Will the Atkins Diet Really Work for You?
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?
Some years after Dr. Robert Atkins finished medical at Cornell University in 1955, he found himself overweight and looking for answers. Atkins made is diet plan similar to one that he had seen 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.
The whole diet revolves around the idea that carbohydrates are the main cause of you being overweight. As you would imagine this means, the diet will restrict the intake of carbs. The diet is broken down into four phases each one building on the last.
Induction. The most restrictive is the first phase. It is advised to do this stage for two weeks, however, Atkins maintains that you can continue this particular stage for months. Carbohydrates are limited to 15-20 grams per day of which 12-15 must come from leafy vegetables. Small amounts of cheese and generous amounts of meats and essential oils are allowed by this diet. The objective of this stage is to render the system into ketosis and add healthy portions of fiber into your meals.
Ongoing Weight Loss. The second phase is to gradually increase the intake of carbs until a sustainable weightloss of 1-2 pounds per week is achieved. Carbohydrates will increase by five grams each day from a special food list, but vegetables can be eaten depending on how much carbohydrates are in them. Dieters stay in this phase until they are within five to ten pounds from their goal.
Pre Maintenance. This is the time when weight loss slows even more, Atkins recommends loosing the last ten pounds or so over a 1-3 month period. During this phase, dieters should use the method in phase 2 and add carbohydrates in at as much as ten grams per day again to the point that they are able without gaining weight.
Maintenance. Take all that has been learned from the previous phases and continue on a healthy plan to maintain your optimum weight. Avoid the common end of diet mentality and return to bad habits.
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. There is still some controversy, but there are those who believe that it needlessly stresses the liver and can destroy muscle tissue.
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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