 Re: Extended induction rocks | |
Good for you that you're losing weight, Phil.
However, since we are following "Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution" (2002) at ADBB, members should know that - doing Induction until you lose all your weight is not how Atkins should be done (DANDR 2002, Chapter 17, page 224)
- one should not go more than six hours without having a meal or a snack (DANDR 2002, Chapter 4, page 46)
- not eating vegetables is not Atkins, since even the Induction phase of Atkins requires three daily cups (DANDR 2002, Chapter 11, page 123)
- weight loss is not the only principle behind Atkins; there are three more: good health, weight maintenance and disease prevention (DANDR 2002, Chapter 22, page 286)
So those who wish to gain all the health and weight loss benefits Dr. Atkins promised should follow the diet the way Dr. Atkins wrote it, not the way they believe can be done because someone managed to lose X lbs following his/her own version of Atkins. This is why at ADBB we recommend all members to read the book before starting the program and follow the plan the way Dr. Atkins designed it based on his experience with thousands of patients in over 30 years, not on one person's Y-week long trial.
__________________
"The truth is that temptation lurks everywhere, unless you deny yourself a social and working life and the attendant pleasures of eating out. I believe that the best way to overcome temptation is not with willpower, which is so often in short supply, but with our brain power, a potentially unlimited resource.
Imagine that you're doing great, losing weight, feeling better than ever, thrilled with yourself, hearing compliments from friends and acquaintances---and then it happens! Despite all your good intentions, you're mightily tempted by a food you're not supposed to have. What to do? I'll tell you this: You'd better have a strategy ready!"
(Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, Chapter 19)
|