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Hey all... Long post ahead!!
Well, I just got done with a clean induction a couple of days ago and am really pleasantly surprised with the results. First of all, like many of you, I'm on my second attempt. The first was a couple of years ago and while I initially lost 20 pounds pretty quick, I started to make some "adjustments" and fell flat on my face. Went off bad and gained it all back plus a few extra for punishment I guess.
Anyway, I recently got back from a long vacation in Florida where of course I pigged out the entire time and when I got back, I felt absolutely miserable. I couldn't hardly move and just got to that point where I had enough. I mean I literally felt handicapped by my weight. Couldn't hardly breath half the time and just walking around was getting difficult. Not to mention the sleep apnea and constant fatigue on top of feeling like a beached whale that can hardly breath!! I mean c'mon folks, this isn't any way to live. Just out of curiosity I dusted off my scale and jumped on as I haven't weighed myself for at least a couple of years... Never in my life have I been so horrified by what I saw... Now, I knew darned well I was badly overweight but when I saw that I was only 15 pounds away from 300!!!, I literally thought my life is OVER unless I do something RIGHT DAMN NOW!!
So here I am... Back to this literally lifesaving WOE!! I knew my only hope is the Atkins WOE as any other type of diet is an absolute disaster for me, so I was determined to do it right this time with no "adjustments" on my part and an absolute clean induction. First things first: Day after Halloween, (yes I binged on candy that night, YUCK). Anyway, I completely purged my kitchen of all the bad stuff so as to start with a clean slate. Dusted of the "allowed foods list", went shopping and loaded up on all the good stuff. Just that act alone made me feel 100% better, that I was finally doing something about this horrible situation that has been plaguing me for years. Anyway, as I was standing there in line I looked down into my grocery cart and was amazed at what I saw. Not the Little Debbie's(she's evil!!), chips, frozen pizzas, donuts etc. that I was used to seeing. I was looking down at a cart full of healthy meats and vegatables!!! THIS IS THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO LOOK I screamed at myself and was actually proud to unload my cart instead of ashamed at all the junk I usually pile up at the register.
So I went home and spent the better part of the day washing veggies, splitting up the meats for the freezer and preparing my food for at least the next several days. I cooked up some chicken and steaks on my George Foreman grill, got all the veggies ready, boiled several eggs, made some tuna salad etc. Man I was into this "for real" this time. All the while I was trying to avoid that little voice in the back of my head saying, "sure your motivated now, but what about 3-4 days from now when your screaming for carbs"... more on that later...
O.K. I'm an absolute complete sweet tooth, carboholic big time so my approach was to completely get away from anything sweet or even sweet tasting. I was going in full bore this time, not even a diet soda, which I normally drink by the gallon!! I compare myself to a heroin addict or an alcoholic... None is better than any at all, so I started induction with a vengeance. Sticking to the list and drinking only water. No Splenda, no mock danish, no anything sweet tasting and by golly it worked GREAT!! I made it through induction much easier than I thought it would be. I had a pretty bad case of induction flu for the first few days but it was simply the detoxification process. Actually it made it easier because I was actually not hungry at all and had to force myself to eat and I drank at least 6 half liter bottles of water a day (101.4 oz.). Never did really miss the carbs like I thought I would. Than I came out of the fog feeling like I have been re-born. I can't believe how much different it is this time for me. I don't know what it is but I have a completely different mindset this time. Instead of finding a way to "adjust" the plan I'm obsessed with doing it right and by gosh it really works... Jeeezzz, I guess the Doc really knows what he was talking about huh?? Anyway, sweet tooth is completely gone and the only thing I taste sweet is when I brush my teeth. It's really strange but toothpaste really gets my attention now as it's the only thing Iv'e tasted sweet in the last 10 days.
Results: 16 lbs. GONE at the end of induction. Feeling great and clothes are already much looser. No more bloated feeling and definitely de-toxed!! So I'll be on extended induction now as I have a lot of weight to lose. Also, I'm not struggling at all so I'm going give it at least another two weeks of induction before moving on to OWL.
Anyway, sorry about the long post but it feels good to share my story. Also, I need to give A LOT of credit to this board as I've been lurking here during my induction and huge part of my motivation came from the great posts I've read here.
O.K. Enough rambling. Looking forward to hanging out here, listening to others stories and continuing to learn about this great WOE.
Thanks all...
Well, I just got done with a clean induction a couple of days ago and am really pleasantly surprised with the results. First of all, like many of you, I'm on my second attempt. The first was a couple of years ago and while I initially lost 20 pounds pretty quick, I started to make some "adjustments" and fell flat on my face. Went off bad and gained it all back plus a few extra for punishment I guess.
Anyway, I recently got back from a long vacation in Florida where of course I pigged out the entire time and when I got back, I felt absolutely miserable. I couldn't hardly move and just got to that point where I had enough. I mean I literally felt handicapped by my weight. Couldn't hardly breath half the time and just walking around was getting difficult. Not to mention the sleep apnea and constant fatigue on top of feeling like a beached whale that can hardly breath!! I mean c'mon folks, this isn't any way to live. Just out of curiosity I dusted off my scale and jumped on as I haven't weighed myself for at least a couple of years... Never in my life have I been so horrified by what I saw... Now, I knew darned well I was badly overweight but when I saw that I was only 15 pounds away from 300!!!, I literally thought my life is OVER unless I do something RIGHT DAMN NOW!!
So here I am... Back to this literally lifesaving WOE!! I knew my only hope is the Atkins WOE as any other type of diet is an absolute disaster for me, so I was determined to do it right this time with no "adjustments" on my part and an absolute clean induction. First things first: Day after Halloween, (yes I binged on candy that night, YUCK). Anyway, I completely purged my kitchen of all the bad stuff so as to start with a clean slate. Dusted of the "allowed foods list", went shopping and loaded up on all the good stuff. Just that act alone made me feel 100% better, that I was finally doing something about this horrible situation that has been plaguing me for years. Anyway, as I was standing there in line I looked down into my grocery cart and was amazed at what I saw. Not the Little Debbie's(she's evil!!), chips, frozen pizzas, donuts etc. that I was used to seeing. I was looking down at a cart full of healthy meats and vegatables!!! THIS IS THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO LOOK I screamed at myself and was actually proud to unload my cart instead of ashamed at all the junk I usually pile up at the register.
So I went home and spent the better part of the day washing veggies, splitting up the meats for the freezer and preparing my food for at least the next several days. I cooked up some chicken and steaks on my George Foreman grill, got all the veggies ready, boiled several eggs, made some tuna salad etc. Man I was into this "for real" this time. All the while I was trying to avoid that little voice in the back of my head saying, "sure your motivated now, but what about 3-4 days from now when your screaming for carbs"... more on that later...
O.K. I'm an absolute complete sweet tooth, carboholic big time so my approach was to completely get away from anything sweet or even sweet tasting. I was going in full bore this time, not even a diet soda, which I normally drink by the gallon!! I compare myself to a heroin addict or an alcoholic... None is better than any at all, so I started induction with a vengeance. Sticking to the list and drinking only water. No Splenda, no mock danish, no anything sweet tasting and by golly it worked GREAT!! I made it through induction much easier than I thought it would be. I had a pretty bad case of induction flu for the first few days but it was simply the detoxification process. Actually it made it easier because I was actually not hungry at all and had to force myself to eat and I drank at least 6 half liter bottles of water a day (101.4 oz.). Never did really miss the carbs like I thought I would. Than I came out of the fog feeling like I have been re-born. I can't believe how much different it is this time for me. I don't know what it is but I have a completely different mindset this time. Instead of finding a way to "adjust" the plan I'm obsessed with doing it right and by gosh it really works... Jeeezzz, I guess the Doc really knows what he was talking about huh?? Anyway, sweet tooth is completely gone and the only thing I taste sweet is when I brush my teeth. It's really strange but toothpaste really gets my attention now as it's the only thing Iv'e tasted sweet in the last 10 days.
Results: 16 lbs. GONE at the end of induction. Feeling great and clothes are already much looser. No more bloated feeling and definitely de-toxed!! So I'll be on extended induction now as I have a lot of weight to lose. Also, I'm not struggling at all so I'm going give it at least another two weeks of induction before moving on to OWL.
Anyway, sorry about the long post but it feels good to share my story. Also, I need to give A LOT of credit to this board as I've been lurking here during my induction and huge part of my motivation came from the great posts I've read here.
O.K. Enough rambling. Looking forward to hanging out here, listening to others stories and continuing to learn about this great WOE.
Thanks all...
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