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I’m a 23 year old female and I’m on the Induction phase of the Atkins Diet. I’m not sure which multivitamin to buy. I’m pretty sure I don’t need any more iron, and I need one without added sugar or fillers. I’d appreciate any suggestions.
My question again was about atkins diet and there have been some great answers
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Carbage, all the processed foods that are cut out of the Atkins diet, are fortified with synthetic vitamins & minerals since usually the foods original vitamins & minerals are stripped away in the refining process so vitamins & minerals (albeit synthetic) are added to make the food appear nutritious. I’m not a big fan of synthetic vitamins, but your body is used to having this supplementation. When you eliminate all these processed foods, you lose this supplementation. Any multivitamin (without iron) should suffice until you can start getting more nutrition from your foods.
It’s important to maintain your electrolyte balance & there is a temporary disruption during the change over process. Glucose is stored as glycogen & glycogen holds 3x it’s weight in water. As you deplete the glycogen stores, you lose this water & your body becomes dehydrated. It will eventually find other methods of maintaining fluid balances but in the meantime, it’s imperative to stay hydrated & supplement minerals. I recommend sea salt, potassium, magnesium & calcium. The nutrients in half an avocado a day will help maintain this balance.
Ground flax seed should be included daily in your eating plan, even during induction. It provides a multitude of nutrients as well as needed fiber. 4 Tbsp ground flax seed is only half a carb.
Ground flax seed (2-4 Tbsp) 1/4 cup water, artificial sweetener, mix in a raw egg – let sit 10 min. to absorb liquid, put some cream cheese in the middle & nuke 2 min for daily fiber needs.
You can lose more body fat eating protein & fat (don’t eat protein alone) than not eating AT ALL. To lose weight fast, eat all you want, but nothing but meat, eggs, healthy oils, mayo, butter & half an avocado a day (for added potassium). Keep the calories high & the fat percentage high, at least 65% of calories. Green vegetables & some cheese will continue weight loss but at a slower pace.
The first 2 weeks eat several cups a day of (mostly) lettuce & celery, cucumbers, radishes, mushrooms, peppers & more variety of vegetables thereafter – add 5 grams per day additional every week (20 grams day first 2 weeks, 25grams 3rd week, 30grams 4th week etc) til you gain weight, then subtract 10grams. That will be your personal carb level (everyone is different & depends on how active you are.)
Start with meat, fats & salads for 2 weeks and then slowly add in more green veg, wk4 fresh cheeses, wk5 nuts & seeds, wk6 berries, wk7 legumes, wk8 other fruits, wk9 starchy veg, wk10 whole grains. You will learn how your body reacts to different foods.
The body won’t release fat stores if you lower calories below what it needs. It will slow metabolism to compensate & store every spare ounce as fat. If you continue lowering calories, it will continue lowering the set point, til it can survive off nothing & store fat on anything. The body will only release it’s fat stores if it knows there is plenty of nutritious food.
Eating carbs while trying to lose body fat is terribly inefficient. When in glycolysis (burning glucose as fuel) you have to lower your calories (which slows your metabolism) & exercise heavily to deplete your glycogen stores before burning body fat.
The core of Atkins program is converting the body from glycolysis (burning glucose as fuel) to ketosis (burning fat as fuel). Dietary fat levels need to be at >65% of total calories, if not, the body will still remain in glycolysis by converting 58% of excess protein into glucose (via gluconeogenesis).
It takes minimum of 3 days to convert a body to ketosis, (but only one bite to convert back to glycolysis). People feel sluggish the first week but most feel better than ever thereafter.
Simple carbohydrates (sugar, flour, bread, cereal, pasta, potatoes, rice) trigger the fat storage hormone insulin. The more protein the more the fat burning hormone glucagon is released.
High insulin levels promote inflammation, weight gain, hunger & unbalance other hormones. Controlling insulin levels will balance out other hormones & allow human growth hormone (HGH) to be produced naturally so lean muscle will be gained even without exercise.
As long as you have <9grams carbs per hour, you will maintain insulin control & shouldn’t gain weight, no matter the calories because insulin, the fat storage hormone is not activated. Many people gain weight on high carb, do low carb to lose weight & then are shocked when they return to high carb & gain weight. Many people can return to moderate carb levels but very few can really eat all they want of sugar & maintain weight or health.
I am adamantly opposed to low calorie dieting because most people lose a good portion of lean tissue (including vital organs like the heart) along with fat stores. There is no nutrition in fat stores, only energy. Most people get impatient and lower their calories and increase their exercise to a point where they lose so much lean tissue that when they return to wh
any multi. the fillers, if any, mean nothing to your body. calcium citrate with vitamin D would be a good supplement. i take this.