A FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION( OR TWO
I ' m used to counting calories. How many am I allowed during Induction? There is no need to count calories. The Atkins Nutritional Approach counts grams of carbohydrates instead of calories. At the beginning of Induction you are allowed 20 grams of carbohydrates, gradually adding them in 5-gram increments as you progress from Ongoing Weight Loss to PreMaintenance, and finally to the Lifetime Maintenance phase of Atkins.
Although there is no need to count calories, they do matter. Gaining weight results from taking in more calories than you expend through exercise, thermogenesis( the body ' s own heat production) and other metabolic functions. Research has shown that on a controlled carbohydrate program, more calories are burned than in a low-fat / high-carb diet, so there is a certain metabolic advantage to the controlled carb approach. But understand that this does not give you a license to gorge.
No matter what I do, I can ' t get into ketosis, or the shade of purple on the LTS is very light. What am I doing wrong? There are many reasons why a person ' s lipolysis test strip would be varying shades of purple. Each person ' s metabolism is different and therefore will turn the sticks a varying degree of purple. In addition, the time of the day, whether or not you exercise and what you ate at your last meal will all affect the test strips. Don ' t worry about the exact level of ketosis indicated by the strip. The important thing is to see how your clothes are fitting and what the scale says. And, remember, you don ' t necessarily need to use the strips at all.
TIPS:
• Limit sweeteners to three packets a day.
• If you use lipolysis testing strips to measure ketone output, be sure to do so at the same hour each day.
• When looking at food labels, be aware that " low fat " generally means " high carb."
• If you start Induction before or during a menstrual period, it may take longer for weight loss to register.
• Try not to weigh yourself every day, and, if possible, aim for just once a week.
• Don ' t make the common mistake of eating less fat to get into ketosis; the opposite is actually true.
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