Atkins Diet : My weight has fluctuated over the years because of the many diets I was exposed to and tried My first diet was the Atkins Diet. This plan was introduced to me when I was thirty years old. However, the plan had been out on the market for a few years before I had a go at it.

Basically, the high protein diet revolves around protein and water. You need a lot of water on this plan as is the case in any weight loss plan out there. Water is crucial on the Atkins Diet because your body loses so much weight so quickly that your kidneys have difficulty flushing everything out of your system if you are dehydrated.

The protein is crucial in the plan because your body will actually burn calories digesting a large quantity of protein. You lose weight through eating certain foods. Your body uses its stored fat to process the protein. However, your body will burn carbohydrates first.

When you virtually eliminate carbohydrates from your diet, your body has no other resource for energy besides its storage of extra fat to burn. The Atkins Diet is a high-protein, low-carbohydrate eating plan that works wonders at first. You can lose a lot of weight in relatively little time on this program.

I can’t remember exactly how much I lost when I was on the Atkins Diet years and years ago but I do remember that it was an awful lot. I remember getting a lot of compliments on my success but I don’t remember suffering on the plan at all. I did eat a lot of cheese, eggs and meat on the plan.

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