've lost 15 pounds in a month (but with breastfeeding also). If you stick with it, it's a pretty good method. Also, it may be boring, but good old calorie-counting works well too. Good luck  !

Quoting BrittanieY:“ Weight Watchers. My mom lost 10 pounds in 3 weeks. I've lost 15 pounds in a month (but with breastfeeding ... [snip!] ... stick with it, it's a pretty good method. Also, it may be boring, but good old calorie-counting works well too. Good luck  !”

With Weight Watchers..How does that work..and how much does it cost??
Do you have to like order food from them or something??
I tried counting calories for a day lol..but the arizonas I drink take up all my calories..
but I usually get full of of it too.. 

Quoting *!*AntsMommy*!*:“ With Weight Watchers..How does that work..and how much does it cost?? Do you have to like order food ... [snip!] ... counting calories for a day lol..but the arizonas I drink take up all my calories.. but I usually get full of of it too.. ”

I'm not sure of the cost (I've been using my mom's online option), but it's a point system (food lots allotted certain points) and you can eat whatever kinds of food you like...but it's still cutting calories. In order to loose weight, you have to take in less calories than your body uses a day. No fun...

I dont know..Is keeping up with the points annoying??
I really want to try to do something..and I want to lose weight quickly..and it sounds as if its good..since you lost 15 pounds in one month..But I cant bf..because of my meds im on...
and 10 pounds in 3 weeks doesnt sound bad..better than not losing any!..and thats where im at now  
I just want to try to get a membership to the gym and try going 3 times a week at least

Atkins is awesome. everyone thinks it is really unhealthy but it is healthier than any other diet out there. Basically you need to eat a lot of salads, veggies, protein, and just restrict the white flour and sugar. Splenda is ok. I lost 60 pounds before I got pregnant, and plan to go back on it after I have the baby. You can eat as much as you want as well. Just as long as it has not sugar or flour in it.

Quoting *!*AntsMommy*!*:“ I dont know..Is keeping up with the points annoying?? I really want to try to do something..and I want ... [snip!] ... any!..and thats where im at now   I just want to try to get a membership to the gym and try going 3 times a week at least”

Once you get into a routine, it's not that bad...and it's nice if you have points left at the end of the day because you get a dessert and you don't feel bad about it  !

Quoting emmyn74:“ Atkins is awesome. everyone thinks it is really unhealthy but it is healthier than any other diet out ... [snip!] ... go back on it after I have the baby. You can eat as much as you want as well. Just as long as it has not sugar or flour in it.”

The Atkins diet is unhealthy because it is high in saturated fats..

I have been on the atkins diet and my dr even recommended it to me for my PCOS. People THINK that is it high in saturated fats but it really is not, unless you MAKE it that way, but then it is not really following the rules of the diet. I am not going to post any more about it unless someone else wants to really know about the diet as to what is not safe to eat, etc. I have been through the arguments with my dense minded sister who weighs almost 500 pounds and other people online who don't really know anything about the atkins diet and just want to rant as to how unhealthy it is.

Quoting emmyn74:“ I have been on the atkins diet and my dr even recommended it to me for my PCOS. People THINK that is ... [snip!] ... and other people online who don't really know anything about the atkins diet and just want to rant as to how unhealthy it is.”

Who's ranting?..
Eating bacon and butter and other things high in saturated fats isn't healthy (which I understand is allowed in large amounts by the diet).. yes, I suppose you could make better choices like chicken or something, but a lot of people don't..

Quoting *!*AntsMommy*!*:“ Okay..So I REALLY want to lose weight..and i want to lose it fast..maybe before december lose a whole ... [snip!] ... of you guys know someone or have yourself lost weight from it and how fast.. Thanks Id really appreciate anyone who can help..”

Thats it but its not very good at all. Everyone i know who tried it got sick and had to quit.

I did the whole atkins thing before I got pregnant and I did loose a lot of weight. 20 pound in two weeks, and that was just with doing the whole 20 carb count per day for 2 weeks. I was fine as far as my health and I had a lot more energy, but now that I'm pregnant I of course had to stop but I do plan to take it up again after the baby is born. Its really been the only diet thats worked for me and its not like I'm starving myself, I just have to watch the sugar/starch intake.

All diets work differently for everyone, there is no "SUPER guaranteed weight loss program" you just have to find one that works good with your body and stick with it.

Quoting *!*AntsMommy*!*:“ Okay..So I REALLY want to lose weight..and i want to lose it fast..maybe before december lose a whole ... [snip!] ... of you guys know someone or have yourself lost weight from it and how fast.. Thanks Id really appreciate anyone who can help..”

I believe the guy who wrote that diet died from it.. I could be thinking of another one, but I'm almost positive.

Quoting Rileyxo:“ I believe the guy who wrote that diet died from it.. I could be thinking of another one, but I'm almost positive.”

Actually Dr. Atkins died because he slipped on some ice while walking and fell on his head. His diet program had nothing to do with it lol