Hi guy's, I've been looking for this support group for some time. Glad I found you. I started Atkins' on March 10, when the scale reached 279 pounds. I bought a new scale...still 279 pounds! My buddy lost 25 pounds on Atkins', so I bought the book and got started. Historically I'm a junk food junkie, eating is a form of recreation, and I never had a meal I didn't finish. I literally cleared the table with my eating habits, then snacked all night long. My food cravings were constant, and if I didn't eat regularly, I got dizzy, or violent shakes. I was tested for blood sugar level, turned out ok, but there's a history of type 2 in the family, and the handwriting is on the wall. With my verocious appetite, cutting down was/is a problem, but cutting out the carbs and substituting with protien was a blessing.
After a few days the urges to eat have succumbed, and while I cheat on salads and veggies, I don't have the desire to eat more than one meal a day. I've lost 20 something, not much the last week, but I had to drop into my next size smaller pants and belt. I can see my shoes now! I love this diet, lot's of meat, salad and steamed vegetables. I can see myself staying on this a long time. I don't even feel like I'm on a diet. I fish a lot, and I thought that would be a problem, but I took a box of steamed shrimp along with a smidge of sauce, and I could only eat half. My next step is to try to eat 3 smaller meals rather than one big one.

Hi and welcome!

Congrats on your progress. Just one comment: we really should eat 3-4 or even 5 smaller meals in order to get rid of cravings and convince our body there's plenty of food around.
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Alina

Definately should step up the meals. Don't let your body think it is starving - this will mess up your metabolism and ultimately stall your weight loss.
Glad to have you on board!