I may offend some here but I personally think the Atkins (although it works) is not the best way of eating, your body needs fresh fruit and veg, fats are called that for a reason and a well balanced variety of foods will feed your body in a way it needs.
Lecture over, this is only my personal opinion and I apologise if anyone is offended xx
I don't think you offend anyone, its good I think to talk about all aspects of diets, its helps people make informed choices.
I have done the atkins in the past and I can tell you though that its not a case of just living off fat. The fats that are consumed are healthy fats, olive oil, butter etc much better then the scientific plastic stuff sold under the guise of "low fat". The atkins is a LOT of healthy veg and whilst fruits are somewhat limited due to the natural sugars in them which can sabotage any diet, they are encouraged after a time.
The calories in fruit is scary
I learnt that from doing calorie controlled! I thought I was being such a good girl munching on grapes, oranges etc! Grapes are sneaky little blighters and really pack a punch calorie wise lol But in moderation they are just fine and much needed just as the atkins promotes to.
Atkins actually is quite a natural diet, most foods have not been "tampered" with in a lab. Meats, fats, veg etc are mostly consumed in a raw state, by that I mean none of the glup added that today's processed offerings usually have.
Whilst it is low carb, the carbs that are consumed on the atkins come from healthy sources such as the veg rather then a chunk of bread ( with how many additives and preservatives in?
) or a big bowl of pasta!
It works in the same way as us now doing exante yet atkins followers just get to choose how they get their nutrients whereas ours comes in handy little space packs
x