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PART TWO How to Do AtkinsToday and for Life（第2页）

Ifyoudon'twaediicarmy，itpaystofindhtnoote。Ifyom'bloodtestsshowyouthatyou'rewellalongtheroad，youwillsuddenlyhaveareasAtkinsthatisfarstrohaoshedexdage。（Ifyonbecamehtearlyihismayhaveseriousimplisforyour，too。Checkyourblood-sugarandihatyouowwhatayhaveiedfromyou。Takiiohesameissuesismakeabigdifference。）

&measuresyourbloodsugaraftertwelvehoursoffastihecourseoffivetosixhoursafteryaryliquidwithnootherfe。Anyvariationfremaybeviewedwithsuspi。Ifthehighestreadingiscc，itmaysuggestpre-diabetes;ifthelisthirtypertbelowyourbaseline，orbelow60mgayhavereaia（moreaccuratelystablebloodsugar），aageofdiabetes。Ifthedifferehehighestareadingsiscc，itmayindi，asdarlevelof60pointsormorewithinanhour。Maeriaexisttoshowdeviationsfromnormal—allofwhiportahersymptomsexist，suchasdizzirembling，palpitati，gsweets，biherpulsiveeatingbehaviors。Ifyouhaveafamilyhisto'yofdiabetes，itisessentialthatyoubeproperlytested。

Insulinlevelsshouldbemeasuredalongwithylucoselevels，atthefastiwes。Yinsulinshouldhebelow19uerthegluk，yourinsulinshouldbeunder100，andtwohoursafteritshouldbebelow60。Iseesomepeopleinmypracticewithreadingsashighas600。

&resultsarenotsideredalessyouarei150gramsofcarbsadayforatleastfourdaysbeforeyoutakethetest。TherefitafteryoustartAtkinswouMmeanyou'dhavetogobacktemporarilytoeatingahighcarbohydratediet（andalmostlyregaihepoundsyouhavejustsuccessfullylost）。

IfyTFresultspointtoproblemsinyourbody'sabilitytometabolizesugar，thisaloneshouldmotivateyoutogeyourdiet。Ifyourresultsarenormal，youtyourselffortuyournewwayofeatingwillforestallanyfutureblood-sugarandinsulinproblems。

&meremindyouthatalthoughtheAtkinsplanhasapositiveeffeanys，ifyouhaveserioushealthproblems，youmustseeyourdoctorbef!Youwillneedhisorherhelpinmymetabolism。

Nowthatyou'veaddressedthemedicalissues，it'stimetoreadyyourkit，yourlovedonesandyourow。Don'tskipanysteps;eaewillhelpmakethisoreeriencesofyourlife。

TAKEYOURMEASUREMENTS

BefindoingAtkiapemeasuretoreevitalstatistics。Measureyour。chest，s，upperarmsandthighs，ahosenumbers!Whenyoumeasureyaininacoupleofweeks，you'llbehappyyoudid;themorewaysyouhaveofgaugingyoursuccess，themedyou'llbe。

FILLOUTTHEBLOOD-SUGARSYMPTOMTEST

Thisquizonpages150-151isagreatwaytoquantifyhowmuchbetteryou'llsoonbefeeling。Goaheadandfillitoutnoybecauseyou'lldoitagaininacoupleofointI'mtitwillhelpspelloutexactlyhowsignifitlyyournewwayofeatingwillhaveaffectedyourqualityoflife。

SIDERADOPTINGANEXER

Ifyouaren'talreadyexerg，Istreysonow。Evenahalfhourofbriskwalkingfourtimesaweekwillmakeabigdifference，especiallyifyouarealmostpletelyinaow。Exercisehasesforyourhealth，andwillspeedyhtloss!It'sacrititofthehealthynewyou，anditsimportabeued。

&HERIGHTFOODONHAND

Steratorandthecupboardswiththefoodytoeat，ingplentyofyourfavoodies。TheerwillgiveyoupletelistsofacceptableaablefoodsspecifiedfortheInduphaseofAtkins。

Whenyougotothesupermarketorhealthfoodstore，avoidtheaisleswherethehigh-carbohydratetemptationsarefound。WheneverIgivethisadvikofJohnor。Hewasa19-year-old，six-footfour-iwhodroppedhisweightfrom290poundsto209insixmonthsbydoingAtkioldmehe'doftengotothesupermarkettobuylegitimatefood，getsutoouratedaislesandendupwalkingoutofthestoreackageofdybars。Duringhisdrivehome，self-trolwouldreassertitself，andhe'dlowerthedowandthrowthepatothestreet!

tablefoodsareyourfavorites?Doyoulovedeviledeggs，turkey，，shrimpsalad，cheese?HaveallthesefoodsandmorereadilyaccessibleiwithplentyofLow-cadbetablesandsaladmakings。I'tstressthatealittlefoodshouldbewastedthanyoushouldfindyomhtfoodsahewrongfoodswherikes。

&ridofallthefoodsandbeveragesyouwon'tbeing。Thisiseasiestifyoulivealoneanddon'toworryaboutwhatasior。Invitefrieofinishofftheicecream。Havea"carbblowout&quiveawayallyourforbiddenfoods，pethapstoashelterforthehomelessorafoodbank。Asalastresort，justtossthem。Alteryourmentalpicture—foryou，thesefoods。

Inadditiontostogupofoods，you'HurchaseagoodsupplyofthenutritiosIreendandlipolysistestingstrips，allofwhichyouwilllearnaboutinChapter11。You'llalsowanttostothewidevarietyoftrolledcarbohydratefoodsavailableinyourlocalhealthfstoreorinmostsupermarkets。

&YOURLOVEDONESONYOURTEAM

Ifyoudon'tlivealohepeoplewholivewithyouforthe"shock"ofyouryle。Actually，unlessyouraarevegetarians，itshouldn'tbetooshog。Youwillbeeatingthingsyou'vealwayseaten，butpassingupthedishesanditemsfullofcarbohydrates。

Ifyouarethechiefdbottlewasher，unlessyoubersofyourhouseholdtosharetheAtkihyou，you'llsimplyhavetocookforyourselfandprepareafewadditioheyotatoesa，youmayhavetosufferalittletemptation，butifyoureallywayou'llbitethebulletaick。

&hisfthoughtinmind:Humanbeingsareremarkablyadaptable，and，inaslittleasaweek，yourtasteswillstarttoge，soonyou'llfindthatsugarandrefinedcarbohydratesdon'ttemptyouasmuchastheyusedtreatallywillbetheappetitesuppressionthatI'vetoldyouisanaturalceofthisnutritionalplan。

If，forthefirstfewdays，youfinditadotherfolkseatingfoodsthatyou'refondofand'ttoudyourselfthatrightlossisyourdestisoftemptatioellfamilymembersthatyourongshowofsupportaandiainlydon'twaingyouwithillicitfoodandsayingsuappropriatethingsas"Don'tworry，thistinypieceof'thurtyou。"Itwill!

That'sWhatFriendsAreFor

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&osays:"tedtoaystrong。Andwheemptad，I'dhelpher。"Astheywereslimming，theystartedtakingmartialartsclassestogether，andthisbroughtthemeveertwomonthsdoingAtkins，theyhadeachdropped30pounds。IttookabouteightmonthsforDonnatoreadErogetdownto182。I'veseehemtraininginjujitsu，andtheylooklikeaprettytrime。Ially，DonnaloweredherLDL189to137andraisedherHDLfrom58to74。AoloweredhisLDLfrom159to126andraisedhisHDLfrom42to62。Nistcouldaskfmore。