This is going to be a pretty short post but it’s full of great information if you are having trouble losing weight.

I’ve tried just about every diet known to man….and woman for that matter. You name it. Paleo, Weight Watchers, low-fat, low-carb, vegetarian, detox diets, and so many others I can’t even begin to count them all. I have never been able to consistently keep the weight off like I have wanted to.

That is…until a few years ago when I started on the Atkins Diet. It was 1997, at the height of this diet’s popularity. I weighed 195 pounds, a full 60 pounds overweight. Within 6 months I had lost those 60 pounds and had a new lease on a healthy life! Throughout the years, I have always gone back to the diet that works for me whenever I have felt myself gaining one too many pounds. I have not gone past the 140 lb mark since!

Here’s the quick and easy shortcut I use to get myself back on track with the Atkins diet anyone can try; I must admit it is not original but I do not recall exactly how I came about it. It’s not really an easy Atkins diet meal plan you are accustomed to seeing; it is a little modified.

For breakfast: (Choose One)

5 egg whites with low or non-fat American cheese (scrambled or in an omelette)

Low-carb shake (Atkins makes a good one)

Low-carb Protein Bar

Mid-Morning Snack:

Two handfuls of pecans in their shells

Two handfuls of walnuts

Lunch:

5 Boar’s Head ham or turkey and American cheese roll-ups

1 can of tuna in water with a little hoison or barbecue sauce

Mid-Afternoon Snack:

Protein bar

Dinner:

1 palm-sized serving of protein (lean meat, chicken, or fish), and…

1 cup of green beans or asparagus

Make sure you drink plenty of water throughout the day and take a multivitamin. as you can see, it is very easy and fairly inexpensive to lose weight with this method.

This is an easy Atkins diet to follow and the one I always reach for and currently, I can lose approximately 2-3 pounds a week on it. I have somewhat grown accustomed to eating these foods even when I am not trying to go on a diet to lose weight because I simply feel better when I am not eating so many carbohydrates.

My blood pressure seems to go up when I consume too many carbs, too. You may want to try a lower-carb type of diet  if you suffer from pre-hypertension.

This is my shortcut and I hope it works for those of you who need to lose a few!