Atkins Diet Quick Hits: Induction is not only 20g or less
October 11, 2010 by Low Carb Website
Filed under Atkins diet
In the fourth video of the “Atkins Diet Quick Hits” series, I deal with a question I get from new people asking about a certain lower carb food or frankenfood and if it is ok due to its low carb. It is often not on the Acceptable Foods List or filled with ingredients not on the list. This is when I get into the discussion why the first phase of the diet is more than just reduce your carbs to less than 20g per day. Here are the main goals of any Induction phase: 1.) Get into ketosis and see its benefits 2.) Get used to the food selection 3.) Control one’s eating habits and prove that control to yourself 4.) Set stage for future weight loss and ability to detect future problem foods when you readd them later Not following the Induction rules and the Acceptable Foods List erodes the guarantee of your success. Atkins Induction Rules: www.atkins.com Atkins Induction Acceptable Foods List: www.atkins.com You can also watch my Induction videos to see my take on Induction Phase.
@ytcrittical Given a person at goal just wanting to get healthy, I would start with a maintenance approach to low carb. Reduce or eliminate the known really bad things (white bread, rice, potatoes), and encourage like you said more of the good things. So I think you are on the right track.
@bowulf ok i am already very skinny and have just realised, by coming across atkins, that i have been living on about 30g protein per day for 25 years! no wonder i look and feel ill! so i am looking to have 3 good protein meals per day from now on, with lots of good fats and limit the carbs to minimise their health problems
@ytcrittical Is it absolutely necessary for everyone? No. Is it absolutely necessary for some people? I would say yes. It is during this period that they gain an understanding of what foods agree with them, they get their eating demonstrably under control, they experience the appetite suppression effect, and finally they set the stage for future losses.
There are however lots of low carb plans that do not feature a strict Induction period like Atkins Diet or South Beach does.
whats your opinion on not doing the induction phase and just reducing carbs in general to around 100g at most per day, as a more steady long-term approach. is the induction absolutely necessary?
Hi,
I’m in the induction stage, started out by losing a pound a day for about five days, and then suddenly I began gaining all the weight back (even though I hadn’t eaten sugary carbs or over 20 g of carbs). Is it possib le that I’m eating too much food in general and that’s why I’m not losing weight? Or shoudl I wait for the wait to come back down? Thanks
Maybe someone can help me. I find that I do better in heavy ketosis, feel more energy, less hunger, better mood…etc,etc. The problem is I am having a hard time getting my strips to go above a weak or low level of ketones. The times I have felt the best was when I had the strips deep purple. I limit my carbs to less than 5gm a day, limit protein to adequate levels (20%), eat mostly fat. I am kinda stuck with the last 10 lbs (5ft7,160lb). Any suggestions are welcome.
No. The ingredients are not on the acceptable Induction Foods list.
can u have protein shakes made w/ water and not milk on induction? the shakes have 2 grms of sugar?
If it’s not on the Induction Acceptable Foods List – which you really need to memorize, you can’t eat it. I have even made a video listing them. The short answer is no none of those are on acceptable foods list.
Im doing induction now, can i eat peaches and plums and Oatmeal. i think it says u cant eat nuts during induction does Oat meal have nuts in it?
Check out my fried chicken video… You can certainly make great tasting fried chicken low carb. I am not one for carb cycling as it typically just prolongs the carb cravings and the nasty feelings of Induction flu. My suggestion would be to ask her to change the recipe or bring your breaded in the any of three coatings I posted in the video.
Ok i believe im losin weight, last week i weighed lik 218, i weighed myself an now i weigh like 210, hahaha this low carb shit works, i wanted to know if i ate fried chicken only on sundays would it affect my diet if i started? please someone let me know, Fried chicken is my fav food an i havent had any on a while i used to only eat it on sundays when my mom cooks it maybe 2 thighs an a leg
You are very welcome. Good luck!
Great job on the weight loss. I’m 6ft 3in and weight 270 lbs. My goal is 210-220 lbs. Thanks for the great advice.
But no one is explaining net carbs in this videos comment section. All I see is “carbs” and I seen one person question “20g of carbs is too little for me”, but if he only knew it was net carbs and not total carbs, is what I was trying to relay.
Soap? I don’t know about that, but all the Atkins bars and other protein bars have glycerin, it’s just not listed in the ingredients.
I actually talk about net carbs in my net carbs vs. net impact carbs video. I subscribe to the formula you only subtract fiber from your total carbs figure as sugar alcohols can be metabolized by the body to some varying degree depending on the SA. The most certain way to be successful is to follow what Dr. A prescribed Total – fiber equals net.
Following other methods is more liable to be marketecture (lying to sell the product). As for glycerin, why eat soap in the diet, eat real food.
Someone needs to explains which type of carbs. It’s not just the carb count on the back of a package, it’s the “net carbs” – the carbs that effect blood sugar (glucose). To find out the net carbs of an item, you subtract the sugar alcohol content and the fiber content from the total carbs. So if something had 20g carbs, but 11g of fiber and 3g of sugar alcohol, you’ll end up with 6g net carbs. For some items, you also subtract the glycerin, if it’s listed.
I know of many successful Atkineers with pre-existing thyroid issues.
i hv a thyroid problem .can atkins help me.plzzz help
thanx
Ketosis is short for ketosis – lipolysis, which is the burning of fat for fuel in the presence of lack of carbohydrates. It happens naturally in the body when the body gets below 50g or less per day. Ketones are the by-product of this process.
Whats kelosis (sp?)
it does apply 2 me becuz im 14 so thanks for the advice
One final note, which I am not sure applies or not, teens should probably just start at a higher rung or at Maintenance phase just due to them still growing. Perhaps for teens, 50g might be more reasonable. You won’t see the as much appetite suppression of ketosis, but you will get your blood glucose under control.
That the Atkins Diet is probably not the diet for you if you can’t do it for at least 2 weeks. After that you can gradually add more carbs and new foods back into your diet. Good luck!