It seems every time you turn around someone has the diet that will make all your weight loss dreams come true. Some have been proven good and others have turned out to be dangerous to your health. This brings us to the Atkins diet, what is it? Will it work for you?
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Dr. Robert Atkins finished medical at Cornell University in 1955. Some years later, he found himself overweight and looking for answers. He based his currently popular diet program on a diet something like what he saw in the Journal of American Medical Association. He first published Dr Atkins Diet Revolution in 1970.
Through the years, he changed his plan a little but he never got too far away from the diet's basic principals. The diets is focused on eliminating carbohydrates from the western diet.
This diet will restrict the consumption of carbs, as you no doubt imagine. The cbasic principle of this diet is that carbs are what cause you to be heavy. There are 4 phases of the diet with each phase building onto the next.
Induction. The first phase is by far the most restrictive. The recommended duration of this phase is two weeks, but Atkins says that you can safely remain on this phase for months. Carbohydrates are limited to 15-20 grams per day of which 12-15 must come from leafy vegetables. This phase of the diet also allows for small amounts of cheese, generous amounts of meat and essential oils. The goal of this phase is to put the body into ketosis stage and had healthy amounts of fiber to the diet.
Ongoing Weight Loss. Phase 2 consists of slowly raising the carbohydrate intake until weight loss is being achieved at a more reasonable level, 1-2 pounds per week. Carbohydrates are to be increased at five grams per day and still from a safe list of foods, vegetables first determining how many carbs can be ingested without gaining weight. Dieters are to stay in this phase until they are five to ten pounds from goal weight.
Pre Maintenance. Weight loss can begin to slow at this time. 1-3 months is the time that Atkins recommends loosing those last 10 pounds or so. Dieters will use the method in phase two and add carbohydrates as much as ten grams per day, again, to the point that they are able without gaining weight.
Maintenance. Consider everything that you learned from the past phases and be consistent with a healthy program to stay at your best weight. Make sure you don't return to your bad dietary habits when you reach the end of your diet.
Now, let's talk about ketosis. When the amount of ketones in the blood are elevated, this is called Ketosis. This normal response of your liver happens when you decide to go on a strict low carb diet. Your liver will work for you in converting the fats into fatty acids. Under normal conditions, your body uses glucose made from carbs that you eat. When that supply runs out, then your body will start to burn its stored fat. You can be pretty sure that your body is in ketosis state when you notice that you have foul smelling breath or a metal taste in your mouth.
Medical professionals are divided in their opinion on ketosis. Some say that it unnecessarily stresses the liver and can cause destruction of muscle tissue, however that debate is far from over.
For many people the diet does work, the first phase alone can net a ten to fifteen pound loss in as little as a week. As with any diet, the results will be exponentially multiplied with exercise in order to increases the metabolism and help to prevent cardiovascular disease.
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