The Atkins diet is a multiple-phased diet, and the first phase, induction, is the strictest. You are encouraged to stick as closely to the rules of this diet as you can to jumpstart the weightloss process, rid your body of cravings, and lose the most weight you can.
If you want to "cheat", go ahead, but like any diet, you may not experience the maximum weight-loss that you could of experience.
If you mean "cheating" to mean having a "treat", then yes. Atkins dieters have various ways of experiencing "treats" that do seem like "cheats" when you are on a low-carb diet. A mixture of whipping cream, cocoa powder, low-carb syrups can create a delicious dessert.
Many delicious low-carb dessert recipes can be found on the web.
A complete list of allowed foods for the Atkins Diet can be found online. For the "Official Atkins Acceptable Induction Foods List", go to: http://lowcarb4life.sugarbane.com/lowcarbfoods.htm.
yes and so is beer and wine
Many different diet plans including Atkins restricts the intake or does not allow the intake of certain foods like pearl barley. Atkins does not allow the barley because of its high carb content.
The Atkins diet plan is quite controversial. Please see the following for additonal information on the Atkins diet: www.webmd.com/diet/atkins-diet-what-it-is
The Atkins diet is popular among celebreties, but the foods allowed in the diet lack one very important thing: carbohydrates, which are the fuel for the body. And although initially the diet helps you to lose weight, it eventually plateaus into a steady weight.
If you are in the first 2 stages of the Atkins diet you are not allowed to eat bananas due to their high carb count. When you get to the later phase where you begin to add more carbs, you may have a banana as long as you stay within your ideal daily carb count.
Yes, you can eat shrimp on the Atkins diet.
Dr. Atkins
The Atkins diet relies heavily on protein sources found in meat, eggs, and some dairy like yogurt. It does discourage one from eating carbohydrates. One can find a list of Atkins approved foods in their books which are available online or at your nearest bookstore.
Yes, Lettuce is 100% allowed. It is very healthy
Yes, you can eat the cornflakes while you are on the Atkins diet.
You do not need to purchase Atkins-branded food to follow the Atkins diet. You can use any food that meets the nutritional guidelines set by the diet.