It is only my second day on Atkins and I've already lost nearly five pounds. This is even harder than I thought it would be, but after skipping on the scale this morning the surprising loss reminded me why I'm doing it at all - that is, to lose weight and get healthy. Any advice or encouragement would be greatly appreciated. I'm so glad I found this board!

I'm a big-time carb addict- love sugar, love baked goods, especially love Pepsi so I'm having a tough time adjusting to this major nutritional change. I'm also battling pretty bad headaches which I suspect are due to the sudden absence of the caffeine & sugar rush I used to get from Pepsi. How do you deal with this?

5 pounds in two days is great! I also love bread and sugar, and I'll be honest, sometimes this diet is HARD to follow... But it's totally worth it too! Welcome!

Hello and welcome to the forums! Best of luck to you!

try diet rite cola. no aspartame and it tastes a lot like diet pepsi.
i've been on atkins for 2 months and i realized i wasn't losing because i was still drinking diet pepsi, now the pounds are coming off.

good luck to you!

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welcome to the forum