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Originally Posted by MissScruff
Please do not buy the book! You don't have to!!!!!!! I began low carbing while on unemployment and trust me when I say that was tough! Everyone was talking about all these really cool recipes made with items I couldn't even begin to afford! I researched on the internet, visited journals and asked lots of questions! One of the things I looked at when visiting the journals is the stats on folks! I know that sounds wrong, but I wanted the dirt from folks that had been there and were doing that! So, if they showed great success in weight loss then I read their journals and asked lots of questions. Now, I know that folks early in their weight loss have lots to offer, but seriously, I needed info from folks who had already figured it out and made tons of mistakes! Those early in their weight loss are really still trying to figure it all out! For instance, if someone who has lost not even 20 pounds is telling someone to go ahead and eat pork rinds during induction then I think hmmmmmmm...they really don't know yet! But, when someone who has lost a lot of weight says to step away from them until you are closer to goal! Well, who do you want to believe? The one that had been there and done that! I am not putting down anyone's weight loss no matter the amount, but seriously, there are a weath of info available out here that can be tapped into without buying books! I bought an atkins book only to find it focused mostly on the later stages! There is an official atkins site that I found that had the rules of induction and owl and I posted them in my gym log! Feel free to check it out. One thing to watch out for is the self promotion of their frankenfoods! Keep it simple and as natural as you can get it and you will surely lose! Best of luck on low carbing because it is completely worth it! Oh, and a bit of advice...post what you are eating! Sometimes that helps others with their advice and maybe someone will be able to see what is causing the stall!
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Scruff, your post above makes a lot of sense, and rings true for me as well. I, too, found the best advice from those who had been doing this for awhile, and there are many things that the LC plan books do NOT tell you. My PP books didn't talk about induction flu, symptoms of vitamin deficiency, hair loss, as well as other little tidbits, some of which are normal and others that are signs that you are doing something wrong. If it weren't for this forum, I wouldn't have made it as far as I have.
However, I still disagree with you that purchasing a LC book isn't necessary. IMO, I think the book, research, and a support forum like this one are all equally important.
This is really an individual WOE. Not everybody has the same tastebuds, preferences, and motab. Granted, asking a question in a support forum, visting web sites for the plans, and following others who have been successful are wonderful in too many ways to count, but someone who is new to this can easily not know the right questions to ask or the right information to look for, and risk making some big mistakes.
The LC books give a foundation, explain the "whys" behind the plans, and allow the individual to make educated choices on what they put in their mouths. There is simply too much info to be digested or explained by watching the paths of others.
I checked out the 30 Day Low Carb Diet Solution from my local library to get me started -- a book I was able to read from cover to cover within 48 hours that explained the do's and don'ts without all the scientific jargon. I did purchase the PP books within a month, and they are used more as a reference guide as well as an interesting read on all the technical stuff being the 30 Day gave me great info on the basics....but I don't regret that I have them, and there IS quite a bit of info that I haven't been able to find anywhere else.