Atkins Diet Food Plan
What can you eat?
Red meat, chicken, cheese, eggs, fish and shellfish are all allowed. You can cook with butter, put mayo on your tuna and drizzle your salads with olive oil.
Typical day's diet
Breakfast: Cheese and mushroom omelette, decaffeinated coffee with single cream.
Lunch: Chicken breast with melted blue cheese and a green salad.
Dinner: Steak served with spinach topped with soured cream.
Snack: Two slices ham.
Top tip
If you can't resist a glass of wine, have red instead of white as red wine tends to contain less sugar.
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jonathan, about 1 year
startin the atkins diet 2 moro actually lookin forward 2 it couldnt live without meat i just need 2 resist the snacks !
Report this commentgill, about 1 year
atkins is good but have you tried dr charles clarks new high protien diet book is available in shops and i lost 38ibs in four months its not so restrictive as atkins
Report this commenthayley smith, about 1 year
would really like to start the atkins diet, but dont have the book. can anyone give me ideas of what i can/cant eat. Would really love someones weekly food diary, as in drinks, snacks, breakfast lunch, dinner. If it works and i lose weigt I will happily do the same and pass the knowledge on.....
Report this commentgavin sharpley, about 1 year
i'm thinking of doing the atkins plan.i've got the big orange book"the new diet revolution".the problem is i think i have the american version and i have no idea what supplements are best to take.anybody have any suggestions please.
Report this commentJenny, about 1 year
Hiya, i started the Atkins diet yesterday and i cant believe tucking into bacon and eggs fried in butter with mayo for breakfast is actually going to make me loose weight!! i almost feel guilty and worried i will end up as big as a bus! i just hope it works cus at the moment im enjoying every meal!!
Report this commentchristy ellis, about 1 year
hi i am doing the atkins and alys feel hungry am i diong it right. i have lost 2stone since november.
Report this commenttasha, about 1 year
hiya im starting the atkins diet and im really looking forward to it.It sound like it really works so i cant wait to start thanks atkins you have helped me alot
Report this commentMary Stothard, over 2 years
Hello I have been 'doing Atkins' on and off for 4 years. I first heard of it through a friend after the birth of my first child. I have never been overweight but I had a couple of stones to lose after I gave birth. I was amazed with the results. I lost 10 pounds in 12 days - and kept it off. After I had my second child I tried Atkins again but it didn't work very well. The problem was I simply tried to memorise what I had done the first time round and later realised I had made a couple of silly mistakes. The thing with Atkins is that you must follow the rules of Induction religiously. If you cheat you have blown it. I am doing the Atkins diet now and in 2 weeks I have lost 9 pounds. The thing I absolutely love about Atkins is I'm NEVER hungry and I'm always very satisfied. And, my tummy is finally flat! Who wouldn't like to have cream in their coffee and chicken breast stuffed with cheese and wrapped in parma ham with lashings of cheese sauce on the veg for tea?!!! One thing I also must point out is that this website says to choose red wine over white. In actual fact red wine has 2 grams of carbs per glass, where white wine has only 0.9 grams. Therefore, white wine is the best choice (dry).
Report this commentsue, over 2 years
hi the grapefruit diet is like the atkins,you have a glass of juice or half of grapefruit before each meal.You do it for 12 days then have 3 off.I did it and lost nearly a stone
Report this commenttest, over 2 years
found the page quite helpful but to find certain information was difficult.
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simon sales, about 1 year
i want to start the atkins diet but i just cant find out what i can and cant eat,could you please help me out by telling me a list of what i can and can't eat,all i've found out is that i can eat eggs and bacon and cant eat bread and pasta. thanks
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