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PrepareforPermaSlimness

You'realmostthere!Allyoodworkainghabitshavepaidoff，andyouo10pouoreachyoalweight。Giveyoodpatontheback;youdeserveit!

Havingsaidthat，]havetoieofayfollows，butitisvitallyimportantthatyouhearit。

Ifyouhavebeenragtheroadtoyourdestination，oputonthebrakes。Muchasitistemptingtosay，"IishtheselastpoundsihatIknowhowtodoAtkins，”Istronglyadviseyoutodosomethietheoppositeoeheall-importantthirdphaseofAtkins。AsyouadvaowardLifetimeMaintenance，myadviceistoproceedsoslowlythatyhtlossisalmostimperceptible。Iknowthatthissnail'spaheexgwhentheendisinsight。Butremember，gettingtoalweightisnotyourultimategoalistomaintainthatmagiumber'iely。

Ourfoowdiffereledoubtyoudwillreachyoalweight。Theonlydoubtiswhetheryouwillstayatthatweightforlife。Thepurposenowistocreatetheoptimallifeingprogram-osyousoperfectlyyouwillwanttostayonitforlife。

WheoOWL，youdeliberatelysloeightlossbyaddingmoredmorevarietytoyourmenus。NowIamgoingtoaskyoutoslowthiher。Themoreyoulearingasyoulosethoselastfewpouer。YourassigoincreaseyourcarbohydrateitilylessthanapouheadditionalfoodswillprovideiionandaryeIdeally，youshouldspeamonthawoorthreeinthisphase。

&hodinwhatmaysoundlikemadnesshere。Ifyousearchforthelevelthatachievesasmallamouloss，bythetimeyoureachyoalweightyouwill，i，beoewhichtimeyhtlosswillnaturallyslowtoahalt。Durienance，youwillbothayourselftoyourlifetimeeatingplaagoodindiofwhatitwillbelike。Thinkofthisphaseasalearner'spermit，liketheoneyouhadwhebeginningtodrive。Youwereallowedoutontheroads，butonlywithaliseddriverbyyourside。Pre-Maintenanceislikethat。You'reit，butyoustillneedsomemorehoursbehindthewheelbeforeit'ssafetoallowyouonthehighwayairbyyourself。That'swhyitiscrucialthatyouheassumptioenandLifetimeMaibeprettymuchthesamethiheirnamessourue:orainingprogram;theotheristherestofyourlife。Ifyouhaveanymisguidedideasaboutskipnnnce，Iimp!oreyounotto。doso。Infact，IwouldgosofarastosaythatPre-Maintenandatoryifpermalossistodoso。Infact，IwouldgosofarastosaythatPre-Maintenandatoryifpermalossistobeachieved。letmerepeatthat:IfyouomitPre-Maintenanaywellbedoomedtofailurewheomaintainilossforthelolongterm。

&estothelastfewpouer。Here'swhy:WhenMadgeO'Harae，sheweighed156（owo-inchframe），andsheplaoslimdownto115。Shelost21poumonth，andIsurmisethat6or7poundsofthateightThehshemovedtoOWLandlost7morepouheoPre-Maintenandpeeledoffthelast13poundsoveraleisurelythreemonths。BythetimeMadgereachedhergoalweight，sheklyhowshewasgoiherestofherlife-andghertakehadbeaticforher。

WhatYoure-Maintenance

NowthatyouuhatPre-Maihephasethatbridgeslosiandmaintaimespelloutexactlywhatthiscrucialphasewilldoforyit，youwill:

·fiicalCarbohydrateLevelf（CCLL）slowly，aswellasyourCriticalCarbohydrateLevelforMaintenance（CCLM）。

·exploremorefoodchoices，whilelearninghownottoabusethem。

·beeawareofthefoodsorsituationsthatmakeyoulosesight-termgoals。

·internalizeyourrespoofoodsothatwhatusedtlebeesasciousethatservesyoufortherestofyourlife。

·findouthowflexibleAtkinsis。

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&oimmediatelyerasetheproblemscreatedbymakihyfoodchoicestoprevent“yo-yo”weightgainandloss。

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It’saLifestyle

&enanceiscrucialtogettiurood，butitisalsoaboutfarmoreimportantthi，yourhealth。Toredurisksforssuchascardiovasculardisease，hypertension，ahereisnothiivethanmaintaihyweight。ButIamalsothinkingaboutsugsasyourabilitytomakechoicesthatarerightforyou，notforyourspouse，yourparents，yourfriendsorevenyourdoyourealizeyouchargeofwhatyoueat，howyoulookahyyouare，itempowersyouiheraspectsofyourlife。Insteadaboutlookinggoodtopleasesomeoneelse，youarelikelyihatwhatmattersishowyoufeelabouthowyoulookandfeel。Youarelearhatallowyoutotakechargeofyourlife。

PhilMonte'tagreemore。WhatdoesasoffiMainedowhenhe's30pht，eatsahigh-catodietandkeepsfallierlunfillofnoisyihetriesalow-fatdiet，fillingupwithplentyofpasta，bread，ridpolotoes。Ileavethesadresultstination。

&enstohisbrotherwholostatodoingAtkins，andhepicksupaearliereditionofthisbook。Hismenupla。"thegrillwithgreeables，"saysPhil。"AnotherdishImakeisastir-frywith，cabbage，garlipeppers，onionsandsoysauighthaveusedstarchtothithisdishaoanymore。”

Phillosthis30poundsandwhenhisdoctorsawthathisHDL（good）choo90，hesaid，“Withhese，Phil，you'lldisease!”At35yearsold，Philhasbeeadietgumforthepeopleheworkswith;theycallhimupweeklytoaskho>

Phil'sself-oehasghtheroof，ainghisavoasagolfer，he'sstarredintwoinstrualvideosandself-publishedabook。Wheohissister'swedding，peoplehe'dknownallhislifedidn&#nizehim。Hethinksit'sthebiggestenthe'sgotte。

HowtoDoPre-Maintenance

WhenyOWL，youlearoincreaseyourtakeisof5grams。Inthisphase，youshiftintear:Increaseyourdailytby10gramseachweeksolongasyouuetolose。（See“ThePoweroften"onpages201-203ahecarbramthisbook。）Ifyouintroduewfoodsslowlyandinsradually，yourCCLLshradually。ThisnewandhigherCCLLwillreflectthefactthatyouarenowlosimoreslowly。

Asyouuetomake10-gramialadditions，youwillratherquicklyreatatwhichyouwillfindthatyerlosing，Ifyouareatyoalweight，stayatthatlevelforamonthorsobeforeyouincreaseyourdailyptionbyanramstoseeifyouethatlevelwithoutgaining。Onceyoudobegintogain，dropbasandyoushouldhaveestablishedyourCriticalCarbohydrateLevelforMaintenance（CCLM）。

Oherhand，ifafteraalincreaseyoufindthat-yorarenotlosingaatyoalweight，youobatothepreviouslevel。Theliweengaining，maintainingandlosingisathinoneandyoumayhaveto"play"withyourdCCLMforawhiletouandwhatyourbodydle。

&akeaslohstodropthelastfewpoundsaablishyourCCLM，Ireiterate:Thisleusurelypaceiscritiesutioaddnewfoodsslowlyandcarefullysoyou'llbelearningghabitsatthesametime。Forexample，you'lldiscoverwhetheryourmetabolismdlewholegrainbread，legumes，starchyvegetablesaial“trouble"foods。（Peoplewithextremelyloweaniaboli'tbeabletoaddmanynewfoodsandwillfienancesimilartoOWLorevenIndu。）

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