Things You'll Need:
- meat
- approved vegetables
- eggs
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Step 1
The first step is to rid your house of any "junk" food or foods high in carbohydrates. This would include bread, potatoes, rice, white or starchy foods, fruit that is high in sugar, ice cream, chips, and the like.
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Step 2
The second step is to go to the grocery store and load up on fish, fowl, shellfish, meat, eggs, a variety of cheeses, lettuce, cucumbers, radishes, jicama, celery, peppers, mushrooms, and sprouts.
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Step 3
The third is to plan out your meals for at least a month. Most people, if they actually stick to the plan, will see noticeable weight loss within a month. The people who are most successful on any diet are those who are able and willing to eat the same few choice things over and over again. They don't stray from the initial plan.
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Step 4
An example breakfast would be bacon and eggs. Atkins says that you can eat as much as you'd like of any of the approved foods and still lose weight. In my experience this had held true. However, as time goes on I have noticed that by eating these few foods I actually end up feeling more full and eating less.
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Step 5
For lunch you could take three or four pieces of sliced turkey and roll them with pieces of cheese of your choice. A small side salad would also be appropriate in addition to the turkey and cheese. For salad dressing I'd stick purely to a little extra virgin olive oil and red wine vinegar.
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Step 6
For dinner the menu often consists of meat, a salad, and a vegetable. For example, steak, hamburger, grilled chicken, fish, or pork chops with a salad on the side and the possibly grilled peppers or even broccoli, asparagus, or cauliflower, although those last three are higher in carbs.
