Tue, Aug-05-03, 10:18
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New Member
Posts: 23
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 173/160/143
BF:36.4/35.2/25
Progress: 43%
Location: Upstate New York
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Week 2 and Doing Okay - Questions tho
Hi everyone!
I've been reading here almost every day, and feel there's a lot of courage on these boards and I'm inspired by so many of you.
I lost an inch everywhere and 8 pounds on Week One of Induction! So did my husband. - cool, eh? We went shopping last night for this week's groceries and we were amazed at how little there was in the cart compared to our sugar/carbo days where the shopping cart was filled to the top with breads and baking and Pepsi and more bread and baking - LOL!
I lost the 8 lbs. in the first 3 days and have not lost any more since. From day one I had a really bad headache that lasted 5 days! On day four I started drinking coffee (1 cup only) with heavy cream (I added a tsp. of sugar a couple of times - bad, bad dog!!). But I only did that for three days and got back on the wagon totally until yesterday,when I ate two advantage bars late last night - Gawd I feel like when I used to sneak cigarettes before I quit smoking for good!!! I'm craving sugar like crazy! Oh, and to add to the mix - I did not have a 'movement' for 9 whole days!!! I was taking psyllium twice a day, then took a ducolax, which finally all began to 'work' last night. So, now that's 'moving' along...LOL!! I can be rather silly, can't I... :-)
I love this diet, but I'm finding a weakness in myself that I would like to overcome. I am so pleased with the weight loss and the loss of inches....I feel SO MUCH better, and this is just the beginning!! I'm very grateful for this. I can't say that my energy has gone up. I'm hoping this week it will kick in.
Recently, I've found that my appetite is reduced and I've eaten under 1000 calories the last 4 days. Could this, perhaps, be keeping me from losing more weight? My ratios are good re: carbs vs. fats, but I don't eat dairy products, so I fry things alot and butter everything, as well as use oil in salad dressings.
The best ratio I ever got was at my highest calorie count of 1500 calories. It was 75% fat/5% carbs/20%protein. Interesting that more calories got me better numbers. Hmmm....?
Eating under 1000 calories put me in the low 30 percentile for protein. Is that still not too high?
Okay, I guess that's enough questions (if not too many) to throw out today.
I'm an Atkins convert, and will work at this to accomplish not only my weight goal, but to receive all the other benefits this life plan offers.
Have a great day, everyone, and thanks for any input you may have.
/Maddy
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