Pre-Maintenance
When you have determined your "critical carbohydrate level for losing" in the second phase of the Atkins diet and have about 10 pounds left to lose, you can move on to the third, "pre-maintenance" phase.
Pre-maintenance goal—Begin when within 5 to 10 pounds of weight-loss goal
Gradually increase carbohydrate intake by 10 grams per week until weight is gained, then drop back to the previous carbohydrate gram level ...
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Daily net carbohydrates intake is increased again this time by 10 grams each week from the latter groupings, and the key goal in this phase is to find the "Critical Carbohydrate Level for Maintenance", ...
PRE-MAINTENANCE PHASE
When you are within ten pounds of your ideal weight, you now need to find your “critical carbohydrate level for maintenance.' Again, you do this by adding and subtracting carbs as you watch your weight. As Dr.
Pre-Maintenance
When you get close to your ultimate weight goal, understandably you will want to take off those last five or six pounds in a hurry. But it's important to carve them off over the course of two or three months.
In the pre-maintenance phase, the dieter increases his or her carbohydrate intake by ten net grams each week until the attainment of the so-called 'Critical Carbohydrate Level for Maintenance'.
Phase 3: Pre-Maintenance Diet: Commencing 5-10 pounds away from reaching target weight.
Purpose: To prepare for the last phase.
Could be anything from 25-90g depending on level of metabolic resistance & amount of exercise
Pre-maintenance - Increase by 10g a week. This is about learning how to maintain new weight.
It's time to enter phase three, called Pre-maintenance, once you have just 5-10lb left to lose. During this phase, you increase you carb intake by 10g each day for a week at a time.
Pre-Maintenance
Lifetime Maintenance
As one moves through the four phases, more variety in food types can be added to the diet, including some breads, fruit, etc. that are considered taboo during the very early stages.
The plan has four phases -- induction, ongoing weight loss, pre-maintenance, and lifetime maintenance. Dieters' intake of fats and protein remains relatively steady during all these phases.
The Atkins Diet has four phases: Induction, Ongoing Weight Loss (OWL), Pre-maintenance, and Maintenance, the length of these different phases depending on the individual and the progress they make.
After that you may sign up for our Pre-maintenance/Lifetime maintenance program. Our goal is that you will enjoy the way you look and feel so much that you will permanently incorporate the guidelines of our meal plans into your lifestyle.
There are four phases to the Atkins diet, they are; 1) Induction, 2) Ongoing Weight Loss, 3) Pre-Maintenance and 4) Lifetime Maintenance.
The third Pre-Maintenance phase lets you add ten grams of carbs each week until you're losing about a pound a week. This phase continues until you reach your target weight.
Dieters will all have different thresholds, but about 35 to 40 grams of carbs per day seems to result in a continued 1-pound-per-week weight loss for the average person. As you approach your goal weight, you pass into the pre-maintenance and ...
 See also: Atkins, Weight loss, Carbohydrate, Diet, Fat
  
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