How to Transition from Pre-Maintenance to Lifetime Maintenance
Let’s put one issue to rest. Many people don’t understand why the Atkins Diet is made up of four phases instead of three.… Read More
Beginning in Phase 3, Pre-Maintenance
Just as it is possible to start Atkins in Ongoing Weight Loss (OWL), some people can start in Phase 3, Pre-Maintenance. Some of them… Read More
Are Your Patients Ready to Move to Lifetime Maintenance?
The whether-to-move-on question is easiest in Pre-Maintenance, where it’s a simple black-and-white issue. Ask your patients these… Read More
Objectives of Phase 3
By the time your patients move to Phase 3 of the Atkins Diet, they should be in control of their appetite and about 10 pounds from… Read More
Guidelines for Phase 3
Once your patients are in Pre-Maintenance, they should know the drill that enables them to stay in fat-burning mode. Just as in… Read More
How to Reintroduce Foods in Phase 3
This phase offers the opportunity to reintroduce the whole foods that were off limits in the first two phases of the Atkins Diet. While… Read More