Preface

Part One-Why Atkins Works
1: The Promise
2: Understanding Some Basics
3: How You'll Succeed
4: Is This You? Three Types Who Need
to Control Their Carbohydrates
5: Understanding the Importance of Insulin
6: The Great Fat Meltdown
7: Is There a Metabolic Advantage?
You Be the Judge.
8: The Complexities of Carbohydrates
9: Facts and Fallacies About the Atkins
Nutritional Approach

Part Two-How to Do Atkins
Today and for Life
10: Before You Begin
11: And Away You Go: The Induction Phase
12: Time to Review Your Results
13: Are You Ready for Phase Two?
14: Ongoing Weight Loss: The Second Phase
of Atkins
15: Engine Stalled? How to Get Past a Plateau
16: Pre-Maintenance: Prepare for Permanent Slimness
17: Lifetime Maintenance
18: A Regimen to Jump-Start Weight Loss
19: Eating in the Real World

Part Three-Understanding Health
and Well-Being
20: Metabolic Resistance: Causes and Solutions
21: The Psychology of Weight Loss:
Behavioral Changes for a Healthier Life
22: Exercise: It's Non-Negotiable
23: Nutritional Supplements: Don't Even Think

Part Four-Disease Prevention
24: The Perilous Path to Diabetes
25: Yeast Reactions
26: Food Intolerances: Why We Each Require
a Unique Diet
27: Lifetime Protection for Your Heart
28: Spreading the Word

Part Five-Food and Recipes
Food and Recipes to Help You Do Atkins
The Recipes
Carbohydrate Gram Counter
References
Index
of Getting Along Without Them!