PARTONE
WhyAtkinsWorks
1ThePromise
&!Inergy!Lookgreat!Thisbookit'sdone。
Notonlythat,ittogeyourlifeondforall。
Youholdinyourhandsabookthathassoldmorethantenmillionce1992。Probablytwotothreetimesthatnumberofpeoplehavefolloweditsteags。Mostofyouwillhaveheardpeoplesayit'sthemosteffectiveweightlossplanthey'vetried。Itis!
Ifyou'relikemanypeople,you'vebeenthroughtheweightlosswars。andyou'veprobablytriedit,whetherit'salow-fatdiet,afood-bihegrapefruitdiet,liquidfasts,otherfaddietsandonandon。You'velearotcalories,butultimatelywithnosucifyoulostweight,youwereoftenhungryandalwaysfeltdeprived。Thenwheoyouroldwayofeating,thosepoubajoinedbyafewmore。
Ifthissariosoundsalltoofamiliar,Ihaveasolutionthatwillhelpendthegameofyo-yodietingondforall。Instead,I'llhelpyouadoptapermawayofeatingthat:
&syouloseweightwithoutgcalories。
·makesyoufeelaer。
·naturallyre-energizesyou。
£soffforeverwitharitionalapproacludesrich,deliciousfoods。
Butinadditioloss,thereisaneveahenutritionalapproachyou'lllearnabouthereisalsoarevolutiohalohylife。Iwaosay:"IknewI'dloseweight,butIneverrealizedIwouldfeelsomuchhealthier"
&ypieridietor,asIsometimescallit,thehigh-sugarhorrors—makesyoufat。Ierm,it'salsoasureroadtodailymisery,makingyouirritableandfiredduringthedayanight。Ierm,itleadsgrimlyontowardheartdisease,hypertensioesandahostofothercatastrophes。
WhatI'mgoingtoshowyouisnotjustawaytoloseweight,butawaytoeatfortherestofyourlifesoyoubeslimahyandstaythatway。Fortoomaheworddietimpliesnotanapproachtoeatingforalifetime,butatwo-months-ohs-offweightlossgamethattheyplaywiththemselves—-yearafteryear。ThatisnotwhatthisbookisaboutIbelievethisslythatfromnowonI'llspeakkioftheAtkinsNutritionalApproachor"doingAtki"Atkins。"It'sashorthandthatothershavebeenusing,soI'mgoingtit,too。
&kinsNutritionalApproachwillmakeyouhealthybecauseitisdifferentfromthetypicalAmeriwayofeating。Simplyput,youavoidtheiveuchcarbohydrateintake,allofwhibeattributedtotoomureleaseinyourbody。
WouldyouliketoseewhatImean?Well,siheysayohathousando?
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Ipicture,Iamstandingbehiableheapedwithfood。Myexpressionisamixtureofprideandanti,andherearemoundsofseedsandnuts,plattersoffish,alobsterindrawnbutter,well-seasourkeyanddudlyajuicysteak。You'llspyawoulddoaableproud。There'snolackofvarietyhere。Iseevegetablesinabundance,freshgreensaladsdrenhealthyoliveoil-baseddressingtheirboeekinghthefoliage,blueberries,straberriestoppedwithwhippedcream。There'savarietyofcheeses。Ahisisapictureofthefoodyou'llbeeatingafteryou'velostyourextrapoundsaheLifetimeMaintenakins,youwillalsonoticeaglassofwine,paoes,aplatterofmelonandslicesofpeadplums。Fisiingtrolledcarbohydratesubstituteismakeitpossibletoalsoplaceapleasingarrayoftrolledcarbbread,cheesecake,icedthegroaningtable。
It'samspread,andI'mhoveritwithahuomymind,thefoodI'vejusteeluxurious。Ifyoubelievethatweightlossrequiresself-deprivation,I'mgoingtoinsistonteagyouotherwise。Iequatehealthyeatingwithgastronomicpleasureand,soon,youwilltoo。
&ureisofyou。I'mveryhopefulthatitresemblesthefutureyou。
&hispigupisfiyou'vealwayshadasyoal,orfairlyclose。Youfeelgreat—fully。Yourskinisglowih。Ifyou'vebeenexerg,yourto。Theyouinthispi'tworriedaboutweightlossanymore。Youospendyourtimeplaagesofaantlyedab,feelingguiltywhenyoubreakpromisesyou'vemadetoyourself。Afterall,you'vefoundanutritionalapproachthatwilllastyouforahealthyandvigorouslifetime,andit'sbeesonaturalyouhardlyhavetothinkaboutita'sseature。
Thisisanobviouswin-winsituatiohepleasureofeatingandthepromiseofbeihahemajorreasitdowicism。"Howythingbesoperfeightask。Ifthat'sit,here'smyahisbook。Whenit'sallboileddown,whatI'mgoingtoshowyou'iionishowtocatwhat'sipidlookjustlikethesed。
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Idon'tmakesuiseslightly—-andifIhavetoboasttogetyourattentionthenheregoes。
Atkisuccessfulweightloss—amaintenanofthelastquarterofthetwehefactis,bymethodsyou'reabouttolearn,itworksanastonishingproportioimeforthevastmajorityofmenandwomen。
Atkinsworksbecauseittargetsourstoredbodyfat。Thefatisomakeushtbutisourbody'sback-upsystemforfuel,ty。Ifwetakeitoutoftheback-uppositionaourbodytousingitasaprimaryfuelsource,theresultisaremelyeffitweightlossamaintenan。Thisswitchoonlyaninsignifitofcarbohydrates,ourbody'sprimaryfuel,isavailable。Andit'satrol,becauseverylittleglyadefromcarbohydrate)isstoredinourbodies;ifweeatfewercarbs,wealmostimmediatelytriptheswitch。
&kinsNutritionalApproapositivelyimpactthelivesofpeoplefagtheriskfactorsassociatedwithdiabetes,heartdisease,aalsoalleviategastroiinalproblems,aainallergies,idimmuemweaknesses。
Inmyicalpracticewetreatindividualswithoptimizeddietsandvitas。Onlyasmallpertageofpatieouswithweightproblemsalone。Usuallynutritionalsolutiohedifferemedialoaplish。