New to Induction and dying

I'm with the folks that say phase out the coffee. If you try to change too
much at one time, you can overwhelm yourself and end up setting yourself up
for failure.

I've been doing about 30 carbs a day since the beginning of October, but
I'll be darned if I'm giving up my 20 oz of coffee in the morning. I'm
still losing, maybe not as fast as I would be otherwise, but I'm very
comfortable and I'm happy with the12.5 pounds I've lost over the last 23
days.

"Chris Fiorentino" wrote in message
om...
I am extremely overweight and snore way too much. It is hurting my
marriage, so I decided to read Atkin's book and lose weight. I am in
day 3 of induction, and am dying, or at least I feel that way.

In January, I got my last blood test and my cholesterol was 224, which
the doctor said was higher than the 200 recommended, but she was
surprised it was so low and told me to make a small change to my diet
and it will go down. Of course, I didn't, but I didn't start eating
alot more either, so my cholesterol is probably about the same. I
don't remember my blood sugar, but it was not a problem either.

I weigh about 395, I dont know exact because I want to lose weight and
buy a scale that will work for me. If anyone knows a good place to
get a higher weight-limit scale relatively cheaply, I am all ears.

Anyway, I have eaten the following meals in the last 2 days, including
today:

Eggs/Bacon/Cheese, Eggs/onions/ham/bacon/cheese, a steak, some shrimp,
using margerine instead of cocktail sauce, some more egg/cheese this
morning, and also ham/cheese roll-ups at work with some mustard on
them.

Now, I don't think I am hungry as I know a hunger headache and I dont
think this is one. However, I do think I know why I am feeling like
crap...the fact that during Induction, I am not suppose to have any
caffeine.

I used to drink alot of Diet Pepsi, like over a 2-liter a day in
total. I also drank a cup of tea every day in the morning. Now, I
switched to Caffeine-Free Diet Pepsi(I went with the no caffeine, but
there was no way I could survive without the aspartame, which he says
to avoid, but doesn't say it adds carbs. he does say it could stunt
your weight-loss, and if it does, I'll go off it.) For now, I am
dying and can't figure out what to do. I am taking a one-a-day
vitamin, with no iron, and a L-Glutamin table daily to stop sugar
cravings, and they are working. I took some advil, and that does help
the headaches/fever, but does anyone else think I may become addicted
to Advil here? I am nervous, but for some reason, I am not really
craving food and especially am not craving sugar, so I don't know why
I am sick.

Thanks in advance for the knowledge.

(SouthernSursee) wrote in message ...
I had some strange feelings during induction too, lightheadedness, headaches,
dizzy etc. I was a total Diet Coke addict, drank between 6-8 cans daily. I
switched to Diet Cheerwine, its sweetened with Splenda, not aspertame, and
gradually got myself down to 1 can per day. I never did drink coffee of any
kind, but withdrawl from the sodas were bad and took several days. Aspirin did
help. Also, drink alot of water, it helps too.

Good luck! In 2 weeks, you'll be stunned at how good you feel...truly! Keep
us posted on your progress.

Kira
225/210/140
LC since 8-6-03



Atkins recommended avoiding caffeine because it could cause problems
for some people. However there are many of us on here that have done
Atkins without giving up our coffee and it has not been a problem for
us. If you really enjoy your coffee, you could consider still having
some, trying to stay within a reasonable amount.

For cola, I suggest Diet Rite, which uses sucralose. I think it
tastes very close to real coke, much better than diet coke, and it's
caff free.

In general, the first few days of induction are the hardest and within
a week any short term effects should be gone.

I can only speak for myself. Lost the 20 pounds I needed to lose for health
reasons and have kept it off.

How motivated are you? And will you do some exercise? You are more
overwieght than I ever was but there are many things us "fat" people have in
common.

1. Instant gratifcation is the killer. Don't use food as the "cure-all"

2. Get your butt outside the house and do some walking or running 3-4 days a
week.

3. Eat foods that will not spike your blood sugar, foods that will not make
you hungry an hour later. Stay with low glycemic foods. Vegtables, whole
wheat products (yes, bread and pasta).

Rich R.
"Chris Fiorentino" wrote in message
om...
I am extremely overweight and snore way too much. It is hurting my
marriage, so I decided to read Atkin's book and lose weight. I am in
day 3 of induction, and am dying, or at least I feel that way.

In January, I got my last blood test and my cholesterol was 224, which
the doctor said was higher than the 200 recommended, but she was
surprised it was so low and told me to make a small change to my diet
and it will go down. Of course, I didn't, but I didn't start eating
alot more either, so my cholesterol is probably about the same. I
don't remember my blood sugar, but it was not a problem either.

I weigh about 395, I dont know exact because I want to lose weight and
buy a scale that will work for me. If anyone knows a good place to
get a higher weight-limit scale relatively cheaply, I am all ears.

Anyway, I have eaten the following meals in the last 2 days, including
today:

Eggs/Bacon/Cheese, Eggs/onions/ham/bacon/cheese, a steak, some shrimp,
using margerine instead of cocktail sauce, some more egg/cheese this
morning, and also ham/cheese roll-ups at work with some mustard on
them.

Now, I don't think I am hungry as I know a hunger headache and I dont
think this is one. However, I do think I know why I am feeling like
crap...the fact that during Induction, I am not suppose to have any
caffeine.

I used to drink alot of Diet Pepsi, like over a 2-liter a day in
total. I also drank a cup of tea every day in the morning. Now, I
switched to Caffeine-Free Diet Pepsi(I went with the no caffeine, but
there was no way I could survive without the aspartame, which he says
to avoid, but doesn't say it adds carbs. he does say it could stunt
your weight-loss, and if it does, I'll go off it.) For now, I am
dying and can't figure out what to do. I am taking a one-a-day
vitamin, with no iron, and a L-Glutamin table daily to stop sugar
cravings, and they are working. I took some advil, and that does help
the headaches/fever, but does anyone else think I may become addicted
to Advil here? I am nervous, but for some reason, I am not really
craving food and especially am not craving sugar, so I don't know why
I am sick.

Thanks in advance for the knowledge.

Butch up.

--
JC

Lyle's New Ultimate Diet

"1. eat less you fat ****
2. exercise more you fat ****"

"Chris Fiorentino" wrote in message
om...
I am extremely overweight and snore way too much. It is hurting my
marriage, so I decided to read Atkin's book and lose weight. I am in
day 3 of induction, and am dying, or at least I feel that way.

In January, I got my last blood test and my cholesterol was 224, which
the doctor said was higher than the 200 recommended, but she was
surprised it was so low and told me to make a small change to my diet
and it will go down. Of course, I didn't, but I didn't start eating
alot more either, so my cholesterol is probably about the same. I
don't remember my blood sugar, but it was not a problem either.

I weigh about 395, I dont know exact because I want to lose weight and
buy a scale that will work for me. If anyone knows a good place to
get a higher weight-limit scale relatively cheaply, I am all ears.

Anyway, I have eaten the following meals in the last 2 days, including
today:

Eggs/Bacon/Cheese, Eggs/onions/ham/bacon/cheese, a steak, some shrimp,
using margerine instead of cocktail sauce, some more egg/cheese this
morning, and also ham/cheese roll-ups at work with some mustard on
them.

Now, I don't think I am hungry as I know a hunger headache and I dont
think this is one. However, I do think I know why I am feeling like
crap...the fact that during Induction, I am not suppose to have any
caffeine.

I used to drink alot of Diet Pepsi, like over a 2-liter a day in
total. I also drank a cup of tea every day in the morning. Now, I
switched to Caffeine-Free Diet Pepsi(I went with the no caffeine, but
there was no way I could survive without the aspartame, which he says
to avoid, but doesn't say it adds carbs. he does say it could stunt
your weight-loss, and if it does, I'll go off it.) For now, I am
dying and can't figure out what to do. I am taking a one-a-day
vitamin, with no iron, and a L-Glutamin table daily to stop sugar
cravings, and they are working. I took some advil, and that does help
the headaches/fever, but does anyone else think I may become addicted
to Advil here? I am nervous, but for some reason, I am not really
craving food and especially am not craving sugar, so I don't know why
I am sick.

Thanks in advance for the knowledge.