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Is there hope? Yes. Are you likely to succeed? No. Is Atkins the answer? You tell me, are you loving this new way of eating, and can you keep it up forever? If the answer is yes, then yes, it is the answer. If not, then no, it isn't. You need to find a way of eating you can stand, and you can stick to. Even then, you will…
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Thanks for all the suggestions. I think I figured out what was going wrong. I didn't take into account that I was under my daily calories the day before, I had slept terribly, I was trying to go from fairly unhealthy to "super healthy " too quickly, and I was trying to save calories for dinner, forgetting that I am usually…
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Oh, that's a good idea. Yeah...that's a really good idea. Thanks.
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Hmm...you might be on to something about the protein. I ate a lot of low calorie food (fruit, vegetables, popcorn), but it wasn't very high in protein. Thanks for the suggestion. I also had a nap and felt a little better, so tiredness may have affected my appetite/pain levels too.
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I also found the "at this rate you will be..." extremely discouraging. It also was nudging me towards unhealthy eating patterns. Like an above commenter said, I no longer press that button. It still records the diary entry, and I don't need to have the disheartening message.
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Not knowing anything about you, or your situation, I'd suggest you aren't eating enough. 1200 is not a lot of calories (That's roughly what a 34 year old, 4'7", 100 lbs. sedentary woman needs to maintain her weight in a day.) Your body is probably hanging onto every calorie it can in the hopes that the famine will pass.…
