kittrelle

Thanks, that's good advice to model!

Hello All! I just have a dilemma. I know many of you are successfully working the Atkins WOE with a family in your corner, but how do you handle dinnertime? I find myself having the 'guilties'. I dug this hole for myself being overweight, but my kids are active and at healthy weights and I'd love them to stay that way.…

Yep, the nature of this way of eating is a diuretic. That's why Dr Atkins advises drinking broth twice a day to replace the sodium your, uh, getting rid of!! Can't lose water weight without this effect, so just don't stray to far from the loo! I'm in my 4th week and I still jump and run at times.

I think you only add them in 5 gram increments a week at a time. So week one instead of 20 grams carbs you bump to 25, etc. A week is plenty of time to see if it effects you adversely. If you're still worried, take 2-3 weeks between each rung! It's all about you!! Customize.

Just use the OWL rungs as written in the book...add the foods in the order they are given one week at a time...that way IF you do gain, you'll immediately know why! Plus, remember, you are only adding carbs in small increments, so it should be easy to determine trigger/problem/weight gaining foods. I'm not there yet, but…

Hey all- just wanted to tell ya about my splenda experience. I lost 8 pounds in induction and stayed there for a week. Some folks on the Atkins Bulletin Board suspected it could be due to artificial sweetner. I enjoyed: sugarless gum, sugarless Jello, Mio beverage enhancer...I think that's it. Well I cut out the Jello and…

I am a new Atkins dieter- just completed induction last Thursday, but I'm extending it a couple of weeks because I have so much to lose. I lost 8 pounds on induction and feel great. I'm not mindlessly snacking like I used to do, and really, once I'm finished with an Atkins approved meal, food isn't even on my radar for 4-5…