OK, here is what I understand:

1. You need to consider calories in the Atkins diet. One must burn more calories than one takes in. The Atkins diet is especially helpful because it helps you feel less hungry and keeps calories at a reasonable level.

2. If calories go too low, your body goes into starvation. Metabolism slows down and its very hard to lose weight.

My question is: WHERE is the optimum place to be to lose weight at the most rapid rate possible. I am certainly aware of the 10x-12x your current weight rule. However, there must be a level below that (still not into starvation mode), which will increase the rate of weight loss.

Is there a point between metabolism slowdown and 10x your current weight? Or once you go below 10x your weight, does the body's metabolism slow down right away?


If this is confusing I am sorry. However, I am trying to combine a real eye on my calories with <20 carbs to see what happens. I just do not want to hit the starvation mode (unlikely!).