Atkins Induction site.

[Tom]

I have started an new site to try to focus just on the induction phase. It is still in alpa stages ( very buggy ) and I am not 100% sure if it is a good idea or not ...

The thought is to have a place that can be focused on getting people started successfully on the atkins diet. I am thinking that it will be something like an ongoing boot camp. Where people go there and journal about exactly what they eat every day, and to get them on an exercise regimen .... really just about guaranteeing them a 10 lb loss in the two week span.

It will also act as a sales pitch for the diet ... even though the diet speaks for itself ... there is lots of misinformation out there ... why should someone choose atkins over say South Beach or wieght watchers.

It is meant for people to spend two weeks on that board then hopefully move over to this one. Again it is in the early stages but the site is:

www.atkinsinduction.com |
and there is a forums at:
Atkins Induction Forums

Please take a look and if you want sign up. I am not sure how many people we will have over there but hopefully it will all work out soon.

Also please reply to this thread with any bugs or comments.

[EverLosing]

I love it. I'm going to try to not be jealous of the newbies! I really think it's a great idea!! You're such a busy boy!!

[SunnySmile501]

really just about guaranteeing them a 10 lb loss in the two week span.

If they only need to lose 20 to 30 pounds?? what then? Not everyone can or should lose that much, that fast. I needed to lose 150 pounds, did Atkins strictly by the book, and I only lost 12 pounds in two weeks.

[SunnySmile501]

I went. I looked. What I saw begs the question: Who is gonna run this boot camp? Who are the leaders? You are the only admin over there, and you don't usually deal with the day-to-day how-to questions.

I'm not seeing how this is better than the induction forums right here at ADBB. You will always need the successful, knowledgeable members that are past induction to help out the newbies. They/we are not likely to hang out on an exclusive Induction forum.

[pagliaccia]

I agree with Sunny. Then again, I don't know what goes on behind the scenes - is there an issue with people not using the Induction Phase subforum properly?

[Kathi22]

Good idea but it seems confusing to me. I signed up and when I clicked on a link it sent me here. As for me, I think I will stay here where all the seasoned Atkineers are!

[imagood1]

I agree with Sunny -- not everyone needs to loose the same amount and with the best of intention not everyone looses 10 pounds the first two weeks. If you read the blogs there are a lot of newbies talking about using laxitives, eating less and less each day and practically living on the scales. They freak out if they don't loose 3 ounces each hour.....there aren't enough Atkins followers there that can speak from experience. Unless you have someone parked at the new site who is going to make sure they are following the plan correctly I am afraid more bad reviews might come to the Atkins community. I have tried to talk with some of them but they don't seem to listen - maybe because I dont' have enough time in I don't know. I don't know all the answers and rely on others but I do like to help occassionally.

From the time I started Atkins I felt there was someone (a seasoned Atkins dieter) there to help and answer my questions plus give guidance for whatever else I needed....I just hope you don't spread the people like Sunny, Lizellen, Sherri, Georgianna, Jimmie Jo, etc. too thin and they aren't able to be there when someone really needs them.