Doctor Atkins Diet

The diet of Dr. Atkins is one of the most effective and fastest. Its basis is the restriction of consumed carbohydrates. Most Hollywood stars use this diet - Jennifer Lopez, Renee Zellweger, Jennifer Aniston and many others.

There are several purposes that are pursued by Dr. Atkins diet. Let's name the main goals of the diet: switching the metabolism to fat burning (in other words, as the key source of energy for the life of the body uses internal fat), stabilization, and the subsequent maintenance of a constant level of sugar in the blood, getting rid of food dependence of various kinds, and getting rid of addiction to a variety of sweet dishes.

Description of the Atkins diet

This diet is truly revolutionary and is divided into two main phases - a supporting and a reducing one. During the reducing phase, which lasts two weeks, a person changes metabolism, that is, a habit is developed for the nutritional method of nutrition. During the supporting phase, the desired body weight is gradually achieved, as well as its further maintenance at the required level, while not applying cumbersome nutritional restrictions. If there will be a repeated increase in body weight, then the entire diet cycle must be completed first, that is, first the reducing phase, and then the supporting phase.

The basic rules of the Dr. Atkins diet:

1. In a day you need to eat no more than 20 grams of carbohydrates.
2. Strict prohibition on the use of products that are not on the permitted list.
3. It is necessary to eat only with a real feeling of hunger, while the food is not limited in caloric content and quantity. The food intake must be finished when the feeling of saturation comes. It's worth noting that you can not beat your stomach to failure. If there is a feeling of hunger, but there is no time for a quiet meal, then it is possible to use a small number of any product that is on the list of allowed.
4. The exclusion from the diet of vegetables, fruits, cereals and their diet, with a large content of starch. Exclusion from the diet of sweets.

Next, we list the products that are included in the description of the diet necessary to achieve good results.

Products that are allowed to consume in unlimited quantities:

1. Meat of agricultural cattle and game, as well as products from it - sausages, bacon, ham and others. An important and obligatory condition is the absence of carbohydrates in these products.
2. Any poultry meat.
3. Any meat of fish.
4. Eggs that can be cooked absolutely any way.
5. Almost all seafood, which have a low carbohydrate content.
6. Cheeses with a low carbohydrate content.
7. Any mushrooms.
8. Vegetables and greens - radish, cucumbers, Chinese cabbage, lettuce, fennel, paprika, parsley, celery, tarragon, olives, garlic, radish, rosemary, oregano, pepper, ginger, basil, cayenne pepper, thyme.
9. Salad dressings, consisting of vegetable oils with the addition of lemon juice or vinegar, as well as a small amount of spices.
10. From drinks: unsweetened herbal tea, mineral and drink water, as well as drinks that are sweetened with sugar substitutes that do not contain carbohydrates.
11. Any natural vegetable oil. Preference is given to olive, walnut, sunflower and soy. It will be optimal if the oils are unrefined, and also obtained by cold pressing.
12. Fats of animal origin, they may include fats, natural butter.

Products that are allowed to be consumed in small quantities:

1. Eggplants, zucchini, various types of cabbage, asparagus, spinach, onions, tomatoes, artichokes, green peas, young bamboo shoots and avocado.
2. Sour cream, used as a salad dressing. It should be noted that it is necessary to take into account the carbohydrate content in sour cream and include it in the calculation for the daily rate.
3. Substitutes for sugar. However, it is necessary to exclude those whose name ends in "-OSA", they include - sucrose, fructose and so on.
4. Alcoholic beverages are allowed only in the second phasiedite, and the content of carbohydrates must also be taken into account.

If we analyze the list of products offered by Dr. Atkins, then we can conclude that it is very extensive. If a person has certain culinary skills, this new diet will not create any significant inconvenience. A person can obey such a diet in quite comfortable conditions, but in the course of two weeks he will be able to cook not only tasty, but hearty dishes.

General requirements, necessary if you follow the diet of Dr. Atkins.

Throughout the life of the diet, it is necessary to take multivitamins that contain minerals and trace elements. The contraindications to such a diet are pregnancy, breastfeeding and diabetes mellitus. If you have elevated cholesterol levels, then such a diet is also not recommended. Therefore, before you start the diet of Dr. Atkins, you need to get medical advice.

It is worth noting that most professional dieticians do not unequivocally relate to such a diet. Many doctors are confident that if you unlimitedly consume fats and proteins, but with this completely refuse carbohydrates, then all this can cause unpleasant consequences, and it will become very dangerous to health.

However, practice shows that the dietician Atkins is low-calorie, which leads to a significant reduction in body weight, on average 5 to 8 kilograms for two weeks. These are the results recorded in many cases of using the Atkins diet. Therefore, despite the objection of other doctors, the Atkins diet is very popular in Western countries. Some well-known personalities of the show business openly argue that thanks to the diet of Dr. Atkins, they look flamboyant.