The Atkins Diet is designed to force your body into ketosis by limiting carbohydrate intake. Ketosis is the process of burning fat instead of carbohydrates, your body's preferred energy source. Most dieters have no trouble achieving ketosis during induction when carbohydrates are limited to 20 grams per day. Metabolic resistance to ketosis occurs in a small number of dieters. The supercharged Atkins Diet, or Fat Fast, is designed to help even the most metabolic-resistant dieter reach ketosis for weight loss. Before starting supercharged Atkins please consult a physician.
Start With Induction
The supercharged Atkins Diet is reserved for dieters who are metabolic-resistant. It takes two weeks on Atkins Induction to determine resistance. During the first two weeks, reduce your carbohydrate intake to 20 grams or less per day. Within three to five days, the body will use all carbohydrate stores for energy leaving fat as the next best choice. Test ketosis with keto-strips, available in the diabetic section of pharmacy and large retail stores. Keto-strips measure fat in urine.
Fat Fast
The Fat Fast, another name for the supercharged Atkins Diet, reduces carbohydrate intake to 10 grams or less. You consume 1,000 calories per day for three to five days with about 90 percent of calories coming from fat. Break down calories and carbohydrates into four or five small meals per day. Dr. Atkins suggests eating full-fat cream cheese and macadamia nuts on the Fat Fast, but there are alternatives, including peanut butter, pork rinds, bacon and heavy whipping cream. Your body will have no choice but to use fat for fuel and enter ketosis. After three days, you check ketosis with keto-strips.
Ending the Fat Fast
After a maximum of five days, you must start moving out of the super-charged Atkins Diet. The Fat Fast supplies very little protein and nutrients to the body so following the diet longer than five days is dangerous. Increase calories from 1,000 to 1,200 per day the first week. Add a small number of calories to each meal, so instead of eating four 250-calorie meals a day choose four 300-calorie meals per day. Check ketosis with keto-strips at the end of the week.
Resuming Induction
After the one week transition period, you can move back into the Induction phase of the supercharged Atkins Diet. Continue following Induction as long as you stay in ketosis. Keep a food journal to prevent carb-creep. Carb-creep is a slow increase in carbohydrate intake that forces your body out of ketosis.
Dangers
The Fat Fast, or supercharged Atkins is not for everyone. Check with your physician before starting Atkins Induction or the supercharged Atkins Diet. Low protein diets are linked to vitamin deficiency and suppressed immune function.
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