LOW-CARB DIETING SECRETS: 71 total pages.

are the recommended source of carbs. This phase of the diet lasts 14 days and is followed by the Ongoing Weight Loss diet (OWL). The OWL phase allows for the reintroduction of certain good carbs but the levels are kept below 40 grams a day. Dieters stay on OWL until they reach their ideal weight. Once the ideal weight is reached dieters transition into the Pre-Maintenance diet, where they experiment with reintroducing certain good carbs until they discover their carb tolerance level (the total carb grams they can consume in a day and not gain weight). When dieters understand how much carb they can consume and they maintain their ideal weight, they will enter Lifetime Maintenance. Here they will continue to avoid sugar, processed foods, white flour and hydrogenated fat/oils. The Atkins diet offers a number of approved foods and there are Atkins stores in many areas that sell diet compatible products. Carbohydrate Addict's Diet Husband and wife scientist team Drs. Rachael and Richard Heller introduced the term

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