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    So I am going to start Atkins today, which I am excited about since I have been having dreams about the darn diet and it is all I think about, pretty sad lol. I am 24 and at the moment I am 170 and I hope to get down to 120. I have stayed the same weight for a couple years and even if I exercise I don't lose anything, I gain weight after eating then after I wake up I am back to normal.
    I work at night so I pretty much eat two meals a day so I think it is going to be hard for me to incorporate more food into my diet but I will try my best. But yep yep sorry for the novel here are some "before" photos.




    Halloween this year.


    Around the Summer, yuck, I think I look ok from the front but the side-view is a little scary.

    So the last photo and others like that have really made me super self conscious so I am ready to change. Okie doke thanks for reading. (if you click on photos you can make them bigger)
    24/f/sw 170

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    Welcome to the board, ajacks!

    Working nights can be hard on a diet but if you plan ahead and be sure to have something to eat every 4 to 6 hours, you will be fine. This diet is easy to stick to once you get a handle on what you can and cannot eat. Do you have the 2002 edition of the Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution?
    Aka Nyna
    HW199/CW168.5/GW155

    "Enough is as good as a feast".~Lord Byron

    Remember, a moment on the lips, forever on the hips!

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      Re: Starting Atkins Today!

      Thanks, I haven't got the book yet, I am going to go over to the bookstore and get it later today.
      24/f/sw 170

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        Welcome to the boards! and congrats on making this change in your life. Stick with it and it will work!!
        Goal 350- Met 6-13-09
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        Goal 300- Met 9-18-09
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          Welcome.Hope you have success on the plan and reach your goal in 2010.

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            Thanks
            24/f/sw 170

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              >>I gain weight after eating then after I wake up I am back to normal.>>

              You know this is normal, right? That we all "gain weight" after eating.

              Until you get the book, check out:



              J.

              "Your life will never change until you change your choices."

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                Hi Ajacks
                Welcome to our international ADBB family

                As Nyna said, it will need planning but I am sure you will work it out!
                Wondering how to get 'most' of your net carbs from your induction veggies?
                Take a look at the thread from the latest Veggie Challenge to see how others manage it!



                Check out our Low Carb Recipes website and add to it!!





                F/60 yrs/5ft 5.5" (Though due to collapsing vertebrae I am now only 5'3" - but I refuse to recalculate my BMI )

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                  Originally posted by atkinsgal08 View Post
                  >>I gain weight after eating then after I wake up I am back to normal.>>

                  You know this is normal, right? That we all "gain weight" after eating.

                  Until you get the book, check out:

                  www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-low-carb-dieting-faqs/6782-what-rules-induction.html

                  www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-low-carb-dieting-faqs/6781-what-foods-can-eaten-induction.html
                  I figured it was normal lol, thanks for the links.
                  24/f/sw 170

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                    Re: Starting Atkins Today!

                    Hello!
                    Welcome aboard!
                    Like other's said, stick to it and it'll work!
                    Good luck!
                    Started Atkins on December 8th, 2005

                    Officially Re-Focusing on 12-28-09.

                    Was, Am, Will be: 280/222/175ish.
                    Started Dec 2005 and lost 105 lbs by mid 2006, maintained loss for the most part until 2009...then really let go & gained some back... lol

                    so:
                    Restart Progress:
                    12/28/09 ~ 235.1
                    01/04/10 ~ 229.0
                    01/11/10 ~ 229.0 Grrrrr....
                    (Induction= only 6lbs but lost 10 inches! yay)
                    01/18/10 ~ 227.4
                    01/5/10 ~ 226.8
                    02/01/10 ~ 222.6

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