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    Saying Hello

    Hi every one. I go by the hacker alias Coffeenerd.

    I been lurking here for about 6 weeks now while starting Atkins and thought I would introduce myself since the site seems to be a very useful tool with kind people.

    So I am 32 years old and a male. About 4 years ago I managed to go from 280 down to 230 doing Weight Watchers but then I hit a nice 4 year wall of not being able to lose anymore :-( I did manage to keep it all off which was very impressive since that is the hardest part of the weight loss journey.

    On Nov 1 2009 I thought I would give Atkins a try. I lost 12 pounds the first 2 weeks, then I stalled for 2 weeks, but managed to lost another 5 pounds since for a total of 17. So far so good.

    I hope to contribute around here. It seems like you have a very nice group going.
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    Re: Saying Hello

    Welcome to ADBB! Hope you achieve your goals!
    Jackie - Misplaced Missouri Girl, now in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada!

    Lost 15 pounds 9/18/08-01/08/09, Ended on OWL Rung 6 (had a baby!)
    Restarted Induction 11/30/09

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    • #3
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      Welcome!

      Why not move to OWL?
      J.

      "Your life will never change until you change your choices."

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        Welcome Coffeenerd!

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        • #5
          Re: Saying Hello

          Originally posted by atkinsgal08 View Post
          Welcome!

          Why not move to OWL?
          At some point I will. Right now at this time I am happy with what I am eating and not bored with my choices. I just tend to eat a few things for months on end then move on to something else. When I am bored with what I am eating now I will move on to OWL.

          And thanks for the wish's.

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          • #6
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            >>At some point I will.>>

            Adding 5 net carbs of Induction vegetables won't change you're not being bored.

            Best to do the plan as Dr. Atkins wrote it.

            He never intended for people to stay on Induction for a long time ... the 2nd phase is called Ongoing Weight Loss for a reason!
            J.

            "Your life will never change until you change your choices."

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            • #7
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              I will look into it tonight when I am at home and have the book.

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              • #8
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                Originally posted by Coffeenerd View Post
                I will look into it tonight when I am at home and have the book.
                OWL rocks.

                C'mon - more veggies on Rung 1, heavy cream and soft cheese on Rung 2, and then Rung 3 - yay, nuts and seeds!
                Jackie - Misplaced Missouri Girl, now in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada!

                Lost 15 pounds 9/18/08-01/08/09, Ended on OWL Rung 6 (had a baby!)
                Restarted Induction 11/30/09

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                  Originally posted by Skeptika23 View Post
                  OWL rocks.

                  C'mon - more veggies on Rung 1, heavy cream and soft cheese on Rung 2, and then Rung 3 - yay, nuts and seeds!
                  You can have heavy cream during induction. Are you allowed more on rung 2? not that I need it I just would not know what to do with more cream.

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                  • #10
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                    Originally posted by Coffeenerd View Post
                    You can have heavy cream during induction. Are you allowed more on rung 2? not that I need it I just would not know what to do with more cream.
                    Yes, and try whipping that cream.

                    Jackie - Misplaced Missouri Girl, now in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada!

                    Lost 15 pounds 9/18/08-01/08/09, Ended on OWL Rung 6 (had a baby!)
                    Restarted Induction 11/30/09

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                    • #11
                      Re: Saying Hello

                      If you have stopped loosing weight after 2 weeks on induction what have you been eating? How much water are you drinking (pure water, nothing added), what type of exercise are you doing? Are you taking a multi-vitamin without iron everyday?
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                      • #12
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                        Originally posted by Coffeenerd View Post
                        You can have heavy cream during induction. Are you allowed more on rung 2? not that I need it I just would not know what to do with more cream.
                        You probably won't need more than 2-3 tbs of heavy cream. The only time when I used more (in a day) was when I made panna cotta. This happened once in the past two years... and I think I was already in OWL Rung 4 or 5 when I tried the recipe.

                        But other than heavy cream, you can have cottage cheese, ricotta, yogurt... There are a lot of delicious recipes you can make with these.
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                        • #13
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                          Originally posted by imagood1 View Post
                          If you have stopped loosing weight after 2 weeks on induction what have you been eating? How much water are you drinking (pure water, nothing added), what type of exercise are you doing? Are you taking a multi-vitamin without iron everyday?
                          It was just the 2 weeks after induction it stopped, but then about 10 days later i started to lose weight again. Not big deal. I lost 5 the 2 weeks after. It always seems to come off in spurts. I kinda expect to not lose anything for the next 2 weeks then have a 4 or 5 pound drop after that.

                          I drink at minimum 3 liters of water a day, but usually much more then that. On the weekend I might have a cup of decaf but that has only happened 2 times when out with friends.

                          And the diet it pretty steady. 2 eggs for breakfast with 4 strips of turkey bacon (I count the carbs), a salad with lettuce, tomato and cucumber with 2-3 oz of cheese, then for supper I have some sort of meat with broccoli or cauliflower.

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                          • #14
                            Re: Saying Hello

                            I also looked into OWL last night. I think I will move onto that Friday when I go shopping since I need more veggies.

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