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The New Atkins for a New You: The Ultimate Diet for Shedding Weight Fast and Feeling Great Forever is an updated, healthier and simplified version of the controversial yet popular Atkins Diet plan.
Created by Dr. Eric Westman, The New Atkins for a New You maintains the same low-carb principles of the original diet. However, where the original diet may have fallen short on a maintenance plan this publication attempts to offer you the tools and resources needed to maintain a low-carb lifestyle for life.
Included in the book are more than 50 research studies extolling the benefits of the low-carb lifestyle as well as all-new recipes, 24 weeks' worth of meal plans and inspiring success stories.
Coming January 2013 is The New Atkins for a New You Workbook by Colette Heimowitz, M.Sc., which is a companion to the Atkins diet. The book offers tools for newcomers and Atkins devotees alike to conquer bad eating habits and achieve significant weight loss in an easy, practical, and measurable way.
The New Atkins for a New You Workbook aims to make it easy to follow Atkins with techniques that help dieters put the plan into action. It includes grocery shopping guides, food lists (and carb counts) for Atkins-friendly foods, record keeping for 16 weeks of progress and staying on track, and advice for overcoming obstacles along the way, the book provides everything needed to incorporate the diet into a busy lifestyle.
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- Low-carb diets will help you lose weight
- Updated version focuses on eating a variety of healthy foods
- Lifestyle program fills in the gap of the original Atkins Diet
- Supported by numerous research studies
- Written by medical doctors
- Not as strict as original Atkins Diet
- Emphasis placed on maintenance
- Encourages the consumption of plenty of vegetables
- Program is clinically proven to delivery fast results which may encourage dieters to stick with the program
- Reduces hunger and cravings faster than a low-fat/high carbohydrate diet
- Program can be altered to fit the needs of vegan and vegetarian eaters
- Named #8 in the Best Commercial Diets by US News, 2011
- Still may be restrictive for some
- Atkins Diet has a reputation for being a fad diet
- Induction phase is likely to produce side effects
The New Atkins for a New You is a research-supported eating plan that features the low-carb, high-protein principles of the Atkins Diet but with more leniency, simplicity and variety.
In the book you will learn how to eat the wholesome foods that will turn your body into a fat-burning machine. The New Atkins for a New You is about eating delicious and healthy food, like a variety of protein, leafy greens and other vegetables, nuts, fruits, and whole grains. In addition, tips and suggestions are perfect for those with busy lifestyles ensuring you that you can stick with Atkins at work, at home, on vacation, or when you're eating out.
The book includes all-new recipes, 24 weeks worth of meal plans and makes maintenance a priority starting from the beginning of the weight loss program.
Most of your diet will be comprised of non-starchy vegetables, greens, avocados, seafood, eggs, butter, bacon, cream, meat, cheese, olives and olive oil. Just like with the original Atkins, foods to avoid on the New Atkins for a New You diet are most grains, dried fruits, foods with added sugar, refined carbs, juices, most snacks and sweets.
The plan includes the basic four Atkins phases: -- Induction, Ongoing Weight Loss, Pre-maintenance, and Lifetime Maintenance. The Induction phase is the most restrictive as its used for at least two weeks depending upon your weight loss goal.
Throughout all four phases, your intake of fats, which are mostly monounsaturated and proteins remains steady but carbs vary from 20 to 70 grams depending upon the stage. Like with other Atkins diets, you count net carbs, rather than just carbs. Net carbs are the amount of carbohydrates a food contains minus its fiber since fiber does not have an effect on blood sugar.
A sample day during the Induction phase, the first stage of the plan, might look like this:
- Breakfast: Two scrambled eggs and two turkey-sausage links.
- Lunch: Mixed green salad topped with lean sirloin or lean deli roast beef and olive oil dressing.
- Dinner: Salmon with asparagus spears and a green salad.
- Snacks: String cheese, avocados, hard boiled eggs, almonds, and lean meat.
The book suggests that women get 1,500-1,800 calories per day and men 1,800-2,200 calories. Plenty of water is also recommended as protein requires a significant amount of water to process and digest.
During the Induction phase, no exercise is recommended as energy is likely to be low. Once your body adapts to the diet and begins to lose weight, as you progress through the subsequent phases, exercise can be added.
The New Atkins for a New You focuses not just on trying to brighten the image of the tarnished original Atkins Diet plan, but more importantly it tries to help those who want to lose weight to succesfully lose it by following a low-carb and healthy eating plan that supports lifelong weight management.
With maintenance principles firmly established from the beginning of the book, The New Atkins for a New You offers an updated and simplified low-carb plan that has helped millions lose weight. But its overall restriction, particularly in the early phases of the diet as well as its trademark, high fat and high protein diet plan may leave many pining for a spoonful of cereal or a crusty baguette.
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(Page 1 of 1, 10 total comments)Bec
+I have been doing this diet for 5 days and have already lost 11 pounds. I am not hungry and find the new Atkins much easier than the original. Plus there are a ton of recipes to choose from too on their website. I feel much more clear minded also and not so run down like I did with a lot of carbs in my system
posted Apr 10th, 2011 12:27 amBec
+I have been doing this diet for 5 days and have already lost 11 pounds. I am not hungry and find the new Atkins much easier than the original. Plus there are a ton of recipes to choose from too on their website. I feel much more clear minded also and not so run down like I did with a lot of carbs in my sytem
posted Apr 10th, 2011 12:26 amcee
i am 17 years old ive been told to start the new atkins new you diet by a doctor at a hospital im seening as he said i dont burn my fat probably and i store it also were i have polystic ovarys he said this would help me keep the wieght off im on my second day most of the things ive been eating i would normally think were bad foods i dont really eat alot of meat most of the things i used to eat im not allowed and with drinks i just have to drink water or smoothies finding it hard not been able to drink orange its not too bad though i used to do wieght watchers i did lose 4 stone in 6months once but ive always pushed myself with exsesive exersize which caused me to have blisters and swollen feet
posted Feb 1st, 2011 4:40 pmi am abit worried about this diet as ive been told the more fat i eat is the better , although im worried if i eat the wrong things i might gain more wieght , ive been eating sausages eggs,for breakfast dont really get hungery again till half 4/5 had sausages for dinner with ice burg lettis afew unions and mayo, snack on blue berries and strawberries, and today ive had sausages and egg omelt with cheese and ham , then now im just cooking my dinner chicken with veg green beans and sprouts and maybe gravy as i read the back and its quite low in carbs and also been snacking on cheese and blue berries and strawberries , i done the first atkins when i was 12 and just keept been sick throwing up all the time now i have vitmain suplements hopfully i wont be sick
Cathy
+this diet is the only one that I have ever had success with - after the induction phase it really is easy to live with!
posted Jan 23rd, 2011 12:45 amMIke
+The diet works pretty quickly. I lost 30 pounds (233-203) in 12 weeks. However, once I quite I quickly put 23 pounds back on (4 months). I know its not healthy, but I've been "yo-yoing" for five years to stay within a range (205-225).
posted Jan 4th, 2011 5:42 pmstella
-I'll be one of very few people who do not loose weight on this diet.
posted Nov 12th, 2010 5:48 pmI've been on fase 1 for 7 weeks. I've cheated every now and again with raspberries (to help with sugar cravings), exercise 4 times a week, and even done the fat fast! But considering the weight i've got to shift (am obese) its coming off too slowly especially considering the amount of carbs and sugar I used to take previously.
Sticking with it a bit longer...but also researching other diets in the mean time.
Linda in Michigan
Thank you to everyone who posted comments. I was looking at this book but wanted to see if it really does work. Counting calories for 2 years and I lost 30 pounds but want something new. The logic in the book about not eating carbs to fat burns instead sounds logical to me.
posted Aug 6th, 2010 2:45 pmfelisnondomesticus
+I lost 24 lbs in 26 days on induction. (I still have about 150lbs to go). I'm not hungry, my sweets and chocolate cravings are gone (in fact, I'm craving green veggies!). But most of all, the constant aches and pains I was having are gone. I can get out of the car after a long drive, or out of my chair at the office after sitting all morning, and begin walking without the preliminary hobbling I was finding myself doing. I was never low-energy, but I find myself cleaning the house at 9:30pm now! I'm sleeping like a baby, and not doing more excercise than I get just taking care of a 2 acre yard, chickens, goats, and dogs.
posted Jul 25th, 2010 2:29 pmS. Chapman
With its emphasis on eating more healthful fats and more vegetables, isn't the "New Atkins Diet" pretty much the same as the South Beach Diet?
posted Jun 14th, 2010 8:38 amWildAngel6
I love how you say Atkins "has a reputation of being a fad diet"!
posted Mar 19th, 2010 9:35 pmAtkins has been around for close to 40 years now. That's SOME fad!
Thank you Dr. Atkins for giving us a way of eating that is healthy and helps us to lose weight!