Atkins Diet: Maitnenance - or how to prove everyone wrong

This video deals with one of the most misunderstood topics of the Atkins Diet or Low Carbing in general. That is how to stay at goal once you get there and the problems that often confront those at goal.

I relate that people at Maintenance are like people who have just repaid a large loan or got out of bankruptcy with everything paid. You have suddenly lost your tangible goal, and now have to figure out what to focus your time and effort on now. In both cases, you have experience doing the right thing (being frugal or eating right and exercising). You just need to find a new target or goal to strive for if it isn't a specific weight.

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[mmmmmarcus]

Man, With my metabolism, trying atkins for one week would kill me lol. I need carbs!

[bowulf]

I would have thought so too, but 5 years later on a 20-40g per day and many marathons later, I keep on surviving.

[rast123456789]

@bowulf I was wondering can your body store ketones like glycogen???  Can u exercise intensely or do u have to wait until later phases of the diet. Cause right now I am in induction and my mind feels alert but my body still feels sluggish

[bowulf]

You don't have to store up ketones as they are the by products of the metabolism not similar to glycogen. I typically suggest waiting 3-4 weeks for the body to acclimate before taking up a strenuous exercise program. Check out my exercise videos for more tips on how I run marathons and did HIIT like P90x on Atkins.

[bowulf]

A lot of people start at the maintenance level even to lose weight. It is called the "Atkins for Life" book. My suggestion on the transition would be to work your way off as much refined sugars and starches as possible. You goal for carbs should be around 75-150g per day, which should be plenty.

If you are at goal, I would not bother with the Induction level of foods simply start looking at the junk "whites" in your diet and start eliminating them in favor of better foods.

[bowulf]

You just need to figure out what is your upper limit and just generally stick within that. If you start to go too high with carbs, you know the solution. (lower the carbs and adjust your top limit)

[bowulf]

Just remember that low carb at maintenance doesn't always mean eating below 20 or even 50g per day. It means understanding what your body can handle per day in carbs and living generally within that at maintenance. If you can eat up to 200g and not regain the weight, then you are free to do it. Not eating maintenance low carb for the next 80 years basically means eating in such a way to regain the weight.

If you can eat even a donut at goal and keep your weight in check, you are allowed.

[bowulf]

Good job in starting to take control of your eating and if they help understand what the diet means or gets you to goal, I am very happy. Thanks for the kind words and watching.

[jackbergstrom]

Thanks Kent. I am new to Atkins and working my way thru your videos. They are very helpful and motivating. Thanks for doing them! All the very best and congratulations on your weight loss and keeping it off. Great job! Jack

[erickdahen]

well, I think you might not be getting enough carbs in your diet, which might be forcing your body into gluconeogenesis, try to add more carbs to your daly diet, I stalled for 3 months cause of gluconeogenesis.