Adkins 72 - how long?

Jabbathehut · 07-08-2009, 09:16 AM

Can you follow the first weeks plan longer? If so, how long can you do this before moving to the next steps or phases? I have lost 3 early pounds since Monday.. I know its water weight but who cares its a start.

verbqueen · 07-08-2009, 06:27 PM

I don't know the "rules" of Atkins 72 as well as I know DANDR, but you can stay on DANDR induction for a long time, if you have a lot to lose. I've been on '72 induction for coming up on 2 weeks, and I plan to stay on it for quite a while longer. (DANDR talks about finding your own CCLL, critical carb level for losing. Everyone's is different. Mine happens to be well under 20 carbs.) But if you haven't low carbed before, you won't ever find out how many carbs you can handle and still lose unless you add some back in. The risk is, of course, that if you add carbs back in until you stall your weight loss, it can be hard to get it going again.

That said, I would think that if you only had a few pounds to lose, it wouldn't be wise to stay on induction, since you wouldn't have had time to really learn a new way to eat, which guarantees you'll put it back on. I guess my opinion is that if you have quite a bit to lose, you can probably delay adding carbs for a while if that's what you want to do. But you need to start adding carbs back in before you get close to goal.

Jabbathehut · 07-09-2009, 11:32 AM

Thanks!! I do have a lot to lose and will prob stick this thing out for awhile.... thanks for your response....very helpful!!

07-08-2009, 09:16 AM	#1
Jabbathehut Junior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas Posts: 13 Gallery: Jabbathehut Stats: 260/259/215 WOE: Atkins Start Date: May 26 2009	Adkins 72 - how long? Can you follow the first weeks plan longer? If so, how long can you do this before moving to the next steps or phases? I have lost 3 early pounds since Monday.. I know its water weight but who cares its a start.

07-08-2009, 06:27 PM	#2
verbqueen Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 803 Gallery: verbqueen WOE: Atkins '72 Start Date: June 2009	I don't know the "rules" of Atkins 72 as well as I know DANDR, but you can stay on DANDR induction for a long time, if you have a lot to lose. I've been on '72 induction for coming up on 2 weeks, and I plan to stay on it for quite a while longer. (DANDR talks about finding your own CCLL, critical carb level for losing. Everyone's is different. Mine happens to be well under 20 carbs.) But if you haven't low carbed before, you won't ever find out how many carbs you can handle and still lose unless you add some back in. The risk is, of course, that if you add carbs back in until you stall your weight loss, it can be hard to get it going again. That said, I would think that if you only had a few pounds to lose, it wouldn't be wise to stay on induction, since you wouldn't have had time to really learn a new way to eat, which guarantees you'll put it back on. I guess my opinion is that if you have quite a bit to lose, you can probably delay adding carbs for a while if that's what you want to do. But you need to start adding carbs back in before you get close to goal. __________________ Jessica in CA Low Carbing since July 2003 37 pounds lost since June 22! Plan: Atkins '72

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07-09-2009, 11:32 AM	#3
Jabbathehut Junior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas Posts: 13 Gallery: Jabbathehut Stats: 260/259/215 WOE: Atkins Start Date: May 26 2009	Thanks!! I do have a lot to lose and will prob stick this thing out for awhile.... thanks for your response....very helpful!!