Recently my girlfriend and I attempted to try the Atkins diet. After attempting and failing at a number of diets over the past few years this was the first time we had embarked on a strict low carbohydrate diets. The Atkins diet basically wants you to eat less carbohydrate such as bread ad potatoes and more protein such as meat. At first it was very difficult to give up the food we love such as breads, rice, potatoes etc but after a few weeks the results appeared to be well worth the sacrifice. My girlfriend lost 10 pounds and I lost 15 pounds we were amazed at how fast we saw results using the Atkins diet. The most difficult thing was to find alternative foods to eat to make the Atkins diet effective.
At first we tried to keep it strictly meat such as steak chicken pork or fish with a garden salad and some low fat vinaigrette dressing. But quickly we got bored f the same old meat eating diet that we were getting accustomed to. Yes we were losing weight but diner started to get boring so we went out and bought the Atkins cook book. The Atkins cook book is simply amazing it has so many great recipes to keep your meals surprisingly fresh and tasty. One of our favourites was mashed cauliflower. Its more or less just like potatoes salad except you substitute the potatoes for cauliflower, the result was absolutely tasty and wonderful. We would recommend the Atkins cook book for anyone considering to embark on this amazing diet plan.
The key to the Atkins diet is to limit the amount of carbohydrates at first. Basically it is to trick your body into burning fat instead of carbohydrates to keep your internal furnace going. This takes time for your body to adjust and it is important you stick to the diet to see maximum results. Over time we started introducing carbohydrates back into our diets but very minimal amounts coupled with daily exercise, we are both proud to have lost a combined 60 pounds in 6 months on the Atkins diet and healthier lifestyles. The Atkins diet is the first step, no diet will be totally successful if you don't have the commitment and don't exercise regularly.
Give the Atkins diet a try today and see for yourself if the results will be the same for you. You can go online and purchase the Atkins diet book from many websites or even go to your local book store for the Atkins diet and cookbook combo, take my word for it you won't be disappointed when you start to shed off the pounds.
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My Experience With the Atkins Diet (part 1)
I read my first Atkins Diet book when I was working in an office in Barry, south Wales. I had been working there for about five years and had put on a lot of excess weight. I had never enjoyed taking part in sport, but my previously, I had worked on building sites, which meant a fair bit of physical activity " enough anyway to keep me in decent shape. After five years on the office computer, I weighed 18 stone 12 pounds (264 lbs or 120 kg), three stone more than I had before and neither I nor my GP were happy about it.
One day a representative of some legal or accounting firm came in for an appointment, and, while we were awaiting the other directors, we got to talking about office life and its tendency to make one put on weight. He said that he had had the same problem before his new, more mobile, job, but that now he made sure he got out of the office regularly and walked everywhere he could if he had the time. He also said that he'd read a good book on dieting while on holiday in the USA and that he would send me a copy. I didn't think anything more of it and never saw the man again. I think his name was Mr. Blackwell.
One day the book arrived out of the blue, but it remained on my desk unread for months and months, until one day, I had a dentist's appointment. I had forgotten to take a book to work to read while I was waiting " something I nearly always did/do because the magazines are always so old and boring. Anyway, I read 50 or so pages that day and I was really impressed. I had never been on a 'proper' diet before and I thought I should give it a a go. I had stopped eating pastry, cakes and chocolate months ago, but it hadn't had much effect and my weight was still on the up, albeit slightly more slowly.
It occurred to me that the Atkins diet was a 'thinking person's' diet There is a vast amount of scope for individual tastes and lifestyles and the usual problem of self-discipline did not seem to be much of a problem because for that reason. The book warned of addictions and fads and how best to overcome or prevent them. These did not seem to be an issue for me either - I liked coffee, but could take it or leave it and I had already given up chocolate. I knew that maybe beer and bread would be my biggest problem. The only rule in the induction phase is to eat not more than 20 grams of carbohydrate per day.
The book had a clear list of most foods and their carbohydrate content. I thought it was really easy. In fact, I started eating more healthily in the induction stage than I had been eating before it! I bought a tube of Ketone sticks to check whether it was working and found that I was in ketosis on the third day. It was a very satisfying experience to know that I would be losing weight whatever I did and wherever I was now twenty-four hours a day! I gave up bread (and Guinness!) for a fortnight and felt great. I actually felt 'springy' or 'bouncy' like a martial artistr in the ring before a fight.
I had no bother whatsoever staying within the 20 gram limit, although I did miss some fruits more than I'd expected. But I found ways to get around any 'problem' that cropped up. There are hundreds of recipes and recommendations in the book so there's no need to go into them here. I started eating breakfast before I went to work and dinner in the evenings regularly.
I really enjoyed taking care over preparing lunch for work the next day, usually consisting of a salad, some cheese and various nuts to snack on. You can even eat a few strawberries too. In the evening, I would cook up something like a curry (no flour) eating it with green beans instead of rice; or a traditional British meal without potatoes followed by cheese and strawberries and cream. I lost 18 pounds in two weeks and felt better than I had for a decade.
One day a representative of some legal or accounting firm came in for an appointment, and, while we were awaiting the other directors, we got to talking about office life and its tendency to make one put on weight. He said that he had had the same problem before his new, more mobile, job, but that now he made sure he got out of the office regularly and walked everywhere he could if he had the time. He also said that he'd read a good book on dieting while on holiday in the USA and that he would send me a copy. I didn't think anything more of it and never saw the man again. I think his name was Mr. Blackwell.
One day the book arrived out of the blue, but it remained on my desk unread for months and months, until one day, I had a dentist's appointment. I had forgotten to take a book to work to read while I was waiting " something I nearly always did/do because the magazines are always so old and boring. Anyway, I read 50 or so pages that day and I was really impressed. I had never been on a 'proper' diet before and I thought I should give it a a go. I had stopped eating pastry, cakes and chocolate months ago, but it hadn't had much effect and my weight was still on the up, albeit slightly more slowly.
It occurred to me that the Atkins diet was a 'thinking person's' diet There is a vast amount of scope for individual tastes and lifestyles and the usual problem of self-discipline did not seem to be much of a problem because for that reason. The book warned of addictions and fads and how best to overcome or prevent them. These did not seem to be an issue for me either - I liked coffee, but could take it or leave it and I had already given up chocolate. I knew that maybe beer and bread would be my biggest problem. The only rule in the induction phase is to eat not more than 20 grams of carbohydrate per day.
The book had a clear list of most foods and their carbohydrate content. I thought it was really easy. In fact, I started eating more healthily in the induction stage than I had been eating before it! I bought a tube of Ketone sticks to check whether it was working and found that I was in ketosis on the third day. It was a very satisfying experience to know that I would be losing weight whatever I did and wherever I was now twenty-four hours a day! I gave up bread (and Guinness!) for a fortnight and felt great. I actually felt 'springy' or 'bouncy' like a martial artistr in the ring before a fight.
I had no bother whatsoever staying within the 20 gram limit, although I did miss some fruits more than I'd expected. But I found ways to get around any 'problem' that cropped up. There are hundreds of recipes and recommendations in the book so there's no need to go into them here. I started eating breakfast before I went to work and dinner in the evenings regularly.
I really enjoyed taking care over preparing lunch for work the next day, usually consisting of a salad, some cheese and various nuts to snack on. You can even eat a few strawberries too. In the evening, I would cook up something like a curry (no flour) eating it with green beans instead of rice; or a traditional British meal without potatoes followed by cheese and strawberries and cream. I lost 18 pounds in two weeks and felt better than I had for a decade.
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