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I'm on my 5th day of Re-Induction.
So far it's going GREAT. I've kept the carbs low, eaten really good-tasting food AND kept the calories low. Plus I've exercised until I am sore.
I've also made a conscious effort to keep the fat content high based on Dr. Atkins comments at the bottom of page 274 where he says that keeping the fat ratio higher in relation to protein will help slow losers lose.
I stepped on the scales this morning and it was down 0.4 pound. That's not a lot, but it is a move in the right direction!
Today the calories are going to be on the high end because I had a wonderful taco salad for lunch with half an avocado, cheese, sour cream and black olives.
Counting calories is something I am going to have to do, in addition to keeping the carbs low. I've noticed a trend... if my calories average under 1400 I lose. If they are in the 1500-1700 range, I maintain. If they go over 1800, I gain. And that's taking into account the 200+ calories I burn in exercise almost daily.
I was pretty worried about what I would be doing to my body by keeping the calories really low. I hear so much about going into starvation mode. But I read what Dr. Atkins had to say about it last night, and that worry is gone now.
You only go into starvation mode if you restrict fats and protein... not if you restrict calories.
Here's a quote from page 294:
So far it's going GREAT. I've kept the carbs low, eaten really good-tasting food AND kept the calories low. Plus I've exercised until I am sore.
I've also made a conscious effort to keep the fat content high based on Dr. Atkins comments at the bottom of page 274 where he says that keeping the fat ratio higher in relation to protein will help slow losers lose.
I stepped on the scales this morning and it was down 0.4 pound. That's not a lot, but it is a move in the right direction!
Today the calories are going to be on the high end because I had a wonderful taco salad for lunch with half an avocado, cheese, sour cream and black olives.
Counting calories is something I am going to have to do, in addition to keeping the carbs low. I've noticed a trend... if my calories average under 1400 I lose. If they are in the 1500-1700 range, I maintain. If they go over 1800, I gain. And that's taking into account the 200+ calories I burn in exercise almost daily.
I was pretty worried about what I would be doing to my body by keeping the calories really low. I hear so much about going into starvation mode. But I read what Dr. Atkins had to say about it last night, and that worry is gone now.
You only go into starvation mode if you restrict fats and protein... not if you restrict calories.
Here's a quote from page 294:
The other benefit of a controlled carbohydrate nutrition program is that your metabolism won't go into starvation mode when you start exercising....
If you instead give your body all the protein and fat it desires, your body will know that food is plentiful. It will then accept your running, walking, stair climbing or bicycling and leave your metabolism to hum along, and maybe even step up its pace.
If you instead give your body all the protein and fat it desires, your body will know that food is plentiful. It will then accept your running, walking, stair climbing or bicycling and leave your metabolism to hum along, and maybe even step up its pace.
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