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Many people today are not aware that the Atkins diet regime was first released in the 1970’s. I am mindfu of this because my mother put me on the diet when I was a child. She often had me on a diet because my weight yo-yoed up and down throughout my formative years.
One of the reasons for my weight fluctuations could be because of the many diets I was exposed to over the years. My first food plan was the Atkins Diet. This program was introduced to me when I was 10 years old. However, the program had been out on the market for a few many years before I had a go at it.
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Essentially, the eating plan revolves around protein and water. You need a lot of water on this program as is the case in any weight management plan out there. Water is crucial on the Atkins Diet simply because your body loses so much weight so quickly that your kidneys have problems flushing everything out of your system if you are dehydrated.
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The protein is important in the plan because your body will actually burn calories digesting a large quantity of protein. You loseexcess weight through eating certain meals. Your body uses its stored fat to process the protein. Having said that, your body will burn carbohydrates first.
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When you completely (or almost completely) eliminate carbohydrates from yourdiet plan, your body has no other resource for energy besides its storage of extra fat to burn. The
Atkins Diet is a high-protein, low-carbohydrate eating plan that works wonders at first. You can lose a lot of weight in fairly little time on this plan.
I can’t recall exactly how much I lost when I was on the Atkins Diet years and years ago but I do remember that it was an awful lot. I recall getting a lot of compliments on my success but I don’t remember suffering on the plan at all. I did eat a lot of cheese, eggs and meat on the program. Eventually, I longed for some cereal and bread.
Herein lays the main problem with the Atkins Diet. The strategy is not realistic. People will go back to eating carbohydrates eventually.Sadly, it takes only a small amount of carbohydrates to throw your work out the window. These carbohydrates include fruit on the Atkins Diet.
I found myself gaining weight faster than I lost it once I quit the plan. The Atkins food plan is a good way to lose a lot of pounds in a little bit of time but it is not a life-long eating plan that most men and women can stick to. If you are looking to lose 20 to 30 pounds in a short time, the Atkins Diet is a good choice. If you are making a life change, opt for another plan.