Atkins Diet? Does it Work?
Hi Im 15 and i only have a couple weeks till school starts and i wanna lose some weight. So i went onto the atkins diet website and its real hard to navigate threw and everything. All i understand is that you need to count carbs?? And they talk about kick starting your weight loss and how you can lose up to 15 pounds in 2 weeks.. If you have done atkins is that true?? and im also confused on how many times a day should i eat and what foods have low carbs i can eat for the atkins diet for the first 2 weeks..
So im basicly asking
1) Does atkins really work?
2) Can you really lose up to 15 pounds in 2 weeks with adkins?
3) what foods can i eat the first 2 weeks to kick start my weight loss that equals less then 20 net carbs a day?
4) and if it works do i need to exersize to for the kick start my weight loss to worK??
Thankyou <33
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1-yes 2-possibly 3-see below 4-it helps but not necessary
Weight loss depends on metabolic resistance. If your body has a low metabolic resistance you will lose more weight in 14 days than if your body has a high metabolic resistance. You can determine your metabolic resistance either being high, average, or low after 14 days of following the Induction Phase. Here is a list of the Degrees of Metabolic Resistance:
Pounds you have to lose: - High Average Low Resistance
Less than 20lbs: ————– 2lbs - 4lbs - 6lbs
20 - 50lbs: ———————– 3lbs - 6lbs - 9lbs
Over 50lbs: ———————- 4lbs - 8lbs -12lbs
The first 2 weeks when foods are limited you still eat a high fiber diet - just these 4 examples of foods which should be eaten daily during induction, gives you 33.5grams of dietery fiber - well over the RDA of 25g & much higher than the Standard American Diet. After 2 weeks, you are allowed almost all nonstarchy vegs (less than 25g net carbs in week 3)
21g total carbs - 13g fiber - 8g net carbs - Lettuce, Romaine- 1 head
12g total carbs - 8g fiber - 4g net carbs - Celery - 4 cups chopped (about 8 stalks)
6g total carbs - 4.5g fiber - 1.5g net carbs - half an avocado
8g total carbs - 8g fiber - .5g net carbs - Flaxseed 1 ounce 4T
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47g total carbs - 33.5g fiber - 14g net carbs
Every day you should be eating these 2 items with your other foods.
Half an avocado mashed with 2 ounces of mayo seasoned with cayenne & eaten with pork rinds or celery.
Ground flax seed (4 Tbsp) 1/4 cup water, artificial sweetener, mix in a raw egg - let sit 10 min. to absorb liquid, put some cream cheese in the middle & nuke 2 min for daily fiber needs.
The first week’s weight loss is just water weight. It takes 3 days to deplete glycogen stores & they hold 3x their weight in water, so it’s like wringing out a sponge. If you refill glycogen stores in one day, you will regain this water & look like you gained 5# overnight. People do low carb for a week lose 5#, go eat pizza & regain the weight overnight & say Atkins doesn’t work lol.
You can lose more body fat eating protein & fat (don’t eat protein alone) than not eating AT ALL. To lose weight fast, eat all you want, but nothing but meat, eggs, healthy oils, mayo, butter & half an avocado a day (for added potassium). Keep the calories high & the fat percentage high, at least 65% of calories. Green vegetables & some cheese will continue weight loss but at a slower pace.
The first 2 weeks eat several cups a day of (mostly) lettuce & celery, cucumbers, radishes, mushrooms, peppers & more variety of vegetables thereafter - add 5 grams per day additional every week (20 grams day first 2 weeks, 25grams 3rd week, 30grams 4th week etc) til you gain weight, then subtract 10grams. That will be your personal carb level (everyone is different & depends on how active you are.)
Start with meat, fats & salads for 2 weeks and then slowly add in more green veg, wk4 fresh cheeses, wk5 nuts & seeds, wk6 berries, wk7 legumes, wk8 other fruits, wk9 starchy veg, wk10 whole grains. You will learn how your body reacts to different foods.
The body won’t release fat stores if you lower calories below what it needs. It will slow metabolism to compensate & store every spare ounce as fat. If you continue lowering calories, it will continue lowering the set point, til it can survive off nothing & store fat on anything. The body will only release it’s fat stores if it knows there is plenty of nutritious food.
Eating carbs while trying to lose body fat is terribly inefficient. When in glycolysis (burning glucose as fuel) you have to lower your calories (which slows your metabolism) & exercise heavily to deplete your glycogen stores before burning body fat.
The core of Atkins program is converting the body from glycolysis (burning glucose as fuel) to ketosis (burning fat as fuel). Dietary fat levels need to be at >65% of total calories, if not, the body will still remain in glycolysis by converting 58% of excess protein into glucose (via gluconeogenesis).
It takes minimum of 3 days to convert a body to ketosis, (but only one bite to convert back to glycolysis). People feel sluggish the first week but most feel better than ever thereafter.
Carbohydrates (sugar, flour, bread, cereal, pasta, potatoes, rice, beans) trigger insulin (the ONLY fat storage hormone). Protein triggers the fat burning hormone glucagon.
Simple carbs are addictive & can be disastrous to health. The best way to break the addiction is NO carbs for 3 days. Make a huge batch of deviled eggs, eat one every time you want "something" - have huge omelets with bacon, sausage, peppers, mushrooms & cheese. Pork chops smothered with peppers, mushrooms & cheese - pork rinds & dip or tuna/chicken/turkey/egg salad - steaks - a huge sugar free cheese cake. Eat so much you won’t feel deprived of anything. By the 4th day, the addiction will be gone & you can start making healthy choices.
High insulin levels promote inflammation, weight gain, hunger & unbalance other hormones. Controlling insulin levels will balance out other hormones & allow human growth hormone (HGH) to be produced naturally so lean muscle will be gained even without exercise.
As long as you have <9grams carbs per hour, you will maintain insulin control & shouldn’t gain weight, no matter the calories because insulin, the fat storage hormone is not activated. Many people gain weight on high carb, do low carb to lose weight & then are shocked when they return to high carb & gain weight. Many people can return to moderate carb levels but very few can really eat all they want of sugar & maintain weight or health.
July 26th, 2010 at 12:03 pmSure people will tell you there are better ways to lose weight, which may be true.. But Atkins does indeed work. I’ve tried it before. 15 lbs in a week? That will vary from person to person, but if you are not really overweight.. You probably won’t lose that much. Luck to you
Also- Foods you can eat:
Cheese/meat/eggs/green vegetables/ mushrooms/.. just any low carb veggies. Not too much cheese or it may slow the process.
Foods you can not eat(at least in the beginning): fruit/bread/pastries/candy.. etc
July 26th, 2010 at 12:03 pmAtkins is hardly acceptable anymore. It’s really not a good approach and you probably shouldn’t consider it. Getting carbs is your body’s source of energy and without them you have none so definitely do not work out with the Atkins diet. I wouldn’t even recommend starting the diet.
July 26th, 2010 at 12:03 pmYes it works because carbs are what make us fat. But you need at least one serving of carbs per day or you will feel really weak.
July 26th, 2010 at 12:03 pmno
July 26th, 2010 at 12:03 pmAtkins does kinda work, but it is really unhealthy. You will lose a lot of weight at first but most of it will be water weight. How much you will lose depends how much you weigh and how much you eat when on the diet. When I tried it I was about 20lbs over weight and I lost 10 lbs after 2 weeks and an additional 4 lbs the next 2 weeks. A month is all I could take on the diet though, I felt really weak, dehydrated, and had muscle cramps. And not to go into too much detail bowel movements were really unpleasant.
July 26th, 2010 at 12:03 pm