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Tips for Low Carb Diet
-Adjusting your diet according to your results; understanding that a common definition of insanity (and/or stupidity) is to continue to do the same things over and over again
, while expecting a different result.
-Knowing that dieting is the worst way to lose fat and that exercise is the best way to lose fat (Burn The Fat, donˇ¦t starve the fat).
-Realizing that text
book definitions of ˇ§essentialˇ¨ can be taken out of context to promote a fad diet and that just because thereˇ¦s technically no ˇ§essentialˇ¨ carbohydrates (as there are essential amino acids and fatty a
cids) doesnˇ¦t mean carbohydrates arenˇ¦t ˇ§essentialˇ¨ in other respects.
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Many, many folks are finding that low carb eating is a lot easier than they ever thought it could be... once you get past the initial week or so, your appetite decreases, your energy increases, and -
well, the weight comes off! Can we guarantee a low carb lifestlye will work for you? Nope. But we can guarantee that others have done it - and that we'll be here to support you if you and your doctor
decide that a low carb diet might be for you!
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After being told for years to eat a low-fat, high-carbohydrate "balanced" diet, Americans are now the fattest people on Earth, and getting fatter every year! The occurrences of adult-onset diabetes is
also increasing. We now know, because research has shown, that fat is not the enemy -- carbohydrates are.
-On a low-carb diet, you can eat until you're full, as long as you eat only allowed foods
. Allowed foods are meats, fish, poultry, eggs, and cheese, plus a limited amount of green vegetables.
-Realizing that textbook definitions of ˇ§essentialˇ¨ can be taken out of context to promote a f
ad diet and that just because thereˇ¦s technically no ˇ§essentialˇ¨ carbohydrates (as there are essential amino acids and fatty acids) doesnˇ¦t mean carbohydrates arenˇ¦t ˇ§essentialˇ¨ in other respects.
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Follow the Rules!
-Induction is a very important phase of the Atkins plan. You should consult the Atkins book (Chapter 11) and read this portion very carefully before you begin to attempt the induc
tion process. There are 12 rules that you are to follow carefully during these first 14 days.
-Dr. Atkins warns "[Induction] must be followed precisely... If you do it at all incorrectly you may p
revent weight loss..." (Atkins, 122).
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The most widely used low-carbohydrate diet is the one advocated by the late Robert C. Atkins, M.D., of New York City. His 1972 book Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution sold millions of copies within the first
two years. His 1992 update, Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, has sold even more. The current plan has four steps: a 2-week "induction" period, during which the goal is to reduce carbohydrate intake t
o under 20 grams per day, and three periods during which carbohydrate intake is progressively raised but kept below what Atkins calls "your critical carbohydrate level" for losing or maintaining weigh
t [1]. The dieter is permitted to eat unlimited amounts of noncarbohydrate foods "when hungry," but ketosis tends to suppress appetite.
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If you severely restrict carbs, your body goes into a state of ketosis--burning fat with the subsequent production of ketone bodies in the bloodstream. The condition is called "ketonuria" if ketones a
re spilled out into the urine. The result of ketosis is that your blood sugar levels stabilize; your insulin level drops; and because your body is burning fat, you lose weight!
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