Haven't gotten the book yet but am planning on it. But from some resources, I've been told that he says eating a high fiber diet is not really necessary & that we should be eating more fat & that fat will help things move along just as well as fiber will. Am I hearing the right information here?

I've always known for me-that the higher my fat intake, the leaner I look-even if I haven't lost any weight. But I never knew fat was supposed to help along in that other way, too. That was news to me.

I've found from experience that eating more fat works better than eating more fiber for getting things moving, without gas and bloating. Just adding a little extra fat each day can make a big difference for me. When I have coconut oil regularly, it helps with regularity, although irregularity is not usually a problem for me. And personally, I think that fat tastes a whole lot better than fiber.

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Nita

Hmmmm, now this is interesting, because I have been focusing more on fiber and to be honest the first go around I ate more fats and the weight that I am now is showing more inches than the same weight when I ate more fats. Hmmmm, now I have a new revelation here.

wow thanks yall

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Started LC 1-10-04

302/199/160, 103lbs down, 39 to go, simply remarkable.

Restart- 8-19-07
242/226/160


405 points to date ( HOLIDAY CHALLENGE )

I absolutely HAVE to have 15 at least grams of fiber every day in order to "keep things moving." While the fat is needed, I know, it doesn't seem to be the key for me. For me, it's the water.

Peace, Peg

... and that's a fact!

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Sorry, I don't know what Taubes has to say about it. I haven't screwed up the energy to tackle his book yet--and besides, there's been so much commentary, I feel like I've learned the highlights.

My daily staple for breakfast is an OMM. It's got a huge slug of fiber (wheat bran and flaxseed meal), an equally huge slug of fat (coconut oil and cream cheese), and a slug of protein (egg and a little protein powder). This puppy keeps me totally unhungry until lunch. Plus I throw in a lot of cinnamon, which has recently been touted as the cure for everything.

For the record, I average about 55-65% fat when I'm just eating a normal LC diet. Salads and veggies (with the muffin) add up to 15-25 gms of fiber.

I consider this my secret for a very happy digestive system, and textbook "regularity."

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Barb L.
Atkins since Jan 2003
Maintenance as of 4/05


My Fitday Journal

Fiber seems to be important to me. I tend towards constipation otherwise. What I like about fat is that it seems to satisfy my appetite longer. When I was doing low fat, I was always hungry. The real deep if you don't eat you are going to pass out kind of hunger. I can now literally skip lunch if I am busy, and not realize i've done it. I don't think I have heard of Gary Taubes. If you get the book you will have to let me know what he says. Judy

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