Hi,
I've been doing the induction phase of Atkins for around five weeks, and although it the first two weeks I lost 15 pounds, my weight loss has leveled off. My clothes seem noticibly looser, though. Here are some particulars:
1) My Lipolysis testing strips range from light pink to almost-purple most of the time.
2) I've been extremely careful to limit my carb intake.
3) I've definitely been drinking at least 8 glasses of water per day.
4) My exercise routine has been on and off. Usually it consists of an hour-long brisk dog-walk through a nearby park. I've increased the frequency of those walks over the last week.
5) I use Paxil to control anxiety disorder, and discontinuing it is not an option.
My typical daily menu is quite repetitious, but that doesn't bother me at all:
Breakfast
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Three egg omelette, containing half a teaspoon of onion, 1 oz of cheddar cheese, and 1 mushroom. Coffee with cream and sucralose.
Lunch
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A tin of salmon.
Snack
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A lo-carb cookie from Pleasantville, and coffee.
Dinner
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7 oz. boneless, skinnless salmon filet prepared in the blackened style. 2 oz Brie, 3 cups of salad with 2 tablespoons of Ranch dressing (carbohydrate 1.2 g; sugars 0.8 g; dietary fibre 0.2 g per 1 tbsp serving).
Snack
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Decaf tea with cream and a Pleasantville cookie.
Any ideas what's going wrong? I'm going to give L-Carnitine a try when it's in stock; hopefully tomorrow - anyone have luck with that?
Anyhow, I appreciate any suggestions you can offer me!
Rob Yale