Just curious if I may ask...How long did it take

[I am not fat, I am fluffy]

you to loose 50 lbs?

I am starting Atkins on Sunday, reading the book and sucking up all the information I can so I fully understand what I am doing and have menu's in toe with me so I have lots of things I can eat.

I am going to loose 50 lbs and I know everyone is different but I am just curious as to how long everyone took to lose 50 lbs so I am able to set goals and mini goals that make sense and are not off the wall. I assume 3 lbs a week goals should be good so it should be about 16 weeks for me. Just looking to see others success so that it motivates.

Heck not being able to do up my favorite jeans this am was a kick in the pants (no pun intended lol) but all the help I can get is awesome.

I am not posting pictures. I am to ashamed of myself

[liv]

I have not lost 50 lbs (yet ? ) I started at your weight though almost two years ago. Well my goal was to get to 125 and Iam around there now.
This is going to depend on how tall you are right now and your age and your metabolism and your gender and a few other factors.

Setting mini goals is great. But you don't have to set them with time limits. We acually recommend no time on goals as that sets us up for failure if we happen not to reach them.
Weightloss is also very irregular some months you may lose zero other a lot more. Hard to predict.
good job on getting started (just about). I hope everything works out just fine.

[Brook]

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As for your question- You can reasonably expect to remove 5-10% (2.5-5lbs) of the total amount of weight you need to remove during a clean two week induction. Anything less than that would be indicative of a level of metabolic resistance. Anything more than that is a GIFT. Your expectations of yourself and your goals have to stay realistic. We all want to remove it RIGHT NOW, but the reality is that we have ZERO control over that. What you do have control over is what you eat, how often and hard you exercise, how much water you drink, what supplements you take, etc. How fast your body releases the fat isn't something we can dictate, so dictate the heck out of the things you can.

A fair and realistic goal is to remove 1-2lbs a week.

It took me 8 months to remove the first 52lbs.

[sporty]

I have not lost 50 pounds yet either but lost 22 pounds in the first month of Atkins. I stayed VERY strict and on extended induction and did well. I am recovering from surgery so I hvent lost but 1 other pound since hten and just started back on induction yesterday. I hope to have another 35 pounds gone by christmas day!

[sporty]

Ps. It really depends on how much you execise, how strict you are etc and just your body itself. If you work hard I think you can get there.

[JohnSantos]

Over 3 months

[IrishIrish]

First, of all, if you do Atkins, decide you will follow it as it is written in DANDR 2002 by Dr. Atkins and don't take short cuts, don't cheat, don't drink the first two weeks, no frankenfoods ... in other words be educated about the way the plan works, the acceptable food list, the rules of induction, when you eat, supplements, exercise, hydration, when you move on from induction, etc..

Clearly, only then, will you have the best success with the plan.

Event driven weight loss can sometimes be disappointing to people and it derails them. This is a way of eating for life and not just an event driven diet. Weight losses vary based on a variety of factors such as whether you have realistic goals, height, weight history, hormones, water retention, medications you are on.

There are no guarantees on the amount you will lose by December 25, 2009. I would just say that if you follow it as it is written in DANDR 2002 and understand the science behind it as Dr. Atkins describes, then you will lose weight.

Best wishes.

[mizski]

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Originally Posted by IrishIrish

First, of all, if you do Atkins, decide you will follow it as it is written in DANDR 2002 by Dr. Atkins and don't take short cuts, don't cheat, don't drink the first two weeks, no frankenfoods ... in other words be educated about the way the plan works, the acceptable food list, the rules of induction, when you eat, supplements, exercise, hydration, when you move on from induction, etc..

Clearly, only then, will you have the best success with the plan.

This is the best advice that anyone can give you. We are all at the mercy of the scale and all we can do is our very best.

As for my weight loss, I lost 40#s in 10 weeks. No cheats or frankenfoods. I've read DANDR and continue to reference it. I read a lot of the posts here for tips. I eat mainly whole foods and exercise as much as I can. I lost momentum last week and a good part of this week because of surgery and I'll lose a couple of weeks again soon for surgery pt. 2.

I have been trying to lose weight for over 15 years. I am getting older and running out of time. I made up my mind that I AM going to do my best with Atkins and so far the scale is showing me I'm doing pretty good. How much will I weigh by the end of the year? Who knows...all I do know is that it will be less than I do now.

Good luck and do your best.

[Whatsername]

I have lost 35lbs in about 5 months. My advice...listen to the others advice about induction and don't be afraid of OWL. I went to OWL and it kick started my weight loss and as long as I am faithful to it, I have continued to lose while learning how to eat properly.

Good luck! You can do it!
Jane

[sporty]

Let me clarify I started back on induction becuase I came out of ketosis from surgery last week and the glucose they gave me in my iv. I am doing induction for 2 weeks and then going to start moving up the rungs as well. I am *officially* down 23 pounds (lost only 1 pound last week due to surgery and not really eating).

But before surgery I was exercising, lifting weights, 20 minutes of cardio and VERY strict with following the book. I even have an atkins carb counter on my phone and LOG every single ingredient that goes into my mouth. But I definitely want to start moving up the rungs.

Good luck - you can do it you just have to stick to it, exercise, drink that water, and get support....