Mon, Jul-14-03, 10:25
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Kid R
Posts: 1,168
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Plan: Maintenance
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BF:Too darn much!
Progress: 90%
Location: PA
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I'm not following this plan exactly, since I'm eating fewer carbs than it allows (approx 30-35 a day), but I have read the text and books about it, and also try to cut down on the amount of saturated fats I'm eating. So in a way I'm on it (just fewer carbs). I love its emphasis on monounsaturated fats and try to make that the center of my WOE. However, as I recall, it's pretty liberal with carbs, and I'm not sure I could eat as many carbs as it allows and still lose/maintain weight. I do have some whole milk yogurt with 5 active bacteria every day, as the plan recommends.
I had 15 pounds to lose when I started low-carbing a couple of months ago. The first 8 or so came off very quickly within 3 weeks of following Atkins induction. Then I switched to Atkins pre-maintenance/protein power, which are basically the same thing (about 25-30 carbs). Lost another 4 pounds over the course of a few weeks. Now I'm just trying to maintain what I've lost, which is working well so far. My one piece of advice: DON'T aim for a quick weight loss, once the water weight comes off at the beginning. Especially if you don't have much to lose, it's a better idea to aim for only a half a pound to a pound a week or so.
Good luck! I think Go-Diet is a great plan.
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