2 Weeks Already?

[samson722]

Tomorrow I'll officially be out of Induction, and I've lost 9 or so pounds so I think I'm ready to move on to OWL. The reason I say 9 or so is because my bathroom scale is not quite up to par. I'll have to see once I go back to the doc in a week or two. The important thing is now my clothes fit a little better and I can finally start adding some foods back into my diet. 9 pounds, I know, no big deal, I still have 30 or so left to go. We'll see how it goes. Stupid question, but where does popcorn fall in the ladder? Let me know what you think.

Cheers!


Samson

[mitzimarie]

Re: 2 Weeks Already?

Samson!

9 pounds no big deal?!

That is a big deal, my friend! You could have bailed before Induction was complete and not lost any at all. The first 2 weeks are so critical to your success, and you have achieved that. Well done.

Kudos to you for moving onto OWL. I never progressed through the rungs properly my first time around, and it contributed to my setback. When you do Atkins cleanly, foods begin to taste differently and I am now enjoying foods I never thought I would. Enjoy!

About the popcorn - I'm not sure where it fits in... might not be until grains. I haven't eaten it and probably won't... it just seems like something I would have portion control issues with.

Oh, and by the way... when I restarted I had 52 pounds to lose for goal and I lost 7 during my induction, so you did great!

Good Luck!

[dreamof145]

Re: 2 Weeks Already?

Whooopppeeee.....9 pounds IS a big deal! I celebrate each and every pound. Go to the store and pick up 9 of anything that weighs 1 pound..and you'll see just how much weight you are no longer toting around with you. Congratulations on moving on to OWL. ENJOY!! Keep us posted on your progress!

[Elizellen]

Re: 2 Weeks Already?

Great work

Mitzi is right - popcorn (with no added sugar) is allowed once you reach the grains rung of OWL - I think one cup of air-popped corn is about 5 net grams, so it would need to be a fairly small portion.