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OK, good week this week! I weighed in this morning at 286.0. By my calculations, that puts me at 29.2 lbs lost, and a percentage score of 9.32. Not bad. I'm a happy camper :happy: Peace, Tom

Hello, All! Well, this week I lost again! I'm slowing down, but at least I'm still losing! My weight this morning was 286.6. That is a total loss of 26.6 lbs. If I'm calculating correctly, that puts my number at 8.49 for the contest. I haven't tracked in a couple of weeks, but I'm going to track all this week. Feel free to…

Weighed in a day early today--tomorrow morning will be pretty crazy. I'm really happy because my eating has been a little messy--still low carb but snacks a bit larger than the plan. BUT, the weight loss is continuing. My weight today was 288.2, 1.8 down from last week, and a total of 25 lbs down from my start weight. I…

Hello, All! Sorry I've been so quiet the last week or so. It's been pretty crazy here! BUT, I have been keeping to my low-carb regimen (even though I haven't been tracking as often as I need to), and it's going pretty well. Weighed in today at 290 even. Unless I'm mistaken, that's a bit over 2 lbs down from last week, and…

Hello, All! Well, this week is my smallest weight loss since starting Atkins 5 weeks ago. I weighed 292.6, which comes out to a loss of only .6 this week, and a total loss now of 20.6 lbs, which gives me a score this week of 6.58. I knew this week would not be great. My DW took me out for my birthday last night, and I…

OK, I weighed in this morning at 293.2, which is 20 lbs down from my start weight. That would make my number for this week, if I'm doing it right, 6.39. :happy: Tom

Weighed in at 298 this morning. That's1.6 lbs down from last week, I believe that moves my numbers up to 4.85 (assuming I'm doing the math right--never a safe assumption :wink: ) Slowed down a bit this week. Partly due to the natural slowdown, and partly because of the vacation to Solvang and Easter Sunday (family party,…

It's important to realize that the "diet" that he calls "Atkins" in this article is more like the induction phase of Atkins, and no one stays on it forever. I'm just starting to read DANDR, and I'm certain that Dr. A would agree that, as you add carbs back into the diet, it's important to add the non-processed,…

I'm going to post links to 2 articles from the Atkins site. One talks about plateaus, and the other talks about stalls. They may or may not be applicable to you, but I hope they'll be helpful. http://www.atkins.com/Program/Phase-2/Trouble-Shooting-in-OWL.aspx…

Weighed in this morning at 299.6. That's another 4.6 down from last week, and a total of 13.6 lost since beginning 2 weeks ago. It also means that I've passed my first 2 weeks of induction (I'll probably keep my carb count the same, but now I can add some nuts into the mix, and since I'm mostly nuts anyway, I'm happy about…

Someone once asked me why breakfast has to be different from any other meal? It made sense to me, so sometimes I'll have meat and a salad for breakfast, sometimes I'll have an omelette for lunch. Bottom line is, have whatever low-carb fare you like for breakfast! :wink: And, if you're in a hurry, have a cup of bulletproof…

HMMMMMM, The Keto Strips are definitely darker, but I've never noticed the Keto Breathe. Nor has my wife, fortunately!!! :wink: From what I've heard, that may be a good thing. I think the biggest sign for me was that headacheyness when I entered it, and I did notice the "filminess" to my urine. I am curious, though, what…

I seem to remember, in New Atkins for a New You (NANY) him saying that induction should last a MINIMUM of 2 weeks, but can go on longer, and in fact many people do. Am I remembering wrong? (I haven't read NANY for a couple of years, have it and DANDR both on reserve at the library now). Thanks for any clarification you can…

I was on a Atkins forum about a year ago, and one of the gentlemen on there was a marathoner, and he ate less than 100g of carb a day. He said that the good thing about it is that, being in ketosis, he never "Hit the wall," which is the point in a marathon where all of the body's carb stores are burned up, and it has to…

Thanks for your input here. I've done some more research. I remember reading an article where someone reviewed a "low-carb" pasta, and it spiked their blood sugar just as much as a regular pasta. I'm thinking now that was the Dreamfields pasta. not Shiritaki noodles. I think I may buy a package of these, and try a small…

Congrats, Peg, that's awesome! Keep on keepin' on! Tom

YUM!! Keep posting, y'all, I'm taking notes!!!!! :happy: Tom

Hello, and welcome, Christy. Well, this is my second attempt at Atkins. The first time around I stayed in induction for 1 month (added nuts to the program after 2 weeks), and lost between 15 and 20 lbs. This time around I lost almost 9 lbs in the first week. But, remember, every body is different, so please don't expect to…

Found the carb ladder!!! :-) I'll give credit to the site, and a link to the page: http://www.atkins.com/Program/Overview/How-and-Why-Atkins-Work/Reach-Your-Goal-by-Climbing-the-Carb-Ladder.aspx And I'll also paste the pertinent info: Phase 1, Induction: Rung 1: Foundation vegetables: leafy greens and other low-carb…

When I was on Atkins before, and pretty successful until I stopped, I found that the key was doing it really gradually. I used a chart that gave the order for adding foods back in, and I can't find it now! For a full week, I ate my induction menu with just nuts (almonds and pistaschios) added. When I had a good week, the…

Of course, cheese is awesome! I'm going to take note of your suggestions :wink:

I take in a couple of olives (I like the blue-cheese stuffed olives), and of course cut celery (it's a foundation vegetable) with with a couple of tbs of blue cheese dressing to dip it in. You'll find, though, that you won't have the urge to snack as often. Because carbs get absorbed into the blood more quickly, your…

I'd be afraid that once I did carb cycling on the weekends, I wouldn't be able to put them away on Monday!!! :tongue:

Got it! I wish the first week could just go on :-). Somehow I doubt I'll have another 8-lb week! Tom

Oops, mistakenly posted this on the wrong week! So I'm reposting here: Made a mistake on my starting weight: it was really 313.2. Weighed in today at at 304.4. Total weight lost this week: 8.8 (gotta love that first week of induction, eh) wink That makes my ratio, if I'm doing this right: 304.4/313.2 = 97.19 I'll weigh in…

Made a mistake on my starting weight: it was really 313.2. Weighed in today at at 304.4. Total weight lost this week: 8.8 (gotta love that first week of induction, eh) :wink: That makes my ratio, if I'm doing this right: 304.4/313.2 = 97.19 I'll weigh in next week. Tom

See if you can You-Tube Dr. Oz's interview with Gary Taubes! You want to talk about HATING a low-carb approach!!!!!! It is actually really counter-intuitive--you eat mostly fat and lower the fat in your blood and body? Seems strange! But it works :-). Peace, Tom

Remember, the conventional wisdom says that low carb is EVIL, and that low fat, high carb, low calorie is the way to go (look at the MFP default goals when you first set your weight goal). More people listed to Dr. Oz than to Dr Atkins! I was there up until a year ago, until the old way failed me YET AGAIN, and a really…

Well, I just started (a second time) being a low-carber last week. My weight last Monday was 313.2, so I guess I qualify (feel free to peruse my diary, and if you see anything I can do better, go for it!!!!). I've never read that low-carb isn't good for us bigger people (on the contrary, we NEED it more!!!!!) :wink: Maybe…

Oops, I thought I posted this. My SW is 313.5, on 3/11/13. I'll weigh in and post my first week's results tomorrow. :-) Peace, Tom