low carb beer

[mzsikora]

Has anyone tried to low carb beer Michelob Ultra? I am new to this diet and was wondering if I could have a beer or 2 during the induction phase? Can anyone assist me with this answer?

[Anonymous]

No alcohol allowed at all during induction and shouldn't be added back in until you've reached the 5th rung of the carbohydrate ladder.

HTHS
~Brook

[mzsikora]

thanks! how long did it take you to lose your weight? I have been doing the atkins for 14 days and I lost 7 pounds. I think I am doing something wrong. Everyone else that I am dieting with has lost between 10 and 14 pounds during the induction phase.

[Ellie]

MZsikora,

It's going to depend on how much you have to lose as well as your bodies metabolic resistance - read your DANDR it's well explained in there.

I lost 10 lbs on induction, 7 lbs the first week and then 3 the second week. I lost 9 and a half inches during those 2 weeks so I was very happy with the results. Tomorrow will be the end of week six and I'll weigh again then - that will be my official number. At one month as well as last week I was at 14 lbs lost. Yesterday morning it looked like I've lost another pound but I only count the weigh ins that I have on tuesdays - the actual weekly mark and I didn't weigh today. I've added in a few OWL foods for variety but I'm sticking at rung 2 of OWL for the next month or so and that may have helped the slowdown but it's still a good pace and i'm happy with the results.

How's the tape measure doing?

[mzsikora]

I have lost 2-3 inches off of my waist and thighs and I can see a difference in my body but not like I had expected. I wanted to lose more. I only want to lose another 15 pounds so I can reach 120. I am only 5'1 and those added kid pounds gots to go! I am sick of feeling fat and ugly! I am working so hard to do this diet but I feel like I am messing up somehow. I have read the book but I guess I have a slow metabolism or something. Maybe I should do the induction phase for another week?

[sati]

Are you taking vitamins? I read somewhere that L-Carnitine & Co-En.Q10 are supposed to help you lose weight during induction.

Sati
My first weigh in will be after 7 days on Monday 11th.