weigh day

[kram95]

Well I weighed in this morning I am at a loss of 20 lbs Yayyyyyyyyyyy....Finally.Only have about 70 or 80 lbs to go...lol...not sure yet but I am finally on track.

I do have one minor problem that is starting to worry me.I am now at the point I have to make myself eat.I do not get hungry and I do not crave things.Strange feeling.Does anyone else have the problem where they have to force themselves to eat..? If so what do you do about it..?
Thanks Yalll!

[Kent]

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Congratulations on the loss - 20 pounds gone is still a great start! You may be suffering the same thing I suffered when I first started. I lost all my comfort or the old stand-by foods. One thing that helped me was going to a good recipe site like Linda's Low Carb and trying new recipes. The alternative is to start OWL and progressing through the rungs. Perhaps the additional food choices would restimulate some of the hunger you seem to be missing. Part of me was glad about the lack of hunger as I knew it was me in control of my eating, and not some uncontrollable urge to eat. It is better to have planned small meal than to skip it, and then face the urge afterwards without anything prepped or ready.

[Elizellen]

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AS Kent said, it is better to plan small meals instead of skipping meals.
If you know you arent likely to be hungry then you do need to mke sure you are getting the best nutrition from the small amount you are eating, so make sure you choose vegetables and snacks wisely - dont eat pork rinds instead of a more balanced snack for instance, and dont eat only iceberg lettuce but choose something with more minerals and vitamins in from the allowed lists.

If you chose something like spinach which cooks down (a cup of raw spinach is only about a spoonfull when cooked) or mushrooms or peppers then you would be getting more nutrition for the quantity eaten too.

[Isabeau]

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Congratulations. I think many of us can relate to that great benefit of ketosis...appetite suppression! I'm rarely hungry but I make sure I eat and follow my Atkins.

[kram95]

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Thanks to everyone for all the encouragement.I have had some issuses getting started on this and finally got there Now I believe I can do this journey with no problems.I have lots to lose but my mini goal is 20 more lbs before I go home to visit after Easter.That would make it a 40 lb loss in almost 4 months.Thanks and Good Luck to ALL.

[sadie@136]

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wow congrats on losing 20 lbs
isnt it great that u have lost appetite?
i can totally relate to u when i lost almost 20 lbs i lost my appetite food didnt attract me much..but it was just a short span ..i started enjoying my food again when i tried different recipes.