HI ALL,

I am very excited. I have read a couple of your messages before I decided to join. This is exactly what I need. Support. I gave birth 5 weeks ago. This is my second baby in 15 months. Whew! Anyway, I lost the extra pounds after my first baby on a low-carb diet.

This time I will try the Atkins Diet. I cannot start until after my 6 week checkup next week. However, I am reading the book to prepare. I need to lose 40lbs. And guess what? With all of the support on this site, I WILL.

Can't wait to get to know you all.

Congrats on the new baby! I am new to this site as well and just learning all of the rules of the road so to speak.

I hope my cravings go away soon so that I can concentrate on work again!

Again, welcome to the site and I wish you strength through Induction.


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Welcome!

This is a great place to be for support and friendship.

welcome simone! congratulations on your new baby! what a wonderful blessing babies are! good for you reading the books before you start. knowledge is the best ammuniton! keep us posted as to your progress!

Thanks to all of you for welcoming me.

Debbie, your progress is great 162-135! How long have you been low carbing it? Are the first two weeks as bad as everyone says? My addiction is honey wheat bread. I am hoping I can get past that. I can pretty much do without sweets. Any other tips you can give me for the first 2 weeks would be greatly appreciated.

Again, congrats on your progress

hi simone! i wish i were 135!! the first # is my start weight. the last # is my goal weight. 135 is what i'm aiming for! the first time i did atkins i didn't find the induction too bad at all. i work at the service desk in a grocery store. i always had a tray of cookies at the desk for customers. i used to pig out on those cookies all day long. i was really committed when i started induction. i chewed a lot of sf gum and resisted those cookies. bye about midweek, i didn't crave them anymore. that was such a relief for me.
my biggest piece of advice for someone starting on induction is drink a ton of water! then drink some more! it really, really helps. check out our tips section at the top of the page! you'll find a lot of good tips there!