Atkins Diet Stage 1: Induction

Induction is the first stage of the plan. It lasts 14 days (or more.) Atkins says that you can lose up to 15 pounds during this stage. This rapid weight loss is due to limiting your carbohydrates to 20 grams a day. The only carbohydrates you can have are low-carbohydrate vegetables like lettuce, broccoli and tomatoes. You are limited to three cups per day. Forget about yogurt, fruit and starchy vegetables like potatoes. You are not permitted to drink alcohol or drinks with caffeine.

The purpose of induction is to induce a change in your body chemistry that leads to lipolysis (burning fat for energy) and a secondary process known as ketosis.

According to Dr. Atkins, induction can bring about the following changes in your body chemistry and functions:

Stabilization of your blood sugar.
Curbing of various health symptoms originating from unstable blood sugar, such as fatigue.
Breaking food addictions.
Curbing your cravings.
Significant weight loss.

Meal Restrictions During Induction

In order to bring the onset and maintenance of induction, you have to follow a strict diet working around an "allowed" list that includes a variety of foods. But you can create a variety of food menu from the list of allowable foods in the program.

Foods that can be consumed liberally during the induction phase includes fish, chicken, shellfish, meat, and eggs. You can also take limited amount of some cheeses.

Carbohydrate is limited to 20 grams of carbohydrate a day.

You can eat two to three cups of salad a day comprised of the particular vegetables Dr. Atkins specifies, which include (but are not limited to): escarole, fennel, radicchio, cucumber, lettuce, and mushrooms. You may garnish your salads with certain toppings such as bacon bits, grated cheese, and hard-boiled egg.

If you choose to consume two cups of salad (rather than three), you can add another cup of vegetables from a different list. Those include artichokes, snow peas, spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, and many others.

Drink eight 8-oz. glasses of water per day. The water may be in the form of tap water, spring water, mineral water, and filtered water. Other permitted drinks includes herbal tea and decaffeinated coffee.

Food Not Allowed During Induction

Eliminate fruit, bread, pasta, grains, starchy vegetables, nuts, seeds, legumes, and dairy products (except cheese, cream, and butter).

Do not eat anything that is not in the acceptable list of Atkins diet.

You must follow 12 rules exactly during the first 14 days of this diet to ensure that induction is initiated.

Duration of Stage 1

The first phase of the program lasts 14 days like the South Beach diet. You can stay on induction longer than the initial two weeks if you wish. You will lose more weight, more quickly if you stay on induction.

After 14 days, you follow additional steps toward creating your own personalized eating plan. This includes adding

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[Splendapuff]

I've been doing high fat, low carb diet for years. I am extremely healthy. My bp is 90/60, my hdl and ldl and total cholesterol are excellent , always. Not sure when this low carb diet is gonna kill me but I'm sure it will happen eventually. Why? Because the liberal media says so, so it has to be right bwahahahahaha.

[Liquideze]

@tecnolover2642 My personal experience - it does matter, not the calories in/calories out theory. Diets with higher carbs didn't work for me even with daily cardio/weight exercise. Higher carb intake makes it difficult to reduce my body fat + I feel sluggish. When I eat a diet of low carbs & high protein (no baked goods & no processed foods) my body comes alive. The excess weight comes off/stays off more easily + I feel much more energetic. It's finding what works for the individual.

[MrAdamsPlayground]

yes lets look at the differencwizz

[yec1JF]

I have found that doing inductio thru the day and then eat some carbs late in the day is best

[yec1JF]

it's amazing how once your body switches over to burning fat there is zero hunger!!!

[BeatBoksKing]

@Splendapuff Yeah it'll just hit you one day, then you'll be dead ;)

[True2TheBlueYoViGang]

damn why is the volume so low @_@

[NightshadesPromise2]

@operacat21 I agree. I would totally DO her.