OK...Once more

[Luvs2lose]

I have posted here several times in the past, and every time with good intentions. I have never made it past my second day on induction. I always feel so crappy and tired that I just give in I recommended this WOE to my best friend and she has been doing great for the past week(we started together, but I gave in on the second day). I am going to give it one more whirl and just make myself try it for at least a month and see how it goes. I know I can do this...I need to lose about 30 lbs, and I would really like to lose 15 of that by Oct.
Most importantly I want to feel better, more engergetic...and lord howdy do I look forward to eating the foods that are taboo on any other diet. I am getting ready to make some chicken wings and dip them in REAL full fat sour cream...oh yummy! Today I had a total carb pig out....but Im starting tonight and tomorrow will be my first full day on induction . I know with all the great support on this board that I have the tools I need to succeed. I have the DANDR 2002 book. It will be my bible for the next little while and water will be my life blood . I look forward to this and to getting to know all of you. Cheers

Corinna

[Terry]

Re: OK...Once more

Hi Corinna!

Stop on by the Second Time around Club. There are lots of fun folks over there on their second, third or whatever try at Atkins. It has helped me to be able to chat with others in the same boat as I am.

DANDR and Water are 2 of the best kinds of ammunition for you!

[Moochiecat]

Re: OK...Once more

It's rough, that first week or two, when you feel yukky going through Induction Flu from sugar and caffiene withdrawal. I know that on day 7 I was still feeling awful, and I questioned things, but I knew what was happening to me, and I kept thinking to myself that this was my 'trial by fire'..this was the cleansing my body needed in order for everything to work properly.
I had abused my body so much with sugar and other bad carbs that in a weirdo way I felt I needed the discomfort of Induction Flu to really drive home the point that this is what the bad carbs do to you. They suck you in, get you addicted, get you fat, and once I got through the feeling sick, I would be free of them forever! That's what helped me through those first few weeks, and that's what keeps me going.

Plow on through it, and keep thinking about your goals..even if you have to set small goals at first to be able to make it through...take it a day, a meal, even a bite at a time. You can do it! If I can do it, you can do it.

[Effie]

Re: OK...Once more

I am going to give it one more whirl and just make myself try it for at least a month and see how it goes.

Hi Corinna,
I think you'll find that if you can make it past one week, you'll have no trouble making it for a full month. It really does get easier if you can just get to that point where your body has stopped craving carbs and actually feels "high" from all the fat burning! And yes, definitely eat up on all those taboo foods. When I started, and I was feeling like I couldn't do it, I'd just pretend that I was on weight watchers and that would make me think of all the delicious food I wouldn't be able to have if I stopped this WOE. Then I'd make myself half a pound of bacon as a snack and feel much better!

Good luck to you, and STICK IT OUT! It will be worth it!