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Home | Health & Fitness | Nutrition On this program, dieters follow a highly specific regimen based on limited carbohydrate intake. Emphasis is placed on the nutritional aspects of the diet over exercise and other factors, although getting physical activity is encouraged. There are 4 phases in the Atkins plan: Induction: For the duration of this two-week stage at the start of the diet program, dieters can only have up to 20 grams of carbs per day. Dieters can ingest high protein foods such as meat and eggs, fats such as oils and butter, and other food with little to no carbs. Many foods containing carbs are not permitted at all, including alcoholic drinks. This initial phase is intended to help the body go from burning carbs for energy, as it usually does, into burning fat stored in the body (the state known as ketosis). Most dieters start to see weight loss during this stage. Ongoing Weight Loss: During the Ongoing Weight Loss stage, dieters gradually increase their carbohydrate consumption by adding 5 grams of carbs into their diet each week. Dieters adjust their diet, losing weight to put themselves within 5-10 pounds of their goal weight, before transitioning into the Pre-maintenance phase. Pre-maintenance: Dieters use the Pre-maintenance phase to find out the maximum amount of carbs they can ingest without gaining weight. During this stage, dieters add 10 grams of carbohydrates to their diet each week. Once dieters reach their target weight and can maintain it for one month, they move into the Lifetime Maintenance stage. Lifetime Maintenance: For lasting results, the Atkins program is supposed to be maintained throughout the dieter's lifetime. Using the techniques that helped the dieter reach their goal weight, the dieter maintains an eating and exercise program to stay at their target weight. Individuals can revert to previous stages if they ever start to regain weight. Dieters who can stick to the Atkins diet are usually successful in losing weight; unfortunately, many people cannot keep up with the program and end up quitting early on in the induction stage. In general, most diets fail simply because dieters cannot stay on the plan. Many people are unable to stay on diets because they experience strong food cravings, have problems with compulsive overeating, can't control their appetites, or simply are not motivated to lose weight. Getting over these mental obstacles is the hardest part of losing weight. One reason why many people cannot seem to manage their eating is because they are emotional eaters. Such individuals eat in response to their emotions, such as when they are sad or angry. However, this practice programs a "conditioned response" into the unconscious mind. This means that when individuals experience the same feelings that made them overeat initially, they will feel compelled to overeat once again. Hypnotherapy works by helping our unconscious minds disassociate our eating habits from our emotions. To eliminate the conditioned response to overeat, a hypnotherapy weight loss program is used to break the association developed in the unconscious mind between overeating and certain "trigger" behaviors. For instance, if you tend to binge eat when you get bored, hypnosis can disassociate boredom from eating in your unconscious mind. Hypnosis can then be used to replace the overeating response with another activity, such as exercising. This way, the next time you suffer from boredom, instead of going to eat, you will feel motivated to exercise. Hypnosis is a powerful stress relieving tool as well, helping us cope with our stressful emotions and relieve tension without eating. As a relaxation tool, it calms the mind, helps you develop positive strategies to cope with stress, and boosts your confidence to promote natural weight loss. Self hypnosis can also be used to eliminate the emotional anxieties that keep you from losing weight. Many overweight people hide behind their weight for emotional protection. For instance, after a painful end to a relationship, people might find themselves becoming overweight so they can avoid new relationships and avoid having to endure emotional pain again. Through hypnosis, we can turn our negative thoughts into positive ones and focus on improving our health instead of becoming overwhelmed by our thoughts. Not only is hypnosis an ideal motivational tool, it relieves stress, extinguishes the conditioned responses that trigger overeating, and can help you overcome the mental obstacles that prevent weight loss. Hypnotherapy techniques are really effective at helping people stick to a diet program, such as the Atkins diet, and naturally lose weight. Article Source: http://www.articlewheel.com
Alan B. Densky, CH is an NGH Certified Hypnotherapist. Visit the hypnosis website for Free NLP videos, newsletters, and downloads. He offers several ways to lose weight, including NLP to lose weight DVDs and weight loss hypnosis CDs.
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