And place your face 5 â 10 inches away from the steam. Do not, I repeat, do NOT place your face incredibly close, because you risk burning or causing your skin to swell. Do five 2-minute steaming sessions and allow your face to breath for a few moments in between each session. Same goes for your Con Air steamer, minus the towel.
Dr Atkins claims you can expect to lose 6-10lb in the first two weeks of Induction, which should slow to 1-3lb a week once you enter the Ongoing Weight Loss Phase. During Pre-maintenance, you can expect to lose 1lb a week at most.
On the Atkins diet, you limit yourself to just 20g carbohydrates per day; the South Beach diet limits you to 30g. The beginning stage is meant to last for just two weeks, however, many people stick with this extremely low-carbohydrate eating plan for months so they can continue dropping weight quickly.