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.
Monitor your weight and pay attention to exactly how much you have lost. Weight loss will be your gauge and tell if you it's time to move on to the next Phase of the Atkins diet. 1  You should loose 15 pounds (6.8 kg) before moving on to step 2. 2  Stay in Phase 1 if you haven't lost this much, until you have met this goal.