A good, safe weight loss goal is 1-2 lbs/wk. The " lose-weight-fast" plans are not healthy and typically once you stop them - you gain every pound back.

Sounds like the Atkins Diet and it is not a good one. No matter what anyone says about how good it is, it is not normal to lose the weight you do on it. No carbs in the body is not good, because like stated before, it means you are using your muscle for fuel.

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YOU SISSY!!!!!

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I guess you learned a valuable lesson and a great tip for all of us. I always pull my bow back on a number of occassions when I first get to my stand. It gets the blood flowing to those muscles and keeps you ready.

Congrat' s on the wait loss, stay healthy and work those back, shoulder and arm muscles..... Good luck.

I' ve done the Atkins diet numerous times once the beer gut started to get out of control...it works excellent and I' ve noticed increased energy when on it. I' ve always maintained a work out regime while on it though which has seemed to keep up my strength. I don' t think I ever have gotten weaker and especially to the point that it would decrease my bow poundage by 10 lbs!

hdsanders, the Atkins diet is not a bad one when done properly. I' ve never done the actual Atkins diet but I have watched my carb intake before and it helps a lot. If you don' t believe me look on a box of cereal or something like that. A bowl of ceral will have something like 20-25% of you carbs need for the day, that' s a huge percentage. Then have a glass of juice and milk with it and you' re over 40%. That' s just breakfast. I would normally have a bagel or some big carb for breakfast and then not eat much carbs the rest of the day.

Not preaching, just sharing my experiance. Oh yeah, I was a Division I athlete in college and am still in relatively good shape....relatively.

Marin Cougar is right!!!! Lose the weight that fast and it' ll come right back when you stop dieting.

You might be thankful that you didn' t get your bow drawn, sounds to me like the second part of your nightmare would have been draggin out one of those deer.
You' d better get some strength back so you can drag out old big boy.

Atkins diet is the way to go. I have been on it for 4 weeks now and have lost about 15 lbs. Who ever said you lose muscle on Atkins is wrong. It is an all protien diet where you actually increase muscle density. I feel healthier and stronger than I have since I played college football. Atkins diet gets a bad rap but is truly one of the best diet plans out there. Mix in some excercise and you can' t beat it. Plus it' s a good way to make room in the freezer for more venison. It' s the only diet I know of where you can eat as much food (non-carb) as you want and still lose fat. Not to mention I have also lowered my cholesterol.