Newbie Introducing Myself

[jburg34]

Hi everyone! I have been looking at this board for a couple of weeks, but finally have the courage to introduce myself. I am the mother of a six month old precious baby boy who is the light of my life. I have a wonderful husband and family who think I am perfect, but I am doing Atkins for ME and my son's future. I am on day 9 of induction and kind of disappointed that I have only lost 5 pounds. I know I should be excited, but I am determined not to lose my motivation. Thank you for having me here and I look forward to reading many, many posts in the future. Can anyone explain the "rungs" to me? I read and re-read my Atkins Diet Revolution book and can't find reference to them... Thanks so much!!

[liv]

Hi jburg34
Welcome. Congratulations on your 5lb. That is awesome.

The rungs are the steps after induction when you slowly start adding back all the food you cut out. This is done in stages beginning with food very low on the glycemic index and working your way up. It is also referred to as OWL (Ongoing Weight Loss). You also try to find out how many carbs you can actually eat and still lose weight when in OWL.

[Elsie150]

Welcome. You didn't state how much you have to lose. But just so you know you usually you lose about 10% of the weight you need to lose. But everyone is different. It is explained in the book. On page 171 in my book it talks about the carbohydrate ladder. These are the rungs we talk about. Hope to see you in the induction forum.