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Atkins Diet Information

• Lose 8-10 lbs in the first 14 days.
• Eat unrestricted amounts of proteins.
• Lower insulin production.
• Reduce risk factors for heart disease, hypertension and diabetes.
• Boost energy levels.
• Authored by Dr. Atkins.

How the Atkins Diet Works

The Atkins Diet allows unrestricted amounts of protein, like meat, eggs and cheese, and limits carbohydrates such as pasta, bread and fruit.  Reducing carbohydrate intake switches your body into lipolysis/ketosis, which means that you are burning your fat stores and using them as a source of fuel.  The by-products of burning fat are ketones.  When your body releases ketones in your urine, it is proof that you are consuming stored fat as fuel.  The more ketones you release, the more fat you dissolve.  You can use Lipolysis Testing Strips to measure how many ketones are present in your urine.  These strips will change to a darker color when ketones are present.  Lipolysis Testing Strips are extremely useful to keep track of your weight loss.

The Atkins Diet Plan

The Atkins Diet is divided into 4 Phases.

Phase 1: Induction

• Lasts a minimum of 14 days.
• Switches your metabolism to primarily burn fat for energy.
• Most weight loss occurs in this phase.
• Daily carbohydrate intake is up to 20 grams.

Phase 2: Ongoing Weight Loss

• Continue to burn fat at a sustained pace.
• Increase daily carbohydrate intake to 25 grams during first week.
• Continue to increase daily carbohydrate intake by 5 grams every week until weight loss stops.
• Once weight loss stops decrease daily carbohydrate intake by 5 grams to continue gradual weight loss.

Phase 3: Pre-Maintenance

• Transition from weight loss to weight maintenance.
• Increase daily carbohydrate intake in 10 grams increments each week as long as gradual weight is maintained.
• Once weight loss stops you have found your Atkins Carbohydrate Equilibrium, which is the daily grams of carbohydrates you can eat without gaining or losing weight.

Phase 4: Lifetime Maintenance

• You reached your goal weight.
• Keep your daily carbohydrate intake close to your Atkins Carbohydrate Equilibrium to keep the weight off.

Atkins Diet Recipe

Steaks with Blue Cheese Topping

Ingredients:
4 steaks (8-10 ounces each)
1 garlic clove, pushed through a press
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp white pepper
1 tbsp fresh chopped parsley
4 tbsp softened cream cheese
2 tbsp crumbled blue cheese
1 finely chopped green onion

Directions:
Make cheese topping: Combine cream cheese, blue cheese, onion and white pepper.
Rub each side of steaks with garlic, salt and pepper.  Arrange steaks on rack in broiler pan 2-3 inches from heat source.  Broil 10-12 minutes for medium-rare doneness, turning once during cooking time.
Top each steak with equal amount of cheese topping.  Broil 1-2 minutes more, until topping starts to melt.
Sprinkle with parsley before serving.

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