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As I have mentioned in my previous article entitled Understanding Atkins Diet As The First Step To Lose Weight, the second phase of the Atkins Diet is to continue to lose that weight. If you have passed the FIRST PHASE, congratulations ! It should be easier to proceed shedding the rest of that fat now!

The second phase starts by adding few carbs to your diet.

Increase your intake of carbohydrates but make sure you don’t overdo it. The weight loss shifts from extreme weight loss to one or two pounds weight loss per week.

The dieter can figure out very effectively that what amount of carbohydrates should be added in the diet in the beginning of the second phase. You would have to add carb around five grams a week in your diet with each passing week. This continues until you reach the appropriate level.

Add more carbohydrates progressively and in order according to priority. This is called carbohydrate ladder. This ladder makes the dieter more aware about the introduction of food added to the diet progressively.

The time frame for this phase is until the dieter reaches weight just a few pounds away from the desired weight.

Following are the goals of the ongoing weight loss phase:

#1 is to determine the CCLL (critical carbohydrate level for losing)
#2 is to increase the choices of food
#3 is to continue with the weight loss at safer rate
#4 is to continue with the food of low crab

Once again, the keys to get through the second phase are

#1 Continue controlling your diet, or rather your cravings!
#2 Add carbohydrates progressively
#3 Plan your meal, be creative but don’t overdo it
#4 Yes, it is slower yet more effective weight loss

Again, good luck!