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Hi - I am a 36 year old mom (2 sons: 7 years and one 11 month old baby). I have a full time job. I have about 30Kg's to loose!!
I am 3 weeks into the program. Did my 2 weeks induction and managed quite well.
1 Sept 06 was D Day for me. (Weighed in at (94.7 Kg). In my first week I lost 2.6 kg. Second week only 0.5 Kg. When I weighed myself yesterday after 3rd week I only lost annother 200g. (sooooo depressed!!!) So my total for 3 weeks was 3.5 kg. ( I was hoping that I could loose 5kg per month)
I am a bit dissapointed especially with the last 2 weeks.
For the first 2 weeks I stuck to the rules of induction. When my 3rd week started I decided to stick with 20g of net carbs per day.
Here is what I've been doing the last week:
Breakfast - Atkins Granola bar (3g) and a cup of perculated coffee with a bit of cream and one splenda sweetner tablet. This works well as I dont have time for brekkie at home - so I have a travel mug and have my bar on the way to work.
Lunch - only protein in the form of meat. (left overs from the night before)
Dinner - half a cup of salad and half a cup of vegies with meat.
Evening Snack - Atkins Bar (2g) (I only use the bars that is suitable for phases 1-4)
During the day I drank water - dont think I did 8 glases though.
Only get home at 6pm - then it's "happy hour" - feeding kids doing homework and gettin them to bed by 7pm. 7pm I can start dinner.
This is working well for me and I can see myself doing this for the next year or so untill I reach goal.
I can probalby cut down on the scack bar in the evenings BUT - I cant do without my breakfast Atkins bar.
I LOVE my red wine and had to give that up - must say that it the most difficult thing over week ends - but I am coping fine.
What should I do to speed up the weight loss? I count every carb and I havent exceeded 20g once in the three weeks.
Is it because I dont drink enough water - or is it the second bar I am having in the evenings.
I tested for ketones this morning and only had a trace! Sooooo dissapointing.
This is it for me - if I dont beat the battle of the bulge this time around it will beat me. (had gestational diabetes during my pregnancies and have type 2 now). I can hear my knees giving in under my weight when I climb stairs! I cant keep up with my kids and my job in this body!
Im I at least on the right track here??
I am 3 weeks into the program. Did my 2 weeks induction and managed quite well.
1 Sept 06 was D Day for me. (Weighed in at (94.7 Kg). In my first week I lost 2.6 kg. Second week only 0.5 Kg. When I weighed myself yesterday after 3rd week I only lost annother 200g. (sooooo depressed!!!) So my total for 3 weeks was 3.5 kg. ( I was hoping that I could loose 5kg per month)
I am a bit dissapointed especially with the last 2 weeks.
For the first 2 weeks I stuck to the rules of induction. When my 3rd week started I decided to stick with 20g of net carbs per day.
Here is what I've been doing the last week:
Breakfast - Atkins Granola bar (3g) and a cup of perculated coffee with a bit of cream and one splenda sweetner tablet. This works well as I dont have time for brekkie at home - so I have a travel mug and have my bar on the way to work.
Lunch - only protein in the form of meat. (left overs from the night before)
Dinner - half a cup of salad and half a cup of vegies with meat.
Evening Snack - Atkins Bar (2g) (I only use the bars that is suitable for phases 1-4)
During the day I drank water - dont think I did 8 glases though.
Only get home at 6pm - then it's "happy hour" - feeding kids doing homework and gettin them to bed by 7pm. 7pm I can start dinner.
This is working well for me and I can see myself doing this for the next year or so untill I reach goal.
I can probalby cut down on the scack bar in the evenings BUT - I cant do without my breakfast Atkins bar.
I LOVE my red wine and had to give that up - must say that it the most difficult thing over week ends - but I am coping fine.
What should I do to speed up the weight loss? I count every carb and I havent exceeded 20g once in the three weeks.
Is it because I dont drink enough water - or is it the second bar I am having in the evenings.
I tested for ketones this morning and only had a trace! Sooooo dissapointing.
This is it for me - if I dont beat the battle of the bulge this time around it will beat me. (had gestational diabetes during my pregnancies and have type 2 now). I can hear my knees giving in under my weight when I climb stairs! I cant keep up with my kids and my job in this body!
Im I at least on the right track here??
I have decided to re-do my induction starting TODAY.
No more Atkins bars for me!! Just meat fat and my 12g of induction vegies and salad's per day. I have decided to leave 8g or sweetners and 2 small peaces of chees that I will eat during the day!!!
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