Where ar my DC, MD, VA peoples???

[Meekness29]

If you're from any one of these areas, HOLLA

[Matrigna]

Hi! I'm from MD, live in VA, and work in DC

I fell off track, but I'm getting back on!

[Meekness29]

Hi, Matrigna! Nice to meet you

I'm Meekness ! I am from Connecticut (born), raised in DC, live in Alexandria, VA and work in DC, like you!

I fell off track last week - but back on board as of today!

[Matrigna]

I live in Springfield and work at L'Enfant Plaza. Although I never really fell off the wagon altogether, I'm back to square one (and then some) weight-wise. I have a little more knowledge than before at least I just need to apply it.

Step 1, I need to quit Dreamfields pasta and low carb tortillas cold turkey. My doctor said while I don't have an all out "allergy" showing up on tests, she suspects I have either a wheat or gluten "sensitivity." I will miss my Dreamfields, but my scale moves in the total wrong direction from eating it, so I need to face that it is not "okay" just because it is a low carb product.

Step 2 is to put down the novels and start exercising again. I fell into some bad habits and used the autoimmune thyroid disease as an excuse to fall into them (chronic hives, tiredness, etc), and one of them is reading all the time. My yoga classes start up in 9 days and we have a new-used treadmill sitting in our basement now Reading will be limited. Baby steps.

[Meekness29]

I work on New York Ave in Northeast I had a few bad days last week. I'm in recovery now. I lost 13lbs while doing a clean induction of Atkins 72 (the original version). That is the plan I am following now. I love it.

I never really tried the Dreamfields products. I hear they are good. My problem is ice cream and other "sweets" right around Pre-TOM

I'm an exercise QUEEN; however, I have not done any workouts since a week ago. I'm hitting the gym HARDCORE after work today. I love exercising. Especially running and swimming. It makes me feel sexy I find that when I eat clean/exercise, I do fairly well. It I stop exercising, I tend to cheat. Weird, huh?

I have about 5lbs of water weight to lose to get back to where I was before

Well, it's nice chatting with you. Let me know if your interested in continuing on...? I could really use your support!

Thanks,
Meek

[Matrigna]

It sounds like you are doing fantastic!

Sure, I'd love to keep in touch. I'll definitely be around. I plan to start visiting LCF regularly again. I know that the support here was a key to helping me stay on track.

[Meekness29]

Okay, I'll be around as well.

Keep posting....

[Meekness29]

Hi, just checking in for the day. I hope all is well

[Matrigna]

Hi! Thanks! I have made it through my first 24-hrs of re-induction so far

[Judith C]

Hi guys, I'm from PR "Isla del Encanto" Jajaja!!! I'm new at this site and don't no much on how to post or understand the meaning of some words. Ive been losing some weight like a month ago, but this wknd, I blew all right, gain 4 pounds, but not back on my starting weight. I was 142 pounds and now today I'm 138, on Friday I was 134. Jajaja! So I really want to try this low carb thing, and I am gonna need some help here. I did atkins years ago, but really this induction thing kills me. I'm really going to need some help. Starting Induction Phase 2day

[Meekness29]

That's wonderful. KUTGW

I made it through my first day as well I'm down 5.6lbs (mostly water) this am. I'm thrilled

[Matrigna]

Wow, that's great-- both of you!! Congrats on your losses!!!!

So we are all on day 2? It's so great to find others at the same point I am

For me, my big thing will be sticking with it even though I won't see any big results right away. I don't lose as fast. I don't know if it's just me or because of this autoimmune thyroid business, but it takes me a while to get going with loss. I know once I'm a good three-to-four months into induction, the weight just starts falling off without trying though! I know this works, so I just need to keep looking at the "after" picture in my gallery!

[Judith C]

Well I'm not on my day 2, what I meant was that I was starting today, jajaja sorry 4 that.

[Judith C]

How can I get my pic to be seen like yours?

[Meekness29]

Judith

Select "User Control Panel" - at the top of the screen on your left.
Select "Avatar"
Browse for pics on your hard drive and add as your avatar.
Select "Save"
and your picture will appear.

Hope this helps

[Meekness29]

I just need to keep looking at the "after" picture in my gallery!

Wow, you look great!!! You will lose the weight in no time. Just continue to be patient.

I lost it once before, and I will do it again. We both wil

[Judith C]

Ok! There I am, thanks! Ok!

So now, what is it that we can only eat on this induction phase, for the first two weeks? Sorry I had my atkins book but with so many movings from here to there I probally lost it.

[Judith C]

So far counting carbs I have had 9g of carb, so I have to be carefull, I only have 11 do go. Well I guess what? My friend offered me a DOUGHNUT!!! Can you imagine...Oh God!! It was hard 2 say no, but I resist it Yeahhh!!!

[Matrigna]

My book is buried somewhere too. I'm using the list on cherilynn82000's newbie pages:

ATKINS ACCEPTABLE FOOD LIST


In order to covert you body system to "Fat Burning", you will need a safe low carb food list to work with. The low carb food list provided in this page can also be used as a guide for your Atkins Diet foods. All food in our low car food list contain food with 10% carbohydrate or less. For detail information on the carbohydrate content in individual food please refer to the carbohydrate counter chart at this site.

Meats
Bacon , Beef , Calf Liver , Chicken , Cornish Game Hen , Duck , Goose , Ham , Kielbasa , Lamb , Pork , Quail , Sausage ,Steak , Turkey , Veal Steak.

Fish
Anchovies in Oil , Bluefish , Catfish , Cod , Flounder , Halibut , Herring , Mackerel , Mahi-mahi , Salmon , Sardine , Scrod , Snapper , Trout , Tuna.

Shellfish
Clams , Crab , Lobster , Mussel , Oysters , Scallops , Shrimp , Squid.

Daily
Butter , Cheese , Cream , Coffee , All Egg , Mineral Water , Mayonnaise , Tea ,Water.

Salad Vegetables
Alfalfa Sprouts , Arugula , Bok Choy , Boston Lettuce , Celery , Chicory , Chives , Cucumber , Endive , Escarole , Fennel , Jicama , Mache , Morels , Mushrooms , Olives , Parsley , Peppers , Posse Pied , Radiccio , Radishes , Romaine , Sorrel.

Vegetable s
Asparagus , Avocado , Bamboo Shoots , Bean Sprouts , Beet Greens , Broccoli , Brussel Sprouts , Cabbage , Cauliflower , Celery Root , Chard , Christophene , Collard Creens , Dandelion Greens , Eggplant , Hearts of Palm , Kale , Kohlrabi , Leeks , Okra , Onion , Pumpkin , Rhubarb , Sauerkraut , Scallions , Snow Pea Pods , Spagheti Squash , Spinach , String or Wax Beans , Summer Squash , Tomato , Turnips , Water Chestnuts , Zucchini.

[Meekness29]

I'm doing the original version of Atkins (1972). It's much purer the the DADR version. Its zero carbs (you can have up to 2-3 cups of salad veggies per day). I get majority of my carbs from salads. I'll post some links in a second...

[Matrigna]

That would be great, thanks! I'd be interested in your links too. The more info, the better.

I was surprised to see things like tomato and onion on the induction list I looked up. I don't remember them being there last time (?). I'm planning to barely, if at all, eat either of those things. I'm also avoiding things like cream cheese for now.

[Judith C]

Thank you girls! In the morning I ate srambled eggs with red oinion and green peppers and 3 sausage, wich in the labes sade 3 equels to 1g of Carb. At lunch I ate cabagge with 3 slice of tomatoes, and 1 chicken breast. So far I have drank 4 8 oz of water with a zest of lime.

Over here in Puerto Rico some of the veggies are a little difficult to get. But with the list I can deal with what we have. jajaja!!!

I Think I haven't done that bad.

[Meekness29]

Originally Posted by Judith C

Thank you girls! In the morning I ate srambled eggs with red oinion and green peppers and 3 sausage, wich in the labes sade 3 equels to 1g of Carb. At lunch I ate cabagge with 3 slice of tomatoes, and 1 chicken breast. So far I have drank 4 8 oz of water with a zest of lime.

Over here in Puerto Rico some of the veggies are a little difficult to get. But with the list I can deal with what we have. jajaja!!!

I Think I haven't done that bad.

We've done well for today. You should be proud!!

What does jajaja mean?

Can you teach me spanish? I LOVE the language

[Meekness29]

1972 Atkin's plan by the book

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He allowed fiber to be deducted later on because "HE" found through his own research is was ok to do so without hurting your weight loss.


NOTE* This is from the book, Bantam edition / September 1972 paperback...

Not sixty grams of carbohydrate on this diet but zero grams
Here’s how this diet is significantly different. During the first week on this diet, you cut your intake of carbohydrates down to what is biologically zero.
This creates a unique chemical situation in the body, the one favorable to the fastest possible burning of your body’s stored fat. Ketones are excreted, and hunger disappears.
You see, the first fuel your body burns for energy comes from the carbohydrates you eat and drink. If any carbohydrate is available, your body burns this rather than stored fat-and maintains its old metabolic pathways. But carbohydrates, as such, are not stored in the body beyond forty-eight hours.
So when no carbohydrate is taken in, your body must draw upon the major reserve source of fuel-the stored fat.
It is forced to take a different metabolic pathway. In this process your body converts from being a carbohydrate-burning engine.
This is The Diet Revolution: the new chemical situation in which ketones are being thrown off-and so are those unwanted pounds, all without hunger.
A gradual addition of carbohydrate to keep your body burning it’s fat as fuel. We must maintain this chemical situation if you’re to continue to lose without hunger. And if we add carbohydrate very gradually in tiny amounts-we can do just this… keep your body converted into a fat-burning engine.
So that is just what we do. The second week you might add a few grams of carbohydrate to your diet. Every week thereafter a little more carbohydrate (around five grams) may be returned to the diet.

The Rules of Original Atkins

The Diet Revolution Rules (Level One)
1. Don’t count calories (so why are so many counting them?)
2. Eat as much of the allowed foods as you need to avoid hunger.(see, no limit)
3. Don’t eat when you are not hungry.
4. Don’t feel you must finish everything on your plate just because it is there.
5. Drink as much water or calorie free beverages as thirst requires. Don’t restrict fluids… but it is not necessary to force them either.(It doesn't say anything about 1/2 your body weight in water)
6. Frequent small meals are preferable.
7. If weakness results from rapid weight loss, you may need salt.
8. Everyday take a high-strength multivitamin pill.
9. Read the labels on “low-calorie” drinks, syrups, desserts,. Only those with no carbohydrate content are allowed.

The First Life-Changing Week, eat nothing that is not on the list.
Meat: Steaks, Corned beef, Lamb chops, tongue, Hamburgers, Bacon, Any kind of meat in any quantity—except meat with fillers such as sausage, hot dogs, meatballs, most packaged “cold cuts”
Fowl: Duckling, Turkey, Chicken, Anything with wings, No stuffing
Desserts: Gelatin with artificial sweeteners (e.g., D-Zerta )
Condiments: Salt, pepper, mustard, horseradish, vinegar, vanilla, and other extracts; artificial sweeteners; any dry powdered spice that [i]contains no sugar
Drinks: Water, Mineral water, Vichy, Club soda; Beef or Chicken broth, bouillon; Sugar free diet soda; coffee*, tea, decaffeinated coffee
---------*Special note on caffeine and Diet Cola. Because most heavy people have some hypoglycemia, coffee, which contains caffeine, should be limited to six servings a day (cups). If you know you have low blood sugar, better limit it to three.
Fish: All fish, including canned salmon, tuna; any kind of seafood, including oil-packed and smoked, except oysters, clams, muscles, scallops, and pickled fish
Eggs: Boiled, fried, scrambled, poached, omelet – any style and without limitations(another NO LIMIT)
Salads: Two small green salads a day (each less than one cupful, loosely packed) made only of leafy greens, celery, or cucumbers and radishes. Dressings with vinegar, oil, salt, dry spices, herbs, grated cheese, or anchovies. Or else a sour pickle in place of a salad. Plus… green olives.
Butter & Mayonnaise Fats: Butter, margarine (head New Diet Revolution & eat no margarine with trans fatty acids), oils, shortening (not such a great idea), lard & mayonnaise (fats have no carbohydrates).
Juice: Juice of one lemon or lime
Cheese: Four ounces a day of any hard aged cheese. No cream cheese or cheese spreads.
Heavy Cream: Four teaspoons a day. (Cream has less carbohydrate than milk – so don’t use milk)
Diet Revolution Salad Material: Celery, Chicory, Chinese Cabbage, Chives, Cucumber, Endive, Escarole, Fennel, lettuce, Olives (Green or Black), Onions, Pickles (Sour or Dill), Parsley, Peppers, Radishes, Scallions, watercress.
What Happens After The First Week’s Diet. Most diets are fixed formulas and are therefore short-termed and self-limiting. This diet is fixed only for a week. After that – because it must be a lifetime diet, it is, as variable as are individual tastes.
I’ve labeled the additions of carbohydrate that follow’ second level’, ‘third level’, ‘fourth level’, ‘fifth level’, but in fact the additions are interchangeable and flexible. You can make any of these additions any week that you choose. I am so committed to making this a livable lifetime diet that I am letting you select your own variations, within the rules set up by your biological rulebook.
Put back what you’ve missed the most: The idea is simply to gradually return to your diet first what you missed most. Custom-tailor the diet to suit your carbohydrate additions to suit your lifestyle. All that matters is that you add back to your diet a little carbohydrate at a time, and that you stop adding carbohydrate when you reach your CCL.
How to know when to put back a little carbohydrate: Ask yourself: Are the keto-stix still turning purple? Am I still un-hungry? Have I stopped eating at night? Do I have more energy? Am I still losing weight or inches nicely? Remember, your tape measure is a lot better friend than your scale, not only more accurate, but better able to report on the actual fat (not just temporary water) losses this diet achieves.
The Second Level: Cheesecake for dessert? At each level, remember you add approximately five to eight grams of carbohydrate daily for a week and analyze the results. Most people agree the best way to handle the second level is to add cottage cheese…
The Diet Revolution Vegetables (not for level one): All of the above plus; Asparagus, Avocado, Bamboo Shoots, Bean Sprouts, Beet Greens, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Chard, Chinese Cabbage, eggplant, Kale, Kohlrabi, Mushrooms, Okra, Onions, Peppers, Pumpkins, Rhubarb, Sauerkraut, Snow Pea Pods, Spinach, String Beans, Summer Squash, Tomatoes, Turnips, Water Chestnuts, Wax Beans, Zucchini Squash

Sample menu, level one:
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs with spicy ham, Diet revolution roll and butter, Bouillon, coffee, or tea
Lunch: Cold cuts sandwich on Diet revolution Roll w/ mayo or mustard, 1 cup of salad (loosely packed), oil & vinegar, or a dressing from the recipe list, Raspberry gelatin, Diet soda, coffee, or tea
Dinner: Chicken soup with Matzoh Balls, Your favorite cut of steak, Caesar salad with Caesar Salad dressing, Gelatin, diet soda, coffee or tea
Snack: baken-ets, stuffed celery, diet soda.

Sample menu, level two:
Breakfast: Lox and stuffed onion omelet, caraway Diet revolution Roll with cream cheese, Bouillon, coffee, or tea
Lunch: Avocado stuffed with crabmeat, Tossed green salad with dressing from recipe list, diet soda, coffee, or tea
Dinner: Mixed grill with garlic Butter Sauce or Béarnaise Sauce, Tossed salad with French Dressing, Gelatin Parfait with whipped cream, diet soda, coffee, or tea
Snack: Assorted smoked fish, Hard cheese, Diet soda

Ok, there it is 'By The Book'

Here's the link to the entire thread: 1972 Atkin's plan by the book

[Meekness29]

The Lighter Side of Low-Carb

Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes - Induction Menus

SugarFreeSheila.com / SFS.com - Your ULTIMATE Resource For Atkins / Low Carb Help & Information!

I'll post more links later