How Long Do You Give A Diet To Work?

[Snuggles11]

When you start a new diet, how long do you give it to show progress before you start considering your other options?

Atkins is a way of eating, which is wonderful, because unlike a diet-you never go "off" it. However, I've given Atkins a couple tries of three or four weeks now and not lost weight. I'm on my last try of three weeks, with religious exercise 30 minutes on the treadmill three days a week.

But I was curious, most of us have tried numerous other diets-how long did you give it to work before you moved onto the next?

[apple]

Well, being that Atkins "diet" is a way of eating for life because the word "diet" implies a daily ritual of eating, I would give yourself a full check of inches and how "clean" your Induction was comparing the excess salt, hidden sugar, etc. intake. Muscle builds while exericising, and if you've been a yo-yo dieter, your body is screaming "WOA!" to new things. GIve it time. Weight did not appear over night, it won't leave the same way.

Being a previous yo-yoer myself...my body likes to refuse to lose weight, but I'm sneaky and have lost inches despite.

Keep going! You'll do great and possibly post your menus

[*Emma*]

I'd be interested in seeing a menu!

Also add your stats to your signature so people can see how much you need to lose

[julirama723]

Snuggles, Atkins works if YOU work the plan. This is a life-long process. It's something that takes dedication, planning, patience and hard work. If I remember correctly, didn't you recently return from a cruise where you ate lots of carb-laden foods? You need to give your body time to adjust from yo-yoing back and forth from high-carb/glucose-burning to LC/fat-burning.

Atkins is a way of eating, which is wonderful, because unlike a diet-you never go "off" it.

If you have a healthy view of eating and are satisfied with the foods because it's not a "DIET", isn't it already working?

[Snuggles11]

Todays Menu:
2 slices cheeseburger quiche (off Linda's induction recepies)
1 cup pepperoni
1 slice taco bake (off Linda's induction recepies)
2 tblsp sour cream
1 cup jicama
1 oz chedder cheese
8 oz steak
2 cup lettuce (no dressing)

Calories 2016 Carbs 20
Fat: 67% Protien: 30% Carbs: 3%


Yesterday:
4 slices cheeseburger quiche (breakfast and dinner)
1 cup jicama
1 cup carnitas
1 cup pepperoni
2 cups lettuce
4 tblsp ranch dressing

Calories 2266 Carbs 20
Fat: 76% Protein: 21% Carb: 3%