Fri, Dec-12-03, 21:03
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Senior Member
Posts: 3,187
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 206/144/135
BF:
Progress: 87%
Location: NW Indiana
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I'm in the "go for it" boat. There is a steep learning curve starting this WOE. It takes some time knowing what you like to eat, finding and making new recipes, learning mistakes the hard way, etc. I did close to a week of "kind of" before I officially started and I think it helped me mentally. I got into ketosis fast when I started officially and still dropped a good deal of weight during induction (I hit 19 lbs after the first month and most of that was in the first 2 weeks--14lbs I think). My cravings weren't too bad and I didn't feel like I was "going to die" the first few days like a lot of people report. I would say though if you are going to do half way -- do it instead 3/4 of the way at least. I agree you don't want to get into the high fat/high carb boat too often. Try to make most of your meals LC but for holidays, etc. indulge for a meal but not TOO much. Go with the moderation thing.
When it comes to changing your WOE I always felt, for me, I had a window of opportunity that only opened once in a blue moon. That's the time when I felt psyched up to change my ways -- if I started then, I stuck with it. If I let it go it was IMPOSSIBLE to force myself to change. It sounds like you are pumped right now, why not try to ride that wave? Will the wave still be there on 1/1?
Also my DH s not following this WOE (still has chips, sugared pop, beer, white bread, etc.) but he's eating all LC for dinner and sometimes other meals of the day too. He still has something really carby AT LEAST once per day -- often more. Since I've started in June he's lost 20 lbs without even trying. Sure, he's a man so the metabolism is on his side -- but I would think if you ate LC most of the time it wouldn't hurt you. You may even drop a few. Knowing you lost a few may also be enough motivation to let you feel ok having only a 1/2 slice of pumpkin pie on x-mas instead of 2 slices-- ya never know . . .
Last edited by sunspine17 : Fri, Dec-12-03 at 21:06.
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