Working with my teenage daughter

[Kellen]

I believe I read that about the nutrients synthesized from protein in some Gary Taubes, or Dr. Bernstein material. I'll have to look around for it, as I don't have their books, but was reading excerpts online. (I'll try and remember to send it to you, if i locate it again) I do remember it said that even Vitamin C could be synthesized from proteins. I'll do some reading on pre-maintenance. I really didn't read past some OWL material in the DANDR, because it seemed so far away...She does love beans for example. Maybe try low carb tortillas?

A noobie like myself can get over-zealous in any area, be it a spiritual path, or weight-loss, and that's why I sought some other perspectives. I appreciate yours... and kudos for staying at goal all that time. I know that's the hardest part. I have a dear friend who lost almost 90 in a year on Atkins, and gained it all back, in less than 2 years. You rock!

[not2late]

Originally Posted by Kellen

I had read somewhere, that you just don't do induction with kids, even older teenagers, because they are still growing and such. So while me and my husband have been doing our induction, we've let her have the extra helping, or a Muffin in a Minute, or some berries or nuts.

We didn't have her go up the OWl ladder, in order, just roughly counted her carbs, basing the count on our food. Did away with all processed foods, sugars, breads, potatoes, most fruit, etc. She eats with us, takes her lunch to school, and just has some xtras as a snack or larger helping. She seems to be doing, and has lost 18 pounds in 5 1/2 weeks.

She is feeling so much happier about herself, and is really seeing her goal as being possible. (She started at 215, is currently 197, and has 160 as her goal, at a height of 5'8 1/2" yesterday, she bought a size 14 pair of pants which zipped up, although she has a few pounds to go before they look right. She was so thrilled. It's as fun to watch her journey on this as it is for me, maybe more.

So I'm wondering if this approach sounds reasonable, and would love to hear from others who are helping their children lose weight. On the official Atkins site, they won't really discuss weight loss with or about anyone under 18.

The Atkins Center used the diet outlined in Feed Your Kids Well by Dr. Fred Pescatore as the weight loss diet for children and teens. Dr. Pescatore was the associate medical director of the Atkins Center in the 1990s.