i need to lose 60+lbs

[dblheatingac]

hello all what kind of goal do i need to set to lose 60+lbs
i was on atkins last year and lost 40lbs but i went to the gym every day
now i have hurt leg and cant work out can some one stay on induction ive been on induction for 5 days now i need someone or more than one's help
any advice is greatly appreciated i stopped atkins last year went on a golf trip and felled to temptation thanks

[Jaded]

Hey don't give up so easily on not being able to work out! There are a lot of exercises you can do that won't require you to exert your leg. For cardio you can do punches or those machines (i don't know the name) but they are like a bicycle for your arms. You can also do some weights with your arms and upper body, crunches, etc. Anything to burn some calories and build up muscle will help burn more fat

You can extend induction (you should refer to the experts on this) but I think most have more success once they begin to add back more carbs and veggies and work their way up the rungs. Best of luck!

[transypodge]

Could you swim? Most YMCAs have pools...that may even help your leg heal more quickly! Hang in there!

[dblheatingac]

thanks for all the advice we do not have a ymca close buy but there is a gym with a pool ill try it and day 6 and can't tell if i have lost any weight yet
i always weigh in the am isn't how you supose to

[carbless_in_seattle]

how do those parapalegic olympic athletes manage to do it? I'd say there has to be some way to work out with a hurt leg, perhaps google some exercises custom to your situation.

[Elizellen]

Originally Posted by dblheatingac

thanks for all the advice we do not have a ymca close buy but there is a gym with a pool ill try it

Good for you

day 6 and can't tell if i have lost any weight yet
i always weigh in the am isn't how you supose to

I don't think there is any particular time we have to weigh, but if you choose one time of day and stick to it you will probably get the best idea of how your weight is changing. I find that my weight in the evenings is usually a frew pounds higher than in the morning, so thew morning is when I usually weigh.

For induction there is no need to weigh every day - just before you start and after 14 days so you can use the chart in DANDR to find out what your likely metabolic resistance to weightloss is.

[canway66]

Hi, Im an Atkins dieter from way back (first time started in 9 using the first book obviously. You can stay in ketosis/lypolisys for as long as you want in theory since you cannot excercise. I sometimes will stay in k/l for several weeks because I like how I feel. 5 days is not long enough for you to be able to gauge how your wieght loss will progress. In his first book he barely mentions exercise and people were still having great success. It was only after all the criticism he got did he start pushing the excersise thing but the bottom line didnt change just becuase he added it to the last edition. You WILL loose it without excersise justnot as quickly.

[Elizellen]

I agree you will lose weight without exercising, but from many examples across the board you will probably lose more fat by exercising as well!

I was intrigued when you mentioned Dr Atkins first book not mentioning exercise so got out my copy of Dr Atkins Diet Revolution, printed in 1972.
In the chapter called "Why 1 dieter in 10 gets stuck temporarily" he says

I find a dieter who goes astray is almost always helped by undertaking a regular exercise or games program of some kind.
Join a gym class. Play tennis, golf, handball, badminton. Take up bicycling, hiking, horseback riding, jogging, swimming, rowing, skiing, dancing, yoga, judo, karate, fencing.
etc

Another thing that I feel is important to bear in mind is that his first book was written mainly from his own experience with his own body, but when he wrote his second book Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution it was after 30 years of supervising patients at his clinic and so he rewrote much of his advice to make it more easy to follow and more likely to be successful.
And so he included Chapter 22: "Exercise: It's Non-Negotiable" which starts with these words

Calling all couch potatoes: If you're not getting regular exercise, you aren't following the Atkins Nutritional Approach. It's that simple. You must make a commitment to physical activity as well as change the way you eat-and take nutritional supplements. Doing one without the other is like riding a bike with flat tires. It's a lot more difficult.

and goes on to explain his reasons for saying this.

[canway66]

I did NOT say that he did not mention excercise I said he barely mentions it. Its a matter of semantics.

[dblheatingac]

please don't get rude with each other my leg will be better in a couple of weeks and ill be able to start some movement with it i was wantingto lose a little weight while on induction with out much excersize so i wont weigh agin untill induction is over