My Pain was gone after starting Atkins.../just fell off wagon!

[ShannonK]

True, true. I was actually referring to the strawberries. Berries are rung four, I believe.

[sham]

Hi we all have slip ups I would advise to restart your induction and take it from there you will hopefully start losing again.Work on the willpower because once we break the diet we tend to overeat thinking oh well broke it lets taste all the forbidden foods.I dont know about you but when I break it I eat everything to taste everything in one day how sad and tend to put it on in a day so we'd rather have the willpower and not give in to temptations.

[imagood1]

we had tacos last night...I melted some cheddar cheese and made myself a shell and I also had a taco salad.....nothing wrong with that - next time just ask for a salad!!!!

Get back to induction -- then move up the rungs...obviously if you are adding food that isn't "induction friendly" you have already moved up!

[Kathygirl]

Hi all! Thank you for all the info...I am thrilled that my 2 lb gain is gone today!!! (who says you can't lose weight just being on line half the night? LOL) But I am realizing outside of the fact that I fell off the wagon, that I had moved up the carb ladder, but just kept thinking i was on an extended induction, rather than knowing I had moved on to OWL.....hmmm, so I will change my status to OWL..I'll keep reading these posts as you all have so much info here!!! and support!!!

[JulieB]

Kathy, can you tell if you are still in ketosis (breath, appetite suppression, etc)? If you suspect that you aren't, consider going back to induction for a week or two, then back to OWL.

[IrishIrish]

Bad Carbs breed carb cravings!
Bad Carbs breed carb cravings!
Bad Carbs breed carb cravings!

Yep, they do. And I understand the late 50's thing. To avoid slips and cheats, I just keep telling myself that I know I have lots of cheats left in me, but I may only have one recovery with Atkins! In my years here, I have seen people come and go and I try to learn from them rather than cheat.

Drink some water, take a walk ... get back into the swing of Atkins.

[Kathygirl]

JulieB, Hi, I know that so far, especially after bacon & egg breakfast, no cravings....thankgoodness, and lunch was leftover hamburger and lettuce (NO TORTILLA,LOL) and no cravings..in my Atkins bookNewDietRR 1999, the Dr had mentioned many ways to avoid cravings, but I was so happy I didn't have any today. And Yes, IrishIrish, like you said, we have plenty of time LATER, but now must focus on staying on track! This is my 2nd time on Atkins (1st in 99/2000) but I am really determined because it works. I just never practiced the OWL and kept increasing my time on induction..this time, I plan to be more structured and follow the plan as written....I hope!! I really like all the feed back, 'cause that's how we learn! And I took my 2 mi walk today and so far have had 7 glasses of water!!! Back on track!!! Thank you guyz!!

[chinadoll]

Kathy, try to get your hands on the 2002 version because there are substantial differences from the earlier book. Lacking that, then go to the OWL threads and familiarize yourself with the stickies there because you will be able to see what the Rungs are all about.

[Kathygirl]

Thank you Jill, I will definately check out the threads. I also have the Atkins for Life Book, and believe me, I noticed a HUGE difference in the menu's/foods, etc! What a difference!