The Atkins diet is said to have helped millions of people to
lose weight. The basic principle works on a 4 phase system.
Phase 1 is the kick-start phase. You start by kick-starting
the diet by only eating protein, what’s called foundation vegetables, nuts or
seeds and the majority of cheeses.
Phase 2: In this stage you introduce more dairy foods, fruits,
vegetables and tomato juice.
Phase 3: This is the last stage where additional fruits,
starch based vegetables and whole grains are eaten.
Phase 4: In this phase you've reached the goal of eating the
right foods and the right amounts. You fine tune the diet so that it becomes a
lifestyle change.
The Atkins diet is a low carb diet, which enables you to eat
every 2-3 hrs so that you don’t feel hungry. It’s also based on your own
finding your own personal carb balance, which you learn throughout the
programme.
It also a calorie counted diet and although they say you don’t have
to include exercise to lose weight on this diet, they do recommend some
exercise.
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