Robert Atkins Quotes

Because fats are so calorie-dense - there are nine calories per gram of fat - at 400 grams of fat, you're getting a lot of calories in. It's so easy to digest fat, too. That was my fuel.

Food is your body's fuel. Without fuel, your body wants to shut down.

Fat does not make you fat.

Protein helps your insulin levels not spike and helps you not store your food as fat.

If you eat every two hours, your body doesn't really hold much fat, and it actually speeds up your metabolism.

I would never recommend going on a crash diet. Drastically reducing your calorie intake can cause numerous problems, and your body will store fat because you have sent it into starvation mode. I eat every two hours to maintain my blood sugar levels.

If you're exercising hard and training hard every day, you've got to have carbs; you can't just cut them out. That's how you get your energy levels up.

Our ancestors relied upon their advanced brains to survive during times of food shortage, and fortunately, the human brain is able to utilize body fat as an extremely efficient fuel to sustain function when glucose-providing food is unavailable.

I had no idea about nutrition. I thought by eating salads you'll stay skinny.

Weight isn't a factor in nutritional health.

The only secret to food combination is a balance of protein, carbs and fat - they all play a key role in our health.

I don't overeat. I only eat one meal a day... but my body has been one of those that has almost perfect assimilation, so everything I eat is assimilated, not lost.

I started reading and talking and interviewing nutritionists and a thread was starting to form for me which is - a protein digests in a different rate of speed than a carbohydrate.

While weight loss is important, what's more important is the quality of food you put in your body - food is information that quickly changes your metabolism and genes.

Muscle and water is critical in burning fat.

If I could eat without gaining weight or getting unhealthy, I would eat all the time.

Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

I run probably 35-40 miles a week, and I think 80 per cent of your body is what you eat. The biggest part is just eating well.

I went from 118 pounds to 135 pounds in a few months. But, I still didn't know anything about food.

Your body is the direct result of what you eat as well as what you don't eat.

Our bodies are machines and have to be functional, and to do that they have to be fed properly.

I've got to make sure I'm keeping weight on.

When I'm not on the road, I try to intake about 300 grams of protein a day, which is a lot. I got really into how your body absorbs it and how you feel and how crazy it is when you intake that much food and actually feel better, your brain works better, and you actually lose weight even though you're eating more. It's so methodical.

The usual justification for eating extra meals is that it keeps the metabolism 'revved up' so that weight loss is easier. There is, however, very little hard evidence that supports this idea, and a fair amount that disputes it.

I don't know if people would be surprised by this or not, but I'm kind of into nutrition and weight lifting. I know I'm kind of a slender man, but the human physique fascinates me, and learning about metabolism.