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    New to Atkins

    Hi everyone,
    just wanted to drop a quick line to introduce myself. I'm a new member and today was my first day of atkins. I don't think I did very well. I skipped meals and I think I had way to many eggs and cheese. I'm sitting on my coach, trying to distract myself and avoid my craving for everything and anything. Any ideas on sweet tasting snacks (i have a huge sweet tooth)?
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    Re: New to Atkins

    Hi, Susan,

    Welcome!

    Just a suggestion.... for this way of eating to work, you must follow the book. It gives sample meal menus and will really help you stay on track.

    The number ONE rule on induction is do NOT skip meals and do NOT let yourself get hungry. Once you are hungry, you will eat anything in sight.

    There are sweet treats that you can make to get you through induction, but if you eat the foods you are supposed to eat, the cravings will go away.

    You really need to understand what's involved in this before you can do it successfully.

    Good luck... and I hope tomorrow is a better day for you.
    ...

    Female, age 60, 5'5", small frame

    My food journal





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    • #3
      Re: New to Atkins

      Hi. Today was my first day on induction, too! I started off the day good. I took my B12 and had a Bacon Ranch Salad from mcdonalds.. I ate only half. Then dinner came and my parents invited me to this mexican restaurant and I ate chicken with some avocado type hot sauce, I had like two spoonfulls of rice and beans.... and tea with artificial sweetner...I need to plan my meals.
      220/207/170

      1st Goal= 200
      2nd Goal= 190
      Target= 150

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      • #4
        Re: New to Atkins

        Hello ttugurl

        Welcome to induction, do you have the book ? DANDR 2002 ?

        You say its your first day on induction and you have rice and beans ?
        Both not allowed : (

        Also be carefull with McDonalds salads as thier dressings can be very
        carby and added suger.

        Atkins way of eating is great, but you should follow the rules more for best results,
        I am doing extended induction, and I am sipping on a glass of wine so no one
        is perfect : ) I just read as its your first day on induction and you had rice and beans.

        Good luck !! this site is great for questions and support


        225 / 220 / 170

        Whad'ya mean I can't have Cheesy Poofs ?

        Atkineers -- People that are thick and tired of it

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        • #5
          Re: New to Atkins

          A trick I've used to get past the cravings is this: If I have a craving I have to drink a whole 20 oz. bottle of water before I can eat. If I'm still hungry after the water, it's usually not as bad and I'm more willing to make a better food choice - like celery sticks with a little cream cheese. Give it a try. Not only will you be better hydrated, you'll eventually beat the nasty grasp that sugar has on you.

          My other advice is to treat sugar and carbs as an addiction. It's harsh to say and even worse to hear, but we choose what we put in our mouth. Just make the decision NOT to give in. By this time next week the cravings will be gone and so will 5 pounds - I almost guarantee.

          Good luck, and be sure to rely on the support you can get here. I'm 5 weeks in and 25+ pounds down (30+ overall including before I joined)...hoping to hit 35 down by the end of the week, and I have yet to miss a roll call in the morning. This board is partially responsible for my success.
          "People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those of us who are doing it." - George Bernard Shaw
          "Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow." - Plato
          29/M/6'3"
          Highest Weight: 324
          Started: 1/29/09
          Starting Weight 319
          Goal #1 310 Met: 2/5/09
          Goal #2 299 Met: 2/15/09
          Goal #3 290 Met: 3/6/09
          Goal #4 280 Met:Sometime Around 4/16/09
          BIG Goal 270 Met:
          Ultimate Goal 230



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          • #6
            Re: New to Atkins

            Eggs are great. Eat lots. Limit the cheese, though. You have to make sure you're eating enough. My father always told me to lose weight, and that to do that meant to be hungry. Not so! Read the book, definitely. And in the meantime, check out this list: Acceptable Foods List
            And eat up!
            Aoife - 18, Female, 1.69 metres (5'6.5")

            Start/Current/Goal:
            204/193.4/127

            Irish Lass abroad in America

            Mini Goal #1: 188 lb (no longer "obese")
            Mini Goal #2: 170 lb (Hopefully when I go home for summer!)
            Mini Goal #3: 156 (no longer "overweight")



            April Mileage Challenge: 14.75/100, April Abs Challenge: 215/1750

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            • #7
              Re: New to Atkins

              Originally posted by susan_m View Post
              Hi everyone,
              just wanted to drop a quick line to introduce myself. I'm a new member and today was my first day of atkins. I don't think I did very well. I skipped meals and I think I had way to many eggs and cheese. I'm sitting on my coach, trying to distract myself and avoid my craving for everything and anything. Any ideas on sweet tasting snacks (i have a huge sweet tooth)?
              A "huge sweet tooth" is a sign of carb/sugar addiction. It is best not to give in to that sweet tooth. Induction is to break addictions. If you go sweet-free for a while, you'd be surprised how naturally sweet even veggies taste.

              You can take L-glutamine for sugar cravings. Chocolate cravings are a sign of magnesium deficiency. Most of the population is magnesium deficient. It will also help with constipation.

              Be sure to eat up your legal veggies so you get the nutrients that you are lacking due to stress of overeating carbohydrates.
              People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it.


              "Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
              ~~Herodotus


              Doin' the "Real Deal" Atkins 2002 since 9/15/2005
              Sunny's Secrets: My Journal



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              • #8
                Re: New to Atkins

                Wow, sunny, it's like you read my mind! I was eating a salad yesterday and the lettuce tasted so sweet, I had go online as soon as I was done to make sure there wasn't sugar in iceberg lettuce!
                Aoife - 18, Female, 1.69 metres (5'6.5")

                Start/Current/Goal:
                204/193.4/127

                Irish Lass abroad in America

                Mini Goal #1: 188 lb (no longer "obese")
                Mini Goal #2: 170 lb (Hopefully when I go home for summer!)
                Mini Goal #3: 156 (no longer "overweight")



                April Mileage Challenge: 14.75/100, April Abs Challenge: 215/1750

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                • #9
                  Re: New to Atkins

                  Originally posted by IrishRain View Post
                  Wow, sunny, it's like you read my mind! I was eating a salad yesterday and the lettuce tasted so sweet, I had go online as soon as I was done to make sure there wasn't sugar in iceberg lettuce!
                  How do you know that I am not reading your mind...as Twlight Zone plays in the background...
                  People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it.


                  "Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
                  ~~Herodotus


                  Doin' the "Real Deal" Atkins 2002 since 9/15/2005
                  Sunny's Secrets: My Journal



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                  • #10
                    Re: New to Atkins

                    Originally posted by NewToAtkins View Post
                    My other advice is to treat sugar and carbs as an addiction. It's harsh to say and even worse to hear, but we choose what we put in our mouth. Just make the decision NOT to give in.
                    Wow. I'd never really though of it like that...what great advice. I'll certainly take on board that I am addicted to sugar and must abstain with severe willpower if I'm going to succeed.

                    There is so much success for others on this diet that I'm really looking forward to it coming my way!
                    "I'm not fat....I'm fluffy!"



                    Female 35 217/213/140 Started 15th Feb 2009
                    Wk 1 -5lbs
                    Wk2 +1lb

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