Get-a-way Girls starting....NOW

[Ms. Manning]

I am on day 3 of induction and have that metal taste!!! You know what that means. Me and my three girlfriends have titled ourselves the "Get-a-way Girls" b/c in June we are all taking a Mexican vacation and have vowed to be slim jims.......................I have done Atkins before, after the birth of my 3rd child and slimmed from 170 to 118lbs (WOW!!) but 6 years later, I have divorced and started working full time. Not to mention, raising my kiddos solo. Needless to say, after getting on anti-drepression meds, my weight went to its highest ever....215lbs. Today, I am off the meds and desprately hoping to get my figure back. After 3 days on induction, I can already feel a difference in my pants and that thrills me!!! I know I am in keotisis b/c of my mouth. My GF's are all doing Atkins also and we are having weigh ins every Sunday. I can not wait to post success and obstacles. So, here is to my 1st post, my 1st week and my 1st challenge to myself........10lbs loss on induction! Can I do it?

Ms. Manning
SW-191
CW- ?
GW-135

[Sirine]

Re: Get-a-way Girls starting....NOW

loved reading your post!!! good for you.. and yes you CAN DO IT!!!

[dyjack]

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Love you post! Best of luck to you!

[Elizellen]

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It looks as if you are off to a good start!

[gc1379]

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ive just started (today) what do you mean by the metal taste?

[Georgiana]

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what do you mean by the metal taste?

"Metallic" taste is one of the physical signs of ketosis. It is caused by your taste buds tasting ketone bodies present in saliva.

[poobears1972]

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Sounds like you have an awesome support system there and it's always a bonus when we are held accountable to others like your weekly weigh ins. Helps keep you on track when others see your weights.

Good luck on your goals. No matter what you lose it's fat that is gone for good if you stick to atkins. Every lb counts.

[Ms. Manning]

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Let me just say that the fantastic folks on this site rock!!! Thanks to all the wonderful reply post and the supportive words. Makes a lady feel awesome!!

The GAG (Get-Away-Girls) had our 1st meeting Friday night. There were 4 of us total, all mid-30's w/ children and 3 of 4 of us are single moms. So, we took before pics, measured all of our body/limbs, weighed in and wrote down our goals. We will be meeting each Friday to do our weigh in, exchange stories and recipes and grocery lists. Our weights all range from 270 to 195 and we are all pumped up about getting the weight off.

The toughest dilema we are all facing right now is our get togethers which use to include snacks and happy hours! So, besides asking who is bringing what and who is making what and what will we be drinking has turned into, "What in the world will we eat and how much coffee can we drink?" We are trying to come up with different social events that we can do w/o drinking OR EATING!!! It is a challenge!! But, with that being said, we are embracing this new chapter in our lives and loving the mini successes we are accomplishing!!

I look forward to posting our reports from our weekly meetings and hearing back. I am sure there will be many many questions that we will have. In fact one brought up is "When will the metal taste go away?" and "Why can't we eat beans?" And I know after the induction phase ends, doing the OWL will be challenging. We have all agreed to stick to induction until we have lost 10% of our starting weight.

Happy Valentines everyone!

[poobears1972]

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Don't skip the food just make sure it's something everyone can eat. Take some meat, cheese and veggie trays with a little ranch to dip them in. Yum

If the others aren't on Atkins include some low fat dressing and low fat cheese for their plan.