Big Bob's Atkins Diet attempt.

Congrats! I am not a driver but have also had success with the diet. They have some incredible bars too!

 

Good luck and once you get to your weight goal don't mess up like some do and gain it all back. Stay healthy I know I need to do something but I keep putting it off maybe I will get on it soon.

 

My husband and I have tried several 'diets'. Atkins seemed to be the most successful for us, but just as Freightlinerbob says, we got to the 'bored with the food point'... ate/cheated with our 'trigger foods' and off that wagon we came and landed in all the pounds we lost and then some! When we both got diagnosed with diabetes it was our 'wake up call' and instead of a 'diet' we changed our way of eating... And we had help via Gastric Bypass Surgery. If we hadn't of done that, we wouldn't be where we are now. There was NO WAY we could have passed our DOT physicals. Not only was my husband and I starting the diabetic tight rope, but he was on heart medication, asthma meds and looking at hip and or knee replacements!! Now he is off ALL meds... We both are no longer diabetics and we have completely changed our food choices. THAT IS THE KEY!! We needed the tool (GBS) to help us, and to 'teach' us and to 'remind' us to eat properly. That is all GBS is, is a tool... The changing of food choices and portions is what works!! PS... My husbands pants are the same in both pictures!!

 

Way to go Freightlinerbob!! I tried the Atkins about 10 years ago with great success but have since slipped back a little. Reading your post has given me a kick in the ### to get back on the horse and lose weight again. I'm pushing 300 with BP in the 140-150/90 range so the clock is ticking.

 

A lot of the eating habit is just having the food available on the truck where you have it when you need to eat and then planning what to eat for the day. We lost weight with even eating Subway sandwiches with all the veggies added and other places like Arby's. You will feel so much better and with so many places requiring these sleep apnea tests when you are larger, it will be to your benefit to lose as much as possible.

 

The Atkins diet will kill you. Your body is not made to live that way. You're literally starving it for nutrition, and killing your kidneys with excess wastes.

To lose weight, eat less calories than you burn, and exercise strongly at least 3 days a week, for at least 45 min.

To be healthy, eat LOTS of a variety of fruits, vegetables and nuts, minimal refined carbs (flour, white rice, sugar, etc), meaning limit your bread, no pasta, etc, etc. Limit meat to only fowl and fish, and no more than 3 times a week.