Thanks for posting this - it's so important for Atkins dieters to be aware of what they can & can't do on this way of eating.

Exercise, knowing how to maintain, & eating the right carbs are all essential in having the most success with Atkins.

Hi, everybody! My name is Sheila, & I'm new around here.

You are so right, I just spend the last 9 yrs in an Ice-cream plant, And I had to test everything by mouth,, I love ice-cream, And I was so good at my job. But now I;m retired and trying to get back on track again. I.m happy I lost 10 lbs in a month. But try and keep busy with other things the weight sure starts to fall off.

Welcome! Congratulations on your success -- tell us more about you when you have a chance.

hi karen! you seem do be doing great and you seem to have great advice! I have lost 10 + lbs on atkins since jan 1...I work out 5-7 days a week for an hr-to hr 1/2 each time.. I havn't chjeated on atkins once and I am intending on making it a major life style change. In fact tonigt I had sushi and instead of the rice and sea weed thgey wrapped the fish in thin layers of cucumber!!!
Do you have any suggestions for losing more weight? I have also been using fitday. I love it!!! I eat about 60% fat and 30% protein with 4% carbs...Any suggestions would be great! Do you think the lbs will just eventually come off, or should I try something new? i have switched fm bacon and eggs for B. to an atkins choc shake...lunch is usually cheese and sliced veggies or a chef salad, and dinner is typically chicken and a salad...I drink tons of water(100oz a day)..what else should I do, I really feel like I should be losing more, most of my loss was in the VERY beginning.
Thanks!Girthy

Hi girthy!

In the Newbies Questions forum is a thread called Hot Links that has loads of information.

What you want to acheive is a slow weight loss so "way of life" becomes a reality. Also important are calories which should be 10 - 12 times your current weight.

Karen

I must admit, I too have been guilty of Atkins abuse. Thanks for the reminder.

thanks karen, I will keep you updated. I know I look thinner, I just hate that number!!!

Its funny -- I just started the "Atkins Way" and have been very successful short term. One thing that keeps me motivated is that I'm hoping once I hit my goal wait that I'll OCCASIONALLY be able to dip into my cheese poofers...

Please don't tell me the only carbs I can look forward to the rest of my days are veggies...

My Mom has been snacking on the Atkins Bars and she still loses weight, but she has an awful time eliminating. Where as my DH really likes the recipes I've found on line so we're eating all of these vegetables and lean meats and I've never felt so great. I have a co-worker that watches her weight by watching her fat grams and she keeps those to under 30 a day and she's just miserable. And here I'm not hungry anymore and I don't really even count the grams of carbs anymore because we eat all of these great things that have between 7-10 grams of carbs. Now that I know what has really high amounts of carbs we just stay away from those foods and eat foods that are low in carbs. I just can't imagine going back to the way we used to eat. So it's really great that Dr. Atkins puts in his book that this is not a crash diet but a WOE.

Karen are you on CBC this Tuesday the 26th?? What time/program?

Hi starsky!

Sorry, that was about a month ago.

Karen

Duhhhh!!! Should have looked at the dates of postings!!

I found myself getting into a little sugar over the holidays and gained 4 pounds. I had normally been taking in about 30 carbs a day on maintenance, however I went back to inducement a couple weeks ago and haven't lost a pound and the sticks don't even show a tinge of purple.

I am also finding that I'm now craving sugar more than I was when I started the Atkins diet??

Any thoughts??

Hmm, can't say for sure but you may have physically re-addicted yourself to sugar. I would cut out all aritficial sweeteners and hang tight. You don't have very far to go, and it seems that the less weight you have to lose, the longer it takes to start it again, especially if you are really close to your goal weight.

Hang tight!

Karen

Thaks for the support Karen!! I've just been using Stevia in my morning coffee...don't use it for anything else. I wasn't aware that the artificial sweetners could cause a stall. Thanks again.

Thanks for that post Karen. As a beginner of Atkins, I am learning so much from all of you to help me stay on track. So far, it has been fairly easy. Im happy to have found the discussion threads so I don't feel so all alone in this. Your stories are inspiring!