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Big Surprise, NOT!
For decades, the Atkins Diet has advised followers to eliminate added sugar from their meals and snacks. As you probably know, unlike natural sugar, which is integral to a food such as fruit, added sugar—the name says it all—is used to boost flavor and sweetness. Added sugars include table sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, honey and
Read MoreWhat’s Your Eating Style
In my many years of clinical practice as a nutritionist and certainly in my role at Atkins, I’ve found that most people naturally fall into one of two categories food-wise: those who’ve discovered which foods they prefer and eat them regularly and those who thrive on variety and are always looking for ways to shake
Read MoreDukin’ It Out With Dukan
Although I’m firmly convinced that Atkins is the best way for most people to slim down and stay there, I’ve never believed in bashing other diets. If you find something else that works for you—both for weight loss and weight maintenance— congratulations. But I now find that I must make an exception when it comes
Read MoreThe Daily Challenge of Breakfast
If all Americans ate a better breakfast, we could begin to fix what’s wrong with the way most of us eat—namely too much food but ironically not enough nutrients. In fact, I think that breakfast serves as a microcosm of how we eat in general. Most people don’t get enough protein in their diet to
Read MoreDo As Mom Said
I’m not talking about smoking or curfews or anything else related to your teenage years. No, my subject is the longstanding advice most mothers give their children, “Eat your veggies.” The reasons remain as sound as ever. Vegetables are powerhouses of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and other nutrients, as well as of fiber. And for those
Read MoreKnow Thyself
We don’t all have brown hair. Nor do we all have blue eyes. Some of us are tall; others are short. Individual differences are inherent in humans. So why would we expect to all lose weight in the same way? In the last several weeks, this blog has focused on how to deal with plateaus—when
Read MoreDon’t Let the Scale Dominate Your Life
Wow! I seem to have really hit a nerve—or several nerves—in my last blog on plateaus. So the first thing I want to say (again) is that each and every one of us has a unique metabolism, which plays a large role in one’s response to any weight-loss program. Your activity level, gender, hormonal status,
Read MorePlateaus: Once More with Feeling
There are some things we just can’t seem to get enough of. No, I’m not talking about chocolate chip cookies or salted peanuts! Whether you’ve been on Atkins for a while and experienced a weight-loss plateau first hand or you’re a “newbie” who has been warned about this frustrating experience, Atkins Community members are perennially
Read MoreMaking The Transition to OWL
GO SLOW IN ONGOING WEIGHT LOSS A couple of weeks ago, I discussed why it’s important not to get stuck in Phase 1, Induction. I’d like to return to that topic with advice about how to smooth the move from the initial phase of Atkins to the next. There’s no question that Induction takes weight
Read MoreGet Induction Right
The response to last week’s blog was fabulous, but it also made me realize that there is still a lot of confusion out there about Atkins, and particularly Phase 1. So I’ve decided to focus some basics this week. After all, if you get off on the wrong foot, you may fall by the wayside
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