So i am noticing people are posting that they've lost sometimes 3 pounds a week and 2 pounds in 15 days( which was normal doing weight watchers) .... but thats where i am confused....when i did atkins in November I lost 62 pounds in 60 days!!!! so has anyone else experience such a dramatic weight loss?
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Re: sooo confused on weight?
That's why comparing weight loss rates is pointless. Everyone losses at his/her own rate."Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster."
-- Theodore Roosevelt
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AS georgiana said, we all lose weight at different rates
More often those who start with many pounds to lose tend to be the big induction losers, maybe losing up to 10 percent of their total wanted loss in those 2 weeks but not always.
So one new Atkineer with over 200 pounds excess poundage might lose 10 to 20 pounds in a fortnight where another with 20 to lose might only lose 1 to 2 pounds in that same time but they would still be losing the same amount in proportion to their overweightedness
Also some of us have metabolc problems which might mean losing nothing at all in the first 2 weeks even if we are vastly overweight to start with, but sticking to the Atkins way of eating sort of resets the body in time and allows the weight to drop in time as their body adjusts gradually to the better nutrition that eating Atkins affords us.
We have had members who lose no weight at all over their first few weeks but who experienced other benefits of the Atkins WOE and persevered through the phases and reached their goals in time.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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thanks
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Georgiana and Elizellen are wise to Atkins. Depending how much weight you have to lose, weight loss may vary. I lost a lot of weight in my first few months ... but then, I had a lot to lose.
When you are alone in your head, you are in a bad neighborhood.
Start:494/current:170
Began Atkins 1/4/2004
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Yes, it can be frustrating to lose at the beginning and then slow up. Gotta try to roll with it. And your weight will stay off if you chose to stay with the WOE.Comment
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The first time I was on Atkins I lost about 60 pounds in 65 days. This time it is 50 in 6 months. I didn't have a s much to lose this time.35, 5'10 1/2
start weight 280
lost 65 pounds
goal weight 190, for now
I will see if I need a new goal after that one
25 pounds to go!
I love my water!
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Remember that Dr. Atkins didn't think that losing more than a pound a day was safe.J.
"Your life will never change until you change your choices."
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if your loseing weight really fast like a pound a day make sure your drink extra water cause the toxins that were stored in your fat cells need to be flushed out of your body and water helps with thatComment
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ive been drinking 6 bottles a day... 101 ounces....you think thats enough?Comment
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Is that 1/2 your current body weight in ounces? Some find success with that formula.J.
"Your life will never change until you change your choices."
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so if im 282 pounds should i be drinking 131 in ounces?Comment
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