36 days on induction and I refuse to weigh

[disneydiva21]

thats a great idea !

[never2late4any1]

I've done the same thing, Tim. I was on Atkins for a couple of months before I got on a scale. Gotta love that baggy clothes feeling!!! I have only weighed myself once and have promised to not weigh myself more than every two weeks, just to make sure I am headed in the right direction. I just don't want to give a number on a scale that much power over my life and possibly discourage me.

[caitlyn12284]

That is amazing!! I have been on induction for 3 days and I am running out of food ideas and I can see I am going to be getting really bored soon...Your 36 days is a good motivation

[marvid486]

Originally Posted by caitlyn12284

That is amazing!! I have been on induction for 3 days and I am running out of food ideas and I can see I am going to be getting really bored soon...Your 36 days is a good motivation

Today is my first day, and the thing that has surprised me the most is that I am enjoying foods I have not eaten for a long time! Even foods I've never made before - like an omlette! I made my first one this morning and my hubby really enjoyed it, so it must be beginners luck! I had an omlette as well and whilst I was preparing them I put 6 eggs on to hard-boil. When they were ready I had two mashed in a cup with a large dod of butter - it was devine!

The other four eggs ended up being made into egg mayonnaise which I had at lunch time with salad and smoked mackrel. I really enjoyed that as well as I'd not had the fish for a long time. I'm having a meat platter (turkey, beef & pork) with a garlic butter & cream sauce with salad this evening.

My snack will be sliced Haloummi cheese which I fry - it goes crispy and is the nearest thing to crisps without the carbs. I'm trying to find a recipe for Bernaise Sauce? Any responses would be appreciated!

I'm away to drink more water and try and get rid of my withdrawal from carbs and sugar headache!! Best wishes from Marion

[AOT]

36 days on induction. Thats great. I would like to stay on induction for at least a month. I know what you mean about the scale. I am obsessed with it too and keep getting discouraged because I am not seeing any results so I am trying really hard now not to step on it. As fellow atkineers have called it "its evil"!

Have you tried exercise at all yet? It also makes a huge difference.

Keep up the good work and good luck! Just hollar if you need any extra support.

Originally Posted by LSU2001

Hi All,

I have been doing induction for 36 days today. I am still refusing to get on the scale because I do not want to obsess over the lbs. I was on atkings about 10 years ago and I would weigh every day and when I did not lose for a few days i would get discouraged and say screw it. I don't want to go there this time.

I am using ketostix and have been in ketosis since day 3. My energy level exploded on days 4-5 and has yet to slack off. I feel fantastic and I have had to poke new holes in my belts in order to hold up my pants that are now falling off (lol). My wife hugged me the other day and she got excited that she could put her arms all the way around me and hold her hands together (woo hoo)

I wear dress clothes and a tie to work every day and prior to starting induction I could hardly button the top button on my shirts to put a tie on and now my shirts button easily and I have room to spare. I am focusing on how good I feel and how my clothes are fitting rather than how many lbs I have lost. I know that if I am still in ketosis and if my clothes are getting too big that its working.

Any advice or response appreciated.
Tim

[lloydjason]

Again, great job Tim! I'm really amazed that you are able to go without checking the scale. Unfortuantely, I got into that habit and now I neurotically check the weight every day. I know it's not good... but I so hard not to check. Of course when the weight goes up, I flip out.

[StrugglingNoMore]

Wow, way to go. I wish I had your will power. I would just be dying to know, especially when my pants started falling down. Keep up the good work

[Buddrfly]

I think you have amazing willpower! The only way I could not weigh myself almost daily is if I have my husband hide the scale--which now that I've this post, may not be such a bad idea! Congrats on goin with what ya know will work for you

[fefelia]

i am following your path ....16 days and didn't weigh my self
Great job ...

[Scribbler]

Well Done Tim! I keep the same attitude as you. I refuse to let myself to be a scale-slave.. If our clothes are getting lose, it means that we shrink , unless someone sneaks in and changes our clothes with larger ones :P