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Hi All,
I have just started doing the Atkins diet again, I have tried unsuccessfully to complete a clean induction 2 times before about 2 or 3 years ago and dropped the whole idea. I had a baby 8 and a half months ago and started exercising after 2 weeks and have been exercising vigourously for 8 months, sometimes 4,5,6,7 days a week but an average of 4 days a week but have been unable to shift even 1 of the 21 pounds I have been trying to shift for 7 years.
In desperation I got a personal trainer 2 months ago and while I have slowly been loosing inches I have not lost any weight on the scales but all the time getting fitter mixing up my exercise regieme I am actually fitter than I have been in 15 years! This is poor consolation for no actual weight loss on the scales. Up until last week Thursday I was breast feeding and could not go on any diet. I decided after keeping a food a food dairy which showed I averaged 10 slices of bread and marmalade a day (albeit linseed and soya bread) and even though I was not eating much else ( I am a busy mum with 3 sons under 5) I could see my high carb intake was the problem.
Since Thursday I started to cut down carbs and from friday stuck to induction rules except lucozade sport or a banana before my work outs and the odd Atkins breakfast bar. On Monday I decided to do a clean induction which was going well till yesterday when I had a bad day and had 5 breakfast bars, half a low car milksahke and 2 decaff coffees with 3 packets of splenda each in them and a sulcrose sweetened drink!!!! I also had a small salad with chicken, 4 sall low carb susages and a little cheese and 8 glasses of water I did not go over my 20grm carb allowance but obviously this is not ideal.
My problem is that i have been a unable to wean myself off sugar or sugar substituites as I had been a diet coke, splenda and aspharmatane junkie for years . If I did not have the bars and the drinks yeterday I would have definitely fallen off the wagon. Reading through the book yesterdaty I realised part of the problem was not taking he vitamins suggested I have since started taking L-glutamine for sugar cravings and have ordered all the other suggested ones for indution as well as L carnitine and CoQ10 for the metatobic resitant as I am sure I am after dabling in all sorts of diets for years. The positive thing is I am in ketosis and have been for about 3 days.
I am 5 feet 8 inches weigh 154 pounds or about 70kg I am looking to loose 10kg or 21 pounds. It may not seem much but I have been trying for so long. I have
Please help, I need support, hand holding , and lots of suggestions!!!! I need to be able to complete a clean induction free of all sugar substitutes and processed food.
Thank You
Daphne
I have just started doing the Atkins diet again, I have tried unsuccessfully to complete a clean induction 2 times before about 2 or 3 years ago and dropped the whole idea. I had a baby 8 and a half months ago and started exercising after 2 weeks and have been exercising vigourously for 8 months, sometimes 4,5,6,7 days a week but an average of 4 days a week but have been unable to shift even 1 of the 21 pounds I have been trying to shift for 7 years.
In desperation I got a personal trainer 2 months ago and while I have slowly been loosing inches I have not lost any weight on the scales but all the time getting fitter mixing up my exercise regieme I am actually fitter than I have been in 15 years! This is poor consolation for no actual weight loss on the scales. Up until last week Thursday I was breast feeding and could not go on any diet. I decided after keeping a food a food dairy which showed I averaged 10 slices of bread and marmalade a day (albeit linseed and soya bread) and even though I was not eating much else ( I am a busy mum with 3 sons under 5) I could see my high carb intake was the problem.
Since Thursday I started to cut down carbs and from friday stuck to induction rules except lucozade sport or a banana before my work outs and the odd Atkins breakfast bar. On Monday I decided to do a clean induction which was going well till yesterday when I had a bad day and had 5 breakfast bars, half a low car milksahke and 2 decaff coffees with 3 packets of splenda each in them and a sulcrose sweetened drink!!!! I also had a small salad with chicken, 4 sall low carb susages and a little cheese and 8 glasses of water I did not go over my 20grm carb allowance but obviously this is not ideal.
My problem is that i have been a unable to wean myself off sugar or sugar substituites as I had been a diet coke, splenda and aspharmatane junkie for years . If I did not have the bars and the drinks yeterday I would have definitely fallen off the wagon. Reading through the book yesterdaty I realised part of the problem was not taking he vitamins suggested I have since started taking L-glutamine for sugar cravings and have ordered all the other suggested ones for indution as well as L carnitine and CoQ10 for the metatobic resitant as I am sure I am after dabling in all sorts of diets for years. The positive thing is I am in ketosis and have been for about 3 days.
I am 5 feet 8 inches weigh 154 pounds or about 70kg I am looking to loose 10kg or 21 pounds. It may not seem much but I have been trying for so long. I have
Please help, I need support, hand holding , and lots of suggestions!!!! I need to be able to complete a clean induction free of all sugar substitutes and processed food.
Thank You
Daphne
It was so hard for me to get over the initial sugar detox. I had to literally go through every food item in my house and just throw ANY thing that I could not eat while on induction AWAY. Boy was that hard! 
But I was tough and even down right mean to myself and I made it through it. You can too. Just believe in yourself! Go and look at the before and after gallery, it will help so much. It realy inspired me. I swear I feel in my heart that this BB has helped me so much. When I feel a craving or an old habit sneaking back I just jump on here and it helps to distract me. I promise after a CLEAN 2 wk Induction you will feel awesome!
I felt like I was ready to take on the world. (still do!) I found that if I used the sugar and chocolate subs that it made me want it more. The vicious cycle. I have just cut it all out. The only thing that has any sweetener I use is Da Vinci's Syrup. And even that only gets used in my decaf cup on sat & sun. I found that my body was less dependent on the sugar and filler carbs and now I feel like I use my food for fuel, not just filler. We are always here for you. Like Joy said, you have already beat one beast... exercize. This is my next big step. Just hang in there. It's only 2 weeks. You can do this. Just take it one small baby step at a time. 
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