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[mattwes1980]

I all I have been reading this site for almost a month now. I had a horrible break up with my girlfriend of 2 years. It was the most crushing thing ever but that is neither here nor now. So I decided I needed to get healthy and lose some weight. I started out at 223, I am 5 10 so I was a bit over weight. I am proud to say I am 199-98 today. This is the frist time I am under 200 since college. Everyone tells me how awesome I look. I lost like 14 lbs the first ten days. I am still in Extended Induction. I did do the M AND E fast to stop a stall and it worked. I just want my ex to see the new me. I am so depressed still about this but I get better more everyday and the compliments I recieve do not hurt.

[imagood1]

You haven't been on Atkins long enough to have a "stall" -- that is considered 6 weeks with no weight or measurement changes....having said that --- congratulations on your loss. You don't say how much you intend to loose, but make sure you go on to the OWL Rungs and spend enough time on each to find what foods you will be able to eat and which you won't be able to before you get to maintenance.

If you follow the plan the way it's written by Dr. Atkins there should be no need for a fast....that's not following the plan anyway.

Make sure you're loosing weight for the right reasons....your health is more important than what an ex girlfriend or other friends think and say...

Hopefully you'll take the following advise and use it:

We recommend you get a copy of the 2002 Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution (DANDR) the book we use for reference on this site. Until you can get a copy of the book check the stickies (information posts) at the top of the induction page - (Atkins Diet Induction FAQs)http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-diet-14-day-induction/77558-atkins-diet-induction-faqs.html – it’s a condensed version of everything you’ll need to know. Even through the stickies are a good start they don’t detail the entire program, so that’s why we suggest you have the book to follow.

Post often, ask questions join some of the challenges - the more you use the forum the more you'll get out of it. Hopefully you took your measurements as well as your weight when you started.

Make sure you:

*Eat a variety of meats, cheeses and vegetables. Also make sure you get your fats, carbs and protein in daily – www.fitday.com will help you keep track of this.
*Drink 64 ounces of pure water -nothing added daily (Legal water is considered Filtered water, Mineral water, Spring water and Tap water).
*Take your supplements and have an exercise routine in place.

The Atkins shakes and bars are not legal on induction – there are non-induction ingredients in them and they are not listed on the acceptable food list. If a food isn’t listed on the acceptable food list it doesn’t belong in your mouth – no exceptions!

The recipe sites are a helpful meal planning tool – just make sure you use Induction Recipes to begin with.
Recipe Sites
http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/menus.html (Linda’s)
(Never ending induction recipes)http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-diet-14-day-induction/58513-never-ending-induction-recipes.html (Induction recipes)
(Induction Recipe Basics--More recipes added)http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-diet-14-day-induction/6807-induction-recipe-basics-more-recipes-added.html (Induction Recipe Basics)

If you need anything we’re here to help you!! Good luck.

[JulieB]

Hi welcome to the boards! All of those comliments feel nice, dont they?

[mattwes1980]

I intend to lose at least 25 more pounds. I guess it was not a stall but the fast did help. I am going to get out of extended induction prob next week.