Consuming a high protein diet while reducing carbohydrates can lead to rapid weight loss. A great advantage to this approach is you will lose fat rather than too much muscle. Some of the best protein diets are the Atkins Diet and the High Protein Weight Reduction Diet.
Atkins Diet
This popular diet has four phases that dieters must go through. The amount of time spent on each phase varies depending on how much you weigh.
The first phase is called Induction, and is optional. The point of this phase is to jumpstart your body into the diet. It severely restricts carbohydrates and those who have struggled with overeating may have difficulty with this level of discipline. The second phase is Ongoing Weight Loss. This is when dieters begin to include a few more carbohydrates than during the Induction phase and determines the amount of carbohydrates that can be consumed while still losing weight. Phase three is Pre-maintenance, where even more carbohydrates are added to determine how much the dieter can consume while keeping their weight at the same level. The fourth phase, Maintenance is just like pre- Maintenance after the correct amount of carbohydrates needed to maintain weight has been found. This fourth phase, ideally, lasts forever.
High Protein Weight Reduction Diet
This diet stresses that you should only follow it short term so that you can boost your weight loss at the beginning of a new lifestyle. It states a balanced diet including grains and other carbohydrates, fruits, vegetables, proteins and dairy, as well as exercise, is crucial for long-term health and well-being .
While on this diet, take a multi-vitamin, calcium and consume at least eight cups of water a day. It also includes the use of a high-quality protein bar.
For breakfast, this diet entails consuming a protein (eggs, ham or the protein bar) with two glasses of any fluid that does not contain carbohydrates. For lunch, have a salad with any lean protein (chicken, turkey, tuna) and two glasses of fluid. For dinner, it stresses not to eat if you are not hungry but you may have a serving of protein (chicken, salmon, turkey) with a side salad of green, leafy vegetables and water. You may have up to three snacks during the day which should be half a protein bar and water or a carbohydrate-free beverage.
With any salad you may have salad dressing but make sure there are negligible carbohydrates in it--less than five calories from the carbohydrates per serving.
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