10 Tips For Succes !

1. Do You Understand What Are You Eating?

Atkins is about eating right. But to eat right, you need to know what you’re eating.You have to learn which foods your body needs to lose or maintain weight,how to reduce carbs and sugar from your diet.

Acceptable foods are:

-All fish including:
Flounder
Herring
Salmon
Sardines
Sole
Tuna
Trout

-All fowl including:
Cornish hen
Chicken
Duck
Goose
Pheasant
Quail
Turkey

-All shellfish including:
Clams
Crabmeat
Mussels*
Oysters*
Shrimp
Squid

*Oysters and mussels are higher in carbs so limit to about 4 ounces per day.

-All meat including:
Bacon
Beef
Ham
Lamb
Pork
Veal
Venison

You have to know something, all the packed foods that taste good are bad for you,for example processed meat, bacon, and ham is cured with sugar, and that rises the carbo count. You Need to Eat them in theyre most natural form.
Eggs are very nutritious. You should Include eggs in your breakfast; be creative add mushrooms, onions.. or even tomatoes.You can top the dish off with cheese,basil and herbs.

Cheese: does contain carbs, about 1 gram per ounce.You may eat about 3-4 ounces of cheese per day. An ounce is about the size of one wrapped slice of American Cheese
or a 1″ cube.

Vegetables:

You should be eating approximately 12 to 15 grams of net carbs per day in the form of vegetables, which is equivalent to several cups depending on the actual carb content of the veggies you select.
1 cup is roughly the size of a baseball.

Salad Dressings – Any prepared salad dressing with no added sugar and no more then 2 grams of net carbs per serving (1-2 tablespoons) is acceptable. Or make your own.

Blue cheese
Caesar
Italian
Lemon juice
Oil and vinegar
Ranch

Fats and Oils

There are no carbs here, but keep in mind that the serving size is approximately 1 tablespoon.
Butter
Mayonnaise – make sure it has no added sugar
Olive oil
Vegetable oils – Those labeled “cold pressed” or “expeller pressed” are
especially good and olive oil is one of the best.

Canola*
Walnut
Soybean*
Grape seed*
Sesame
Sunflower*
Safflower*

*Do not allow any oils to reach overly high temperatures when cooking.
Use olive oil for sautéing only. Use walnut or sesame oil to dress cooked veggies or salad, but not for cooking.

Artificial Sweeteners
Splenda – one packet equals 1 gram of net carbs

Beverages
Clear broth/ bouillon (make sure it has no sugars added)
Club soda
Cream, heavy or light.
Decaffeinated or regular coffee and tea*
Diet soda (be sure to note the carb count)
Flavored seltzer (must say no calories)
Herb tea (without added barley or fruit sugar added)
Water – at least eight 8-ounce glasses per day including:
Filtered water
Mineral water
Spring water
Tap water

You may have 1 to 2 cups of caffeinated tea or coffee if you can tolerate caffeine without experiencing cravings or symptoms of hypoglycemia.
Alcohol:
Alcohol is not allowed during the first two weeks of Induction.

2. Don`t Be Obsessive About Portions Just Don`t Exagerate.

I don`t make you count your calories.. just use a little common sense.
You probably know that more calories will slow down your weight loss.

Calorie Recommendations:*
Women should shoot for a range of 1500 – 1800 calories a day
Men should shoot for a range of 1800 – 2000 calories per day

* Calorie recommendations vary depending on your size, gender, age and
metabolism.

3.Eat Regularly Don`t Starv Yourself.

You should eat 3 meals plus 2 snacks a day.

4.You Can Taste Snacks, even on-the-go.

But you don`t have to exagerate.

5.Enjoy Eating Wherever.

Other diets make people fear of eating.Many require you to eat predetermined expensive, pre-packaged meals.

6.Drink More Water.

More water encourages your body to let go of water weight,plus it’s just plain healthy, so drink at least eight glasses a day.

7.Remember Your Suplemments.

Take at least multivitamin with minerals, including potassium, magnesium and calcium.

8.Maintain Your Body Busy.

Jogg, go to a fitness gym, just exercise.. anything because more activity means better results, and getting to your goal, faster.

9.Let Family And Friends Suport You.

You know they want you to reach your goals. Let them know of what are you feeling and how are you doing, and if u need encouragement, just ask!

10.Keep Track Of Your Weight Loss Succes And Of Your Health Succes.

If u want u should visit your healthcare professional once in a while.
You might just be amazed at how much healthier you`ve gotten after eating correct and exercising.