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Atkins Diet Weight Loss
- Introduction
Atkins is an amazing diet where you will never go hungry again
yet still lose weight. This is not a gimmick or the latest fad.
The Atkin's Diet has been around for decades. Most people will lose
10-30 pounds in the first month! How do they do it? They eat all
the meat, cheese, eggs, and fats (like butter and oils) until they
are full. There is no calorie counting or using tasteless low fat
foods. There is no starvation. What is the trick you may ask? Limiting
carbohydrates in your daily food intake.
Atkins Diet plan is based around four important
phases. Each individual phase allows you to knowledgeably select
which foods to eat based on your need to achieve weight loss, enjoy
good health and prevent disease. Food selections will differ to
varying degrees depending upon the phase you are in and your individual
metabolism. In phase one (Induction Phase), carbohydrate consumption
is restricted to 20 grams per day. Most carbohydrate can be obtained
from salad and other non-starchy vegetables. In phase two (Ongoing
Weight Loss) you add carbohydrate, in the form of nutrient-dense
and fibre-rich foods, by increasing to 25 grams daily the first
week, 30 grams daily the next week and so on until your weight loss
stops. Then subtract 5 grams of carbohydrate from your daily intake
so that you continue sustained, moderate weight loss. Phase three's
(Pre-Maintenance) objective is to make the transition from weight
loss to weight maintenance by increasing the daily carbohydrate
intake in 10-gram increments each week so long as very gradual weight
loss is maintained. And the final phase (Lifetime Maintenance) is
the foundation for a lifetime of better health. In this phase you
can select from a wide variety of foods while controlling carbohydrate
intake to ensure weight maintenance and a sense of well-being.
According to Dr Atkins the diet is good for managing many health
disorders including headaches, blood sugar disorders, slow or sluggish
metabolism, food intolerance's, allergies, and many other health
problems. Although the main reason why people turn to Atkins Diet
is because it provides fast weight loss, many with high cholesterol,
hypertension, diabetes and polycystic ovarian syndrome had reported
that they feel more energetic than they have had in years after
one week on Atkins Diet.
While medical experts were recommending low fat, high carbohydrate
diets, Dr Atkins suggested people who wanted to lose weight should
do the exact opposite. Dr Atkins diet philosophy was that up to
two thirds of calories could come from fat - more than double the
usual recommendation - and people should eat meats and cheeses rather
than breads, pastas, and even fruits and vegetables. Instead of
carbohydrate and sugar, Atkins Diet Plan highly recommends plenty
of fat and protein. The diet specifically recommends animal proteins;
therefore vegetarians and vegans will have a hard time following
the diet.
How Atkins Diet Help In Losing Weight?
Atkins Diet is a system that enables our body to lose weight in
a natural way by inducing a change in metabolism. Our body is capable
of burning both fat and carbohydrates to provide the energy required
to function properly. Carbohydrate, in the form of glucose, is the
first fuel used to provide energy to our body. Dr Atkins suggests
that when we reduce our intake of carbohydrates significantly, our
body convert from burning carbohydrates to burning fat as fuel.
Ketosis is a state in which our body burns fat as fuel. When fat
is burned for fuel, ketones are released through the breath and
urine, and their quantities can be measured with Ketone Strips.
This is how we lose weight through Atkins Diet Plan. Dr Atkins also
says that ketosis will affect insulin production which will prevent
more fat from being formed.
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