I started Atkins today. I have a lot to lose, and need a buddy to e-mail progress, encouragement daily. I am not a big meat-eater, but I do love fat! If anyone out there is interested in "Inducting with me", let me know

Today is Day 9 of Induction for me. Days 1-7 were the worst!!!!! I felt tired and sluggish all the time and fell asleep in a meeting on Day 2. However, it does get better so stick with it!

I'm not a big meat-eater (well until I started Atkins). And I don't like most veggies. So I eat the veggies I like and have cut out the carbs. And force myself to eat protein - meat!

Good Luck!!

Hi guys!

I am not a big meat eater either (vegetarian actually so no meat whatsoever!)

Have been doing this since march, have been keeping my carb count at induction levels though b/c a lot to lose so would love to write with you and talk about progress!!

Good luck continuing on your low carb way!!

I'm glad to see that there are some other people trying Atkins who are not big meat eaters. Although I am not a vegetarian, I do not eat beef at all, and rarely eat pork. I most stick to fish, poultry and cheese. Have you had many problems staying on the plan without eating meat? It looks like your weight loss has been good. Thanks for the encouragement.

Hi dsimmons!

It is nice to find a few people who are not big meat eaters!! There are a lot of them out there on this forum!

I have not had any problems staying on this plan without eating meat. I do eat meat substitutes quite a bit now and then to make up for it and get some protein. The only problem has been when eating out speaking of which..

Just got back from a mini 3 day vacation and thank GOODNESS it was only three days, cheated everyday so now back to strict induction!!

what veggies do you like harleydee? We eat a lot of them here so maybe I know something good that you would like?

well have a nice wednesday folks!

Hi, buddies! I made it through day #1 painlessly. Found the Atkins web page, and found that some of the products are o.k. for the induction phase. I bought some stuff and this morning, instead of eggs and meat (not my favorite), I had a strawberry shake and a breakfast bar for a total of 3 Gms. of carb. This was great! Breakfast is hardest, because of the meat thing and because I don't like eggs much. What do you guys do for breakfast?