Atkins Phase 4: Lifetime Maintenance

At this point, you have reached your goal weight and learnt to select different food groups offering right amount of carbohydrates to maintain the weight loss. Also, Atkins lifetime maintenance teaches you to indulge in some of your favorite foods without worrying about putting the weight back. Maintain the ideal ACE and don’t let your weight fluctuate more than 3 pounds. Weight loss is not just physically tiring but also mentally straining, so take a break also by going for a holiday without counting calories.

It’s important to keep the attitude you possessed in earlier 3 stages to keep weight loss constant as a priority in your life. Always weigh yourself once a week to keep a check on you. If, you see any change towards higher side; go back to reducing carbohydrate intake to reach your ACE.

To maintain your ideal weight for life, assume certain principles as rules of your life:

• Be conscious about what you eat, try to eat only fresh food and not canned.
• Always stay away from sugar, corn syrup, cornstarch and white flour and be a smart buyer by keeping foods, which have these away from you.
• Variety is the spice of life so follow this in your eating plan to keep yourself motivated to be on right path. Try new recipes with food groups you can eat and enjoy.
• Take less of caffeine and alcohol
• Be regular with your vitamins and nutrient supplements.
• Act promptly when you see your weight climbing up.
• Very importantly, exercise should become an integral part of your life.

Follow these principles also with Atkins Nutritional Approach™ to stay slim and fit for life.