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Hi, my name is John, some people call me J.R.. The last time I tried Atkins, I was a teenager in the late-80s trying to get the 6-pack to show. I was reasonably light 7 years ago (~195lb, muscular), but a sedimentary lifestyle over the last 4 years has destroyed that body. I think I put on 20 lbs last year while my wife was pregnant with our daughter.
And two weeks ago, my wife dislocated her knee just walking around and she still can't walk or easily care for herself, much less a 9-week old baby, so both of them are recuperating in Southern Spain at her parents' house while I'm "stuck" in Southern France where my job is. Since the new bachelorhood seems destined to last at least 6 weeks, I decided to turn lemons into lemonade and I joined the local gym and doing cardio every day and hitting the weight room every other day. I lost a couple of pounds over about 8 days just from the exercise and just eating less.
Yesterday I just finished the first day of induction. I also used the elliptical trainer for 45 minutes and I stunned. I could barely get through the anaerobic stage (first 10 minutes) and I just didn't have any strength during the next 35 minutes. I thought I could handle a normal workout since I'd been doing them for the previous 2 weeks, but I almost had to quit. Then by 10PM I couldn't keep my eyes open and had to give into sleep 2 hours earlier than normal. I was reading here that the first few days of induction are tough, just wow. That must have been the "flu" I read about.
However, this morning, I tried out my newly purchased ketostix (a feat at the pharmacy considering I don't yet speak French) and was rewarded with a deep purple, almost the highest on the scale indicating ketosis. The scale says I lost a pound.
So I started at 254, I started Atkins at 252, I'm now 251 and I'm shooting for sub-200. 185 would be excellent (I'm naturally muscular at 6'0"). I'd like to drop at least 20 lbs from the starting weight before I see my wife again for a week-long Easter holiday (Semana Santa).
So hi everyone. I'll probably read the forum more than post, but if the topic strikes me, I'll post.
And two weeks ago, my wife dislocated her knee just walking around and she still can't walk or easily care for herself, much less a 9-week old baby, so both of them are recuperating in Southern Spain at her parents' house while I'm "stuck" in Southern France where my job is. Since the new bachelorhood seems destined to last at least 6 weeks, I decided to turn lemons into lemonade and I joined the local gym and doing cardio every day and hitting the weight room every other day. I lost a couple of pounds over about 8 days just from the exercise and just eating less.
Yesterday I just finished the first day of induction. I also used the elliptical trainer for 45 minutes and I stunned. I could barely get through the anaerobic stage (first 10 minutes) and I just didn't have any strength during the next 35 minutes. I thought I could handle a normal workout since I'd been doing them for the previous 2 weeks, but I almost had to quit. Then by 10PM I couldn't keep my eyes open and had to give into sleep 2 hours earlier than normal. I was reading here that the first few days of induction are tough, just wow. That must have been the "flu" I read about.
However, this morning, I tried out my newly purchased ketostix (a feat at the pharmacy considering I don't yet speak French) and was rewarded with a deep purple, almost the highest on the scale indicating ketosis. The scale says I lost a pound.
So I started at 254, I started Atkins at 252, I'm now 251 and I'm shooting for sub-200. 185 would be excellent (I'm naturally muscular at 6'0"). I'd like to drop at least 20 lbs from the starting weight before I see my wife again for a week-long Easter holiday (Semana Santa).
So hi everyone. I'll probably read the forum more than post, but if the topic strikes me, I'll post.
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