Progress so far

I've been doing Atkins since 2/29. The first two weeks on induction I lost
6.5 lbs out of my goal of 24.5. I have contined to stay on induction (this
is the third week), and have seen the scale go up and down by 1 or two
pounds daily, without a further drop in weight.

I have read in this group that it sometimes takes the body a while to adjust
after that initial drop, and I hope that is what is happening. I am
drinking 73 oz. of water daily, going to Curves 4 or 5 times a week and
walking the dogs for a half-hour or so. My only downfall (if you can call
it that) is that I may go over on the amount of salad greens I eat. For
example, I may have 3 cups of romaine lettuce in my lunchtime salad, and
then have another cup (generous) of veggies at dinnertime. I'm a vegetable
lover, and my firm belief in quantity over quality is probably what got me
to Atkins in the first place

I don't really care for nuts, and the only snack I may have is an occasional
piece of string cheese around 4 pm if I will be having dinner late. In the
evenings I have a cup of herbal tea with no sweetener. I drink two cups of
coffee with stevia in the morning.

My daily carb count varies from 18 to 22, according to fitday. I would
appreciate any comments or suggestions. This is the longest plateau I have
ever had in all my lengthy dieting experience.

This is a great group, lots of support and encouragement here.

Onoma

"onoma" wrote:

I've been doing Atkins since 2/29. The first two weeks on induction I lost
6.5 lbs out of my goal of 24.5. I have contined to stay on induction (this
is the third week), and have seen the scale go up and down by 1 or two
pounds daily, without a further drop in weight.

I have read in this group that it sometimes takes the body a while to adjust
after that initial drop, and I hope that is what is happening. I am
drinking 73 oz. of water daily, going to Curves 4 or 5 times a week and
walking the dogs for a half-hour or so. My only downfall (if you can call
it that) is that I may go over on the amount of salad greens I eat. For
example, I may have 3 cups of romaine lettuce in my lunchtime salad, and
then have another cup (generous) of veggies at dinnertime. I'm a vegetable
lover, and my firm belief in quantity over quality is probably what got me
to Atkins in the first place

I don't really care for nuts, and the only snack I may have is an occasional
piece of string cheese around 4 pm if I will be having dinner late. In the
evenings I have a cup of herbal tea with no sweetener. I drink two cups of
coffee with stevia in the morning.

My daily carb count varies from 18 to 22, according to fitday. I would
appreciate any comments or suggestions. This is the longest plateau I have
ever had in all my lengthy dieting experience.

This is a great group, lots of support and encouragement here.

Onoma
Starving yourself of carbs does does not make you lose weight better.
Begin Phase 2-OWL and start upping your carbs. It will likely break
the stall. Watch out for adding food that trigger over-eating as you
add stuff.

DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email)
350/316/Mar-315/200
Atkins since Jan 12, 2004

Stalls happen. I didn't lose anything the third or fourth week, then resumed
losing again. And when I upped my carbs some, I broke the stall, just like
Digital Vinyl discussed.

I wouldn't worry about eating too much salad (I have no credentials, I'm just
opinionated). I do know that on Weight Watchers, you can eat all the salad you
want because it has "zero points" on their value system. Dressings are another
matter.

Daria
166/148/140
sugar-free since 2/1/04
low-carb since 2/17/04

Seems to me you are doing well. Three week and 1/4th of your goal done.

I wonder why many people including me hope to get on any diet and expect to
lose the whole amount of goal weight in one day. I know it took me a LONG
time to get this fat, gonna take awhile to get it off.

Point is, be have patience.


"onoma" wrote in message
news:i3j6c.16638$uh.11699@fed1read02...
I've been doing Atkins since 2/29. The first two weeks on induction I
lost
6.5 lbs out of my goal of 24.5. I have contined to stay on induction
(this
is the third week), and have seen the scale go up and down by 1 or two
pounds daily, without a further drop in weight.

I have read in this group that it sometimes takes the body a while to
adjust
after that initial drop, and I hope that is what is happening. I am
drinking 73 oz. of water daily, going to Curves 4 or 5 times a week and
walking the dogs for a half-hour or so. My only downfall (if you can call
it that) is that I may go over on the amount of salad greens I eat. For
example, I may have 3 cups of romaine lettuce in my lunchtime salad, and
then have another cup (generous) of veggies at dinnertime. I'm a
vegetable
lover, and my firm belief in quantity over quality is probably what got me
to Atkins in the first place

I don't really care for nuts, and the only snack I may have is an
occasional
piece of string cheese around 4 pm if I will be having dinner late. In
the
evenings I have a cup of herbal tea with no sweetener. I drink two cups
of
coffee with stevia in the morning.

My daily carb count varies from 18 to 22, according to fitday. I would
appreciate any comments or suggestions. This is the longest plateau I
have
ever had in all my lengthy dieting experience.

This is a great group, lots of support and encouragement here.

Onoma

In article i3j6c.16638$uh.11699@fed1read02, says...
I've been doing Atkins since 2/29. The first two weeks on induction I lost
6.5 lbs out of my goal of 24.5. I have contined to stay on induction (this
is the third week), and have seen the scale go up and down by 1 or two
pounds daily, without a further drop in weight.

Hi Onoma, welcome to the group!

walking the dogs for a half-hour or so. My only downfall (if you can call
it that) is that I may go over on the amount of salad greens I eat. For
example, I may have 3 cups of romaine lettuce in my lunchtime salad, and
then have another cup (generous) of veggies at dinnertime. I'm a vegetable

I wouldn't worry about that.

My daily carb count varies from 18 to 22, according to fitday. I would
appreciate any comments or suggestions. This is the longest plateau I have
ever had in all my lengthy dieting experience.

It happens. It may be another week or so before you start losing again. The
initial loss consists largely of water, so now the task of losing actual FAT
kicks in and it takes longer, especially if you don't have a lot to lose to begin
with. Hormonal cycles can also impact it. I don't usually lose my PMS weight
until AFTER my period, for instance.

Just stay the course and you WILL lose weight!

--
Saffire
205/165/125 - 5'2.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

Thanks to all who replied. I have decided to raise my carbs up to 25 per
day and see how that works out. I will keep up with the exercise and water,
and hope to see a whoosh real soon.

I am driving from the central coast area of California up to San Francisco
tomorrow for a quick one-day business trip. I am bringing hardboiled eggs
and nuts along with me to supplement whatever other foods are available.
There is a luncheon involved on this trip, and I heard it is salad. I am
confident I can stick to the Atkins Diet while away from home.

Onoma
LC since 2/29/04
139.5/133/115

On 3/19/04 2:12 PM, in article tiv6c.16794$uh.4606@fed1read02, "onoma"
wrote:

I am driving from the central coast area of California up to San Francisco
tomorrow for a quick one-day business trip. I am bringing hardboiled eggs
and nuts along with me to supplement whatever other foods are available.
There is a luncheon involved on this trip, and I heard it is salad. I am
confident I can stick to the Atkins Diet while away from home.

Yes - I think that is very possible to do. In fact, I am going to "fall
back" on Atkins if I ever can't stay on low-calorie for day!

doug