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Planning Your Low Carb Christmas, Traditional Recipes & Treats
Christmas is all about family traditions, which often means family recipes. Can you keep your family Christmas recipes alive and stick to your Atkins diet? The answer is a resounding “yes.” The main dishes usually associated with Christmas, such as turkey, goose, baked ham, or standing rib roast typically meet most Atkins requirements. Where you Read More
To stretch or not to stretch? There shouldn’t be a question!
Stretching is one of the easiest, yet most often neglected components to a balanced workout routine. It can be done virtually anywhere, anytime and requires zero equipment. Why You Should Stretch When performed properly, stretching does more for your body than increase flexibility. While you aren’t burning many calories in the stretching phase of a Read More
Throw a Low-Carb Memorial Day Bash: Delicious tips for a summer of low-carb entertaining
Traditionally, Memorial Day is the kick-off to a summer season of outdoor entertaining. And just because you are on Atkins does not mean you have to miss out on a single moment (or bite). We’ll show you how to throw a fabulous low-carb Memorial Day feast that everyone will enjoy—even if your guests aren’t controlling Read More
The Purpose of OWL
Induction takes weight off quickly, but Ongoing Weight Loss (OWL) lets you personalize the Atkins Nutritional Approach™ to your tastes and needs. On OWL you will: continue to burn and dissolve fat maintain control of your appetite sufficiently to control cravings learn your threshold Level of Carbohydrate Consumption, which will allow you to continue to Read More
The Mind-Body Connection
Ongoing Weight Loss (OWL) gives you the freedom to take control of your mind and your body. This self-knowledge is the key to becoming a formerly overweight person. Imagine getting in the car to go on a family vacation without a clear idea of where you wanted to go. You’d drive around aimlessly, and you Read More
The Atkins -Jimmy Moore Interview
Interviewer: Atkins is nearly forty years old – what are your impressions of the nutritional approach today? Jimmy: I think the diet is experiencing a real resurgence – there’s been a lot of new comparison studies, comparing Atkins to low-fat diets, etc. And time and time again, the research supports the Atkins principals. Interviewer: So, Read More
Superfoods and Atkins
There’s a new buzzword out in the nutrition universe: “Superfoods”. Books and articles like Dr. Steven Pratt’s “Superfoods Rx“, Dr. Jonny Bowden’s “The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth“, and Dr. Nicholas Perricone’s “Ten Top Superfoods“, have gotten everyone talking about foods that have such wondrous health properties that they literally deserve to be called “superstars”. Read More
Phase Two
Phase 2: Ongoing Weight Loss The accelerated weight loss pace of Induction becomes slower and steady during the Ongoing Weight Loss (OWL) phase with the gradual addition of nutrient-rich carbs. The expanded food options of the OWL phase of the Atkins Nutritional ApproachTM make this the right phase for anyone who only wants to slowly Read More
Phase Three
Phase 3: Pre-Maintenance During the third phase of ANA, Pre-Maintenance, you’ll take ownership of your new Atkins healthy eating habits. The Importance of Pre-Maintenance Pre-maintenance is a practice run for a lifetime of well-being, as you take approach your goal weight and take ownership of the healthy eating habits of the Atkins Nutritional Approach. As Read More
Phase One
Induction is a brief, jump-start phase that triggers your body to predominantly burn fats. As you reduce carbs, your body will be prompted to use fat for fuel, resulting in weight loss from this fat-burning metabolism. Induction lasts 14 days, after which you should see significant results. Beginning with Induction is your choice — you Read More