Posted in Tips and Tricks on Jun 26th, 2008
Did you know that YOU can enhance your metabolism so that your body becomes a fat burning machine, day and night?
Let’s face it, we can only burn so many calories during the time spent training at the gym. In a fat burning program, it is very important to pay attention to the time that you [...]
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Posted in Tips and Tricks on Jun 10th, 2008
Sleep: A Necessity, Not a Luxury
The pace of life gets faster and faster, and people try to cram more and more into every minute of the day. As things get more hectic, sleep tends to get short shrift. It’s seen as wasted time, lost forever.
“For healthy people, there’s a big temptation to voluntarily restrict sleep, [...]
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Here it is, as simple as we can make it: When you eat too many carbohydrates (carbs), your body burns some of those carbs for energy and stores the excess carbs as fat. When you eat fewer carbs – especially white flour and sugar, your body begins burning fat as it’s primary fuel source.
That’s how [...]
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Posted in Tips and Tricks on Jun 6th, 2008
These four phases allow you to easily tailor your program based on your very individual goals. In each phase, you’ll learn to choose the right foods to get where you want to be.No matter where you start, you’ll want to remember these ten tools for success. We call them the Atkins Big Ten — Tips for Success; they’ll help you stay on track, no matter what phase you’re in.
1. Understand what you are eating
Atkins is about eating right. But to eat right, you need to know what you’re eating. Atkins makes you a nutrition expert – you’ll learn which foods your body needs to lose or maintain weight, how to easily reduce carbs and sugar in your diet, what that label really says and more.Start by:
- Reading the Acceptable Foods List for each phase. That’s your very delicious cheat sheet.
- Understand Net Carbs
- Use the handy Carb Counter in combination with the Acceptable Foods List and easily keep track of your Net Carbs.
2. Be sensible, not obsessive, about portions.
We don’t make you count calories – we just ask you to use a little common sense. You probably could guess that too many calories will slow down your weight loss, but here’s a surprise – too few will slow down your metabolism. Start with these recommendations as a minimum and adjust based on your results.Calorie Recommendations:*
- Women should shoot for a range of 1500 - 1800 calories a day
- Men, should shoot for a range of 1800 - 2000 calories per day
* Calorie recommendations vary depending on your size, gender, age and metabolism.
3. Eat regulary. That’s right, no starvation.
Regardless of the phase, you should be eating three regular-sized meals with two snacks.
4. Enjoy sensible snacks, even on-the-go.
Don’t worry, “snack” is a good word on Atkins – we’ll show you how to stay satisfied between meals and of course, you can enjoy Atkins bars and shakes from day one.
5. Enjoy eating – at home, at a restaurant, wherever.
Other diets inflict a fear of eating. Many require you to eat predetermined expensive, pre-packaged meals. Not Atkins. We’ll teach you how to choose the right foods, at home, in a restaurant, on vacation, anywhere. You’ll make the right choices and stay on track.
It’s really true – more water encourages your body to let go of water weight – plus it’s just plain healthy, so drink at least eight glasses a day.
7. Remember your supplements.
Take a daily multivitamin with minerals, including potassium, magnesium and calcium, but without iron. Take your Omega 3’s and 6’s every day and a fiber supplement if necessary.
Of course, there are lots of benefits to activity/exercise, but in the case of Atkins, we believe more activity means better results, and getting to your goal, faster.
10. Let your family support you.
You know they want you to reach your goals. So talk it up, let the important people in your life know how you’re doing and feeling. And if you need some encouragement, don’t beat around the bush – just ask.
11. Track your weight loss success, and your health success.
It’s a great idea to visit your healthcare professional and get a check up before you start Atkins – and a follow-up when you reach your goal weight. You might just be amazed at how much healthier you’ve gotten.
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Posted in Tips and Tricks on May 31st, 2008
Foods to avoid
Generally speaking, try to avoid foods that have been highly processed, as they are less nutritious and healthy, but they also contain the things our body doesn’t need or want - sugars, saturated fats, sodium, and preservatives.
Fat by itself isn’t bad for our bodies or health, as it is found in [...]
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Posted in Tips and Tricks on May 28th, 2008
The holidays are synonymous with an abundance of rich foods and overindulgence. During this time, most health-conscious people strive to maintain their weight because dieting is practically impossible. In fact, the average American typically gains between one and five pounds between Thanksgiving and New Years.
Keep a food journal over the holidays.
Write down what you eat [...]
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Posted in Tips and Tricks on Apr 4th, 2008
The main summer diet information on this site contains virtually everything you need to know to effectively lose weight for a beach-ready body but there are a few handy diet tips for the summer that don’t neatly fit in anywhere else on this site - so I’ve lumped them all together here [...]
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Posted in Tips and Tricks on Apr 4th, 2008
Getting into your summer wardrobe, just like moving house, tends to be one of those situations most people make plans for. For a month we are letting people know that we are going to start a low calorie diet. It might be you love your final final sausage roll and you prepare [...]
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