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A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE IS MUSIC TO HIS EARS
No other man in his family has made it past the age of 50. So when it comes to praising the Atkins Nutritional Approach, 51-year-old deejay Ralph Drake gives his listeners an earful: Atkins helped him lose 100 pounds and take back his life.
My father died of a heart attack when he was 49, and with my history of obesity and severe asthma, I know I wouldn’t be here today if it weren’t for Dr. Atkins.
Since committing to the Atkins lifestyle on April 1, 2000, I have never been in better health. Finally, after years of being sickly and severely overweight, I found out why low-fat diets don’t work! On Atkins I lost a total of 105 pounds and my asthma, shortness of breath, and heart palpitations simply disappeared.
In my job as a deejay at WDVR-FM in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, I play a song for Dr. Atkins during my show. My listeners know my story and I get enormous pleasure from teaching people how to adopt the Atkins lifestyle. I wish everyone with weight and health problems would take the same path.
I first became aware of Dr. Atkins in 1977. I was 25, working as a hospital food service director, and I weighed between 295 and 300 pounds. When I saw a picture of myself, I looked like I was 40! Then I thought about my father and headed to my doctor, who put me on a calorie- restricted diet.
My limit was 1,800 calories a day, and I almost went out of my mind. I cheated all the time. The more I cheated, the angrier I got with myself for being weak and out of control. Then one day, I saw Dr. Atkins on television talking about how controlling carbohydrates was the key to good health and a normal weight. This was at a time when nobody believed what he was saying. But it made sense to me, so I bought a carbohydrate gram counter, limited myself to 30 grams of carbs a day, and lost 5 pounds the first week. I still hadn’t read Dr. Atkins’ Diet Revolution, but I cut myself down to 15 grams of carbs daily. Then I lost ten pounds a week. Finally, I bought the book so I could follow the program exactly. I was breathing normally for the first time in my life.
BEFORE AFTER
N AME : Ralph Drake
A GE :51
H EIGHT : 6 feet 1 inch
W EIGHT B EFORE :
280 pounds
W EIGHT A FTER :
175 pounds
B LOOD P RESSURE B EFORE : 110/70
B LOOD P RESSURE A FTER : 92/56
B LOOD S UGAR B EFORE :88
B LOOD S UGAR A FTER :84
T OTAL C HOLESTEROL B EFORE : 230
T OTAL C HOLESTEROL A FTER : 172
LDL C HOLESTEROL B EFORE : 170
LDL C HOLESTEROL A FTER : 118
HDL C HOLESTEROL B EFORE :39
HDL C HOLESTEROL A FTER :43
T RIGLYCERIDES B EFORE : 232
T RIGLYCERIDES A FTER :69
Then in 1981, I got divorced and went to work as a chef at a resort that focused on macrobiotic food. With its reliance on organic vegetables, grains, and soy products, a macrobiotic diet seemed to be a healthy way to eat. Before I knew it, though, I had gained 10 pounds, and then 20.When I noticed my weight gain, I went back to a controlled-carb lifestyle and lost a few pounds. But I seesawed back and forth for years afterward. In 1991, I suffered a severe asthma attack. I was in intensive care for four days. The only way to control my breathing was through steroids, which increased my appetite. Four years later, my weight was up to 280 pounds. By 2000, I was waking up in the night short of breath and with heart palpitations. I thought I was going to die.
Getting remarried in 2000 gave me the impetus to buy Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution. On April 1, 2000, I announced to my listeners that I was going back to doing Atkins. (Before starting, I went to see my doctor to get my lipids, blood sugar, and blood pressure checked.) Three days later, my cravings vanished. I lost 30 pounds in the first 45 days on Induction. I remained in the Induction phase for almost a year, and had my lab tests
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A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE IS MUSIC TO HIS EARS
No other man in his family has made it past the age of 50. So when it comes to praising the Atkins Nutritional Approach, 51-year-old deejay Ralph Drake gives his listeners an earful: Atkins helped him lose 100 pounds and take back his life.
My father died of a heart attack when he was 49, and with my history of obesity and severe asthma, I know I wouldn’t be here today if it weren’t for Dr. Atkins.
Since committing to the Atkins lifestyle on April 1, 2000, I have never been in better health. Finally, after years of being sickly and severely overweight, I found out why low-fat diets don’t work! On Atkins I lost a total of 105 pounds and my asthma, shortness of breath, and heart palpitations simply disappeared.
In my job as a deejay at WDVR-FM in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, I play a song for Dr. Atkins during my show. My listeners know my story and I get enormous pleasure from teaching people how to adopt the Atkins lifestyle. I wish everyone with weight and health problems would take the same path.
I first became aware of Dr. Atkins in 1977. I was 25, working as a hospital food service director, and I weighed between 295 and 300 pounds. When I saw a picture of myself, I looked like I was 40! Then I thought about my father and headed to my doctor, who put me on a calorie- restricted diet.
My limit was 1,800 calories a day, and I almost went out of my mind. I cheated all the time. The more I cheated, the angrier I got with myself for being weak and out of control. Then one day, I saw Dr. Atkins on television talking about how controlling carbohydrates was the key to good health and a normal weight. This was at a time when nobody believed what he was saying. But it made sense to me, so I bought a carbohydrate gram counter, limited myself to 30 grams of carbs a day, and lost 5 pounds the first week. I still hadn’t read Dr. Atkins’ Diet Revolution, but I cut myself down to 15 grams of carbs daily. Then I lost ten pounds a week. Finally, I bought the book so I could follow the program exactly. I was breathing normally for the first time in my life.
BEFORE AFTER
N AME : Ralph Drake
A GE :51
H EIGHT : 6 feet 1 inch
W EIGHT B EFORE :
280 pounds
W EIGHT A FTER :
175 pounds
B LOOD P RESSURE B EFORE : 110/70
B LOOD P RESSURE A FTER : 92/56
B LOOD S UGAR B EFORE :88
B LOOD S UGAR A FTER :84
T OTAL C HOLESTEROL B EFORE : 230
T OTAL C HOLESTEROL A FTER : 172
LDL C HOLESTEROL B EFORE : 170
LDL C HOLESTEROL A FTER : 118
HDL C HOLESTEROL B EFORE :39
HDL C HOLESTEROL A FTER :43
T RIGLYCERIDES B EFORE : 232
T RIGLYCERIDES A FTER :69
Then in 1981, I got divorced and went to work as a chef at a resort that focused on macrobiotic food. With its reliance on organic vegetables, grains, and soy products, a macrobiotic diet seemed to be a healthy way to eat. Before I knew it, though, I had gained 10 pounds, and then 20.When I noticed my weight gain, I went back to a controlled-carb lifestyle and lost a few pounds. But I seesawed back and forth for years afterward. In 1991, I suffered a severe asthma attack. I was in intensive care for four days. The only way to control my breathing was through steroids, which increased my appetite. Four years later, my weight was up to 280 pounds. By 2000, I was waking up in the night short of breath and with heart palpitations. I thought I was going to die.
Getting remarried in 2000 gave me the impetus to buy Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution. On April 1, 2000, I announced to my listeners that I was going back to doing Atkins. (Before starting, I went to see my doctor to get my lipids, blood sugar, and blood pressure checked.) Three days later, my cravings vanished. I lost 30 pounds in the first 45 days on Induction. I remained in the Induction phase for almost a year, and had my lab tests
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