New, Excited for Induction, and a couple of ?'s

[lunaticmommy07]

Hi Everyone!

My name is Stefanie and I am a First Time Mom who is 9 weeks Post Partum and has 25 pounds to lose. I tried Weight Watchers, on which I had success before, but no luck this time. My family has had great success with Atkins and I am revved up and ready to go!

I am curious about a couple of things and was hoping to get some answers...

1) Is 0 Carb Blue Cheese Salad Dressing OK?

2) Does it really work better with NO caffeine? I am a 2 cup a day gal.

3) Is there such a thing as "too much" red meat during induction?

4) I walk about 40 minutes a day. Is this enough or should I increase.... note, my c-section cut muscles still hurt like no other when I try aerobics...

Thanks in advance for you help!

[Evermind]

Welcome! You're going to love this way of eating and relating to food.

Blue cheese salad dressing is great.

SOME people find that caffeine slows or stalls their weight loss. I have never had that experience. Try it with the coffee, and if you hit a stall at some point after the first two weeks, then you can cut back.

I'm not much of a meat eater, but I don't think there's such a thing as too much red meat in induction. I DO think that after about 3-4 days, you won't feel like eating very much at all, so expect that, and be prepared to make yourself eat anyway.

40 minutes walking a day is good, especially post-partum. If you want to gradually increase, or add weight training as you heal, that will be good, too.

Good luck! Keep posting and reading other people's posts!

[not2late]

If you are breastfeeding, the weight loss phases of Atkins (Induction, On-Going Weight Loss, and Pre-Maintenance) are not recommended according to the book. The Lifetime Maintenance phase, however, is fine for pregnant and nursing women.