SCHOLAR: Ancient Athelete Ate Atkins Diet

Well, that makes sense. If you cut the carbs you don’t have blood sugar spikes and lows that will sap your strength during competition. After going on the diet I noticed how much energy I had in the hour following lunch now that I wasn’t trying to shrug off a blood sugar low like those who ate carbs during lunch.

Further, you’ll need the protein to build the muscle to compete.’

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Jimmy was born in Texas, grew up nominally Protestant, but at age 20 experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant seminary professor, he started an intensive study of the Bible. But the more he immersed himself in Scripture the more he found to support the Catholic faith, and in 1992 he entered the Catholic Church. His conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy," is published in Surprised by Truth. Besides being an author, Jimmy is the Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a contributing editor to Catholic Answers Magazine, and a weekly guest on "Catholic Answers Live."

9 thoughts on “SCHOLAR: Ancient Athelete Ate Atkins Diet”

  2. Having refined carbohydrates would have that high, and low effect. However consuming high complex carbohydrates has the opposite effect. I feel very energized all day since changing my eating habits. By the way, you can get all the protien your body needs without consuming any meat whatsoever! Though not authoritative on nutrition, this is an interesting bible passage Dan 1.1-16

  3. Having refined carbohydrates would have that high,and low effect. However consuming high complex carbohydrates has the opposite effect. I feel very energized all day since changing my eating habits. By the way, you can get all the protien your body needs without consuming any meat whatsoever! Though not authoritative with respect to nutrition, this is an interesting bible passage Dan 1.1-16

  4. I started on Low carb, and mostly low calorie diet. What I have realized is my hunger level is way down. When I ate high carbs(I ate almost only carbs), I would begin to eat and NOT be able to stop. If I was home in the evening I would eat all night and my body would NEVER say: Stop. Now I have actually stopped eating things and put them in the refrigerator for later. My need to eat has changed with low carb diet.

  5. TP: That is indeed one of the things you find with a low carb diet. You eat less because your body gets the “I’m full” message. Even without restricting my calorie intake on a low carb diet, my total caloric intake for the day is markedly lower when I eat low carb than otherwise.
    Congratulations!
    Be sure and see the diet category for more on all this. 🙂

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