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[jenivieve74]

:confused by the way, what are frankenfoods?

[Dieselbud]

Originally Posted by jenivieve74

:confused by the way, what are frankenfoods?

Low-carb labelled bars/shakes/pastas/ice creams/candies etc.

Think of frankenstein

[jenivieve74]

:wave Thank you, how did you get your picture on your message? I would like to post my picture and keep track of my progress.

[barelynangel]

Greetings and Happy New Year to Everyone.

Well, i am not necessarily a newbie to Atkins but i am restarting atkins today and have 9 weeks to lose as many lbs and inches i can before seeing a friend i haven't seen in years!!!!! I am calling it my 9 weeks of ****. lol So i could use a mentor or 2 or 3 because well.. just because!

The way i am going to do this is the following: following induction strict, rereading the book, starting to exercise, and get in weight lifting for toning purposes, trying to keep cals between 1000 and 1200 for the next 9 weeks and drink 100 oz of water a day

My biggest problems are the following:
I will make every excuse in the book not to exercise, i mean silly ones like.. i don't have any music etc. This morning, i decided Monday was going to be my "Free" day.

My other problem is Dinner. I usually get home after 7 and am completely exhausted and choose easy, delivery please or pick up dinners. I am going to begin cooking meals during the weekends and then just throwing them in the microwave.

Weekends tend to fall under the WORST days for me because i don't have work that is a priority, if that makes sense.

Soo this is me. Desperate to lose as many inches and lbs i can in 9 weeks.. and then (total of 70-90 lbs hopefully) by 4th of July and if i have any left of the 90 by November 11th i want to be at goal.

BTW for those asking about caffine.... caffine triggers hunger ques So its partly why you should ween yourself off of it as soon as you can.

I am reachable through the following: PMs on here, messages on here, barely_n_angel on Yahoo Messenger (Please state who you are and where you are from in the message or i will ignore the request to add) and barely_n_angel@yahoo.com.

I am looking for mentors, but i can also dish out advice as i do know atkins pretty well, just never follow my own advice lol.

thanks all.. :angel angel :angel

[brendastarr]

Thanks so much for your information! I went shopping last night for the book and will start reading it today. Also exercised on my treadmilll for a few minutes - will increase the time tonight.

[purplepassionflower]

:wave

Hi everyone...

I've just started back on the Atkins Diet, and I'm going to stick with it.

Back a few years ago, I lost 30 lbs. on this plan.
Sorry to say, I got back into my old ways of eating again.

It seems that I use food to medicate myself with.
I would eat and sleep.
That felt natural to me.

But, now I'm sick and tired of dragging this weight around.
I can hardly bend over to clip my toenails of tie my shoes....Very sad :no .
I want more out of life.
I started induction on the 1st of 2005.
Weighing 190.
I would like to lose 50 lbs.

Please help ...
I need encouragement and someone to help me to stay on track.

Thanks, Suzanne

[jenivieve74]

I am trying to add my photos. I hope this works. Anyway these are me at a wedding Oct. 2nd. I just got these pictures from a family member and about fell over. I couldn't believe how big I am. I must have a magic mirror at home and I didn't see this person before. But this is the beginning of my 4th day and I feel great! :nod

[floydgirl]

Hello, I'd like to help out in anyway I can. While I'm not a newbie (started 4/18/04 and have lost a little over 50 pounds), I am in no way even close to being an expert. I still learn things everyday on this board.

A little about me, I now seem to be losing weight slowly and have experienced several weight loss stalls along the way. But I always persevere and work through these stalls.

You can PM me, I check my PMs here at work. Some days are busier for me than others, so it may take a little time for me to respond.

[momof3KY]

Originally Posted by jenivieve74

:yikes I am new to this. i am 30 years old and 5ft 1 in. 180 lbs. I have done atkins before and lost about 10 lbs. before re addicting myself to carbs. I am ready and no fooling around this time. I am tired of it hurting to bend over and tie my shoes and getting out of breath when I go up stairs to get my kids ready for school. I am on my 3rd day of induction. I was up peeing all night and had bad leg cramps. I wasn't going to weigh again for awhile, but after peeing all night I decided what the heck. I was down to 177. Hopefully the leg cramps won't last long. I need lots of encouragement. I was up til 2 am reading lots of the success stories for encouragement. I would like a weight loss buddy. I would love any help from anyone!

:wave I am the same height and weight, but 37 yrs old. Today was my first day of induction...I too am ready for a life change. I have gradually gained weight over the years, and the weight gain has pretty much made me miserable. My goal is 118-120lbs...I can only imagine how great it would feel to be at that weight.
Good Luck to you! We can do it!

[gypj]

Hi all,

I've finally started posting after lurking here for a while. I'm on my 9th day of induction and while I don't see the weight loss, i'm pretty deep in Ketosis so i'm excited about the prospect. I've recently started working out again so i'm finally feeling the energy level come back.

I would like a mentor. I think my big issue will be the transition out of inductino, which I plan on continuing through January. Not because i've cheated, but because once you get past the cravings, inductino flu and general crummy feelings, its pretty easy to stay on and the Deli across from my office is very Atkins friendly.

I will need a mentor for transition, and while I've bought and read DANDR I need more than the book to help me with day to day food transitions and general support. I can be PM'd as gypj or IM'd on Yahoo as gypsy8125. Thanks in advance.