The Adkins diet has been hot for a long time. Each day people are opting it as their weight reduction process and every day people shed weight as a result of it. Some people stick to it casually by trying to cut most carbohydrates and sugar from their diet, while others follow

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The Adkins diet has been hot for a long time. Each day people are opting it as their weight reduction process and every day people shed weight as a result of it. Some people stick to it casually by trying to cut most carbohydrates and sugar from their diet, while others follow the plan the way it was intended to be followed.

The Adkins diet plan has 4 steps. These phases include induction, ongoing weight loss, pre-maintenance, and lifetime maintenance. The amount of carbohydrates and food that you can have changes with each phase. Let’s take a closer look at how the phases of the low carb diet plans function.

Induction is the primary phase of the Adkins diet. During induction you’re only permitted 20 grams of Net Carbs everyday. Food choice is incredibly limited to primarily protein, salad greens, and non-starchy vegetables. In this stage, your body cleanses from all of the sugar and protein that it’s used to. Some people claim they gain improved energy through this phase, while others state fatigue while the body changes to swapping from carbohydrate burning to fat burning.

The next phase is continuing weight loss, also referred as OWL. During OWL you increase your carbohydrate intake by reintroducing a larger assortment of foods back into your diet. Each week you’ll gradually increase the amount of carbohydrates that you eat until your weight loss stops. At that time, you’ll cut back 5 grams of carbohydrates and stick to that many carbohydrates per day for the remaining period of your OWL phase. Though shifting from induction to OWL will decrease the speed at which you drop weight, you will still see constant weight loss from week to week. OWL is simpler to follow due to including more food choices.

When you are within 5 to 10 pounds away from your weight loss goal, you’ll move to pre-maintenance step. With this phase you’ll include an additional 10 grams of carbs back to your food intake weekly until your weight loss almost flattens. You still want to be reducing weight at this point, but the weight you lose will be very slow and almost unperceivable. Like with the preceding phase, you’ll be reintroducing more food choices to your diet. By moving to this phase, you will lose your last 5 to 10 pounds very slowly while also preparing your body for the next and concluding stage, the way you’ll be eating for the rest of your living to maintain your weight.

The last phase of the Adkins diet is lifetime maintenance. Your diet doesn’t vary much from phase three to phase four. Lifetime maintenance phase is a low carb diet, although less restrictive than in the beginning, it’s still a low carb diet and you must adhere to it for the rest of your life to maintain your weight loss through Adkins.

For some people, the Adkins diet is a perfect way to lose weight. For others, it’s a nightmare. If you can stick to the four phase approach you will definitely see outcome. Sticking to it, like any diet, is the most difficult part though.

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