Encouragement for all the newbies

[bigsixfooter]

Hello ADBB! I just wanted to post a thread to give everyone new like I was three weeks ago a bit of ENCOURAGEMENT! I started Atkins on 6/8/09 and as of 6/22/09 I have lost a solid 28lbs and my waist has gone from a 48" to 46". I have followed the induction with a slight variation and the weight is flying off. As of now, I have changed my morning eating habits but i am still pretty much doing the same thing daily. For the 1st three weeks my breakfast was ,4 slices of turkey bacon and 4 boiled egg whites,mid day snack was, a couple of hands of almonds;lunch was steamed veggies and a couple peices of baked fish or chicken; afternoon snack was 2 slices of mild chedder cheese; and dinner was 2 peices of baked chicken or fish and some veggies. My body felt full of energy and did not even want the other(fatty foods). Now I eat all fruits before lunch, the same lunch from the induction stage, almonds for the afternoon snack, and the same dinner from the induction stage. i feel great. Eating like this is helping my body natually get the weight it should be and I will workout and get in shape to do the rest. I just wanted to offer a bit of help to someone who may need need it to let you know that this does work.

[bigjim66]

Good timing! Thanks for your words. I restarted this AM after a long rebellion.

[bigsixfooter]

We all need it. Keep us posted on your success! Good losing!!!!

[Elizellen]

I am glad to hear of your success so far

However in case any other newcomers to Atkins get confuse by some items on your menus I wanted just to add a few comments.

Unless people don't like egg yolks it is generally better to eat whole eggs.

Almonds and fruits (unless you mean things like bell peppers and cucumbers) are not induction-friendly according to DANDR, so would be better left till the relevant level/rung of the second (main weightloss) phase of Atkins, aka Ongoing weight loss/OWL.

Remember, we are supposed to be getting 'most' of our net carbs from our veggies on induction

[sham]

oh you have posted this twice,already replied to the other one.