Started Atkins..Need Help!

[asianGirl]

Hi ALL , I have started following the Atkins way of eating . But instead of 20gms of carbs i am taking 40gms a day. I thought it will be difficult for me to drastically reduce my carb intake to 20gms. I plan to follow 40gms and gradually reduce it to 20gms in a weeks time. I am taking 2-3 cups of vegetables, the suggested amount of fat ,protein. This is my 3rd day with 40gms of carb intake, i feel normal. I checked my weight this morning. I found no weight loss !!! I had a lot of acidity being produced and i took few antacid tablets( 'Gelusil' antacid) on the 2nd and 3rd day(today). My fear is these antacids have increased the sugar and carb intake quantity. Please advise if it is fine to take antacids . If not then what can i do for the acidity being produced? Another doubt i have is, will there be weight loss if i eat 40gms of carbs a day and how slow will the weight loss be? Please guide me. Thank You.

[Richt]

You really do need to follow the rules of the diet to the letter. Yes it will be difficult to cut down to 20 grams, but it has to be done. You can also only eat from the legal list of induction foods. The closer you stick to it the easier the diet will become.

Are you eating from the legal food list?

[asianGirl]

Hi Richt. Yes i am eating from the legal food list. But i want to know if i can take the antacid tablets as the acidity is causing a lot of inconvenience. Ya i understand i need to strictly follow the rules but this is just a like start up. Will follow it to the letter in a week for sure. But will i see any weight loss if i follow this way in a weeks time?

[Richt]

Do the tablets have a list of ingredients on the side of the pack?

Sorry, but I cant understand why you are not willing to follow it to the letter from the start. Its not that hard, honestly Basic cold turkey for the first couple of days and then its pretty much plain sailing.

[asianGirl]

It has got the list of ingredients contained in the uncoated tablet. Doesn't have any sugar or carb details. And i think its time i follow the diet properly. I think thats the best way i can see results. Thanks a lot Richt for you replies. Will soon post a note on how i feel following the diet to the letter

[Richt]

Good luck Asiangirl, you will be fine. Its really not that difficult once you get started

[not2late]

Originally Posted by asianGirl

But will i see any weight loss if i follow this way in a weeks time?

There's no way anyone can give you a sincere answer to that. Each of us has a different level of carbohydrate sensitivity. A few of us can tolerate up to 100 net carbs daily and lose weight. A few cannot lose weight if they exceed 20 net carbs daily. Therefore, it's impossible to give you any reassurance that you will lose weight following your low carb plan.