Saturday, 13 June 2009

Atkins Diet: Why do people fail on Atkins diet?

In what might not be the most popular video I have ever done, I deal with the topic on why others have failed or not succeeded on the Atkins Diet. Some times you have to take accountability for your own actions, but my goal was to use these stories of past failed attempts of the Atkins Diets to prevent others from falling victim to the same thinking.

Here is the top 7 reasons people fail:
1. Use it as a fad diet or quick weight loss, and then hop off the diet.
2. Never read the book / think there is only one phase
3. Modify the diet or believe they know better
4. Believe if a little is good, then none must be better
5. Believe they can cycle carbs to achieve better results, and end up just cycling on
6. Cheat a single time due to a unique occassion / failure to plan, and give up on themselves
7. Get frustrated with a weight loss hesitation or stall and call it quits


Friday, 12 June 2009

Atkins Diet Recipes: Low Carb Chewy Candy Bar

Another great low carb comfort food recipe from Linda's Low Carb (http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/chewy_peanutbutter_candy.html):
2 TBS butter
1/4 cup natural chunky peanut butter
1/4 cup Splenda
1 cup chocolate whey protein powder
1/4 cup Da Vinci SF Vanilla syrup
1/4 cup Salted nuts (optional)

* Melt the Butter, and mix with Splenda.
* Add the Peanut Butter to the mix until smooth.
* Mix protein powder until crumbly
* Add SF syrup, and the mix should turn glossy and much easier to form into 2 mini loaf pans
* Freeze mixture for 1 hour, and it should be able to be eaten.