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Many people today are not aware that the Atkins food plan was first released in the 1970’s. I am mindfu of this because my mother put me on the diet when I was a child. She always had me on a diet because my weight yo-yoed up and down throughout my formative years.

One of the factors for my weight fluctuations could be because of the many diet programs I was exposed to over the years. My first food plan was the Atkins Diet. This plan was introduced to me when I was 10 years old. However, the plan had been out on the marketplace for a few many years before I had a go at it.
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Generally, the eating plan revolves around protein and water. You need a lot of water on this plan as is the case in any diet plan out there. Water is crucial on the Atkins Diet because your body loses so much weight so quickly that your kidneys have problems flushing everything out of your system if you are dehydrated.
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The protein is important in the plan because your body will actually burn calories digesting a large quantity of protein. You losebodyweight through eating certain meals. Your body uses its stored fat to process the protein. Having said that, your body will burn carbohydrates first.
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When you completely (or almost completely) eliminate carbohydrates from youreating habits, your body has no other resource for energy besides its storage of extra fat to burn. The
Atkins Diet is a high-protein, low-carbohydrate eating plan that performs wonders at first. You can lose a lot of weight in fairly little time on this program.

I can’t remember exactly how much I lost when I was on the Atkins Diet years and years ago but I do remember that it was an awful lot. I remember getting a lot of compliments on my accomplishment but I don’t remember suffering on the plan at all. I did eat a lot of cheese, eggs and meat on the plan. Eventually, I longed for some cereal and bread.

Herein lays the biggest problem with the Atkins Diet. The program is not realistic. People will go back to consuming carbohydrates eventually.Sadly, it takes only a small amount of carbohydrates to throw your efforts out the window. These carbohydrates include fruit on the Atkins Diet.

I found myself gaining weight quicker than I lost it once I stop the program. The Atkins diet plan is a wonderful way to lose a lot of excess weight in a little bit of time but it is not a life-long eating plan that most individuals can stick to. If you are looking to lose 20 to 30 pounds in a short time, the Atkins Diet is a excellent choice. If you are making a life change, opt for another program.