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[Haniya]

i have been on atkins for 3 wks now.. been a week since i started extended induction.. i have bout 30 lbs to lose.. initially i was walking on the treadmill for 40 mins a day.. but now am planning to start doing slim in 6 frm tmw, instead.. just wanted to know if it wud hinder my weight loss in some way?? or if its gonna bulk me up?? anybody had any success with atkins and slim in 6 together??

[Elizellen]

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I know some members have used 'slim in 6' videos for their chosen exercise with success, although I gather the whole system advocates a particular diet which may not be like Atkins, so I think they just used the exercise part of it.
I think ANY exercise you enjoy is going to be good for you so I would say 'go for it'!!

[julirama723]

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Slim in 6 will be great for you! Since it's an intense program, don't be discouraged if at first the scale is not showing big losses like you want. You will be replacing fat with MUSCLE, which is more dense. This means it weighs the same, but takes up less room...so your clothes will be getting looser, you will feel better, but the scale might only show a 1lb. loss. But this is a good thing, because muscle is an active tissue--you burn calories just to maintain it, where as fat is inactive...it just sits there, well, getting fatter.

Before you start--it would be a good idea to take measurements if you haven't already. A lot of times people on intense training programs like this will not lose as much weight as they'd hoped, only to find they lost 2x as many inches as they'd imagined!