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Hello everyone. I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm Lux, yup, Lux. Since last year I've lost 60lb on my own low calorie diet with mild exercise. 40 of those pounds were lost in the first 2 months. Since then it's been slightly stagnate as the other 20 slowly disappated. I thought I would give Atkins a try to boost the weight loss a little. I was 210 and now I am 150. My goal is 130. My boyfriend has done it before and recommended it for my impatient demenor as well as my desire to burn fat as I've increased my workouts. I did have a few questions though:
1. I don't really ever get "hungry" or "full." This seems like a good thing but it's a blessing and a curse. My body never tells me to stop and I am just someone who loves flavor. I lost most of my weight by eating less then 100 calories a day(bad I know) and drinking whatever I wanted(usually flavored waters) but I've never gained the weight back when eating normally again which is popular belief. My question here is, for someone who loves flavor so much what are acceptable drinks and snacks that amount to almost nothing on induction? I know my usually mindless eating treats like fruits, gum, and pretzels are a no-no and have read that water, green tea, and diet soda(in moderation) are allowed but I have quite the sweet tooth after eating salty foods all day.
2. I work out almost daily now and on day 3 of induction I notice great fatigue during my regular workout of 1 hour cardio. Should I cut back to just long walks instead of hard cardio?
3. At 150 with a goal to lose 20 lb is induction where to begin or should I start further along in the program. I want to make the fullest of the diet and am ok with sacrafice but am not sure that induction will be as effective on my system.
Any and all advice would be much appreciated!
1. I don't really ever get "hungry" or "full." This seems like a good thing but it's a blessing and a curse. My body never tells me to stop and I am just someone who loves flavor. I lost most of my weight by eating less then 100 calories a day(bad I know) and drinking whatever I wanted(usually flavored waters) but I've never gained the weight back when eating normally again which is popular belief. My question here is, for someone who loves flavor so much what are acceptable drinks and snacks that amount to almost nothing on induction? I know my usually mindless eating treats like fruits, gum, and pretzels are a no-no and have read that water, green tea, and diet soda(in moderation) are allowed but I have quite the sweet tooth after eating salty foods all day.
2. I work out almost daily now and on day 3 of induction I notice great fatigue during my regular workout of 1 hour cardio. Should I cut back to just long walks instead of hard cardio?
3. At 150 with a goal to lose 20 lb is induction where to begin or should I start further along in the program. I want to make the fullest of the diet and am ok with sacrafice but am not sure that induction will be as effective on my system.
Any and all advice would be much appreciated!
However, I am not sure how your metabolism and thyroid is going to be after than kind of a regime. Have you had a checkup with the doctor to see if everything is still normal? I would really recommend that.
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