THE 4 PHASES

PHASE 1
An extremely low intake of carbohydrates around 20-25grams per day. This is to encourage a drop in the body’s blood glucose levels, which as a result the body will then start to burn the excess fat for energy instead of the glucose. As this happens there would also be a rapid loss of retained water which leads to fat loss.


PHASE 2
A gradual build up of carbohydrates to approximately 50grams per day, adding 5g per day while consistently monitoring your weight. This allows for your body to find it’s carbohydrate threshold, in order to continue losing fat.


PHASE 3
This is the build up to 80grams per day by adding 10g per week, while continuing to closely monitor your weight. By continuing to add carbohydrates this allows you to see whether you will reach a threshold where you start gain back that weight you lost.

PHASE 4
This is the maintenance phase that you will continue for the rest of your life when following the Atkins diet. You would have reached your target weight and established your carbohydrate intake that wont increase your weight but maintain it.(Dr Jockers, 2018)

(Dr Jockers, 2018)