What all is OK to eat during the induction phase of the Atkins diet?

Question:

I know meat is ok...but what about cheeses and vegetables? And are there meats you should avoid (high fat?). And what about those low carb bars with only '2 net carbs' in them? Is that just a scam?

Answers:
The atkins diet is essentially a poor version of a body builders fat loss diet. This should include very high protein, low fat and low carbs. Unfortunately the atkins diet seems to advocate a lot of fat eating just as long as the carbs stay low. Basically, my advice would be to assess your basal metabolic rate (how many calories a day your body needs to function) and try to achieve a ratio of about 50% protein, 30% carbs and 20% fat. Any carbs which say of which sugars (60-100%) are bad, sugary carbs.The basic principle is that protein has less calories per gram than fat or carbs, and is less likely to result in bodyfat storage. All the best

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people are still doing the Atkins?? Get over it people! it was just a highly publisized money making scheme.

HERE ARE THE BASICS:

1. you lose weight by consuming fewer Calories than you burn
2. you gain weight by consuming more Calories than you burn.
3. you should be concerned with losing FAT, not weight. There are 3500 Calories/Lbs of fat. To lost one pound of fat/week you have to burn 3500 Calories/week more than you consumed. there are 2500 Calories in a pound of muscle.
4. You should be more concerned with your percent body fat, not your weight.
5. the best, most effective way or burning fat is by combining weight-training and cardio exercise. The more muscle you have, the higher your metabolism will be. You will burn more calories all day long, including while you sleep. A health body fat percentage for males is 7-18%, females 18-24% (approximate numbers).
6. you should eat 6-8 small meals each day - this will prevent you from eating 3 large meal which will slow your metabolism while your body works to digest the large quantity of food.

As a general rule of thumb, you should be weight-training 3-4 times per week and performing cardio 3-5 times per week.

Consider hiring a personal trainer (ISSA certified) and a nutritionist. The money spent on these services is worth more than spending money on pills and potions.

do you not know that the atkins diet is dangerous? go for a run and stop eating the cake.. ok maybe thats not the best advice, erm.. follow electronics advice.

I strongly suggest you get a copy of the book Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution. You will have better success when you understand the plan fully.

Here is the acceptable foods list for induction:

http://www.atkins.com/articles/atkins-phases/phase-one/acceptable-foods

I recommend staying away from the bars and other low-carb "products". Concentrate on real foods. Make sure you're getting your veggies, that's where most of your carbs should be coming from.

Cheese should be limited to 4 oz at this stage. Stick with real cheese, not "processed cheese food". Hard cheese is better than soft.

Atkins recommends limiting processed meats (bacon, cold cuts etc.) because of the nitrates. Organ meats (like liver) should also be limited to 4 oz. per day as they are rather carby.

You don't need to be afraid of fat on Atkins. Fat affects your body differently in the context of a low-carbohydrate diet.

Avoid trans-fats/hydrogenated fats & oils.

Read all labels very carefully, you would be suprised what they put sugar in........

There is an excellent forum devoted to low-carbing http://forum.lowcarber.org/
you can get lots of information there.

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