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  • #1

    advice needed for us newbies...anyone out there who...

    Ok - so it seems like there's a lot of posts from us newbies (I'm TOTALLY one of them) who've only been doing atkins now for about a week - and there's a lot of us who seem to be frustrated (myself included) that we are doing exactly what induction wants us to do but we're not seeing the scale move.

    I myself am trying to stay as positive as possible as I know I FEEL physically better having all that sugar and junk out of my system - but at the same time - I totally get why everyone who's not seeing results is frustrated, because I'm right there with them.

    I also know, personally, my issue today (and for the next week) is that TOM is here and that always messes with my weight!

    My question is - for all you guys out there who've been on the plan for a while now and have lost a good amount of weight - PLEASE - if anyone out there had these same issues of not losing ANYTHING during induction - I know I'd personally feel better to know that other people had the same issue but then DID start seeing the numbers come down after a few weeks or even the first month?

    I'd realllly like to hear from those of you who didn't lose anything for the first few weeks but then really started to see those pounds come off.
    There are others who've lost like 10 pounds the first week, which is really cool - but I know there's gotta be some of you out there who didn't - but stuck with it - and DID see those pounds go away.

    I know everybody is different - but I think it would really help to hear from those who dealt with this during induction.

    Thanks!!!!!
    Find my blog at: http://keriannmb.blogspot.com/

    Diagnosed Insulin Resistant in October 2007.
    Committed to Atkins January 2009.

    ~I lost 1 pound 30 times!~

    "Don't let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyways; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use."

    Started Date: 03/January/2009 - 196 lbs
    Current Month: February 2010 - 163lbs
    WEDDING DATE: 26/JUNE/2010 - I WILL BE A BUFF BRIDE!



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  • #2
    Re: advice needed for us newbies...anyone out there who...

    I am not trying to be harsh but....... RELAX IT HAS ONLY BEEN A WEEK!!!!!!!!!! I think I lost like 2 pounds my first week, and its been about four a week ever since. As long as you are following the rules, drinking water and exercising you will be fine. You will be a buff bride! Good luck and Happy New Year!
    bigROB

    Eat Atkins and look good clothed.
    Eat Atkins and exercise and look good naked!


    First Month-Down 16lbs 10/13/2008
    Second Month-Down 16lbs 11/13/2008
    Third Month-Down 15lbs 12/13/2008
    Fourth Month Down 15lbs 01/13/2009
    Fifth month down 14lbs 02/13/2009
    83 pounds lost to date 37 pounds to go!


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    • #3
      Re: advice needed for us newbies...anyone out there who...

      I just finished my first two weeks of Induction. I lost 7 pounds total. But, more important is, I lots a total of 6.5 inches! Be sure you take your measurments. They are a great way to realize you are really losing. And, as Dr A says, when those numbers go down you KNOW you are losing fat.
      Sandy
      51-F-5'6.5" (got to get that .5 in there! lol)
      12/26/08 - 224.5
      1/1/09 - 220.5
      1/9/09 - 217.5 (and down 6.5"!)
      1/15/09 - 216 (and down 2.5")









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      • #4
        Re: advice needed for us newbies...anyone out there who...

        I also advise patients, I have been on this board for more years than I care to admit and there are tons of folks who didn't lose anything during induction, but lost inches, dress sizes and their sweet cravings.

        If you follow the rules for the first 2 weeks of induction, you will lose at about 10 percent of what you want to lose totally. So if you want to lose 25 pounds you'll lose about 2.5 pounds, if you want to lose 100, you'll lose 10 pounds. It doesn't sound like a lot, but then you should drop another half to 2 pounds a week.
        Saying that, our bodies are all different and we all lose differently.
        Give it a try.
        Follow induction to the letter, drink your water, take your supplements and start your exercises. Measure yourself and stay off the scales. In 2 weeks report back



        41 pounds down and counting

        If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else. - Yogi Berra

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        • #5
          Re: advice needed for us newbies...anyone out there who...

          Interesting statistic, that.
          Sandy
          51-F-5'6.5" (got to get that .5 in there! lol)
          12/26/08 - 224.5
          1/1/09 - 220.5
          1/9/09 - 217.5 (and down 6.5"!)
          1/15/09 - 216 (and down 2.5")









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          • #6
            Re: advice needed for us newbies...anyone out there who...

            I agree with the others take your measurements. I did not lose hardly anything and was getting discouraged. I took my measurements and had lost 11 inches in those first 2 weeks. I am now up to 20 inches lost. To me that tape measure is more important.


            SW: 212 (July 24)
            CW: 191 - restart Nov 2, 2009
            GW: 145



            Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie Counter

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            • #7
              Re: advice needed for us newbies...anyone out there who...

              I am not a pro but have been at it a while. Can you post your menu? There are several times I have seen people having to much cheese (which can cause you to stall) or one to many diet drinks or they think atkins bars and shakes are ok on induction but those are the exact things tripping them up. You also want to make sure you are having the required daily veggies. That's a huge must as well as enough fat.
              31- F- 5'2"
              SW 275
              GW 180
              Start date: 9.18.2008
              Lost the first 30 pounds in 39 days!



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              • #8
                Re: advice needed for us newbies...anyone out there who...

                I read your food history, and you might want to put it on fitday. It looks to me like you might not be getting enough calories and fat. Also, you don't mention any beverages of any kind. Caffeine can disrupt many people. How about gum or breath mints? Track everything you put in your mouth (even the water, water amounts are very important), and get back to us. Good luck,

                T. J.
                "...Health and fitness are more than just personal goals - they're gifts we give to the people around us. Being fit and feeling on top of our game will ensure that we're there for the people who rely on us. It will make us better fathers, husbands, friends, lovers... and yes, even better sons." -David Zinczenko -Mens Health Magazine
                39M/Married with two wonderful kids
                Mini goal #1 - 225 1/16/2010
                Mini goal #2 - Stick with this WOE until 1/31/10
                Mini goal #3 - 214 No longer obese
                Mini goal #4 - Stick with this WOE until 2/28/10
                Mini goal #5 - Stick with this WOE until 3/31/10
                Mini goal #6 - 199
                Mini goal #7 - Survive Easter on plan
                Mini goal #8 - Stick with this WOE until 6/30/10

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                • #9
                  Re: advice needed for us newbies...anyone out there who...

                  I personally lost about 5# but lost quite a few inches. Take your measurements please. Relax & stay off the scale. Dr. A does suggest not weighing until after the 2 weeks of Induction.

                  Don't give up!!
                  "You always had it. You always had the power."~~ Glinda the Good Witch

                  Glenda
                  F/5'10/47
                  261/xxx/???
                  "Happiness is a habit~cultivate it." Elbert Hubbard
                  "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results." Albert Einstein

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                  • #10
                    Re: advice needed for us newbies...anyone out there who...

                    I've been at it this time for about 6 weeks and I've lost 24 lbs in those six weeks I think.

                    So that's only about four lbs a week on average. you'll have weeks where you drop like 8 lbs and then only 1 or maybe even none for the next week or week and a half.

                    Don't worry.

                    The best thing you can do is:

                    1. Follow the eating rules.
                    2. Make sure you take a good mutli-vitamin
                    3. Add some psylium husks (keep you going if you know what I mean).
                    4. Get some exercise.

                    The last one is very important. It sounds awful, but you don't have to go run a marathon or anything. Just get out and do like 20 to 30 minutes of cardio a day. Just enough to break a good sweat. You'd be surprised how many lbs will come off on a consistent basis if you just go and break a sweat every day. I've come back from a 1.5 mile run and been lighter than when I started the day.

                    Good luck and stick to it. It starts getting easy to refuse all that junky food after about 3 weeks on the program.
                    Start Date : 12/5/08
                    Heavy Weight: 290
                    Start Weight: 281
                    Current Weight: 242

                    1st Goal: 260 lbs - Met 12/19/08
                    2nd Goal: 240 lbs
                    Health Goal: 220 lbs
                    Ideal Goal: 200 lbs
                    Stretch Goal: 180 lbs

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                    • #11
                      Re: advice needed for us newbies...anyone out there who...

                      whenever I get discouraged and the scale doesn't move. I say "as long as i am on this diet, i will be 1 day closer to my goal weight, and 1 day closer to great health"...if you quit-- everyday will just be one day further away...

                      If you know you're doing it right. You WILL lose weight-- can we get one of the veterans in here to remind people of how long a stall is by definition?? I can't remember, but I think an official stall is like 5 weeks or something.
                      27/f/5'4"--sw:191/rsw:179/rrsw: 175/cw:175/gw:130
                      • 170--
                      • 165--
                      • 163--
                      • 160--
                      • 158--
                      • 155--
                      • 153
                      • 152
                      • 149
                      • 129--final goal--changed from 130 just so i can say "I weigh 120-something"
                      !



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                      • #12
                        Re: advice needed for us newbies...anyone out there who...

                        I don't recall if Dr. Atkins specifically spelled out what he considered a stall or not, but I remember seeing where Bowulf had posted on here somewhere that they considered a stall to be 1 month of strict by the rules atkins with no weight loss or inch loss. Speaking for myself, I actually did not get on a scale at first. It just kinda snuck up on me. I lost a lot of weight at first, pretty quick. Now, I am grieved that I did not measure myself in the beginning so I could track my progress to this point. I think that I am speaking for most when I say that even though you don't lose weight necessarily, or not as fast as before, you can still find motivators. Like suddenly having a closet full of clothes! And watching your current clothes steadily fall off you! And having your co-workers accuse you of taking diet pills! For me, the weight loss has slowed. I have been experiencing what Dr Atkins talked about where some people will not lose every week; then suddenly they wake up and have lost 5 pounds. I keep pushing my extended induction back. I think I will move on to the next step at 100. I am not saying this to brag. I cannot believe that I have lost this much, this quick! And this painless! If I had known what I was doing in the beginning, I would be much farther along. READ THE BOOK! My encouragement to you is this: Just as I know the sun will rise in the morning, I know that someone following the rules of this nutritional approach WILL succeed! Don't measure your success in days, or even pounds yet... measure it in LIFE! See how well you feel next week. And the next week! And the next week! DOn;t get locked into numbers; just know that this stuff really works! I hope that this way of life is as much a blessing to you as it has already been to me.








                        I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Philippians 4:13

                        As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. Psalms 42:1

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