How fast can you lose weight on the Atkins diet?
You can safely lose one to two pounds per week on the Atkins Diet. To lose one pound of body fat, you need a deficit of 3500 calories per week. That comes to 500 calories per day. If you want to lose two pounds per week, you need a deficit of 1000 calories per day. In order to calculate how many calories per day you should be consuming, you need to know your BMR. (Basal metabolic rate) Your basal metabolic rate or BMR is the amount of calories you burn when you are at rest. It is the minimum amount of calories required per day, to sustain your body’s daily energy needs. This energy is used for breathing, digestion, brain function, body temperature, heart pumping, etc. Calculating your BMR is not as difficult as you might think. You can use a formula to determine your BMR. There is a separate formula for men and women. For men the formula is: BMR = 66 + ( 6.23 x weight in pounds ) + ( 12.7 x height in inches ) – ( 6.8 x age in year ) For women the formula is: BMR = 655 + ( 4.35 x weight
