Clean Induction!

[GeminiPrincess]

Hello All,

Today is Day 15 for me......and I'm celebrating a squeaky clean Induction. Unlike the handful of times I've tried "doing atkins" before, I really made an effort to not cheat once. I kept thinking "is this worth how I'm going to feel tomorrow?".

I have never had so much energy in my entire life. I've been able to put in hour-long cardio sessions for the first time in ages. I was lucky I only suffered one day of Induction flu----probably because a week prior to starting Atkins, I withdrew caffeine from my diet. I wanted to make sure I put all the variables in place to succeed. So I only had sugar and flour withdrawals to deal with. I suggest this to anyone thinking of starting. Break your caffeine habit first..........set yourself up to succeed!

I'm going to stay on Extended Induction just one more week, for a total of three weeks. Then it's off to the next phase in this journey. I enjoy reading the threads and blogs, because it keeps me going in the carb-loading household I live in!

Take care,
Rita

[chinadoll]

That's wonderful Rita! It is good to hear just how much difference a really clean Induction can make especially since you have done it without being clean as a comparison. (although I still haven't completely kicked my own caffeine habit)

[GeminiPrincess]

Thanks, Jill. I'm pretty pumped. I do miss my iced coffee (especially with the weather warming up!).

It really motivates me to know there are others out there that are doing this right alongside me.....even if my boyfriend only eats pasta and bread all day.....
Hang in there!
Rita

[pretty/face]

Good job, I was thinking about staying in my introduction phase for 1 month. I have not exercise yet it's hard to put it in my schedule because I work two jobs.

[GeminiPrincess]

It can be hard to find the time for exercise. I wake up early to do it so I have no excuses. I find if I say I'll do it later, I always find something that "needs" to be done....

[Elizellen]

Great 2 week result
Keep up the good work!

[thefemalegreenday]

=] Wow, good job.
I had to stop having coffee as well. Absolutely maddening XD

[pokiedot]

Good for you. I think that's key... the first time I did atkins in 1997, there weren't really any "low carb foods" that weren't naturally that way to begin with. It wasn't till years later when I tried again after having my 2nd baby that I got caught up in trying to replace foods that naturally have carbs with fake no/low carb foods... and I never could make the diet work. This time I did an entire month of clean induction and just recently had 1 atkins bar because I was starving, on the road, and didn't really feel like a bunless burger or a salad. It didn't affect my weight loss, I still got my 3 lbs for the week! )