As a newbie in dieting, I struggled to find out a quick synopsis of the various diets possible. This article is a quick view of the Atkins Diet Plan –and a quick perspective of what it promises.
The Atkins Diet plan has its origin back in 1960s and was created by Dr. Robert Atkins. Most people get confused and puzzled about the working of Atkins Diet. So here we explain about the working of Atkins diet.
Initial two weeks is the induction period during which dieters are permitted to only consume 20 grams of carbohydrates a day. Their diet contains unlimited meat, poultry, seafood, oil, cheese, butter and sausages. The 20 grams carbohydrate limit is usually derived from amounts of carb in dressings, sauces, dressings, cheese and other vegetables. In the course of the two weeks the dieters have restrictions on consumption of milk, grains, cereals, fruits, breads or "high glycemic index” vegetables like potatoes, corn, peas and carrots. On completion of two weeks the dieters can add around 5 gms for their consumption on weekly basis. Usually the diet must maintain a level of 40-90 gms of carbohydrates on a long term basis. On following the Dr. Atkins’ diet plan a person are expected to achieve four primary goals:
1. Weight loss: Dieters following Atkins diet have experienced weight loss and inches quite quickly. Once the optimum bodyweight is achieved maintenance is of utmost importance for any health related program.
2. Ensures maintenance of weight loss: Atkins diet helps the person to maintain the weight loss unlike other diet programs. Most of us would have tried dieting and working hard to shed those extra pounds but the moment we loosen the dieting belts we gain back the entire weight (and possibly some more as I do). Hunger is one of the main factors for most of the dieters to go off track with their diet. The ability of tolerance of hunger depends on person-to-person and depriving oneself from food isn’t fun. While in Atkins diet, hunger is kept away as dieter consumes fats and proteins to keep the stomach full.
3. Achieve Good health: The dieters following Atkins diet can expect to achieve good health and undergo healthy changes in their body. Nutritional needs are met through delicious, stomach filling and healthy foods and also avoiding carbs and sugar which most of the foods are filled with. The result is more energy for the dieter through weight loss and eradication of bad consequences of dysfunctional blood sugar and insulin metabolism.
4. Protection against diseases: On following the Atkins’ diet plan a dieter lays the groundwork for prevention of disease and give them a healthy lifestyle to lead.
As in the case of many other dieting methods, this also has its fair share of detractors. You can form your own opinion based on the other ideas you can collect (and more articles that I am writing) that could be of help.
Happy Dieting till then..
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