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[doin'it]

hi all! i'm on day 11 of induction and have lost 6.5 lbs! this board has been so incredibly helpful--thanx! i felt pretty rotten the first week, until i finally surrendered to coffee. the dip in my blood sugar was exhausting me--could barely old my head up! i switched to decaf and am much better.
??question-- i have a huge wedding next week to attend. it will be 18 days into induction. if i choose to drink no carb cocktails, will i gain everything back or just stall weight loss? i'm following the diet to a T, including daily exercise and at least 64 oz H2O/day.

[chinadoll]

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It will slow you down but you probably wont gain. You WILL see a gain on the scale because of water retention since alcohol is dehydrating but dont freak--it will go down in a day or so. The real danger isnt the alcohol. It is the fact that when you are drinking you are more likely to feel it is OK to taste this or that and before you know it you are barreling off track. Also, I find that without starches to absorb alcohol it affects me a lot more. Beware of that. Go slow.

[imagood1]

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Congratulations on your weight loss so far -- hope you continue to follow the plan and continue to loose.

[doin'it]

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thank you!! i'll take it easy !! i think i will stay on plan, excluding the occassional ETOH. 6 lbs meant throwing out my 'fattest jeans', and then i ran harder than ever today!

-discovered rotisserie chicken tonight-YUM! the girl at Ralph's checked the bbq powder and let me read the ingredients---nothing illegal!

[SweetCher]

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Congratulations on day 11 of induction and that 6.5 pounds that you've given away. I am just coming back to Atkins and I'm on Day 11 also.

Be careful about adding alcohol at this point. Even those that can are LC can spike your insulin level and trigger binges. You've done such a great job on induction so far. If you can get through the evening without adding the alcohol this time, I would try.