i just cant move onto OWL :-( :-(

[superjane]

ok well after advice from some of you guys, i decided to move onto OWL.
so i started off with having a tiny bit of whipped cream earlyer.

then about an hour ago i popped to the shops to get some food. and i just could not find any dairy products i fancied. i was there for ages just staring at all the yoghurts and creams and cheeses, but for the life of me i just could not find one thing i would eat.

i then thought "ok lets see if i fancy any berries"...i know i'm not at that stage yet, but it was just too see my reaction. and again, nothing i fancied. by the way for anyone that doesnt know me,i can eat nuts but do sometimes have bad reactions to them,so might skip that rung.

i then walked round the whole supermarket desperately looking for some kind of treat or anything that i would like. but there wasnt. o i ended up just grabbing some beef and thats it.

i actually found it quite depressing.
i cant believe i've been looking forward so much for the 3 weeks to move onto other foods, and now that its here,i dont want it.

i even went through all the recipes on this site. and there were really some that sounded great, but once in the shop, i just wanted to go home.

i do think that maybe theres a bit of hesitation deep down. when i told my boyfriend i needed to find full fat cream,he was like "are you sure??". maybe that had something to do with it.

i dunno :-(
has anyone gone through this?? any ideas??

[not2late]

Re: i just cant move onto OWL :-( :-(

Read through the stickies at the top of the forum and also re-read the book.

The first thing you add during OWL is 5 net carbs of any Induction vegetable, not cream or dairy.

[Georgiana]

Re: i just cant move onto OWL :-( :-(

Ditto to what Megs said. Also, before you leave to the store, make a list with what you need to buy. That way you'll know what should go into the basket without aimlessly wandering around the shelves.

[Desertthorn]

Re: i just cant move onto OWL :-( :-(

You can stay on extended induction for 6 months, if it bothers you to move up, don't. You'll be fine.
Whipping cream is induction friendly so that shouldn't be an issue.

[Georgiana]

Re: i just cant move onto OWL :-( :-(

You can stay on extended induction for 6 months, if it bothers you to move up, don't.

That's right, it is safe for someone to stay on Induction for over six months. However, this is not the best strategy when one has less than 15 lbs to lose. Dr. Atkins wrote:

[...] if you are comfortable staying in this phase [i.e. Induction] and you still have a lot of weight to lose, you can do Induction safely for six months or more. If you do not have much more weight to lose, it is advisable for you to advance to OWL so you can cycle through all the phases of the program.

Continue doing OWL until you have 5-10 lbs to lose.

I believe most of us are/were a little scared to move from Induction to OWL. As Megs wrote, read (at least) the OWL chapter in DANDR and the sticky threads here. They will help you follow OWL correctly, so that you are able to gain the tools necessary not only for losing weight, but also for maintaining your weight loss once you're at goal.