Checking in and moving forward - 2 weeks down.

[veggieloverco]

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Just thought I would check in. Today is day 14 of my induction! It was not a perfect induction...I messed up with one bad choice of chinese food....and a few other minor slipups. But...what is has been is a GREAT learning experience for me.

I have lost 6 lbs. I feel fantastic. My skin is clear and naturally beautiful once again from all the water.

I am exercising almost every day, either from physical therapy or on my own accord. Even better, I am COMFORTABLE with this way of eating. It doesn't feel awkward or difficult. It feels more organic and natural than anything else I have tried. I am also loving the power/control I get from planning out my meals. Maybe it's a little odd, but it gives me a certain pleasure having it all planned out.

I have decided to stay on extended induction 2 more weeks and then move to OWL 1. My mini goals are to exercise 10 times in the next 14 days AND to NOT have any slipups for the next 14 days.

Some small things that have helped me are:

1) ADBB - checking in here either for the recipes, the support, the questions have really helped me be accountable and aware of my choices. Not only have I learned a lot, I get daily inspiration from glimpses of people's before and after pictures in their signatures. It's not magic, it's doable and if they can do it, so can I!

2) Water bottle - Having a 24 oz. water bottle has helped me to really keep track of how much water I am drinking. And water is sooo key!

3) Cookbook - I was a pretty good cook "before", lol, but most of my yummy home made recipes are NOT low carb. So instead - I started a new cookbook. Made by hand and all crafty, I am loving sliding each low-carb recipe I try (and like) into it.

4) NOT telling people - for me...it has helped to NOT tell people what I am doing. I'll just happily wait for someone to say out of the blue, "hey have you lost weight." I think for me, not having people expecting me to have a huge weight loss makes it easier. I can lose at my own body's pace instead of other people's ideals.

So thanks to everyone on here for the support and help. I am looking forward well...to a great lifetime but....keeping my goals nice and small...I am looking forward to another fantastic 2 weeks!

[not2late]

Re: Checking in and moving forward - 2 weeks down.

Congrats on the 6 pounds!

I'm a cookbook junkie. So I had to either rework my recipes or I had to find new ones. Lucky for me, ALOT of recipes are naturally low carb or need a few minor tweaks here and there. And Even luckier for me, those egg sauces like hollandaise and bearnaise are legal for Atkins!!!!!!!

[CalicoPrairie]

Re: Checking in and moving forward - 2 weeks down.

GREAT idea on the not telling people. I decided I'm going to do that too. It seems like when I do that, the only one I need to please is me. Not to mention that I get a lot of, "Oh...be careful, Atkins isn't a healthy diet." Augh! Anyway...good point.

[2big4mysize]

Re: Checking in and moving forward - 2 weeks down.

congrats on your great begining to morphing your body to that healtheir smaller you.
Glad to see you are doing the mandatory exercise right from the beginning.

Be surer you are checking your inches shed too so when the dreaded PISS hits you will know you are still shedding body fat even when the metal monster says no change.

One thing you need to be careful of is making sure you don't miss out on needed vits and minerals cause of the limited food choices of induction veggies. If you use fitday you can check the reports section to see what vits and minerals you are low in and make sure you are supplementing them cause many are needed for metabolism and miassing just one can cause weight loss to grind to a halt.