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Atkins Fat Fast - Start 8/1/09

Saturday, August 01, 2009

I started this today, it's for the metabolically resistant. I'm doing it out of pure curiosity. It's seemingly simple. Five 200 calorie meals a day, (more like snacks). Almost all calories coming from fat. This Blog is for my personal use. I need this info and these links to refer back to, since I'm quite a novice at this just yet.


Fat Fast Meal ideas From: tinyurl.com/m7no63
*One ounce macadamia nuts or macadamia nut butter
*Two ounces cream cheese or Brie
*One ounce of tuna or chicken salad with 2 t mayo served in one quarter of an avocado
*Two deviled eggs made with 2 t mayonnaise
*Two ounces sour cream and 2 T black or red caviar
*Two and a half ounces whipped heavy cream topped with sucralose syrup
*Two ounces of pate
*Two egg yolks (hard boiled) with 1 T of mayonnaise
*low carb (5-10 grams) yogurt w/added cream to bring up fats
*1/4 c cream in 8 oz diet soda
*1/4 c cream with diet jello
*1/4 c cream whipped, add LC syrup or Splenda for flavoring
*1 T sf peanut butter mixed with 1 oz cream cheese, Splenda or DaVinci to taste
*10 pecans w/ 2 T heavy cream
*1 oz cream cheese mixed with 2 T coconut
*modified flax cereal: 2 T ground flax, 1 T designer whey protein powder, 1/4 t salt. Mix well and add 1/2 c water. Microwave on high for 2 minutes or until no longer soupy. Add 1 pat butter and 1 T cream
*1/3rd of an avocado with 1 T Caesar salad dressing
*Low Carb Johnnycake with butter
*Low Carb bread pudding
*Sherrielee's Low Carb pancakes, made with nut flour
*Cheesecake muffin with some pecans
*Dagwood Roll-up: 1 slice bologna, spread with half T of sf peanut butter. 1 thin slice tomato, spread with half a T mayonnaise. Put tomato on top of bologna and roll it up.
*0.5 oz feta cheese crumbled, 1/4 avocado diced, and 1 T olive oil, mixed as a salad 227 calories, 92% fat, 2 carbs ECC

Modified Fat Fast Meal ideas
* 2 cheesecake muffins 296 cal 86%
* 1/2 c Almond Accents 320 cal, 84%
* 1/3 c cream with 4 strawberries and 1 T slivered almonds 332 cal, 90%
* Whole avocado with 1 T Caesar salad dressing - 347 cal, 90% fat
* Whole avocado mashed with 1/3 can tuna - 370 cal, 80% fat
* Same as above, substituting moderate portion of chicken or beef
* Add two eggs to a melted 1.5 tablespoons of butter and scramble. 302 cal, 82% fat
* 2 scrambled eggs, add 1.5 ounces cream cheese when almost done 297, 76%
* 15 pecan halves, 3 tablespoons of cream 301 cal, 93%
* LC cheesecake with no crust (the perfect breakfast!)
* 1 boned chicken thigh. Stuff with 1 oz cream cheese and 1-1/4" slice
onion that's been grilled in 1 T butter 309 cal, 77% fat
* 1 chicken thigh or other protein. Saute spinach to remove moisture, then add 2 tablespoons butter.
* 2 oz cream cheese/10 halves chopped pecans. Make nut balls. 297 cal, 90%
* Caesar salad with chicken or salmon.
* 3 oz cream cheese/1/2 c chopped artichoke heart blend. 339 cal, 80%
* 1/2 c ground beef, 1/2 avocado mashed, and a little sour cream
* Egg salad - 2 lg boiled eggs with 1.5 T mayo 297 cal, 80%
* Custards
* Puddings made with whipping cream and/or sour cream
* Panna Cotta
* Pizza salad - sausage, mozzarella cheese, and lots of veggies

Snack ideas
* Heaping spoonful of whipped cream (sweetened SF, of course)
* 5 pecan halves
* Macadamia nuts
* SF chocolate if it agrees with you and doesn't stall you.
* Melt a SF chocolate bar. Slowly stir in a little cream. Eat it that way, or fold in some whipped cream to make a mousse.
* Coffee with 1/4 cup cream.
* 11 almonds
* Small chunk of cheese
* Spoonful or two of whipping cream
* Peanut butter
* Chocolate mousse
* Latte with sugar-free amaretto flavoring
* 1/4 cup heavy cream in your favorite sugar-free soda


LOW CARB CONNOISSEUR www.low-carb.com/atarfat
fa.html


LOW CARB FRIENDS FORUM tinyurl.com/l7qpx6

From: LIVINLAVIDALOWCARB
tinyurl.com/m763yu
How does the Fat Fast work?

It forces all of the excess carbohydrates and even some protein in your body to be burned up when you eat a diet consisting of nearly all fat. Especially for those people who have metabolisms that are as stubborn as a mule, eating as much fat as possible while limiting carbohydrates and protein seems to do the trick. That's why you eat 90 percent fat during this diet.

Additionally, keeping calories at an extremely low 1,000 calories daily helps the body that much more speed up the process of fat-burning so lipolysis can do what it is supposed to do when you are livin' la vida low-carb. Yes, Invisible Blogger, you actually COUNT CALORIES on this particular low-carb diet plan because you are purposefully limiting the kind and amount of food that enters your body. But, as I previously said, this is temporary.

One common question that people have about the Fat Fast is if they will be ravenously hungry since you aren't consuming very many calories or food for that matter. Excellent question! The answer is that you probably will not be hungry since you are eating your high-fat "meals" very often. What may be difficult for people on this diet to handle is the fact that their "meals" will not be what they really want to eat. If you can get beyond this and stick with it for a few days, then you will reap the rewards.

What CAN you eat on the Fat Fast for your 200-calorie "meals":

- 1 ounce macadamia nuts
- Macadamia nut butter with 2 ounces cream cheese
- 1 ounce of tuna or chicken with 2 teaspoons mayonnaise
- 2 ounces sour cream with 2 tablespoons black or red caviar
- Half ounce heavy whipping cream with DaVinci syrup
- 2 ounces pâté
- 2 egg yolks hard-boiled with one tablespoon of mayonnaise

Yummy! Don't those "meals" just sound so appetizing! LOL! No, they don't. But that's not the point. Think of it as just a stepping stone towards getting your weight and health in order naturally without the use of any dangerous drugs. That sorta puts it all in pespective doesn't it? :)

If weight loss begins happening while on the Fat Fast, then you may even progress to a high level of calories to see if you can continue sustaining the weight loss you are experiencing on the 1,000-calorie diet. This version consists of 1,200 calories which enables you to have four meals with 300 calories each.

It's only 100 more calories, but look at what you can eat on this:

- 2 ounces of beef chuck cooked in two tablespoons of olive oil
- 2 scrambled eggs with two strips of nitrate-free bacon
- 2 tablespoons of full-fat sour cream with a tablespoon DaVinci syrup
- 1/4 cup chicken or tuna with two tablespoons of mayonnaise
- 3 ounces of pâté
- 1 1/2 ounces of macadamia nuts

See, doesn't that look a LITTLE better? Yes, it does. You can stay on this plan for up to one week before beginning the Induction phase of 20g carbs daily. This method will almost always kickstart your weight loss when nothing else has worked. Don't give up and throw in the towel on your weight loss. Just when you think you will never be able to get rid of that stored fat, along comes something like the Fat Fast to get you going.
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MARXELLA 12/20/2012 5:48PM

    Thanks so much for this! I think they took this off their website, and I couldn't find my old Atkins book anywhere. Great post very informative and just what I was looking for!

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VOLUPTUOUSONE 7/13/2012 5:28PM

    Shawn, Thanks for the Info.

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JAYMETHUNT 5/9/2010 8:20PM

  I've been doing this in conjunction with HCG, too, though I've been consuming about ~180-200g of fat per day and dropping weight beautifully. Following this, I'm doing an extreme alkalinizing process that cleans up the cellulite.

Working beautifully!

~Jayme
www.l
essofmehcg.com

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NEWENGLANDISO 9/17/2009 8:32AM

    I am going to give this a try. I sounds like something that will help me boost that stubborn metabolism of mine.

Thanks!

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WHITEWATERUSH 8/6/2009 9:14AM

    I am starting BACK on this diet today....
About 2-3 years ago I LOST 18 pounds in 2 weeks I KNOW it works. I think I got scared when I reached 118 then....and the friends were making fun of me how thin i was looking---I listened to them ...WHY?/ I DON'T KNOW!
***YOU HAVE A WAY of putting things that make them seem right. I try to question just about everything and people look at me like I"M the carzy one for even asking.

I LOVE YOUR BLOG!!!

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ANG_LA 8/2/2009 8:15PM

    Let me know! I am about to start the South Beach Diet again cause I need to do something drastic to get going again!
Ang
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Comment edited on: 8/2/2009 8:17:43 PM

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CHERYLANDERICA 8/2/2009 12:54PM

    Good luck with this. I am curious to see how it works for you.

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WISEWIFE 8/2/2009 12:03PM

    I wish you success, some of my friends have done the fat fast to get back to losing, might at least consider it. I stay close to Induction levels to control my type 2 diabetes, and it works wonderfully well, but I'm stalled and still want to lose more weight. As for the negative ones, don't listen to them. Do what you know is best for your body. As for me, there is no such thing as a healthy grain! LOL
Hugs,
WW

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BUGLET- 8/2/2009 9:38AM

    I gained .5 lb this morning after my average of 1160 calories per day for 8 days. That still leaves me at a 1 lb loss for 8 days but that is way too slow and who knows if I'll gain that back too. I think I'll try the fat fast again, this time with a few modifications. The DaVinci syrup is one I had been thinking about if I do it again. I'm not a picky eater but needed something last time. Thanks for taking the time to compose all the info. I just read about it and tried to do it and failed twice. I'm going to print out your blog for my reference. Great job on the research. Don't worry about some of the negativity received, but then, knowing you, you won't..

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SUNNY332 8/2/2009 7:50AM

    Is this something you have your mind set on? I, like Diva, have many concerns about this diet and your overall health. If you didn't have any major health issues, I would say go for it for a while and see how it goes but you do have some health issues that definitely need to be considered.

We do care and a balanced diet of whole grains, fruits and vegetable, lean proteins, and dairy products along with a little "fat" would be so much healthier.

I hope it is ok with you that I have added my two cents here.

Hugs, Sunny

Comment edited on: 8/2/2009 7:51:53 AM

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DIVA600781 8/2/2009 3:53AM

    Firstly, can I say, as memeber of the medical proffesion and dietician I am very very surprised that you would go on such an extreme exclusion diet.

Secondly I am extremely concerned about the impact of this on someone who has thyroid issues, given that we are at a higher risk of heart problems and cholestorol issues. Also as the author of that fabulous article on the gall bladder I am surprised you have not taken in to consideration the effect this may have on you gallbladder, excessive fat can cause gall stones!

Lastly, there is a large amount of controversy relating to Dr Atkins death and there are rumours that he himself suffered a cardiac arrest when following his own diet!! Since these rumours circulated statements to the contrary have been released, funnily enough by his wife (who stands to loose rather alot financially if his diet is discredited) mmmmmmhhh I wonder where her loyalties lie???!!!???

I have done a little extra research to back my fears and copied them in below with sources, please please please take the time to read this I am very concerned about the effect of this diet on your health.

' Weight Loss For Thyroid Patients

· You must have your meals on time and never skip them. Taking 6 short meals through out the day keeps the metabolic rate high that further helps in weight reduction.

· Avoid high carb diet and high fat diet. But do not cut on them completely. They are also a part of the balanced diet but to some extent only.

· Caloric restriction alone is not enough for such patients. They require a proper diet plan. But remember, in your case crash diets are a sin! Already your medical condition is such that the metabolic rate would slow down. The crash diets would enhance this problem. So eat enough in order to keep fit, but eat healthy.'

Quote from - http://ezinearticles.com/?Weight-Lo
ss-For-Thyroid-Patients---Tips-
For-Hypothyroid-Patients-to-Bur
n-Fat-Fast&id=2373726

' I've been looking into whether or not the "Zone" diet approach (Barry Sears, Ph.D. author of the two books: Enter the Zone, and Mastering the Zone) of balancing protein/carbo/fat intake and controlling excess intake of simple carbohydrates (like bread, pasta, etc.) is the best one to pursue for hypothyroid sufferers. My doctor recommended it, and several folks on the alt.support.thyroid newsgroup are having great success with this way of eating.

Also, autoimmune hypothyroidism (such as Hashimotos) is correlated to a higher incidence of other diseases, including diabetes. In addition, hypothyroidism raises cholesterol, and makes it harder to lose weight.'

Quote from - http://thyroid.about.com/cs/dietwei
ghtloss/a/zonediet.htm

' Diet Choices
If you want to try a diet for hypothyroidism, there are several out there. As with any diet, the success of the one you choose also has a lot to do with how much you exercise. The following diets claim to help those diagnosed with hypothyroidism lose weight.

•Zone Diet Plan -- Many people sing the praises of the Zone Diet Plan because this diet zeroes in on balancing your intake of proteins, carbohydrates, and fat. This diet controls your intake of those simple carbs that are found in pastas and breads. For a more detailed look at how the Zone Diet works, check out our informative articles on the Zone Diet.
•Anne Collins Guilt-Free Weight Loss Program --The Anne Collins diet focuses on supplementing a daily diet with iodine, zinc, and vegetables such as turnips, kale, and brussel sprouts.
•The Thyroid Diet -- Mary Shomon is the author of the New York Times best seller ' THE THYROID DIET: Manage Your Metabolism for Lasting Weight Loss. Shomon addresses the critical connection between weight gain and hypothyroidism and offers a conventional and alternative plan for weight loss.
•Inside Out Diet -- The Inside Out Diet focuses on detoxifying the body by eating the right combination of foods.
As you search the Internet, you may find a variety of weight loss suggestions and even menus, like this one at Bawarachi Health and Nutrition. While it's perfectly okay to do your own research, you should still consult your doctor before drastically changing your diet. Remember, diet alone probably won't change your hypothyroidism.. '

Quote from - http://diet.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Die
t_for_Hypothyroidism

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We describe a 16-year-old girl who had sudden onset of cardiorespiratory arrest while at school. She had recently attempted weight loss using a low-carbohydrate/high-protein, calorie-restricted dietary regimen that she had initiated on her own. During resuscitation, severe hypokalemia was noted. At postmortem examination, no other causes for the cardiac arrest were identified. Toxicologic findings were negative. The potential role of the dietary regimen as a contributing factor to the hypokalemia and subsequent cardiac arrest are discussed.
Introduction'


Quote from - http://www.atkinsexposed.org/atkins
/81/Sudden_Cardiac_Death_of_an_
Adolescent_During_%5BAtkins%5D_
Dieting.htm




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LADYDI2049 8/1/2009 10:05PM

    I hope you won't stay on this plan for more than a couple of months. A high protein diet can quickly cause liver damage. I did this diet in the past and lost a good amount of weight, but knowing what I know now I wouldn't do it again.

Please be careful.

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BALLARDKIT 8/1/2009 9:59PM

    I'll keep reading to get the updates.

Good Luck and happy eating emoticon

Kit

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MARYANNE4403 8/1/2009 8:56PM

    thanks for sharing it with us, let us know how you do and if you like how it works

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MORTICIAADDAMS 8/1/2009 8:50PM

    I hope it works for you.

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