Ok, today is day 28; where do I go now??

[Castoridae]

Hi All, I have been going through one really successful trip this time. I started on March 1st, stayed on induction for 2 wks and went onto rung one of the next level. That means that every other day, I upped my carbs. My pee sticks are still nicely changing!! I don't know what I've lost; I've been ignoring that this time because of the antidepressants I'm on. However, I'm into a smaller size with my bluejeans, and that makes me very very releaved. I'm just not sure what to do for my next step. Maybe I should try 25 gs of carbs every day for a week and see what happens? My main test are my pee sticks. However, I think I heard somewhere that if you are on maintenance, they may not change. Any advice where I should go next? Thx for any advice. Cheers, Castoridae.

[not2late]

Originally Posted by Castoridae

Hi All, I have been going through one really successful trip this time. I started on March 1st, stayed on induction for 2 wks and went onto rung one of the next level. That means that every other day, I upped my carbs. My pee sticks are still nicely changing!! I don't know what I've lost; I've been ignoring that this time because of the antidepressants I'm on. However, I'm into a smaller size with my bluejeans, and that makes me very very releaved. I'm just not sure what to do for my next step. Maybe I should try 25 gs of carbs every day for a week and see what happens? My main test are my pee sticks. However, I think I heard somewhere that if you are on maintenance, they may not change. Any advice where I should go next? Thx for any advice. Cheers, Castoridae.

Atkins is 4 phase diet plan. The first weight loss phase is Induction. The second is On-Going Weight Loss (OWL) Phase. So my advice is to start re-reading the chapters in the book about the On-Going Weight Loss phase.

[Castoridae]

Hi Meg, I know that. The point is that I really got a lot of help reading thru posts on this board and was hoping that someone may have some tried and true ideas. Cheers, C

[sunflowergrl]

Oh, please come to OWL!! Its great!! I started Rung 2 this week. I have still lost on OWL, and I love the extra food choices. Its great!! Just watch out for food that causes cravings, I can't eat cucumbers or mushrooms. Not a huge deal, but its nice to know. That is the beauty of OWL!! You really learn what foods you can and can't eat.

[Elizellen]

As sunflowergrl said, OWL is great fun so go to the OWL forum and read the stickies and recent posts there to get some great advice on how to start.

[Castoridae]

Thanks so much Eli and Sunflower!! Its the fun that really helps on this wol. See you both there - cheers, Castoridae.