Hi all! (Tips for a college student?)

[sarahkw]

Hey everyone!

After watching my mother lose successfully with Atkins, I decided to try it. I'd like to lose around 40 pounds and have actually done Atkins before with success. I'll be graduating from college next fall and feel like I'd be even more confident in myself if I looked as good as I felt when going out into the big girl world - if that makes sense!

My biggest challenge is going to be finding food to eat. I live in a dorm and I'm on a meal plan which is great for my wallet, not so great when trying to find foods not high in carbs. Salads are readily available, everything from making your own to pre-packaged, but I'm not too fond of eating salads every. single. day. Breakfast will be a breeze but lunch and dinner? Not so much. I'd appreciate any tips anyone may have, especially if any of you have been in a similar situation maybe?

I should add that I am a regular at the gym and that helps maintain my current weight, if not drop a few pounds. I recorded my food intake for a week and found it FULL of carbs - lots of subs from Subway, pancakes from iHop and chicken sandwichs from Chik-Fil-A. I have a friend doing this with me so I'll be sharing any tips you have with her!

Thank you!

[liv]

Re: Hi all! (Tips for a college student?)

Hi welcome.
Sounds like your food choices include a lot of other things than your meal plan. Can you tell us a bit more of what kind of choices will be available to you at lunch and supper? Do you have a fringe, cooking possiblilites, microwave access? A good grocery store nearby?
Good luck. I think we have had several college students here who has done really well. So you can too.

[imagood1]

Re: Hi all! (Tips for a college student?)

The 2002 Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution (DANDR) is the book we follow here. It would be a helpful for you to have a copy of the book to refer to (www.amazon.com or www.half.com have inexpensive copies). At the top of the induction page you’ll find a condensed version of the book - (Atkins Diet Induction FAQs)http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-diet-14-day-induction/77558-atkins-diet-induction-faqs.html

Make sure you drink a minimum of 64 ounces of pure water (nothing added), exercise starting today and taking a multi-vitamin without iron (you should get enough iron with the foods you are eating on Atkins).

Check all around the board for everything there is to, there is a challenge section with both exercise and non exercise challenges, Rate My Menu for help with your food, journaling – something for everyone.

Make a copy of this list (What foods can be eaten on Induction?)http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-low-carb-dieting-faqs/6781-what-foods-can-eaten-induction.html this is the list of foods you should be eating - if it's not on the list, you shouldn't be eating it! When you shope and cook for yourself 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”).

If you will be cooking for yourself here are sites with recipes that will be helpful to make wonderful tasting foods 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)(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)(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)

If you need anything we’re here to help you!! Good luck to you






Georgiana, one of the moderators here, is one person I can think of that is eating in school situations and is doing quite well with her weight loss