The Atkins Low Carb Diet is based on eating very few carbs, and this is especially true during "Phase 1". I believe that it's one of the strictest weight loss plans on the market, and during "Phase 1" it's probably one of the hardest to follow low carb programs currently available.
There is no mistaking this program for anything other than an extremely strict low carb plan which can sap your energy very quickly, since it only allows 80 carb calories per day during the first phase (20 grams of net carbs is about 80 carb calories per day). ...That's less carbs than you'll find in a large apple, since even a large apple has more carbs than that.
This program is probably not for the faint of heart, since only truly committed dieters can withstand Phase 1 of this program.
William
