Some time ago there was a thread about Atkins diet and exercise. I am wondering if anyone has some good advice about using this diet when you are an athlete. I work out every day, whether it's 4,000 yards in the pool, or 3-4 miles on the treadmill, or dryland training (weights). I went on Atkins a week ago to lose 10 pounds, so far I've lost 4 and feel terrific. Last Saturday I had a 5000-yard workout that was the best in ages. So much energy!
I'm just wondering if it's because I've added much-needed protein to my diet (I'm a carb junkie). A fellow athlete poo-poo's the Atkins plan and says it's a bunch of hogwash, that athletes HAVE to have some carbs and they won't kill you.
Anyone?
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After posting what I did about NutraSweet I decided to google some and see what I came up with. The compound (I may be using this chemical term incorrectly, can't remember my chemistry, so all you chemists out there don't jump on me) itself isn't an alcohol. It is composed of two amino acids, phenylaianine and aspartic acid, as well as methyl alcohol, also known as methanol.
If you are interested here is a link to an article about NutraSweet.
www.chiro.org/.../nutra.html
After posting what I did about NutraSweet I decided to google some and see what I came up with. The compound (I may be using this chemical term incorrectly, can't remember my chemistry, so all you chemists out there don't jump on me) itself isn't an alcohol. It is composed of two amino acids, phenylaianine and aspartic acid, as well as methyl alcohol, also known as methanol.
If you are interested here is a link to an article about NutraSweet.
www.chiro.org/.../nutra.html
