MORALE SUPPORT FOR WEIGHT LOSS!

CONFUSED AGAIN...

i printed the list from atkins on all the food we can eat in phase 1 but when i went to their recipes i see some things on there-chocolate slushies which have stuff that isnt on the list. how do i know i can eat other stuff besides looking on the site? because bread could be under the carbs but i know we cant eat that.

my scale says ive lost 6 lbs since the 1st- i think its wrong.

It's probably correct, Laura.

we'll see, im going to mesure myself tomorrow...i should be down in that then too!

Well, not necessarily. You will notice you'll go back and forth between pounds and inches lost. Don't get discouraged. I'm proud of you!
I should be doing the same!!

THANKS! HONESTLY, ITS NOT HARD AT ALL- EXCEPT YOU DO HAVE TO COOK A LOT.......AND REFUSE YOUR CHOCOLATE, CHIPS AND BREAD FIX! I WANT THOSE BAD...ESPECIALLY CHOCOLATE!

Some habits are hard to break!!

YA, NO KIDDING!!!

congrats laura! if you follow the induction diet you should lose up to 15 pounds in 2 weeks. I didnt follow it exactly and lost less.
you want chocolate? look at their snack bars - most of them are choc. just watch the net carb count on the front of the pkg. try to stay with 1 or 2 carbs ones.
as for the recipes, most of them are for the later phases not phase 1. phase 1 is the "cold turkey" phase = get your body used to burning instead of storing the carbs.

thanks jersma. trust me when i say, i am familar with the bars!

oh i forgot- are you sure the recipes arent for 1 because if you go to the site and under recipes you can choose by phase. it has phase one.

i never looked at those! only cuz of the limited choices of foods available i figured what could they come up with??
i am going for 45-50 carbs a day right now and starting to add some walking on the treadmill. gonna see how much that affects the weight loss. can always go back to the 20 a day to loose a few extra also.

6 more days of phase 1 and we are ready for a change

- look at the items you can for phase 2 - don't get too excited!

ya but at least there is beans and some fruit in there!

i just tried some almond milk - 2 carbs for a cup. well.... it is good for my coffee but to just drink it....

there is one soy milk that tastes so good. its in a blue carton...if i saw it i would know what it is but normally they only taste good in something whereas this one i could tolerate. it was tasty.

down 7 in 11 days!

GREAT!!!

in 7 weeks (no exercise) i have lost 18 pounds. just not sure where

I think th Silk unsweetened is 3g per cup and it taste pretty good

Congratulations, Laura and Jersma!! I'm very proud of you!!

When I worked at Starbucks, the Low Carb people always got their drinks made with Heavy Cream. 1TB only has .42carbs, try that in your coffee.

thanx patty! i had switched from coffeemate vanilla to half and half and then got the almond milk so i could have milk - i used to drink 3-4 glasses of non fat every day - but this stuff is nasty on its own. i can't stand soy milk either gonna have to figure out what to stop eating so i can have my milk!

thanks everyone!

hate to say #1 i accidentally cheated and #2 i purposefully cheated

#1 i ate a nibble of a tostada and after swallowed i realized ohhhh shoot! habit i guess.
i was making for my parents
THEN #2 my mom bought my brothers doughnut holes and if you know me they are my weakness!!! sooo i went 1 day w/o and today i gave in and had 1. it was 15g for 9 pieces so it wasnt a huge cheat but i did cheat.

no probs laura.... you just can't eat now for a day!
seriously, just lower your carbs counts for a couple of days and it will be fine. i am a little miffed that you didn't share the donut holes!