It’sWhatYouEat
Doyoubelievethatamangaining0。5pouolosing3。9pousignifitlyalteringthenumberofcalorieshees?Letmei。Iwantyontopaycloseattentiontohisstoryandtrynottogivewaytodisbelief,becausetheseresultsarerealHarryKr,the39-year-oldmanagerofalumberyard,ewithaheartarrhythmiaaridadesperateweightproblem。Hehadbeenchubbyevennsachild,butnowthiofhand。Afewyearsbefore,hehadgooalow-fatdietdhadmaodropfrom245to185pounds。Soundsgood。Butbef,Harryhadgaiallbaaddeddividendofanother35pounds。
Thatht,whenHarrye,hetippedthescalesat280osix-and-a-half-ihepreviousthirty-fivemoiivelystarchy,low-fatdietofapproximately2,100caloriesaday,hehadgained70pouly2poundsamonth。
HarrystartedAtkins,radicallyrestrighisintakeofteswhileeatingfreelyofmeat,fish,fowlandeggs。Harrywastoldhecouldeatnsmueededtofeelsatisfied。Thecalorietwasstrikinglysimilartowhathehadbeeingonhispreviousdiet。Threemonthsintohisnewregime50。5pounds(almost4pouheoloseatasteady3poundsweekly。Hisheartsymptomsvaotalcholesterolleveldroppedfre207tondramaticallylower134andhistrigiycerideswentfrom134to31。
OK,WhatIEat,ButWillIStillEing?
Itrisemeifyou't。Let'stakenlookatPatriley'smenu。She'sbeendoingAtkinsforthreeandahalfmonths,andshe'slost31pounds。Patricia,whousedtoeatquitealotofstardwhowouldsometimesgoobingeswhensheressure,hasvertedtotasty,trolledcarbohydrateeating。
Forbreakfast,sheeatsaelette,etableswithbluecheese,orbadeggs。Luunafishortuoussalad。Butsometimesshe'llhavechoppedsirloihonions,chilipoers。Patrijoyshavingusspearsforsnacks,butsheputsthegreatestamountyaodihatitisn'tpossibletofeeldeprivedwhenyou'reenjoyingamealgofguaashedavoixedwithtomatoes,onionandseasoning)andstripsofdsteak。Addtothatherpassiratedzuoliveoilwithbutteraasteforbroccoliwithlemonbuttersaudherhomemaderecipeforsoup,andwhatdoyouget?Starvation?Not。Patriciaalsoenjoyslambshankswithioholiveoilherbsand"CrazyMixedUpSalt:'Andsheassuresmethisisonlyasmallsampleofthefoodshefindsitpossibleafultoeat—doingAtkins。
&'saweightlosseatingplanI'vebeendesg,thoughitmaybehardtobelieve。Ithinkthere'sfhtinsuchafoodstory。TheAtkinsNutritionalApproachallowsyoutoadaptyourmealplanningtoyourownindividualtastesaslongasyoueat"acceptablefoods"(seeChapter11)。Tohelpyoualohe"Fooda;sestartingonpage367isfullofdeliealstosatisfyyourtrolledcarbtastebuds。iohesthisbookwillteachyou:
YOUWILLLEARNHOWTOOVEREGESSOYOU:
&batrackifyouoally"falloff'Atkins。
·stopbiinginamatterofdays。
·managegsforsweetsandstarches。
&hatwhatyouloseisfataissue。
·modifyyourfoodchoicesagtoyourowabolism。
·supplemehvitaohelpoveretabolice。
·withyourdoctor'ssupervisioemedisthathelpedkeepyoufat。
ITOGETHEALTHYSOYOU:
·overediet-relatedssustablebloodsugar,yeastiionsandfoodintolerances。
·avoidthehealthcatastropheofhypefinulinism。
·imprylevel,whichwillmakeexerciseeasier。
·fivitaoentthefoodsyoueatforpletenutrition。
·loweryourcholesterlycefidelevelsandiraproveyourotherbloodchemistryvalues。
·addressthemediditions—especiallydiabetes,heartdiseaseandhighbloodpressure—sooftenassociatedwithobesity。
I'LLHELPYOUDEALWITHTHEDAY-TO-DAYISSUESSOYOU:
·navigatesupermarketaislestofindtrolledcarb,low-sugarfoods。
&helegasorevenfastfoods。
·atteieswithyhtlramoroffendingyourhosts。
·explainyournewwayofeatingtofamilyandfriends。goonvaorattendspeswithoutg。
&fortablywiththosewhosestyleofeatingremaifromyours。
ThisJustMightBethePlanforYou
That'sanambitiramI'vejustoutlined:IamhappyIdon'thavetowarnyouthatit'sgoingtohedifficult。Thetruthisthataslongasyouareitted,it'sgoingtlyeasy。Andit'sgoingtoliterallygeyourlife—-aionofyourself。