Study Found Atkins Diet to Reduce Cholesterol

Surprising results, considering the atkins diet promotes adding fat into the diet, instead of reducing fat. The study compared a low fat diet, the Atkins diet, and the Mediterranian diet.

Read the full article here: Low-carb beats low-fat in diet duel.

I suppose this helps me with my decision to go on the Atkins diet. It's about getting healthy! My weight is my main concern right now. According to this study, those on the Atkins diet lost the most weight.

However, according to the study, the low-carb diet didn't do much for the women with diabetes. I don't have diabetes, but I want all my health numbers to come down.... weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, and sugar levels. I thought it was interesting a low carb diet will bring down cholesterol but not reduce the diabetes. I would have thought it was the other way around.

Okay then! So I'm going to start the atkins diet this coming Monday. Why start my diet on Monday? Because I've got to plan and go shopping! For the rest of this week, I'll stick to my healthy eating and exercise routine.

Day At A Time

I am reading Dr. Atkins books. This week I talked to several of my friends who have lost some weight, and each one of them mentioned cutting out the white bread. Not necessarily going full out on the Atkins diet, but definately cutting out sugar and white bread.

One of my friends cut out carbs and watches her calories. She use to be obese and now she's so tiny. She has kept the weight off for about 5 years. Her energy level is up and she looks great. I don't want to make it that difficult on myself though. Cutting calories and carbs sounds like a lot of math. Doesn't it?

I'm doing okay with my weight loss. Not great. I need to keep it one day at a time...