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Originally Posted by imagood1  Welcome -- there are plenty of veggies you can choose so you won't be bored with the same thing over and over....5 pounds the first week being on the plan is great.
Make sure you drink plenty of water (at least 64 ounces a day of pure water) to help flush all the nasties out of your system and to keep your organs working properly so you loose weight easier.
Exercise of some sort is mandatory as Dr Atkins wrote in the 2002 DANDR edition. Hope you have the book and have read it so you understand the program. There is no need to starve yourself, that doesn't work - the book explains the reasoning and science behind the plan.
Good luck on your journey.
The link below is for the glycemic load of different foods -- something that may be useful. Glycemic Load of Carb Foods - GI in Food Serving |
Thanks for the GL link, that is going to be useful. I do have the Atkins for Life book and the cookbook his wife wrote. I found them both at the dollar store and the Atkins for life did explain the diet.
The water part I keep forgetting about, thanks for the reminder.