 Re: Newbie in week 3 | |
All Atkins products I have seen have illegal foods among the ingredients, at least for the induction phase (despite what the Atkins Center claims!). If you want to be successful, you should choose "real" food -- veggies, meat, eggs, cheese -- in induction and then introduce new foods in OWL, as described in the book.
During induction, one typically loses 5-10% of the excess weight. Since you have 60 lbs to lose, 9 pounds mean 15%! That is an amazing loss! People who lose more lbs in induction usually have more to lose. Besides, it took you 9 months to put on the weight, so don't expect them to go away overnight.
Welcome to the board and good luck on Atkins! 
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"The truth is that temptation lurks everywhere, unless you deny yourself a social and working life and the attendant pleasures of eating out. I believe that the best way to overcome temptation is not with willpower, which is so often in short supply, but with our brain power, a potentially unlimited resource.
Imagine that you're doing great, losing weight, feeling better than ever, thrilled with yourself, hearing compliments from friends and acquaintances---and then it happens! Despite all your good intentions, you're mightily tempted by a food you're not supposed to have. What to do? I'll tell you this: You'd better have a strategy ready!"
(Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, Chapter 19)
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January 23rd, 2009, 02:09 AM
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