Atkins Diet Guide

I’d go to the Atkins website. I just wanted to say that the diet might not be right for EVERYONE but it doesn’t mean that it does not work. My father-in-law lost 145 pounds on this diet and has kept it off for over 4 years. Once you are past the induction phase just cut out all the whites and you’ll be fine. No pasta, bread, potatoes, etc. Those are the bad carbs.

Eggs & Bacon & Eggs & Bacon & Eggs & Bacon !!

If you are planning on never eating normally again, then this diet is for you, but the second you start eating carbs, the weight is just going to pile back on!!

chicken , turkey,steak, hamburger, onions , garlic, and on week 3 you can add cucumbers and lettuce.

Bouillion Cubes
Mayonnaise
Mustard
Salad Dressings (read labels for carb & sugar content)
Soy Sauce
Vinegar – white
Canned Meats:
Chicken
Crab
Salmon
Shrimp
Spam
Tuna
Fresh Meat – Steaks, Pork Chops, Fish, Chicken, etc.

Canned Vegetables:
Artichokes
Mushrooms
Pumpkin (unsweetened)
Sauerkraut
Spinach
String Beans – green or yellow

Nuts:
Almonds
Brazil Nuts
Macadamia
Sesame Seeds
Walnuts

Dry Goods & Other Canned Goods
Beef jerky
Coffee (bean, ground or instant)
Sugar free Drink Mixes
Gelatin (unsweetened and artificially sweetened)
Olives
Parmesan Cheese
Peanut Butter (as little sugar as possible)
Dill Pickles
Pork Rinds
Puddings (sugar free)
Wasa crackers
Tea bags

Baking/Other
Almond Flour/Almond Meal
Baking chocolate – unsweetened squares
Baking Powder
Cocoa
Coconut Flakes, unsweetened
Splenda
Flaxseed Meal
Soy Flour
Soy Protein Isolate – assorted flavors including natural
Syrups, sugar free in assorted flavors – suggested brand names Davinci and Atkins

Fruits & Vegetables:
Chopped spinach
Whole-leaf spinach
Chopped kale
Chopped collards

Cabbage

Cauliflower (an excellent substitute for potatos!)

If i were you i would just go on a good old fashion diet with healty foods, and exercise! The Atkins Diet, just like ALL the others is a temporary fix, this is a diet you would have to consider being on for the rest of your life, because once you finish this diet, the weight will come back. It’s better to just lose it the right way, the first time!

You should go to lowcarbfriends.org
It’s a great site and it’s free. If you are preggo or breastfeeding there is a thread there just for that.This site has all kinds of great information on Atkins and other popular low carb plans as well as experienced people that have successfully lost weight. you can go there and read all about it and ask lots of questions. Everyone there is alway willing to help someone out and answer questions. The best advice I can give you is when you go on a low carb diet is to really read the rules and stick w/ them. That’s how you get results. It’s a great way to lose weight. You’ll enjoy a basic unlimited amounts of meat, eggs and a limited amount of veggies. On low carb diets you will have a higher percentage of fat and protein and that’s how your gonna lose weight. Just remember you really have to stick by the rules.

This diet is not healthy at all and is really hard to stick to. It gives you bad breath and if you cheat on the diet you gain a ton of weight. Your body needs carbs to function properly.

Atkins is unhealthy and only a quick fix. Our bodies need good carbs. All the weight will return if you ever stop.