
Objectives of Phase 4
In the Lifetime Maintenance, you’ll come to understand why the Atkins Diet is also called the Atkins Nutritional Approach. This… Read More

How to Transition from Pre-Maintenance to Lifetime Maintenance
Let’s put one issue to rest. Many people don’t understand why the Atkins Diet is made up of four phases instead of three.… Read More

Beginning in Phase 3, Pre-Maintenance
Just as it is possible to start Atkins in Ongoing Weight Loss (OWL), some people can start in Phase 3, Pre-Maintenance. Some of them… Read More

Are Your Patients Ready to Move to Lifetime Maintenance?
The whether-to-move-on question is easiest in Pre-Maintenance, where it’s a simple black-and-white issue. Ask your patients these… Read More

Objectives of Phase 3
By the time your patients move to Phase 3 of the Atkins Diet, they should be in control of their appetite and about 10 pounds from… Read More

Guidelines for Phase 3
Once your patients are in Pre-Maintenance, they should know the drill that enables them to stay in fat-burning mode. Just as in… Read More