Hi from Scotland!

[FaithfulK]

Hi I'm Karina, 35 year old married stay-at-home-mum of 2 little boys.

I have tried Atkins twice before, but only got to about day 3! Mainly due to the fact that I had been on/off vegetarian for 20 years and more recently raw vegan - so I could never do more than a few days of meat (I tried vegie low-carb too). A funny thing happened to me recently which changed all that - I found God - go figure!!! Never in my life would I have dreamed something like that would happen to me but it did and I decided I would turn my eating over to Him and not decide for myself what was good or bad for me - after all I'd been trying that for 20 years and it wasn't working so well! I'm sure he'd been trying to tell me for many years to do this because I was plagued with illness, hypoglycemia, PCOS - and just a few weeks into eating healthy fats and meat I feel soooo much better its quite unbelievable!

Another mistake I made before was not eating enough fat and eating too much protein - what a difference that little tweak makes!

Anyway sorry for rambling on - I'm just so glad to be here and I look forward to getting stuck into the boards!

Karina
xx

[neutronnorman]

Hi Karina:

Welcome. Consider eating fish and eggs if you're not into meat.

Norman

[liv]

Looks like you found a lot of things lately. Lots of changes for you. Glad you are here. Look forward to hearing more about you changes.

[sham]

Hi karina your from scotland well im from england WELCOME! You made the right decision to eat meat theres nothing like it its yummy especially red meat.I am also a housewife have 3 boys youngest is 1.Well all im gonna say is all the best hope the diet works for you and you achieve your goal all the best.

[imagood1]

Welcome Karina -- I wish you much luck on your journey.

Drink a minimum of 64 ounces of water each day, including:
Filtered water
Mineral water
Spring water
Tap water

Here are links that will help get you started. Make sure you are eating induction recipes only until you are ready to move onto OWL.
Exercise is not an option – it is mandatory ….. don’t say you can’t find a way and start today! Atkins bars and shakes are NOT acceptable during induction – they are made with non-induction ingredients and cause stalling in many people. Just remember - if it’s not on the acceptable food list – it doesn’t go in your mouth!

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

Recipe Sites
http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/menus.html
(Never ending induction recipes)http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-diet-14-day-induction/58513-never-ending-induction-recipes.html
(Induction Recipe Basics--More recipes added)http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-diet-14-day-induction/6807-induction-recipe-basics-more-recipes-added.html
http://www.sugarfreesheila.com/RecipesPage.html

www.fitday.com get a free membership and track your daily food intake. Track NET CARBS daily … and also use the journal, for your daily moods, etc….it’s a great tool to help you.