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4 Is This You Three Types Who Need to Control Their Carbohydrates（第2页）

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·Wouldyoupassupamealtohaveyourmostfavoritefoodinstead?

·Isthereaspecificfethatmakesyoufeelbetterassoonasyoueit?

·Doyoueverthink，“IwonderifIcouldbeaddictedtothatfe"?

·Doyoufeelthiswayaboutacategoryoffoods（sweets，softdrinks，dairyprodus，forexample）?

WhatYourAns>

Firstofall，Iwouldfindithardtobelievetherecouldbeasignifitlyhtpersonwhohadno"yes"responses。

Ifyouraffirmativeresponsesformapattern，Ialmostundonbtedlyhaveasolutionforyourproblem。

&'sdelvealittledeeper。Domostofyour"yes"responsesplaGroupA?Theaboliaherbyaninabilitytoloseweightorkeepiterortheinabilitytoadmainraiy（afeelingofbeingfullorsatisfied）。

Ifmostofyour"yes"resproupBquestions，youprobablyhaveslutoleranaysufferfromhypoglycemia—moreaccuratelystablebloodsugar，or，insomecases，pre-diabetes。

IfmostofyouraffirmativeaoquestionsinGroupC，youprobablyhaveanadditothefeyousi。Ahephenomenonis"fy"orthemoreaccuratetermof"individualfoodintolerance:'

Ifthefeyou'veidentifiedasadditainscarbohydrates，youhaveacarbohydrateaddidthisbookwillprovideyouwithmoreaoyourproblemsthapossible。

&softheSameProblem

Individualswhose"yes"answersfellprimarilyinGroupsAandB（andmostofyouders，aswell）haveathatistheinatnearlyallhtpeople。Itiscalledhyperinsulinism。BeforeIexplainthesignificeofhyperinsulinismandtheverygoodnewsofhoweasilyyoutameitonAtkins，Iwantyoutoreflethesiging。Stopandaskyourself，"WhatelsedoIdointhecourseofadaythatstitutessuchadramatiteionofmybodyasswallowingthefoodIdo?"

&imeyouriseaimeyougotobed，youputpoundsaoyourmouth。Yourbodyrunsonit。Sodon'tbesurprisedthatIfyoumakebadchoices，you'llpayaprice。

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Food-obsessivebehaviorison。ButsomeofthetoughercasesfallbeyondthescopeofGroupsA，BorbeagetobydoingAtkins。Individualswhobiasizeandalmostliveforfoodareasmuarodahardplaalcoholicoraheroinaddict。Forthesepeople，thebesthopeisstillametabolicapproachtotheirproblem。

Gard，arealestateexecutive，wasaremeexample。Hewas53yearsoldwheoseeme，andhisfive-footten-inchframecarried306pounds。Gordressedfrhtincollege（whenhewasalifeguard）toextremeobesitybyhislatetwenties。Hisweighthadgoneashighas450pounds。Hehadnohormonalimbalandhehadtriedeverything-stomag，emetics，laxativesafromBtoZ。

Gordonliselfastothemanydoctorshehadsulted。Allhekhathehadtoeat。Thegswereindescribable。Hetoldmehelannibinge。Gallonsoficecreamdisappearedasswiftlyasanordinarycarbohydrateaddisadybar。SugarwasGordon'smasterobsession。"TherewasneveramomentIdidn'tdesireit，'herecalls。"OftenIwouldshakeuntilIcouldputsomesugarinmymouth。Thesymptomshysidtheywerereallyfrighteniherewasfood。Ihadanhour'sdrivefrommyoffie，andIkaurant，everydiner，everydymadeverysoftdrinkdispehewholemute;'I'dwageryou'dbewilliGard'sobsessionwasalmostentirelypsychological—butyou'dbewrong。Hissituationeeand，forawhile，treatinghimwasnohiseof-thevitaaidsIdesChapter23wereacrucialpartofthesolution。ButwhatI'dlikeyoutorealizeisthatGordon'sproblemwasoremeversionoftheproblemssomapeoplehave。Hisdifficultieswerebasicallymetabolicdifficulties，andtheycouldbesolvedmetabolically。BydoingAtkinsundermypersordonreachedhisgoalweightforthefirsttimeinthirtyyears，andhenolongerfeelsdriventoesugar。

Gordonhadfailedrepeatedlyonlow-fatlow-caloriediets。Andthat'sn。Hisproblemlayiabolisetocarbohydrates。Tosolveanout-of-troisituatiohisbyrestrigcalorieswithcarbohydratesislikemartothesurfplanningtoturnbacktheo。

Youmayhavepickedupthisbookwiththeseerthatyou'rea"pulsiveeater。"Inallprobability，you'reacarbohydrateaddianypulsiveeatersofsteakshaveyoueaany，huh?Letmetellyou，it'sararebreed。Maeaso-called"bala;dietas，butbythetimetheyreachedadulthoodtheirdietshadbeeprogressivelylessbalaingdidn'tseemallthatimportanttothemoheylookattheirwaistlitheireatingaheyhaveaproblem。Usuallytheyheirtasteinfoodhasgoneoffinaspecificdire。Carbohydratesnowformthebulkofwhattheyeat:breadsandbakedgoods，ddies，pastaandpop。Surprisingandillogicalfsaretypical。Doyoueverhavedihabigdessertandalmostimmediatelyafterwardfindthatyouwahat'sasign，asisfatigue，thatyouretabolismisoutof

It'snotthatyoueatwhenyou'renothungry，butyouseemtobealwayshungry。Athehighcarbohydratefoodyoucrave，youfeelbetteronlybriefly。Yoursituatiooppositeoftheoneyou'llexperienyoudoAtkins。WhendoingAtkins，you'llfindthatyourappetitehasdimiyoursatisfathefoodyoueathasincreased。

AreYouapulsiveEater?

ManycarbohydrateaddioreastarefrigeratorwithoutopeningitthanVenusorSerenaWilliamscouldletashortlobdriftoverheadwithoutsmashingit。I'veheardmassay，"It'sirresistible，Dr。Atkins。I'maslave。Hoossiblyhelpme?"Isay，"That'sallfight。Yourpulsionsholdnoterrorsforme，andsoontheywon'tforyou。Whenyoupassthatrefrigerator，openit，havesomesaladorasliceofpotroast。IfyoueatthewayI'maskingyoutoeat，you'llfindthatfoodisstilldelicious，butthepulsionswillfade"Yousee，yourfoodpulsionisn'tacharacterdisorder，it'sachemicaldisordercalledhypefinsttlinism，andyouhaveitsimplybecauseyou'veeatehyeopleinourculturedo。Rebelikedbakingbreadsasforherfriends。Shelikedeatingthatway，too。Shehadbeenlargesincechildhood。Now，atage32，shewasg264poundsoeleven-and-a-half-inchframe。

Oneday，shedecidedtotryonanoldpairofpantsandfoundshe&#thebuttonwithinfourihehole。Thatsameweeksomeoworktoldherhehadlost50poundsdoingAtkiriedherbaldiets，low-fatdiets，theeabbagesoupdiet（"Iwasstarving"）a;IthoughtmyheartwasgoingtoexplodeandsoIstopped"）overthepreviousdecade。Itwastimeforsomethielydifferent。

"Iwasacarbohydratejunkie，soadjustingtoAtkinswashard。Idesperatelywahefirstfourdays。Istraggledtoighegs，awoweeksIhadlost17pounds。Mysize22jeans，whichwerefightbefore，were;

AsRebecea&#sstopped，herpoundsuedtodisappear。Owofriends，inthegripoflow-fatillusions，warterriblerisksshewastakiingplanthatallowedhertoandeggsforbreakfast。FourmonthsintoAtkioseeherphysi。"Hereviewedmyhighlyfavorablecholestersandallmyotherlabwork，putmeonthesdfinallysaid，'Keepdoingwhatevery，Rebecca。You'reashealthyasahorse。'"

AfterayeardoingAtkins，Rebeccaregularlytakeswalksandriclesherbike。Shefindsshehasmuergy，and，sofar，shehaslost86pounds。Shehasawholeofrecipestocookforherfriendsnowadays。Andshenevergoesasometrolledaherpocketbook。

"Mydresssizeisnowa12or14。Theoldmewouldn'thavebeencaughtdeadingthatshoe，butIjustwentshoppingatTheGapandboughtmediumsizedfittedshirts。Idon'tregsuchsmallshirtssinceI'vebeeobuymyownclothes。IhavevowedtomyselfthatIwillagain。Idon'tknowwhyIdidn'ttryAtkinstenyearsago。"

Ifallthisstillseemsamazingtoyou，Ilysay"readon"Ier，we'lllearnaboutthespecificmetabolicrolethatinsulinplaysiy。

&S!

·Asignifiumberofallhtpeoplesufferfromametaboliknoerinsulinism。

&isoffoodshighinsugar，whiteflourandotherrefinedcarbohydratesravatehyperinsulinism。

·Alkinsisacorrectivemetabolietabolis。

&einandfat-richfoodsyoueatwhendoingAtkinsstabilizeyourblfsdisappear。

TIPS:

&aroundyourwaistisoftesignthatyourbodyisabolizingsugarproperly。

·Tryingyourfavoritefoodforaweekandseeifyounotiyhowyoufeel。

·Don&#omorethansixhourswithouthavingamealorprotein-riack。