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How The Atkins Diet Works

The Atkins Diet so named for the late Dr. Atkins who created it has been around for years and is one of the most popular diets in history. Many people are both puzzled and confused by how it works. Let’s take a quick look at some of the things that the Atkins diet can do for you.

By following the Dr. Atkins’ nutritional approach to dieting as a lifestyle change you will accomplish four main things:

1. You will definitely lose weight; it is difficult for anyone who follows the Atkins diet as prescribed not to lose weight. Men and women alike who embrace the Atkins lifestyle will quickly begin to lose pounds and inches. Reaching and maintaining your optimum bodyweight is a very valuable component in any health related program because just being overweight is an indicator of potential health issues presently or in the future. Once you have lost the extra weight you will see immediate benefits and they will be much more than cosmetic.

2. Unlike many other diet programs available on the market you will maintain your weight loss. This is the area in which the Atkins Diet far surpasses most other diet programs. If you have dieted before you know how so many times you work really hard to get the weight off and then end up gaining it all back within a few months. This is normally due to the normal consequence of a low fat and low calorie diet which is hunger. The ability to tolerate hunger for short periods of time varies among people. Although many can tolerate hunger for a short time nobody can deal with it for the rest of their life. Depriving your body of food is no fun and it isn’t healthy. Once you have passed the biological gap between hunger and being satisfied the rebound and binge eating can come incredibly fast and be humiliating. This is the inherent problem with diets that restrict quantities. The difference with the Atkins Diet is that hunger is not acceptable. The plan includes foods that have enough fat and protein to prevent hunger from being an issue like it is with other diets but still allows dieters to maintain a healthy weight for the rest of their life.

3. You will achieve good health by following the Atkins Diet. The change you will undergo is nothing short of amazing. By following the Atkins Diet your nutritional needs are met with delicious, healthy, filling foods and avoiding the carbs and sugar that many foods are loaded with. This results in more energy and endurance for you not just because of the weight loss but also due to the reversal of the bad physical consequences of a dysfunctional blood sugar and insulin metabolism. When following the Atkins program you will start feeling good even before you reach your weight loss goal.

4. By following the Atkins program you will lay the permanent groundwork for preventing disease and you will change your life which is even more important that looking good on the beach.

It is very common that I read questions or statements from new Atkineers saying, “How come I feel so tired?” “Why do I have such a headache?” “I have no energy what is this diet doing to me!” One of the problems is no one forewarned them about Induction flu. Induction flu is simply the body burning its last remaining glucose and stored glycogen for energy, and suffering withdrawal effects. It is very similar to what happens when runners “hit the wall” and cyclist “bonk.” In addition to the physical withdrawal symptoms there are the mental symptoms as well. Think of drug addict, are they necessarily pleasant to be around or in high spirits even though they are doing something good. Well the carb addict has the same reaction; I personally was irritable for the first 2 or 3 weeks as I had to figure out how to eat, exert control over what entered my mouth, and regain new comfort foods. It is a dramatic change, and some people resist change. The good news is it is just temporary. It typically only last a few days, but for some the mental effects might last longer. It also shows you are on the right path and making true progress on getting rid of the excess fat. The silver lining is indeed that by the end if you continue the follow the plan you will be burning fat for fuel. You’ll have to watch the video for my suggestions on how to lessen the effects.
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