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Okay. You're decided to give the Atkins Diet a try. You've heard good things about dietary ketosis and you want to give it a whirl. Or, maybe you think that a lower fat, more protein-controlled Protein Power low-carb diet might be more suitable to your taste. Perhaps you are thinking about trying some other low-carb diet plan. No matter which low-carb diet program you're considering, it's a good idea to take a moment and ask yourself: What is the purpose of going on a low-carb diet? Why am I doing this? And what do I hope to gain? What is the Purpose of a Low-Carb Diet? Don't Confuse Purpose with Goal A lot of people confuse purpose with a goal. A goal is the ultimate outcome you hope to achieve once you have completed a diet program. That goal could be to achieve a certain clothing size, reach a particular number on the scale, or enjoy improved overall health. A goal could be to get rid of the uncontrollable cravings that unstable blood sugar or a high basal in...

With Christmas and the holidays behind us, a lot of people have now turned their focus toward the new year and what they want to accomplish. For a lot of folks, that means getting into shape. Making better food choices, losing a few pounds, and kicking up your activity level tends to become a priority when January rolls around. Does that sound like you? Why Do You Want to Lose Weight With Low Carb? Are you dissatisfied with the way you are? Are you thinking about going on a low-carb diet? Do you feel that weight loss will improve your life? Do you believe weight loss will help you fit into some ideal? Why do you really want to lose weight? The answers to all of those questions, and more, will determine your ability to succeed on a low-carb diet. Or any diet at all. Most New Year's Resolutions Fail Have you ever noticed that very few people are able to stick with their New Year's resolutions for more than a few weeks? It's true. Almost 90-percent of all those who set one or ...

The Atkins Induction phase is the most difficult phase of the diet. It severely cuts your daily carbohydrate level to 20 net carbs, forces the body to use its glycogen stores for fuel, and eliminates most of the foods you're used to eating. The degree of water loss that accompanies all of that can be quite a shock to both your body and mind. While the: euphoria lack of appetite stable blood sugar and dramatic weight loss that accompanies the state of ketosis can provide plenty of motivation to get you through those first carb-free days, if the mind decides to fight against you, the Atkins Induction Diet can quickly turn into a nightmare. Unrealistic expectations about how quickly you believe the pounds should come off are the kiss of death on a low-carb diet, especially if you haven't really decided to make low carb your new way of life. Mindlessly going through the first two weeks and depending on the scale to pull you through can really do a lot of emotional damage if you don...

what's up, guys? jeff cavaliere, athlean-x.com. today we're addressing that all too popularquestion about cheat meals. how important are cheat meals? should i have cheat meals?how often should i have cheat meals? jeff, do you ever have cheat meals? we're going to cover it all today. now, firstof all i think we should define what a cheat bodybuilder diet, meal is to you. you see, if you think thingslike steak, or pasta, potatoes, pumpkin pie, oatmeal, breakfast burritos, chocolate chipmint frozen yogurt; if you think these are cheat meals then you, my friend, are on thewrong eating plan. not only are these things that we actuallyendorse in our athlean-x factor meal plan, but these are exactly what i ate yesterday.i ate all of these foods yesterday. in fact, i eat a lot of them all the time. maybe notsteak as much, but the idea here is that i'm talking about cheat meals. things that you have to go sign a waiver forat a restaurant because they're worried about your hea...

Not Losing Weight  After Atkins Induction? (Photo Twenty Four Students   CC BY-SA 2.0 ) Have you recently gone through Atkins Induction?  If so, then your motivation and excitement level is probably still quite high. Although most of the weight loss experienced at the beginning of a low-carb diet comes from using up your liver glycogen (the body's carbohydrate stores) and extra water needed to process that glycogen, seeing the numbers easily drop on the scale can encourage you to keep moving forward with the diet’s restrictions and demanding lifestyle changes. For some individuals, the weight loss experienced during the first few days of Atkins Induction can cause your body to put on the breaks.  When that happens: Weight loss can slow down or completely stop as you move past the initial two-week Induction period.  For newbies and returnees alike, that adaption can feel frustrating. I know. I've been there myself. I only lost 2 pounds the entire first month I spent on the Atkin...