Veggies)
Bad:
-I typically felt kinda "blah", like I was on the verge of getting a cold
-generally low on energy
-injuries took forever to heal
-my joints ached after being on the diet for about 6 months
-I felt hungry almost immediately after eating
-I lost much less weight than on Atkins
Good:
-It's hard to describe, but I felt "clean" all the time. Like I had just taken a shower.
-I also tended to feel light, like moving about took less energy, but I felt like I had less energy overall
Atkins)
Bad:
-I felt kinda "gross" all the time, like oil was oozing from my pores and follicles.
-Expensive
-Most of the foods I wanted to eat were not on the approved list, and I got tired of eating on the diet after about 6 months
-I felt hungry all the time
-Hair and nails grew really fast...like freakishly so. I was cutting my finger nails like every 2 days at one point.
-I felt "heavy"
Good:
-I had super, non-stop, bottomless energy
-no midday loss of energy
-I could exercise for hours
-I lost tons more weight than on the veggie diet (about 3x as much in the same amount of time)
-Injuries healed super fast, maybe twice as fast as normal, and I got injured far less often than on the veggie diet, maybe 1:3 ratio
-I felt stronger, so even if I felt heavier, it was less effort to move about
-I packed on muscle, my bench press (without actually doing any weight lifting as a form of exercise) went from 140 to 210 in 6 months.
As far as my energy levels nowadays...pretty much boundless. I'm ravenously hungry when I don't eat. But I'm told that's how it's supposed to work. When I was fat, I was hungry around the clock, even after eating.