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Hello Everyone!
I have taken the plunge, and it's been really great!
I love food - but it has controlled me for 10 years, since trying to loose weight after my second child was born.
I've done every type of calorie controlled diet and done well and then once I loose my focus, I start CRAVING everything I know I can't eat - but mostly chocolate.
At the beginning of November I started giving up coffee and coke and after 2 weeks of feeling awful I kicked the habit. I knew I'd have to give up caffine before I started Atkins and knowing how hard it would be to do both together I decided to do it in 2 stages.
Giving up caffine was a 100 times harder than my first 7 days on Induction. Infact I have enjoyed every meal I have had. It is so much easier than counting points, calories and syns.
I have NO cravings - except for my love of cheese - BUT I can eat cheese, so it's not a problem.
I have read the book and am really focused and clear about everything EXCEPT for 2 things, and this could just be a US/UK anomaly BUT:
1) It says in the Atkins book that:
"you can consume 90-110g of cheese and the rule of thumb is to count 30g of cheese as 1g of carb"
but the nutrition labels on the food packaging say there's only 0.1g of (net) carb per 100g THIS IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE - WHY? Is cheese in the US that different from UK cheeses? or am I missing something?
2) Can I have other cheeses similar to Cheddar - like Red Leicester, Cheshire and Wensleydale OR is the list of cheeses in the book IT as far as the Induction phase goes? What's so different about Cheddar?
I know it's a funny time of year to start the Diet, with Christmas on the way, but I just know that the Chocolate will take me over, and I just couldn't cope with the thought of starting 2010 with the same only promises to overcome my cravings.
I hope someone can help me out here.
Thank you
I love food - but it has controlled me for 10 years, since trying to loose weight after my second child was born.
I've done every type of calorie controlled diet and done well and then once I loose my focus, I start CRAVING everything I know I can't eat - but mostly chocolate.
At the beginning of November I started giving up coffee and coke and after 2 weeks of feeling awful I kicked the habit. I knew I'd have to give up caffine before I started Atkins and knowing how hard it would be to do both together I decided to do it in 2 stages.
Giving up caffine was a 100 times harder than my first 7 days on Induction. Infact I have enjoyed every meal I have had. It is so much easier than counting points, calories and syns.
I have NO cravings - except for my love of cheese - BUT I can eat cheese, so it's not a problem.
I have read the book and am really focused and clear about everything EXCEPT for 2 things, and this could just be a US/UK anomaly BUT:
1) It says in the Atkins book that:
"you can consume 90-110g of cheese and the rule of thumb is to count 30g of cheese as 1g of carb"
but the nutrition labels on the food packaging say there's only 0.1g of (net) carb per 100g THIS IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE - WHY? Is cheese in the US that different from UK cheeses? or am I missing something?
2) Can I have other cheeses similar to Cheddar - like Red Leicester, Cheshire and Wensleydale OR is the list of cheeses in the book IT as far as the Induction phase goes? What's so different about Cheddar?
I know it's a funny time of year to start the Diet, with Christmas on the way, but I just know that the Chocolate will take me over, and I just couldn't cope with the thought of starting 2010 with the same only promises to overcome my cravings.
I hope someone can help me out here.
Thank you
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