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**replicajoy** · 01-09-2009, 01:56 PM

I would disagree with the assertion that this would not work as well as some other diets to lose 10 pounds. There are no fool-proof plans and all of them have their limitations.

Regarding you meal plan I agree that you need to include a few more vegi's and also lots and lots of water. You should be drinking a minimum of half your body weight in water each day.

Lastly, I think if you combine this plan with exercise it can't be beat. Your body runs great on Ketone's and combine an hour or so of good quality of exercise each day and you will more than likely lose. You may not hit your goal weight but you might lose that 10 pounds of fat and gain 5 lbs of muscle.

My opinion is that you just need to create some sort of caloric deficit each day. So if you have a Base Metabolic Rate of 1600 and you only consume 1100 per day you have created a deficit of 500 calories that day. Do that every day and by the end of the week you have created a 3500 calorie deficit. The good news here is that 3500 calories equals about 1 lb fat. If you can add in a workout each day that burns another 500 calories 5 times a week and you are now up to a 6500 calorie deficit for the week. That's just shy of 2 lbs of burned fat for the week.

Assuming the above is an accurate assessment of your BMR, which I have no idea if it is or not. You can find web sites that will help you get an approximate BMR (google it). It is possible that you could reach your goal weight or come close.

Having said all of that, the body is can be pretty smart and can make adjustments to compensate for changes in diet, exercise, etc. If you decide that you need to take in 1100 calories per day do not do it in 2 meals. You need to eat all day long to keep your metabolism humming along.

If I were eating those same foods as a plan it would look more like this.

Breakfast: 2 Eggs
Snack: 2 Sausages
Lunch: Baked Chicken, Salad Greens
Snack: Some Vegi around 100 calories
Dinner: Salmon, Brocolli
Snack: Some 100 calorie snack

You can plug this into Fitday.com and it will give you a pretty good idea of how your eating.

You will hear people saying that when doing Atkins calories don't matter, which is true in the beginning and when you have 50, 100, 200 pounds to lose (BMR's 3000+ Calories Per day). As you get closer to your goal weight you BMR also drops which in turn means that calories will begin to matter more. The real beauty of Atkins, just my opinion, is that you can eat the things you like to eat and not be hungry all of the time. It's hard to stick to a plan that leaves your stomach rumbling and your body weak from lack of food. I have been eating on an Atkins plan for a year and a half and I can honestly say that I don't remember the last time I was truely hungry.

Good Luck.

01-09-2009, 01:56 PM	#4
replicajoy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 334 Senior Member	I would disagree with the assertion that this would not work as well as some other diets to lose 10 pounds. There are no fool-proof plans and all of them have their limitations. Regarding you meal plan I agree that you need to include a few more vegi's and also lots and lots of water. You should be drinking a minimum of half your body weight in water each day. Lastly, I think if you combine this plan with exercise it can't be beat. Your body runs great on Ketone's and combine an hour or so of good quality of exercise each day and you will more than likely lose. You may not hit your goal weight but you might lose that 10 pounds of fat and gain 5 lbs of muscle. My opinion is that you just need to create some sort of caloric deficit each day. So if you have a Base Metabolic Rate of 1600 and you only consume 1100 per day you have created a deficit of 500 calories that day. Do that every day and by the end of the week you have created a 3500 calorie deficit. The good news here is that 3500 calories equals about 1 lb fat. If you can add in a workout each day that burns another 500 calories 5 times a week and you are now up to a 6500 calorie deficit for the week. That's just shy of 2 lbs of burned fat for the week. Assuming the above is an accurate assessment of your BMR, which I have no idea if it is or not. You can find web sites that will help you get an approximate BMR (google it). It is possible that you could reach your goal weight or come close. Having said all of that, the body is can be pretty smart and can make adjustments to compensate for changes in diet, exercise, etc. If you decide that you need to take in 1100 calories per day do not do it in 2 meals. You need to eat all day long to keep your metabolism humming along. If I were eating those same foods as a plan it would look more like this. Breakfast: 2 Eggs Snack: 2 Sausages Lunch: Baked Chicken, Salad Greens Snack: Some Vegi around 100 calories Dinner: Salmon, Brocolli Snack: Some 100 calorie snack You can plug this into Fitday.com and it will give you a pretty good idea of how your eating. You will hear people saying that when doing Atkins calories don't matter, which is true in the beginning and when you have 50, 100, 200 pounds to lose (BMR's 3000+ Calories Per day). As you get closer to your goal weight you BMR also drops which in turn means that calories will begin to matter more. The real beauty of Atkins, just my opinion, is that you can eat the things you like to eat and not be hungry all of the time. It's hard to stick to a plan that leaves your stomach rumbling and your body weak from lack of food. I have been eating on an Atkins plan for a year and a half and I can honestly say that I don't remember the last time I was truely hungry. Good Luck.
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