Will cheating on Atkins ruin your diet?

Answer by  Roland27 (16334)

Cheating once is not going to ruin your diet. If you're cheating several times a week you are probably going to ruin your diet. Allow yourself to have one "treat" a week so you aren't always thinking about cheating.

Answer by  tjh1234 (362)

Basically, yes - you need to totally eliminate carbohydrates in order for it to work. If you eat carbohydrates, will you produce insulin and the fat you eat can be stored. You will get enough carbohydrates from the allowed diet to survive.

Answer by  worker5661 (131)

yes, the atkins diet works by tricking your body. it senses that it's full but doesnt have any carbs to turn into energy. it then it starts burning off fat at a higher than normal rate. if carbs are introduced, however, your body will get energy from the carbs and all the rest will be stored as fat. not healthy.

Answer by  Vllad45 (1886)

Yes, cheating even in little amounts sets you back rather far because you shock your body out of ketosis by giving it carbs.

Answer by  Manda (1103)

Yes. Cheating on Atkins will ruin your diet. You have to adhere to a strict Atkins diet for this diet to work.

Answer by  Darkephoenix (1789)

Probably not. Though it would depend largely on the number of times it has happened. I've had friends who were on the diet and they've said it was fine even with a naughty nibble here or there.