Atkins Diet ATKINS Phase 2 - Ongoing Weight Loss. If you are starting Ongoing Weight Loss (OWL), I know that you’ve succeeded doing Atkins induction. Congratulations on reaching the first stage of your goal! Ongoing Weight Loss is where you’ll start tailoring Atkins Diet to  .  .  .

ATKINS DIET  Phase 2: Ongoing Weight Loss

Ongoing Weight Loss

If you are starting Ongoing Weight Loss (OWL), I know that you’ve succeeded doing Atkins induction. Congratulations on reaching the first stage of your goal! OWL is where you’ll start tailoring Atkins Diet to fit you special tastes; it’s what makes Atkins so unique and a pleasure. Although more lenient than induction, OWL will continue to reveal the wonders of dissolving fat. Expect a gradual decrease in the rate at which the  inches and pounds drop off. This is a deliberate part of the Atkins plan’s have to repeat one thing: allowing a few more carbs in at this phase is not a license to return to your old habits of dining on foods full of sugar, white flour and other junk carbs. The quality of the carb foods you eat continues to be as important as the quantity.

Make Your Goals Specific

You’ve set a goal and that’s great! But make sure your goal is specific. Planning to lose 35 pounds, for example, is far better than planning to lose some weight, but you probably won’t lose the full 35 unless you hold it in your mind as the destination of your journey.

Visualize

In other words, once you’ve said you are going to lose 35 pounds, go even further and visualize how your body is going to look, what new clothes you are going to be able to wear, keep in your mind how great you are going to feel and look.

How to do OWL

On OWL you will continue to burn and dissolve fat, maintain control of your appetite learn how much carbs you can intake to carry on losing weight, eat a wider choice of foods.

To be successful on OWL remember to: keep protein and fat as the mainstays of your nutritional regimen increase your daily carb intake by no more than 5 grams each week. Add new foods in the order listed in the carb ladder. Add one new food group at a time eat a food group no more than 3 times per week to start, and then eat daily. Stop new foods immediately if they provoke weight gain, the return of physical symptoms lost doing induction or increased appetite or cravings continue doing OWL until you have 5-10 pounds left to lose.

 

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