Burning Fats
- The Atkins
Way
When the intake of carbohydrates is more than the
usual usage of taking it as an energy for the body, the
The how many grams of carbohydrates may help you out
in reaching and determining the best carbohydrate level?
tendency is people would more likely to become
overweight. Atkins Diet is grounded from the latter
3rd Phase: Pre-Maintenance. Here you are aimed to
idea. According to the grounds of this diet plan, a
determine the best carbohydrate-level but not aiming for
person burns up carbohydrates before actually burning
more weight loss but more of maintaining the weight that
the
you desired for.
fats.
By
minimizing
the
consumption
of
carbohydrates, it would be fast and effectual in burning
up fats. When there is less carbs there it more likely to
4th Phase: Lifetime Maintenance. When you are able to
use up fats faster as energy for the body.
reach the best carbohydrate-level for maintaining the
weight, here the best way is to stay at that best
What is Atkins and how does it work?
carbohydrate level and avoiding weight gain again.
As discussed from above, Atkins helps out to burn fats
Biochemistry of Atkins
quickly than the usual by cutting the amount of
carbohydrate intake making it more efficient to use up
Since the body is restricted in using the carbohydrate as
fat-energy resulting to weight loss. This actual diet is
energy, it turns the body into a burning-fat machine.
divided into four phases.
When a person turns out to be a fat-burning machine,
the body undergoes ketosis which burns little carbon
1st Phase: This phase is basically called Induction.
fragments formed out from burning the stored fat.
This is where you start off to adapt yourself in burning
Burning the fat stores in the body would result into an
fats instead of carbohydrates. Mainly 40 grams daily of
effective way of losing weight making it more efficient
carbohydrates containing foods are allowed to be
and fast.
eaten. Antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and fiber are
well-encouraged in this phase of the diet.
By also maintaining on a low-carbohydrate diet, sugars
from the carbohydrate are then regulated in the body
2nd Phase: On-going Weigh Loss stage. This is where
making it more effective in producing the right amount of
carbohydrates are introduced again to your diet in form
insulin resulting into a preventive measure of having
of vegetables and fruits. It is best to know the
diabetes.
carbohydrate-level for you to lose weight. Counting off