6 pounds gone in first 6 days!!

[not giving up]

Hi everybody. I started this diet 6 days ago and although I was hoping to have lost more. I am excited that I have lost 6 pounds so far. I didn't know that you are not supposed to drink caffene on this diet. cutting that out will be really hard. If anybody knows why we can't have it I would love to know. Thanks so much. Any feedback would be great.

[Brook]

You can do a search and find about a bajillion topics on caffeine here. The long and the short of it is this: Dr. Atkins said so. The reason? Because caffeine has been clinically shown to cause blood sugar spikes *and* it's an addictive drug.

You've removed 6 of the 60lbs in 6 days and you were hoping for more?!! LOL What on earth were you hoping for? You've removed 10% of your goal in a lousy 6 days!! That's the amount you could have reasonably expected to remove in a full, very clean and strict 14 day induction. I'd say you're WAY ahead of schedule. You should be THRILLED at that!!

Congrats on your success so far and welcome to ADBB!

[fat4now]

Hi not giving up, welcome to the best lifestyle i know of 6 lbs is awsome. You are on your way to your goal. Look forward to more loss for you.


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[joee5]

Welcome, I drink 2 pots or more of coffee each and every day. And I am successfully losing weight. So I honestly dont know why caffeine is so bad for you. Maybe it's just another excuse someone came up with as to why they werent losing and the slogan stayed. I gave up everything else, however waking up at 4 am daily, the coffee must stay. God Bless, Joe

[not giving up]

Thankyou all for your responses. It was so encouraging!! Brook, it was so great to hear that I am ahead of sceduale. That is awesome. You look so beautiful and thin in your pic. God bless

[CandSwirl]

Great job on the 6 punds you've lost so far...Happy losing!

[berliza]

Hello: I am not an expert of course, but I am sure I read that the reason why we should not consume caffeine is because it will make you crave for carbs.
I will also like to know if that is the real reason. I drink tea at night and I do not crave for carbs, so it may be a different reason for us to avoid it.

Originally Posted by not giving up

Hi everybody. I started this diet 6 days ago and although I was hoping to have lost more. I am excited that I have lost 6 pounds so far. I didn't know that you are not supposed to drink caffene on this diet. cutting that out will be really hard. If anybody knows why we can't have it I would love to know. Thanks so much. Any feedback would be great.

[Treece]

Congratulations! WOW! 6 pounds! Yea!

I am still on the caffeine. I think about quitting but haven't gotten up the courage to do so yet. It is my last addiction. I did see a thread from someone who’s weight loss stalled and after they cut the caffeine they started losing again. So there may be something to it. I personally have continued to lose weight even though I am drinking diet coke and tea.

[sugarsack]

Every thing i have read says cafiene can cause sugar cravings.... limit to 2 cups per day.. i use sugar free creamer and it seems to work fine

3 weeks / 10 lbs so far

[gman]

Hello-
Welcome and congrats! 6 lbs in 6 days ... is probably the best someone could do!
I agree with what others have said about caffeine. You can try going without it for a few weeks and see what happens, then go back and see. I dropped caffeine a couple weeks ago.
Glenn