Atkins Diet Tips

The Atkins diet food list it is not enough while on diet. Learning Atkins diet tips is also a must since each diet has its own secrets when comes about cook, freeze, store, buy, keep fresh or keep longer.

Eating Tips

  1. eat three meals a day. Four or five small meals are also suggested if appropriate.
  2. drink eight glasses of water daily. Water is able to wash the toxins stored for years in the human body.
  3. forget white flour, honey, maltose, dextrose, fructose and lactose, corn syrup because all these are sugar.
  4. plan Induction phase in a more quiet and/or isolated period. Remember that Atkins Induction phase might last for 2 to 6 weeks and is quite restrictive.
  5. be aware of the fact that the first days or maybe the first week may bring a lack of concentration, afternoon tiredness, physical weakness, mood swings.
  6. scatter the allowed amount of carbohydrates in between all meals. Dont' eat all the carbs together.
  7. “eat smart after dark”, Atkins believers say. The risk of eating almost half of daily calories intake is pretty high. Stopping these mid-night snack attacks is crucial.
  8. weight yourself at the same hour, first thing in the morning for instance.
  9. stay away from the TV set or the computer while eating.
  10. eat slow, in no hurry. Thus, the brain receives the signal on the right time and the satiety feeling occurs at the right time.
  11. avoid eating until stuffed.
  12. keep a diary to monitorize which foods are eaten and to identify the bad eating habits and expel them.
  13. ask for professional help from counselors or psychotherapists, if needed.

Purchasing and Cooking Tips

  1. buy fresh not processed cheese. Processed cheese is always full of preservatives and artificial color.
  2. choose the freshest spinach, without brown or yellow spots.
  3. refresh your feta cheese (sold in water usually) by changing water once in a while.
  4. buy only fresh shrimps (which do not spread out any smell).
  5. whenever possible, buy only green onions because they are poorer in carbs.
  6. remove the leaves from rhubarb since they are poisoning.
  7. fold fresh herbs in paper towels to keep them longer.
  8. wrap up fish before freezing; thus, ice crystals will not appear.
  9. store the seeds and nuts in freezer to maintain them longer.