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ONGOING WEIGHT LOSS
What is ongoing weight loss (OWL)?
Ongoing Weight Loss, or OWL as we like to call it, is the second phase of the Atkins Nutritional Approach. This phase gives you the knowledge and freedom to begin to add variety into your diet as you control your Net Carb intake and continue to lose weight. You'll stay on OWL until you are within 10lbs of your goal then move to Pre-Maintenance. Get excited - and get started.
Here's what you'll do:
You'll learn how to take weight loss into your own hands
Induction gave you the guidelines, now you learn how to take control - you'll start adding delicious, healthy foods back into your diet - a wider variety of vegetables, plus fruit, nuts and seeds.
You'll establish a personal eating plan
Week by week, you'll add more carbohydrates back into your diet while you keep track of your weight. You'll eventually learn your own very personal threshold level of carbohydrate consumption - we call it CCLL - Critical Carbohydrate Level for Losing.
You'll eat right and keep that engine going strong
Although the accelerated weight loss pace of induction slows, you will continue to lose weight at a steady pace with your new supercharged metabolism. Rest assured, you'll still feel energized and ready to take on the world.
You'll become more and more confident
Each week, as your food and nutrition knowledge grows, so does your self-assurance. This is working, and you're the one making it happen. Get used to that feeling of confidence and control; it's going to be with you from now on.
Should you start with OWL?
You should start with OWL:
- If you've completed Induction, feel great about your progress and are ready to start adding variety to your menu - move on to OWL.
- Or, if your weight loss goals are minimal - and you don't need Induction's jumpstart, OWL is a great place to begin. If you do opt to start here, be sure you understand the basics of Phase 1: Induction.
How to start OWL
Ready to learn even more about the Atkins Nutritional Approach, keep losing weight, feel energized and in control?
Here we go:
Net Carbohydrates during this phase:
Start with 25 grams per day. Each week, increase daily Net Carbs by 5 grams.
Through OWL and beyond, Atkins will teach you how to add good carbs back into your diet. Once you start this phase, you'll increase your daily carb intake from Induction's 20 grams a day up to 25 grams during your first week of OWL. During week two of OWL, you can consume 30 grams of Net Carbs per day - and so on.
What you'll eat during this phase
- Continue to enjoy adequate amounts of lean protein - chicken, turkey, lean beef, fish, shellfish, lamb, pork, veal, eggs, and a variety of vegetable proteins.
- Keep consuming those natural fats - olive oil, safflower oil, butter, and avocado.
- In addition, start adding variety, including new vegetables, berries, nuts and seeds - just remember to stick with your daily Net Carb count each week. Use the Acceptable Foods List for Phase 2 - and plan accordingly
Finding your Critical Carbohydrate Level for Losing - CCLL
Your CCLL is your own very personal carbohydrate threshold. It's the number of Net Carbs you can eat each day and still lose weight.
For example, let's say you add 5 Net Carbs a week to your daily carb consumption until you get to 45 grams. Up to that point, you've kept losing weight, but at 45 grams of carbs per day, your weight loss stalls. Guess what, your CCLL is approximately 40 grams of Net Carbs per day. It's that simple. You know that as long as you consume around 40 or fewer grams of Net Carbs daily, you'll keep losing weight.
The really interesting thing is, everyone's CCLL number is different.
Want to know why?
Stay focused and stay on OWL until you have about 10 pounds left to lose, then happily proceed to Pre-Maintenance
ONGOING WEIGHT LOSS

What is ongoing weight loss (OWL)?
Ongoing Weight Loss, or OWL as we like to call it, is the second phase of the Atkins Nutritional Approach. This phase gives you the knowledge and freedom to begin to add variety into your diet as you control your Net Carb intake and continue to lose weight. You'll stay on OWL until you are within 10lbs of your goal then move to Pre-Maintenance. Get excited - and get started.
Here's what you'll do:
You'll learn how to take weight loss into your own hands
Induction gave you the guidelines, now you learn how to take control - you'll start adding delicious, healthy foods back into your diet - a wider variety of vegetables, plus fruit, nuts and seeds.
You'll establish a personal eating plan
Week by week, you'll add more carbohydrates back into your diet while you keep track of your weight. You'll eventually learn your own very personal threshold level of carbohydrate consumption - we call it CCLL - Critical Carbohydrate Level for Losing.
You'll eat right and keep that engine going strong
Although the accelerated weight loss pace of induction slows, you will continue to lose weight at a steady pace with your new supercharged metabolism. Rest assured, you'll still feel energized and ready to take on the world.
You'll become more and more confident
Each week, as your food and nutrition knowledge grows, so does your self-assurance. This is working, and you're the one making it happen. Get used to that feeling of confidence and control; it's going to be with you from now on.
Should you start with OWL?
You should start with OWL:
- If you've completed Induction, feel great about your progress and are ready to start adding variety to your menu - move on to OWL.
- Or, if your weight loss goals are minimal - and you don't need Induction's jumpstart, OWL is a great place to begin. If you do opt to start here, be sure you understand the basics of Phase 1: Induction.
How to start OWL
Ready to learn even more about the Atkins Nutritional Approach, keep losing weight, feel energized and in control?
Here we go:
Net Carbohydrates during this phase:
Start with 25 grams per day. Each week, increase daily Net Carbs by 5 grams.
Through OWL and beyond, Atkins will teach you how to add good carbs back into your diet. Once you start this phase, you'll increase your daily carb intake from Induction's 20 grams a day up to 25 grams during your first week of OWL. During week two of OWL, you can consume 30 grams of Net Carbs per day - and so on.
What you'll eat during this phase
- Continue to enjoy adequate amounts of lean protein - chicken, turkey, lean beef, fish, shellfish, lamb, pork, veal, eggs, and a variety of vegetable proteins.
- Keep consuming those natural fats - olive oil, safflower oil, butter, and avocado.
- In addition, start adding variety, including new vegetables, berries, nuts and seeds - just remember to stick with your daily Net Carb count each week. Use the Acceptable Foods List for Phase 2 - and plan accordingly
Finding your Critical Carbohydrate Level for Losing - CCLL
Your CCLL is your own very personal carbohydrate threshold. It's the number of Net Carbs you can eat each day and still lose weight.
For example, let's say you add 5 Net Carbs a week to your daily carb consumption until you get to 45 grams. Up to that point, you've kept losing weight, but at 45 grams of carbs per day, your weight loss stalls. Guess what, your CCLL is approximately 40 grams of Net Carbs per day. It's that simple. You know that as long as you consume around 40 or fewer grams of Net Carbs daily, you'll keep losing weight.
The really interesting thing is, everyone's CCLL number is different.
Want to know why?
Stay focused and stay on OWL until you have about 10 pounds left to lose, then happily proceed to Pre-Maintenance