I was curious when everyone started Atkins, as what they listed as their official start day.

Was it the night before, right after you put the book down?

Was it the first time you ate a completely Atkins correct meal?

For me, it was right on the second day when my 6th ketostick gave back a positive trace.

So for me I started on a Monday at dinner, but then was given Birthday cake. I said what the heck, I'll start tomorrow. So I ate two pieces of cake.... Mmm.

Then on Tuesday I woke up ate some eggs and haven't cheated since. But I was thinking to myself. You know, I sort of Carbo-loaded just before starting. So I went and bought the Ketostix and tested very often until I hit the pink. So after the cake it took me about 44 hours to hit Ketosis. So my body's starting day was actually that Wednesday night, late evening. But I list my true start day as the morning after when I got my first weigh-in.


Just curious how you all did it.


Tom C

Jan 24, 03 The day I woke up and decided today was the day.
Jan Patterson

MAKE MINE LOW CARB!!!

I started eating low carb on 2/2/03, but I consider myself to have really started when I got a carb-tracking software package and figured out I wasn't doing it right. After seeing what I was actually taking in, I decided to consider myself to have truly started on the 15th.

I used the day I started counting carbs and following the Induction plan as my start date. The 1st day I actually limited my carbs was the 1st day I counted. My starting weight was my weigh in the morning I started Induction. Since then I've stuck with it- weighing in every morning, counting carbs every day, and writing down each and everything I eat and drink all day. That's just what I've done, and it's worked for me.
God Bless,
Amy-Lynne

I count today as my 1st day. I just started induction today....so this is it.

I started September 18th. I found the induction allowed foods and started - then I bought the book a couple of days later... started a journal here the day I found this site. I think it was about the sixth day.

All the best to you ALL!

My official first day was Jan. 24. I read the book a full week before I began. My best friend's birthday was in the week I started. We went out, I cheated, and still lost 6 lbs. I got back on track the next day. (I'm still sticking with the original date ).

April 25, 2001

I had enough of feeling fat and tired. The day before I decided this was it. So the night before I started readnig the book. The next day I was on induction.

The rest is history.

Before my official "start day", I was intently reading on the Atkins Center website. I began reading the book over a chicken caesar the day I count as my beginning!

p.s. I just had my five month anniversary!