Hi everyone

[Kerry G]

I have just joined.
I have been doing atkins for 29 days but after week 1 i have stopped losing weight . any suggestions?

[imagood1]

Re: Hi everyone

Hi and welcome to ADBB.

Do you have a copy of the book and have you been following the plan the way it's written? Check the foods you are eating against the acceptable food list (see below) - how much water are you drinking daily? You should be drinking a minimum of 64 ounces of PURE WATER (nothing added) daily, also you should be doing some form of exercise daily and taking a good multi-vitamin. Did you take your measurements before you started? You may be loosing inches and not pounds. Are you in keotsis? You don't give any information (age, height, etc) so it's a little hard to know what might be happening with you.

Post a couple days of what you eat on this thread: Review My Menu - Atkins Diet. Put the amount of a certain food in so we know how much as well as what you are eating. (ie: 1 cup salad, 1 medium chicken breast, etc.)
At the top of the induction page you’ll find a condensed version of the book - http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-diet-14-day-induction/77558-atkins-diet-induction-faqs.html. Make a copy of this list http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-low-carb-dieting-faqs/6781-what-foods-can-eaten-induction.html and take it with you when you go to the store. If a food isn’t listed on the acceptable food list don’t eat it. Learn to read the label on all foods you buy - don’t just look at the “carb” number look at the ingredients list of everything and check the ingredients against your list. Just because it says "low carb" doesn't mean you can eat it. Also check for hidden sugars (learn the names used in place of the word “sugar”).

The recipe sites are helpful for meal planning – just make sure you use Induction Recipes to begin with.
http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/menus.html (Linda’s)
(Never ending induction recipes)(Never ending induction recipes)http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-diet-14-day-induction/58513-never-ending-induction-recipes.html (Induction recipes)
(Induction Recipe Basics--More recipes added)(Induction Recipe Basics--More recipes added)http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-diet-14-day-induction/6807-induction-recipe-basics-more-recipes-added.html (Induction Recipe Basics)

Good luck to you!