| One of the simplest diet plans you can go on is the | | | | you lessen the amount of carbohydrate cravings that |
| Atkins diet. The diet plans seems simple enough, | | | | you get. You also allow your body to fast from too |
| when one tries to understand that the basis of this | | | | much sugar. Once you are in the weight loss phase |
| diet is minimizing your carbohydrate intake in order to | | | | of the Atkins diet, you will start to intake some |
| lose weight. However, it has met many criticisms, | | | | carbohydrates each week. This will make you lose |
| specifically from people who think that the increase in | | | | weight slower but this is really supposed to happen. |
| protein intake that is encouraged by the program can | | | | Diet Essentials For the Atkins Diet |
| lead to increases in blood cholesterol levels. | | | | Make sure that your daily cheese intake is not above |
| Others who have tried the Atkins diet report fast | | | | the maximum. Cheese is an allowed food in the |
| weight loss results during the first weeks of doing | | | | Atkins diet but it does contain some carbohydrates. |
| the diet plan. It becomes more difficult, however to | | | | The most you should get is around 4 oz in one day. |
| follow through, as the intake of carbs has to be | | | | Occasionally you can eat more than this but this |
| limited, which means avoiding the things that most | | | | should not be your primary source of protein. You |
| people are fond of, like pasta, potatoes, rice, cakes | | | | should get protein from meat, tofu, and eggs |
| and pastries. | | | | because these do not contain any carbohydrates. |
| People also react in different ways to the Atkins diet. | | | | You should also stay away from aspartame which is |
| There are people who lose weight steadily while | | | | a common artificial form of sugar. It is made up of |
| some do it in spurts. Sometimes you can plateau for | | | | chemicals that can have negative impacts on the |
| several weeks and eventually start losing five pounds | | | | level of your blood sugar. Caffeine and alcohol should |
| in a couple of days. | | | | likewise be avoided. Watch out for caffeine that can |
| When you are doing the Atkins diet, you need to | | | | be found in coffee and in diet sodas. Diet sodas also |
| remember that weight loss takes time. It is normal | | | | have aspartame, so best to avoid them as well. |
| for you to lose 8 lbs each week when you are in the | | | | Do not starve yourself because this is not what the |
| induction phase. Afterwards, expect the weight loss | | | | Atkins diet is all about. You have to eat regularly |
| to be slower. You take in a restricted level of | | | | because otherwise your blood sugar might drop and |
| carbohydrates during the induction part which you | | | | this will make you want to eat carbohydrates. Not |
| are not really expected to maintain throughout the | | | | eating will also make your metabolism go slower and |
| entire length of the diet. This phase is only to help | | | | this will cause you to lose weight slowly. |