The Atkins Diet Plan is a diet plan founded by Dr. Robert Atkins. In 1972 Atikins Diet Plan was very popular, that because many people who tried Atikins Diet plan have succeeded with their problems with weight and heart ailments. according to informed by the doctor in a book, Dr. Atkins’ Diet Revolution. In 1989 he Atikins Diet Plan was franchised.
The main reason why The Atkins Diet plant was become popular and people turn to Atkins Diet is simply that it provides fast weight loss, many people with high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and polycystic ovarian syndrome reported that they felt more energetic than they had in years after one week on the Atkins Diet.
Health experts recommend eating foods with low in fat and high in carbohydrates, it turned to the principle Atikins diet plan, in atikins diet is to get food around sixty six percent of the intake of fatty foods and eat the meat and cheese not eat bread, pasta , fruits, and vegetables. The Atkins Diet Plan highly recommends fat and protein.
The Atkins Diet plan was based on four phases :
- Induction
Carbohydrate intake is reduced to 2/3oz or 20g per day. This is the phase where you lose the most weight (usually up to 15lbs in the initial two weeks… sometimes more). Phase one lasts for a minimum of two weeks but you may choose to continue it for longer (particularly if you have a large amount of weight to lose). It should be noted that in this phase dizziness and fainting can be an issue. This is because when your body runs out of carbohydrates and has to switch to burning fat, the energy is not as instant so you may experience these symptoms while the switch over occurs. - Ongoing weight loss
You may increase your DAILY carbohydrate intake by 1/6oz or 5g and stay at that level for one to two weeks before increasing again. Weight loss slows slightly at this stage and the side effects of dizziness and weakness reduce in frequency. During this stage you may begin to find your ‘carbohydrate level for losing’ or CLL. This is the quantity of carbohydrates you can consume and still lose weight. In phase two carbohydrates are increased until you’re losing one pound per week. Phase two continues until you’re 10lbs from your goal weight at which point you progress to phase three. - Pre-Maintenance
Daily carbohydrate intake increased by 2/3oz or 10g and remain at that level for up to two weeks before increasing daily carbohydrates again by the same amount. This continues until goal weight is achieved. - Lifetime Maintenance
Begins after goal weight is achieved. By now you will have discovered how much carbohydrates you can consume on a daily basis without gaining OR losing weight. This is known as your Atkins carbohydrate equilibrium or A.C.E. Imagine how powerful this is, if you ever need to lose more weight you can simply cut back your daily net carbohydrates and begin losing weight again. This puts you in a good position to maintain a healthy weight
