Does pasta Bloat You- Or Cause Other Symptoms?

[Mama Mangia]

A friend of mine and I are going to try that diet at truthaboutdiets.com - by the two brothers that lost all that weight in no time at all - and did it in a healthy fashion.

I know MANY that did the Atkins diet - and everyone one of them ended up with all kinds of problems afterwards. Some gained the weight back - as soon as they started to eat good carbs - they cannot lose it either - not on any diet. There is something about the Atkins diet that messes you up completely.

One of my friends lost 85 pounds on Atkins - gained back that and more - and here it is 7 years later and she can't lose weight - even on WW. And certain foods react on her now.

[chubbyalaskagriz]

Interesting, mama. Thanks for sharing...

I'm not necessarily down on the Atkins diet- not YET, anyway. It's always worked GREAT for me to lose. And sure- I've gained weight back, but I've gained weight back on every diet I've ever been on.

What I like about Atkins is that, sure- you suffer from being VERY limited on what types of food you can eat, BUT you can eat those foods non-stop and STILL LOSE. And since I have a large appetite- that appeals to me. (Of course I know the BEST way to lose and KEEP IT OFF is to come to the realization that the appetite MUST be curbed and reduced...)

But like you say- I feel it DOES play tricks w/ one's metabolism. I once LOVED all carbs- bread, pasta, rice, grains, 'taters and sweets. And today I have almost ZERO craving ever for ANY carbs. And when I do eat them- I can only eat a few bites before I feel totally over-full and uncomfortably bloated. Very weird and interesting.

[jfain]

Originally Posted by Mama Mangia

A friend of mine and I are going to try that diet at truthaboutdiets.com - by the two brothers that lost all that weight in no time at all - and did it in a healthy fashion.

I know MANY that did the Atkins diet - and everyone one of them ended up with all kinds of problems afterwards. Some gained the weight back - as soon as they started to eat good carbs - they cannot lose it either - not on any diet. There is something about the Atkins diet that messes you up completely.

One of my friends lost 85 pounds on Atkins - gained back that and more - and here it is 7 years later and she can't lose weight - even on WW. And certain foods react on her now.

I’m not really looking for weigh loss but I am interested in cross training to speed up my metabolism. I’ve been doing some cross training but I think I need to do more. I’ve heard about this diet before but there are never any specifics. I won’t buy something if I don’t know exactly what they are talking about. What if this exercise they are talking about is something I can’t do or the food plan is something I just have? They want you to give them money with out saying exactly what their plan entails. I know they don’t want to give it away for free but I need more information to go on before I plunk down my hard earned cash.

[Mama Mangia]

The diet is sensible eating - with recipes included - and they have exercises - some you may have to work up to - but that can be with any program. I felt the same way - but a few others I know have started it and are doing quite well.

[jfain]

Originally Posted by Mama Mangia

The diet is sensible eating - with recipes included - and they have exercises - some you may have to work up to - but that can be with any program. I felt the same way - but a few others I know have started it and are doing quite well.

Well let me know how it goes. I hope it really works for you. I think for now I will stick with my current plan. weights, spinning, walking and flexibility exercises.

[cookie]

I Love Pasta!! I had my back tooth pulled out yesterday (Wed.) and that's all I have been eating, that and chicken noodle soup. I'm OK, so that's Good. I even lost a few (8) pounds so that Good! Cookie