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Stop Counting Fat Grams to Recover Health

Share Your Story: How I Improved My Health by Cutting Carbs

From Shelleyzzz

Created September 23, 2010

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Health benefits I experienced

Healthier muscles and bones. Healthy hair.

More detail

I loved the article on how the Atkins diet saved the woman with the eating disorder. I also suffered from eating disorders for over 10 years because I was busy counting fat grams instead of carbs - I could eat very little or I would gain weight. I didn't start the Atkins diet but saw an unexpected article on the news about how carbs cause fatigue & weight gain and how we need very little.

Advice

  • Cut the carbs. When I started counting carbs instead of fat I discovered I could eat like a normal person my size and age - as long as I stayed away from carbs. It is such a relief to be able to eat and not gain weight.

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