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[michelemat23]

So After yrs of Denial, I am going to try this out, i am new...any thoughts? or pointers for people who are new to the induction phase?

Any pointers with Indian Cuisine?...

thanks again

--Michele

[Weizenman]

Hi,
Good luck with this journey, this WOE is sometimes not easy, because there are so many foods out there loaded with carbs, and you (like most of us) have been mindlessly eating these most of our lives. This is the second time around for me, I lost 40 lbs on this diet about 6 years ago, I slowly put them back on and added a few just for fun. What I can tell you is that if you stick with it you WILL lose many pounds and inches, the most important thing is to be informed about what you eat. I would think many Indian dishes can be consumed, but not with rice, what the veggies (refer to the veggie list in the induction phase forum) and drink plenty of water!!!!!!!! I started dieting at the beginning of the year, I lost 25 lbs on a "regular diet" but I hit a wall and couldn't lose anymore, so the day after Easter I started Atkins. I lost 5 lbs immediately, and 5 more since then. So strap yourself in and just do it.....

[planetclaire]

Welcome!

The only pointers I have for you are pointing you towards this sticky thread

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...-approach.html (BEFORE you begin the Atkins Nutritional Approach...)

As for the Indian cuisine, I have no idea other than no to samosas and rice and anything with potato right now.

[JulieB]

Welcome! I think some important things are:
1) Read the book
2) Follow the rules of induction and avoid sweets/caffeine/aspertame if you can for 2 weeks.
3) exercise.
4) realize that this is a lifestyle change - a forever lifestyle change - it gets less strict as time goes on, but you can never go back to the way you used to eat if you want to keep the weight off.

We are all in this together - welcome to the board!

[imagood1]

in place of rice many of us "rice" cauliflower - you can't tell the difference once you've eaten it a few times. I'm sure there are people here who can help with actual Indian recipes better than I can. Here are some recipe sites you can use to keep from getting bored. Make sure to begin with you are only eating induction friendly recipes. Good luck to you.

Rules of Induction:
http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...ead.php?t=6782 (What are the Rules of Induction?)
Induction Acceptable Foods:
http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...ead.php?t=6781 (What foods can be eaten on Induction?)

Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes - Daily Menus
Sheila's Low Carb, Atkins & Induction Friendly *ORIGINAL* Recipes Page!
http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...n-recipes.html (Never ending induction recipes)
http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...pes-added.html (Induction Recipe Basics--More recipes added)

[blueberrylady]

Welcome to the board, Michele!

I don't know about Indian foods but there are lots of other great ones you are allowed. One of my favorites is pizza quiche. Check out the recipe forum for lots of ideas.

Good luck to you!

[michelemat23]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions the first thing I am going to do is read the book, so i can understand it more clearly....

i had a question about salad dressing/milk

can we use full fat dressing or has to be fat free? or low carb?

and milk is that eventually added? lol ((( IF I READ THE BOOK I KNOW ID HAVE THE ANSWER)

[JulieB]

Full fat salad dressing, no sugar added - all ingredients have to be induction friendly. Count the carbs in it against your daily totals. Best to use Mayo or make your own!

I'll leave the milk question to someone more experienced with OWL (Dairy is Rung 2).