Weight Loss Plans - Atkins Review
January 7, 2009 – 1:16 amI have worked the Atkins weight loss plan and lost 34 lbs. I kept it off until I got off the diet plan and went back to my previous way of eating. The diet lets you intake fats and proteins, but limits carbs to allow the human body to enter ketosis. Your body then starts the process of breaking down fat cells to burn as a source of nutrition. Fats and proteins will leave your body feeling more satiated and hold your hunger for longer periods of time. The Atkins Diet program is based on maintaining your body in a state of ketosis. Ketosis is a metabolic state where the liver excessively converts fat into fatty acids and ketone bodies which in turn are used by the body for energy. Dr. Robert Atkins, the author, says the strategy behind the Atkins Diet: your body's main source of energy is from carbohydrates. If ...