Anyone starting Atkins tomorrow! (16th March)

[foodrehab]

Re: Anyone starting Atkins tomorrow! (16th March)

I like that theory Lyndyn .

Day 6 of induction for me! I definately look thinner. Look forward to weighing again.
I am now trying to start a workout DVD. Plan on start working out 3 days a week.
Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. That would really help muscle tone.

Lets keep truckin!!

[Lyndyn]

Re: Anyone starting Atkins tomorrow! (16th March)

Awesome, Laurie!

Secretly, I always think that any pound I lose is actually worth TWO - the pound I lost and the pound that I DIDN'T gain!

[planetclaire]

Re: Anyone starting Atkins tomorrow! (16th March)

Starting day 7 of induction, and NO CHEATS!! WOOHOOOOO!!!!

I had a party last night for my youngest son's birthday, and served nothing but low-carb treats...shrimp with a yummy mayonaise dip, and veggies with a sour cream based dip. And then of course the red velvet cupcakes....which I have had none of. They look good, but not good enough to eat

I am feeling so good! I am down 3.4 pounds as of this morning, I'm a slow loser this time around I think, but still a loser, so I don't care

I do need to drink lots of water today....yesterday I only managed 32 oz, I don't know why, but the water tasted bad to me. Maybe its the dog breath Usually I am drinking 96 oz, so I am not always sucking....

Hope everyone here has a great day!

[Lyndyn]

Re: Anyone starting Atkins tomorrow! (16th March)

Hi, everyone...just checking in. So far, so good!

Good weekend so far. TWO birthday parties this weekend. One down, one to go. Doing Atkins induction, so no birthday cake. So, just to record some triumphs:

Friday: Birthday Party at Fabulous Tea House, the kind where the bring around a tray laden with all kinds of dainties and delicacies. I waved it away and had chicken salad on lettuce. Delicious (though afterwards, I thought...hmmm...I bet those bastardos put sugar in that! Grrr...next time, I'll order tuna salad which isn't conducive to sweet.) Still I count the event as a victory.

Saturday: Someone, bless 'er 'eart, brought low fat, no sugar added cream cheese brownies to a meeting I attended. They looked GORGEOUS. For 2 hours they looked gorgeous. I wasn't even tempted! (Though they were made with splenda, they still had flour and I'm avoiding that right now.)

Later, we all decamped to lunch at a favorite place. This place makes a kick *** brie and roast beef paninin...so good...and...prob...hmmm...at LEAST 4 servings of bread -the sandwiches are huge. I had a grilled chicken ceasar salad and it was delish!

Still later, I met a friend to wander around the local gourmet grocery store - chocolates from all over the world! So fun, just to wander. This place also had a fancy tea room and she wanted to go, so I said yes. Had two lovely pots of masala chai. She asked if I minded if she indulged in carbs and I said not at all. They brought her a sampler of tiny (carbolicious) treats. Honestly, I wasn't even tempted.

Came home and had a nice steak and veggies.

One more birthday party this afternoon. Happily, they are grilling steaks. Yay!

I don't feel deprived or like I missed out on anything. There will always be another brownie. There will always be another petite lemon square in a frilly paper cup. These are not rare once in a life time items. I just wasn't willing to put off fat loss for them. Just wasn't. They just weren't that special.

Still not in ketosis yet, but I'm not really surprised. I pretty much ate whatever I wanted for February. (And, by the way, I don't feel guilty about that at all, either! I wanted to, so I did and now I've moved on.) So, I think I've prob good a lot of what is it called - glycogen? stored up to use up before the engines switch to the chub burning. No biggie. It will happen.

Man, I'm feeling zen today! That's unusual!

[Rhondascissorhands]

Re: Anyone starting Atkins tomorrow! (16th March)

Sounds like everyone is off to a good start!

[gemdris]

Re: Anyone starting Atkins tomorrow! (16th March)

Hey everyone - I am living in Australia (english girl) and have want to get down to 58kilo / 9 stone / 126 pound. I am 5ft 7 / 171cm and had a baby a year ago - I have managed to lose 4 of the 5 stone (5 stone/70 pound) I put on but this last stone is proving difficult to shift - my motivation is the pile of clothes I have that I cant quite get into lol!

I am on Day 6 but have just realised that my ketosis is burning the white wine I have been drinking - som I am going to start again today with NO alcohol - i have lost about 3 pound this week and am still in ketosis so hope next week will begood for me - I will then do another week of induction to make up for this week!

Good luck to everyone - any tips or advise would be gratefully received, I am rubbish with thinking of good things to eat - just eating steak most days and roast chicken....getting a bit boring!

Thanks and good luck to all
Gemma xx

[imagood1]

Re: Anyone starting Atkins tomorrow! (16th March)

Day 5 for me!!

Day 4 I had to leave the house without breakfast and ended up drinking a diet coke at a meeting and eating hot wings from KFC that probably had sugar and carbs in the batter. But Day 5 is going strong went to the grocery store last night and got some Jimmy Dean fully cooked bacon, Tennese Pride fully ooked turkey sauage patties, and pepperoni all with no carbs or suger. I have been getting Ozarka water bottles it helps me drink more water.
I thought I would be getting emails when people posted on here, so I would of been back sooner, I was feeling alone but wasnt after all, since yall were posting.
I'm liking the support and are here for everyone.

When is sugar allowed back??

And I slept like 12 hours last night and 10 hours the night before. Is that normal??

I got to weigh at the doctors on day 2 but dont have my own scale yet, I think I look thinner though and look forward to weighing!!

Keep up the work everyone...it will be worth it.

I am interested in learning about the food changes after induction.
and the sugar...

sugar is never allowed on Atkins -- you have have up to 3 splenda packets a day but no sugar.

as far as cream cheese -- yes get cream cheese -- you have put it on celery for a quick snack and there are so many recipes that use it. Just count it as part of your cheese allowance for the day.

Within reason you can have the bacon, sausage and pepperoni....I make pepperoni & cheese chips a couple times a week...you take deluxe deli cheese slices and cut them into 4 pieces (per slice) or smaller if you want...then put them on parchment paper in the microwave and nuke them 60 - 90 seconds -- the more brown they turn the crunchier they are...same with the pepperoni, just put it on parchment paper in the microwave for 60 - 90 seconds....tastes wonderful - I had them last night watching the basketball games on TV.

[imagood1]

Re: Anyone starting Atkins tomorrow! (16th March)

I had a really crummy day yesterday and thought for sure I was going to end up cheating, and I sort of did, I ate some cream cheese, more than what's allowed, but my craving for sweet went away after that, whew! I was even baking yesterday and didn't lick the bowl of the cake batter or the icing! GO ME!

So far I am down 3.2 pounds.

way to go Laurie I'm glad you didn't give in and lick the spoon - that's so tempting!!

[OrigamiFrog]

Re: Anyone starting Atkins tomorrow! (16th March)

Hey everyone.... i know im late on this post.. but i started march 20th and boy I feel incrdible.... No hunger No cravings... just feeling great!!! Im lookig for a support buddy or support buddies on here... Ill accept anyones application : )

Im the heaviest i have been in my whole life.. im only 24 well next week i will be and I want to live me lifehappy not depressed and fat.... atkins will change that for me guranteed!!!

I absolutely love this site... so many inspirational stories..

anyone that would like to have a support buddy or want to be one... shoot me a private message or reply to this..

thanks everyone


Chris

Good to see another young guy on here (no offense to the ladies.) Wish I'd been smart enough to start this when I was 23. Stick with it, I'm pretty much 6 days through induction and now lost 7 pounds (lost one somewhere today... now where could it have got to.) It really can be as crazy as losing 1-2 pounds while you sleep. One piece of advice, keep up with the water drinking. The one day I went light on water I felt like crap. I try to get about a gallon in a day.

[foodrehab]

Re: Anyone starting Atkins tomorrow! (16th March)

OH no!!
I just read on another page, to avoid eating too much sausage, pepperoni and bacon! That is just what I stocked up on and thought I finally had some snacks.
But because of the perservatives it is supposed to slow weight loss.
I'm so bummed.
Don't know what to do now.
Also, should I try cream cheese? I have such a sweet tooth and I have been eating lots of Jello getting most of my carbs from cool whip.
SO sad right now!!
Now what do I eat...

[foodrehab]

Re: Anyone starting Atkins tomorrow! (16th March)

Day 5 for me!!

Day 4 I had to leave the house without breakfast and ended up drinking a diet coke at a meeting and eating hot wings from KFC that probably had sugar and carbs in the batter. But Day 5 is going strong went to the grocery store last night and got some Jimmy Dean fully cooked bacon, Tennese Pride fully ooked turkey sauage patties, and pepperoni all with no carbs or suger. I have been getting Ozarka water bottles it helps me drink more water.
I thought I would be getting emails when people posted on here, so I would of been back sooner, I was feeling alone but wasnt after all, since yall were posting.
I'm liking the support and are here for everyone.

When is sugar allowed back??

And I slept like 12 hours last night and 10 hours the night before. Is that normal??

I got to weigh at the doctors on day 2 but dont have my own scale yet, I think I look thinner though and look forward to weighing!!

Keep up the work everyone...it will be worth it.

I am interested in learning about the food changes after induction.
and the sugar...

[DerrtyHarry007]

Re: Anyone starting Atkins tomorrow! (16th March)

Hey everyone.... i know im late on this post.. but i started march 20th and boy I feel incrdible.... No hunger No cravings... just feeling great!!! Im lookig for a support buddy or support buddies on here... Ill accept anyones application : )

Im the heaviest i have been in my whole life.. im only 24 well next week i will be and I want to live me lifehappy not depressed and fat.... atkins will change that for me guranteed!!!

I absolutely love this site... so many inspirational stories..

anyone that would like to have a support buddy or want to be one... shoot me a private message or reply to this..

thanks everyone


Chris

[thegreat08]

Re: Anyone starting Atkins tomorrow! (16th March)

I am sooooo hungry. I feel famished! What's going on! This is day 6, and for a while I wasn't hungry at all. Now I'm growling.
I think I ate too much cheese for days in induction, I need to slow that down.

I'm curious what everyone else's exercise schedules are. Everyday? A few times a week? Not at all? I love the gym, and find myself doing cardio almost everyday. Running is my new fav. This week I was super tired and didn't go as often. I hope that this next week I go more often. I'm sure it will help.

[Talayla7]

Re: Anyone starting Atkins tomorrow! (16th March)

I started on the 17th! But fell off the wagon that night, hahah! But started again the 18th and Im going strong! I will be your support buddy!! How much are you trying to lose?

[IhateMyFat]

Re: Anyone starting Atkins tomorrow! (16th March)

Yipeeeee,

I've got the atkins flue reall bad. I just thought i'd check in and let you know that I am still doing great, apart from my body making the switch...even though i feel like c*** I am sooooo excited, all i have to do now is wait for the weight to start melting. Don't know if anyone experiences this, once you go into keto does water taste sweet to you? That is how I can tell and of course the dog breath and dry mouth.....lol

I did my grocery shopping for next week (changed my menues). I hope I feel better before monday, can't afford to feel like this on a working day.

Will check in again later, i think i need a nap...by the way i've finally got the courage to put a pic of myself up...will check in with you all later.

Happy Atkins