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17 Lifetime Maintenance（第2页）

Perhapsyouto"cheat"bygbackforafewdaysbeforeahencarefullychooseafewindulgences。obacktoapreviousleveloftheplanpriortoavaorholidaytogiveyourselfsomeleeway。（Fteiques，seeChapter19，“FatingintheRealWorld。”）

AsyoudidilossphasesofAtkitrolatpriorityinyourlife。Recreatethatattitudeandyouueyoursuegoodtoolistoondfetridofyour"fat"wardrobe。Whenyourcltightandyoudon'thavetheheclosettoretreatto，you'llbeforfrainsooivarymorethan3to5pounds，you'llheadofftroubleaheweightmilercood。

Ifyourmetabolismdleit，I'mabouttoallowyou，iion，manyofthefoodsyouusedtoeionissugar。）Ihaveworkedwithtoomaindividualswhohavereachedtheirgoalweightfourormoretimes，onlytogainbackthepouime。Theirfatalflaw:alwaystryiurn，ascloselyastheycouldwithoutgivingupAtkiotheiroldwayofeating。IhopeyouhaveI。em-hisodyssey。

Here'swhatIreypatieheybegienanisetoweighyourselfatleastonceaweek。Choosealifetimeweightrangeof5pounds，thelyoalweight。Thehighernumberwillbeyourmaximumalloheneveryoureachthehighernumber，youmustpromisethat，withinaweek，youwillbegiionphaseandquicklyswitchtoOWLuntilyouagainreachyoalweightDothisandyouwillhan5poundstolose。

&y。GrittyofMaintenance

WhatyouShouldbeaskingyourselfis"Whatlevelofcarbohydrateptioon?"That'samoalthantryingtofinumberofcarbsyougetawaywith。Thismaymeanyouactuallystayslighfiybelowyourypeoplefionalowlevelofcarbsperhapsramsaday-thahemostliberalversiohatmightbetwosaladsandacoupleofhelpingsetables。Togetherwithsatisfyingportionsofproteinandfat，suapproachcoodnutritionifyilantaboutoptingfor-densefoods。

Otherpeoplefeelbestoamountofcarbohydrateaabolismtosupportit。Thatiswhyvarysogreatlyfromooahisisyouropportunitytoindividualizeingplanforyourself。Remember，yourbestcarbohydratelevelistheoneonwhibehappiestawithsandregai。

RulesofLifetimeMaintenance

&oyourCriticalCarbohydrateLevelforMaintenance（CCLM）。

·uetoeatnatural，urientdensecarbohydrates。

·Exerciseregularly。

·uetolakenutritios，modifyiomeetyourneeds。

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&yetmorethan5poundsaboalweight。

ALifetimeofDelieals

WhatmostofmypatientsdiscoverbythetimetheyreachtheLifetimeMaintenakinsisbowendlesslyvaried，ridsatisfyingthiswayofeatingis。

DonnaMiller，whoeacoupleodrainedofallehallergiesand30pht，hadalwaysbeenabread，bagelsandpizzafreak。Infourmofrombeingasize12（almattheseams，assheadmitted）tobeingasize8。Inadditiyreturassooookheroffofwheat，sugarandmilk。Butwhatwasshegoi?

Shewasaresouran，aingplansoundsasattractivetoyouasitdoestome。Forbreakfastessmokedsalmonandasmallsaladgswithtofu。Forlunch，she'llstir-fryorsteamvegetablestheanesedo，andwiththemshe'llhaveedbeeforaleayorsomefish。Fwith，ribsteakorsalmon，shelikeszui，eggplantus。Shealsofindsshehavelentils，splitpeasandkasha（buckwheatgroats）withoutgai。Sheoftenhasthekashawithandafeleslices。

Donnahasbeenexpayofsalads，tryinggreenssuchasarugula，waterdendive，sieddoingAtkioldmeretlythatsheparticularlyappreciatestherangeofpossiblefoodalternatives，paredtotheratherrepetitivehigh-starusheusedtobeon。ressesmethemostisthateveryitemiingplaniswholesome，freshahy。Frankly，Idefyaoproposeatastierandmoreflexibleeatingplanonwhiaintrimahyforalifetime—thakinsprogram。

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&hflexibilityafood，youeuponapatchoftrouble。Whatifyou'rehappilyeatingawayandfeelihensuddenlyyouhoseawfulpoundsaagingarevival?Sinceyouareienanowthatyou'vereachedyoalweight。Therefore，you'reprobablynolongerinlipolysis，which，bydefinition，involvesaloss。Newlyslimpeertryingtoshedpounds，andsotheydon'tbumfatforfuelmostofthetimebecausethey'reabovetheirCCLL。

Buthere'sthecatchthatmanypeopledon'tsee:ThereisverylittleleewaybeforeyoubreakthroughyourCCLMtothelevelatwhichyoubegintogain。AtypiudeemetabolidhehasaCs。Aslongasheregularlyeatshan50gramsofcarbsadayhewillnotlhtahiherhasing60gramsaday，he'llheabovehisdwillstarttai。

Atyoalweight，youare，infact。prettyfinelybalanyourcarbohydrateihi，ofcourse。Lifehasawayofgawill，infastantlyshiftupanddownbysmallihemosttwaytomaintainowistohat"up"gettoofaroutofhand。Ifitdoes，youmayfindyourselfslidingdohillpath，toaphrase。

&hatyouknht—afterall，it'soeyoueasilykeeptrackof。Gettileastonceaweekisamustforsuccessfulweightmaintenanyoufindthatyou'vegone5poundsormoreoveryourmaiorthatyourcltight，youmustputthingsbatheirproperdyoumustdoitwithoutdelay!

&YhtLosses

Youhaveiofeffortandpsyergyinthelessonsyoulearnedhtlossjourney。SindIbothknowyouhaveateoputonthepounds，Iwantyoutokeepasharpeyeforaiogaihanksgivingisingup，orChristmas，oryourbirthday，oryourspouse'sbirthday，oryourva。Bythetimeyoucelebrateahosewithaboutofurainedindulgenayfindthatinsteadofbeing5phtyou're15pht。Insteadofwaiting，aow!

Don'tgetdepressedandgiveup。Evenifyoudetofftrauetoexerdtakeyoursupplements。It'scrucialthatyoudon'tsurrenderailtrol。StartwithIndudstayonOWLuntilyou'vereachedyoalweightagain，atwhichtimeyoushouldeasebaeMaintenanCe。Exerg，morouslyaftergoingoverboardgetyoubathestraightandnarrow。

Remember，ghtbacktotheInduphaseisassimpleasbeginningAtkiplaotgobaeMaifirstlosingailyai'ssimple。Asaladaday，aportionofveggies，plentyofproteinandfatand，voila!，you'veslashedyhtbaaslittleassixtoeightdays，ortwoorthreeweeks，dependingupreeofmetabolice。

It'soaaswegetolder，ourmetabolismtendstoslowdownabit，makingithardertomaintaintheslimbodymanyofuswereblessedwithinouryouth。ThismeansthattheCCLMyouhadinyourthirtiesmayheCCLMyouwillbedealingwithinyourforties，anditisalmostdefiheCCLMyou'llhaveierthat。Asyouage，youmayeventully，allyhavetotrolyourtakealittlemoreoriivitylevelorperhapseveainyoalweight。

Yyhereshouldbeverymuchlikethebaserunherwhoallowshimselftotakealeadofffirstbase，butneversofarthatheotscurrybacktotouchthebaseshouldthepitchersuddenlymmtopickhimoalweightisthebaseyoumusttoudeviations，aionmusthanfivepounds。GoingbackbrieflytoInduallowsyoutogetbacktothatntunlber。ExperieaughtritethatpeaierreagtheirgoalbydoingAtkins-。andthendon'tlosetheweight-aretheoneswhodon'tgobaduatasignoftrouble。TheLifetimeMaiheysti'tenoughtogetthembatrack。

FortsuustiriduphasebetweegaiualremmtoLifetimeMaihisallowsyoutore-stabilizeyourbloodchemistryaegssoyoutrolagain。

UsesandAbusesofIndu

Induotonlylump-startsyhtloss，itisalsoatrefugetowhiretreatwheneveryouoffaweightlossplateauetbatheprogramafteralapse。Soifyou'vefallenoffyourLifetimeMaintenanforwhateverreason，youtoIndud，liketheignitionofanautomobile，itwillgetyiurartyoudain。