Comment from bowulf
Time October 17, 2009 at 10:24 am

No on the konjac flour noodles during Induction, but I would ask what are you afraid of or not ready with OWL? You actually only have 5 more pounds to go before you HAVE to go to the pre-maintenance phase. Boredom with food choices is one my key indicators for when to start progressing the carbohydrate ladders.

What aren’t you ready to do on OWL?

Comment from fatimashade
Time October 17, 2009 at 10:24 am

i have 2 questions 1 , are no carb noodles allowed on the induction diet???and 2, ive been on this diet for 7 months ive lost 85 pounds and i have 15 more to go im bored with the restrictive induction phase but im not ready to transition is this ok?

Comment from bowulf
Time October 17, 2009 at 10:24 am

What can I say? A man gets bored if you aren’t challenged with a new goal.

Comment from jingling30
Time October 17, 2009 at 10:24 am

You did P90X too? You’re an Iron Man.

Comment from bowulf
Time October 17, 2009 at 10:24 am

There is no “after” or finished the diet. There is a maintenance phase where you can indeed add foods like bread and chocolate up to your ACE (Carbohydrate Equilibrium) — the amount of carbs you can eat and not lose or add weight.

Comment from emelypinto
Time October 17, 2009 at 10:24 am

i dont understand help!!
okey i finished the diet now what do i do ,can i eat normally i mean bread chocolate ect or am i going to gain weight please help

Comment from VeoKenKs
Time October 17, 2009 at 10:24 am

wow thx for this video =) i lost around 100 pounds on the atkins diet and am on it for life i never knew about rungs till now rung 4 is as high as i want to go

i used to be around 315 pounds then on atkins whent down to 230 but was stuck at 250 for awhile cause i was eating these 10 net carb whole wheat wraps and i see now it was a rung 9 food

i stoped eating them and slowly whent down to 230 =)

Comment from graceunleashed
Time October 17, 2009 at 10:24 am

Oh yeah, someone who can’t spell GYM is obviously the brilliant mind I need helping me. Your uninformed and unintelligent. Take your words of ignorance and stuff them in your self indulgent, self centered, ignorant face.

Comment from bowulf
Time October 17, 2009 at 10:24 am

When’s the last time you ran a marathon? (Me? October) Or completed a 90 day series of P90x? (Me? July) Or how about simply run more than 25 miles in a week? *Me last week and each of the last 13 weeks) You have no clue.

Exercise alone will not produce long term weight loss. You have to change the way you eat.

Comment from angusng1n1hit
Time October 17, 2009 at 10:24 am

All of you are fat people who are too lazy to work out honestly just go work out at the ymca , basment , or jym its faster , better results and way easier

Comment from bowulf
Time October 17, 2009 at 10:24 am

Exactly…

Comment from sidecrank
Time October 17, 2009 at 10:24 am

Why would I want to eat oat meal?I’m not a horse.

Comment from Bobofet241
Time October 17, 2009 at 10:24 am

I think if I had of had your kind and patient help when I went on Atkins 2 year ago I would likely stuck have to it.I actually panicked because I was afraid what I would look like small again.I’ll let you know how things go.Thank you.

Comment from melanieydaniella
Time October 17, 2009 at 10:24 am

hi kent,
well first of all i want to thank u because your videos have been a great help for me so far. i’ve lost 30 pounds on atkins and even though i have been on and off the diet, still lost that amount of weight.but i am really scared about going into OWL because every time i try i see the scale going up again.

Comment from bowulf
Time October 17, 2009 at 10:24 am

Don’t mind that spam post – that I missed as it rolled the other day trying to promote that weightloss site. I doubt it was talking about me anyways because the same thing was posted elsewhere.

Thanks for the very nice comments. They definitely put a smile on my face today.

Comment from ml70sgirl
Time October 17, 2009 at 10:24 am

Where in the WORLD do you get that he seems shallow? I’m totally distracted by your cruel and unnecessary comment here. He seems/looks very nice and sweet. He wants to help others. I find him very charming and helpful. I’m so glad I found his videos. In addition, WHO talks about peoples different accents anymore? He’s simply trying to concentrate while talking and reading to try and make his points clear. I think his accent is also very cute. Go somewhere else and be a downer. Not welcome here.

Comment from bowulf
Time October 17, 2009 at 10:24 am

With only 20 pounds to lose, I would suggest an Atkins for Life approach in which you regulate the carbs you take and reduce or eliminate all the refined the carbs. Think how you want to eat long term and start eating that way.

Comment from shinviroz
Time October 17, 2009 at 10:24 am

if im 6 feet tall, and i am 160 lbs,
and my goal is to lose 20 lbs,
do you suggest i follow the atkin’s diet from induction? or should I simply reduce my carbohydrate intake?
because I really don’t want to give up bread and cake and rice and stuff

Comment from bowulf
Time October 17, 2009 at 10:24 am

That’s what you need to discover in the OWL. What can your body handle? You can definitely be healthy on either 20, 65, or 150g per day. One of the other reason for the rungs is to discover those foods that trigger negative reactions like alcohol or breads. Take the opportunity of what caused the cravings and how to prevent them in the future.

Comment from bowulf
Time October 17, 2009 at 10:24 am

Define “healthy normal meals…” Are you saying that Atkins is not healthy? My point is that this is a long term diet and that it is complete healthy to eat this way for a long time – think decades. I would highly suggest you read the book and perhaps better understand what I fail to teach in my videos. The reason you add food slowly is to find out at what point you can eat to. Is it 1 orange a day or 1 a week, is 200g per day or is it 50g?

Comment from federicohidalgo7
Time October 17, 2009 at 10:24 am

I see what your saying. Question, WHen I get to my main goal which is 190,( I am now 227)….what would happen if I just began to eat healthy normal meals everyday. Would I just begin to get fat real fast because I didnt slowly add food type into my diet week at a time?

Comment from zegonzales
Time October 17, 2009 at 10:24 am

I think it varis from individual to individual. caffeine is said to cause carb cravings on some people. on my first day of induction it caused me a lot of craving, but latter I didnt have this problem. I basically don´t drink coffe ( very rarely ) but I drink tons of coke and pepsi ( zero carb of course ).

Comment from bowulf
Time October 17, 2009 at 10:24 am

Thanks. I think those treats help eliminate the feeling of deprivation. Glad I could help.

Comment from paranoidcypriot
Time October 17, 2009 at 10:24 am

thanx bewolf uve helped alot. maybe i should try some of your recipes too. the chocolate cake looks really nice. so does the fake danish.

Comment from bowulf
Time October 17, 2009 at 10:24 am

Both caffiene and aspartame are not suggested due to them causing stalls in some people. I preferred to stay “clean,” so I never had to worry if I could be losing faster. Is it the worst thing – absolutely not? You may not even notice.