NEW & EXCITED!

[ValsGal]

Hello ladies and gents! - My girlfriend and I are on day TWO! - She's four pounds lighter already! - I forgot to weigh in this a.m. - We promised to weight each morning and fight the urge to weigh ourselves three times a day! She (Valerie) asked me to post a question to you all. - "Is it possible to intake too FEW carbs daily?" - Is there a health risk associated with VERY low daily carb intake? - Hope to hear from you all soon.

Charley (ValsGal)

[Nixgirl]

Hi Charley

Welcome to ADBB! Congratulations to Valerie on her 4lbs loss but I'd advise not to weigh too often as weight can fluctuate throughout and you may find yourselves disappointed if you weigh and find the scales have stuck or even gone up a pound or two as can happen!
I began by weighing myself every 2 days until I read here about not weighing too often...so I've stopped for the moment...tomorrow is day 8 for me so I may weigh myself then and then again next Monday when induction finishes and I hopefully begin the OWL phase!

Good luck to you both...look forward to reading about your progress!

Janet
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[cincywbbw]

Welcome to the boards!! I think as long as you stay above 1200 calories you should be ok. If I am wrong someone will come along and correct me..lol Good luck on your journey.

[sallyseachange]

Hi Charley (and Valerie). Welcome to the board. You've come to a good place for low carb info and friendly advice.

Re "too few carbs"... well most people, if they are eating correctly, eat between around 12 -20 carbs a day on induction. You need to eat your three cups of veggies (2 x salad and 1 x other acceptable veggies) and most of your carbs come from these. Then there are the carbs from eggs, cheese etc.

The important thing is to eat until you are satisfied, not full to bursting. If you do that, and keep within the 20 g carbs/day you'll be fine. If you eat too little, your body will go into starvation mode and your metabolism will slow down, so you have to get that happy medium. No way should you go hungry on Atkins.

I'd advise you to take your measurements at the beginning, as often you can lose inches but not pounds (particularly if you increase your exercise a lot). The tape measure is a far better indication of actual loss than the scales. I didn't do this at the start, and regretted a lot, later on.

Recipe for success: Keep to within 20 g carbs in induction; drink masses of water; exercise; read DANDR (2002 edition); take supplements without iron.

Happy Atkineering!

[ValsGal]

Thank you all for your wise advise. We will weigh-in twice monthly and stick to those veggies and water. We have the tape measure and forgot all about it until you mentioned it here so before days end we'll have our measurements! - Thanks again.

Charley

[dreamof145]

Hi Charley and Valerie. Welcome!! Its wonderful that you're doing this together and have each other for support. You'll both find lots of information and support here in the ADBB. Keep us posted on your success!

[ValsGal]

Thank you Becky. We will definitely keep in touch. Look for us on Before and After Pics (maybe). We're both still a little shy. BTW you have made great strides in your weigh challenge. Congrats to you.

[sillygirl]

Hey Valsgal! I've been reading the posts/questions here. Yes, you can eat too little calories per day. This will put your body in starvation mode and you will not lose weight because your body holds the weight, wondering where the next meal will come from.

Someone else said 1200 calories per day. I believe that to be too little as well.

This site: http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/
will help you understand exactly how many calories per day your body needs to lose, as well as to maintain. Also, with limited carbs, you can literally eat more calories than you normally would!

Hope that helps!

[Nixgirl]

Thanks for that link sillygirl! Now I know how much I need to eat to prevent my body thinking it's starved!

You know I think I just may succeed with this Thanks to all the help and good advice on here!


Janet
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[Irish Girl]

Thanks for that link!
It is very helpful, I didn't realise it would be so high!! lol