Atkins Diet
July 8, 2009
The Atkins diet is a new philosophy in dieting and weight loss. It works on the basic premise of cutting down on processed and refined foods and switching over to nutritious food that is not processed. Going on an Atkins diet, involves making changes to your lifestyle.
Embarking on an Atkins diet, involves doing it in phases. The first phase is to prepare the body for such a diet. The second phase allows you to understand and estimate the needs of your body and make changes accordingly.
The first phase of the Atkins diet, involves following all its rules very closely. It lasts for about 2 weeks. It is a precursor to what your body will have to endure while on the diet itself.
This is the induction phase. This induction phase is very critical to the overall diet plan. The idea is to the get the metabolic activity to only burn fat for energy. This is called lipolysis/ketosis. The body this gets conditioned for the second phase.
The second phase is a little different. AT this stage you are allowed to try more and different types of food. Vegetable intake is also increased. At this phase the consumption of carbohydrates is gradually increased by a few grams everyday. This is done, until you reach a state of gaining no more weight – this is called the critical carbohydrate level”.
The types of food that can be consumed in this diet include meat, dairy, fats such as butter and oil. The restricted foods include carbohydrates. (Only allowed up until the critical carbohydrate level) This diet calls for a lifestyle change and has to be sustained on a long term basis to see results. Slacking off on the diet will result in pounds piling on back.
While exercise is not recommended as part of this diet, it is normal practice to combine a light to moderate exercise program with this diet. This is a hugely popular weight loss plan and ranks higher than low carb or low fat diets. It is believed that the weight loss in this method is twice as higher as other plans.
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