Pre-Adventure Spiel!

Hi Peeps,

If you found this blog via my other blog Jons Vertical Jump, then Welcome to my newest project - documentary, and if you found this blog some other way... welcome still, stick around, have a read, post some questions and also check out my other blog.

Ok Anyways, I set this blog up, for various reasons;

• Am unhappy with my weight & I want to change this!
• I've been interested on the subject of Atkins for a while now, and I want to test if this Dr. Atkins lifestyle really works
• I want to find out and also see how difficult it is to implement.
• A bit of weight loss may also help with my vertical leap project too.
• And last but not least, I hope to encourage others as well.

What has prompted me to write this blog, came about after purchasing some bath scales and finding out in horror my actual weight. Once upon a time my weight used to be set around 12 to 13 stone, and it never fluctuated any higher than this. But recently over the years I have steadily noticed an increase in my weight not just my age... and the thing is, this concerns me, especially as I exercise a lot but seem to still put weight on. To find out my current weight tune in tomorrow ;o)

So I have decided to tackle this issue head on, before a potential obese disaster. For many years I have stuck with a high carbohydrate diet, low in fats with lots of exercise, but as this seems to no longer work I thought I would try a new approach the "Atkins plan".

My Dad previously lost loads of weight using this approach, and around this time, I was studying nutrition at university which didn't support low carb, high fat diets. So initially I was against the idea of how low carb diets worked, and I was worried about my dads health on the following diet not only short term but long term as well. My dad however was trying to convince me at the time, that the Atkins style of eating was in fact a health choice. But me being set in my ways of thinking thought.... how can eating loads of fat and protein be healthy. Especially as the information I was studying was conflicting, saying that High Fat diets are the reason behind obesity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and the very reasons for strokes and heart attacks. So for many years I was against such a plan.

Then one day my house mate bought three books from a shop. All three Dr Atkins books: Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution , Dr. Atkins Quick & Easy Cookbook & Dr Atkins Diet Planner. Out of curiosity I decided to take a look. This was the day, my opinion started to change and I found myself very interested in learning more. As a sports scientist I can see how the theory works and I started to realise why Atkins is so successful. I won't be going into much detail about this today, but to be honest, the proof is normally found in the pudding, and if you google or youtube: "Dr Atkins and does this diet work" you will find lots of information. Some information on peoples success stories, and some interesting reports for and against it.

Well for me, this is where my blog comes in. Starting from tomorrow I will literally be undergoing this journey of discovery, and documenting my story so you guys at home, can
form your own opinions of Dr Atkins Approach or Low Carb Diets.

I will try to do this in the form of an online day to day diary/journal, showing pictures, videos, what I am eating, measurements etc. I will also be trying to provide tips and tricks, and of course more information etc...

Anyways that will be all for today and I look forward to updating you tomorrow. So mean time, any questions feel free to post your comments and keep on visiting me, to see how I progress.