Thread: My new life starting with the Atkins x

Hello everyone :-)

Day one of induction today and so far so good! Have been up since 6am with my baby girl so had breakfast pretty early around 7ish, two fried eggs and some bacon fried in olive oil. Was lovely but felt somewhat wrong! I was seriously thinking while eating "how is it true I can eat this and lose weight???" just feels so strange but great too! :-) Anyway it has filled me up so much. Will deffo keep me another hour till lunch!

I have chicken and salad for lunch, may even fry the chicken and take advantage of this miracle diet he he

Not sure what's for tea yet, will decide later on.

I aim to rid 20 pounds on this diet. I am currently 11 stone now, want to be 9 stone 6. I am determined and would love support, encouragement and motivation from others. Share experiences with me I find them inspiring and amazing!

Good luck all

Li xx

Afternoon glad to see ur diary!

It is very strange at first eatin these yummy foods and losing weight, u feel very naughty lol

Have u gone into ketosis before?

Menu sounds great!

My son gets up at 5 every morn so it's hard to choose meal times when ur up early, but when in ketosis youll find you'll prob only eat ur breakkie late on, that's if ur at home of course

I was nearly 16 stone this time last year but now I'm also 11 stone like you, I'm wanting to get to 8.7

Enjoy ur first day xxx

Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Originally Posted by stef2009

Afternoon glad to see ur diary!

It is very strange at first eatin these yummy foods and losing weight, u feel very naughty lol

Have u gone into ketosis before?

Menu sounds great!

My son gets up at 5 every morn so it's hard to choose meal times when ur up early, but when in ketosis youll find you'll prob only eat ur breakkie late on, that's if ur at home of course

I was nearly 16 stone this time last year but now I'm also 11 stone like you, I'm wanting to get to 8.7

Enjoy ur first day xxx

Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Hiya, have been in ketosis before but always ruined it by eating carbs again. Is this when I will see great weight loss results during ketosis?

God 5am, it's the same for me. My daughter is 16 months old and teething badly. As well as craving attention, food, toys lol.

Just out of curiosity, I love coffee when dieting as it stops me picking or craving... is it a dffinate no no through the induction phase? He doesn't seem to strictly say no in the book but does say avoid caffeine.

X

Ohhhh yes ketosis is amazing! If you stay in it you will see th results and u won't be hungry
Awwww bless!!! My sons 5 nearly 6 and still wakes at the crack of dawn and up through the night ahhhh lol

I don't drink tea or coffee but I'm soooo sure u can have coffee on induction, maybe not too much though, I have lots of coke zero with caffeine and I'm fine, think u need to use soya milk though... I'm sure someone will come along soon and confirm! Xxx

Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Thanks, I don't mind having black coffee, didn't know coke zero was allowed.. I think while on induction phase I will just stick to what's on the list. Are you exercising at all? I might start the 30 day shred in a few days when my body gets used to no carbs. X

Oh sorry Hun I don't follow the list strictly I know my way round low carb too much lol

I'm suppose to be back at the gym but I'm still not lol starting some classes next week so I will be then, I agree and wait a while first to get use to Atkins and ketosis then introduce exercise have u don't 30 day shred before? It killed me haha x

Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Oh right lol. Knew diet coke was a no no haha... Yeah did 30 day shred last August while I was doing some silly diet that consisted of coffee coffee and coffee lol, went from a 14 to an 8 in just under two months but piled it back on as soon as I started eating again. Duhhh!! That's why am here now ;-) I found the shred hard but very satisfying, could feel my body really toning. I lost about 12 pounds doing that alone. Only 20 mins a day so worth it in my eyes. X

See i have diet coke haha god im bad!! Ignore me lol
Ohhhh god what diet was that!? I did the cabbage soup diet the other year and lost loads and piled it all back on soon as i ate something other than cabbage soup haha
Ohhh thats good u liked it, i hated it lol and it didnt really do much for me which was very annoying, exercise has never shifted lbs for me very well, im abit of a freak of nature lol

So whats been on the menu today then? How have u found day 1? xx

Haha it was a diet I made up myself, basically I drank around 18 coffees a day to fill me up and that's it! I would eat the odd piece of fruit or piece of chicken lol. Not good!Have done cabbage soup also 3 times, not only did I hate it so much and pile all is he weight back on, I am now put off cabbage for life!

Well I feel like I have eaten way too much today and it won't work :-o

B=2 fried eggs and bacon in olive oil
L=loadsa fried chicken (loads of it), cucumber and lettuce with feta cheese crumbled in and a huge dollop of mayo on the side
D=salmon and scrambled eggs using 4 eggs :/

Craving sugar now, chocolate... Have I overdone it, just can't help feeling I have failed :-(

X

My good god girl how did u sleep at night with all that coffee!!!
Ahhh i still like cabbage lol

What was the fried chicken? Did u check the carbs, u have to be carefull of its coating.

Nope don't worry u havnt over done it all!! It will work trust in the plan

Craving chocs is natural, I do it everyday. Keep strong!! U don't need them xxx

Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

The chicken was just a fresh fillet but a huge one, it had no breading onit just meat. I fried it myself :-)

Ohhhh all good then sounds like a great day!!

Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Ifi really can eat unlimited like this then I will never give up on this diet!

Hi Liannem and welcome

Re caffeine - Dr Atkins recommends none for the first two weeks, because caffeine can start cravings in some people. But tbh I couldn't face the world without one cup of builders in the morning I did swap to unsweetened soya milk though, and wouldn't go back to cows for anything. Tip - if you use it in coffee, let the coffee/water cool down a little (or add some cold), otherwise it will curdle. Doesn't do it in tea though.

All the best

Hi susie. Thanks for that, really helpful. Are u far into the diet? X