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Old Wed, Dec-07-05, 19:14
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Originally Posted by taming
I wonder if it might be good to talk about the never ending induction somewhere in point 3.


Perpetual induction is a definite issue, but the tips above were meant to be broad low carb, not specific to Atkins.
That and it's hard to tell someone to get off induction when Dr. Atkins himself said that if a person had a lot to lose, they could safely stay on induction for 6 months or longer. Then again, Dr. Atkins also said that those with 20 pounds or less to lose could safely skip induction altogether and just start in OWL.
My personal opinion in the matter is that it's generally a bad idea to stay on induction or at very low carb intake levels all the way to your goal weight because you learn absolutely nothing about what your body can and can't handle or what level of carb intake (or sources of carbs) will be good for you to maintain on once you do reach goal. Losing weight is great, but the purpose of all those phases is so that by the time you reach your goal weight, you'll have a fairly good idea what you'll need to do to maintain those losses.
Staying on induction all the way to goal results in a lot of yo-yoing up and down with weight while the person figures out all the stuff that they should have figured out while they were losing.
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