Re: New to Atkins **

[Guest guest]

http://www.titanic.kn-bremen.de/induction.html

has a list of legal induction foods. Cottage cheese is on the list.

I'm reposting this article that was recently posted by someone else,

apologies to those that have already seen it.

> I read this in the Low Carb Luxury Newsletter and thought how much it fit some

of us! )

> ________________________________________________________

> --- [Lora's Column] ------------------------------------------

>

> " One Golden Shot "

> (or " Ode to a Fudge Cake " ...)

>

> A frequent topic in letters we receive at Low Carb Luxury

> deals in some form or another with results from multiple

> attempts at low-carbing. A typical letter goes something

> like this one I received this week:

>

> " About ten years ago, after the birth of my first son,

> I went on the Atkins Diet for the first time. It was

> really pretty easy and I dropped the weight quickly and

> felt very good. Unfortunately, I went back to my old

> ways and gained it back. By then the thing was " low fat "

> and friends warned me off of Atkins so I tried it " their

> way " and lost a few pounds, but felt terrible and starved.

> I finally ended up quitting dieting altogether as I was

> crabby, weak, and HUNGRY all the time.

>

> So, here I am ten years later, now needing to lose 50

> pounds instead of the 15-20 I wanted to lose in the first

> place. I am back to Atkins and once again a believer, but

> this time around, I am not getting the results I did before.

> The weight is coming off MUCH more slowly and I find I

> need to stay at a lower carb level to stay in ketosis than

> I did the first time around. What am I doing wrong this

> time? "

>

> The answer is that this writer is probably not doing

> ANYTHING wrong. She simply missed her " one golden shot " .

> What " Golden Shot " , you ask?

>

> It's a phenomenon we hear about over, and over again. You

> can count on it being a part of at least *one* letter we

> get every day, so I can assure you it's not an aberration.

>

> For whatever reason -- and there are many theories -- we

> all (especially females) seem to have this One Golden Shot.

> The first time we *ever* embark on a low-carb eating plan

> *if* we do it RIGHT and *if* we don't cheat, we get some

> really amazing results without appreciable sacrifice or

> difficulty. I often see people who lose quickly and

> effortlessly while taking in around 35-55 grams of carbs

> per day and staying in ketosis. But should you falter and

> leave the diet for an appreciable amount of time -- especially

> long enough to gain all or much of the weight back -- the

> next time around takes more effort, weight loss is slower,

> and it takes more carb restriction to get results.

>

> Indeed, once an individual has played this hand *multiple*

> times, it can take great effort to get the desired results.

>

> I can attest to this as I am a many-time diet failure. My

> " Golden Shot " was in the 70's. In a short amount of time I

> lost 68 pounds and felt terrific. There were no low-carb

> " specialty " foods, and no access to special ingredients to

> make my own. There was no internet support, and indeed

> I was living in a tenuous situation, so stress was high.

> But I still managed to do well and to do so with little

> effort. Then, one hot fudge cake in a Big Boy Restaurant

> with a friend undid all that. I'd mentioned to the waitress

> that I had not had a piece of bread, a bowl of cereal,

> a glass of milk, or a slice of cake in an entire year. She

> told me I'd surely EARNED a piece of that fudge cake for

> all my hard work. And that was that. I never managed to

> scramble back on the low-carb wagon. At least not for years.

>

> The next time I tried it, I had more difficulty and I could

> not get those rapid results. The effort it took to get to

> that ketosis-comfort-zone was considerably more. And like the

> writers of my letters, I was being warned against the dangers

> of Atkins. So I'd abandoned it again. Years of yo-yo dieting

> ensued and each time strengthened my body's resolve to put up

> one hell of a fight against losing an ounce.

>

> Two years ago I made the decision -- this was it. I HAD to

> succeed this time, or I was going to have surgery instead. I

> was scared to death of the idea of a gastric bypass, but I

> could not -- and WOULD NOT -- continue to live my life as a

> fat girl. I was sick and getting sicker. I knew I would not

> be living a long life and every bite of sugar robbed me of

> another day. And so I began.

>

> What a struggle. This time around was the hardest. My body

> fought me tooth and nail. I had to get down to as little as

> 5 grams of carbs a day in the beginning to lose. I learned

> what stalled me and what my triggers were. The internet was

> a Godsend. I read everything I could get my hands on. I

> searched out reports and studies that hadn't made the

> mainstream dogmatic press. I started a library that now fills

> many shelves in my office.

>

> In short, this time I had to give this endeavor my heart and

> soul. My " easy path " was long since spent. I can now look back

> and know I am a success. I can say it with pride, with joy,

> and with a knowledge that my life has been given back to me.

> But I also am acutely aware that this was probably my *last

> stand*. Success was my only option -- look at what the

> alternative would have been. One hundred and six pounds later,

> I am blessed to be able to write to others, help where I can,

> and offer a bit of advice learned the hard way.

>

> If you are low-carbing for the first time, please understand that

> *this* is YOUR " Golden Shot " . The others will be harder fought.

> If you feel you are struggling now, it's because (and pardon my

> bluntness) you don't know what struggling *is*. Run with this

> opportunity -- don't squander it. And don't look back.

>

> If, on the other hand, you're one of the millions relating to

> this story with a " been there, done that " feeling, remember,

> there *is* a light at the end of the tunnel, and success is

> still waiting for you. There are just more curves in the road

> on the way. Things that may have caused no problems your first

> time around may prove problematic now. For us second (third,

> forth) timers, we probably have to avoid all trans fats (no

> margarine, no shortening.) We can be triggered easily by a few

> drops of high fructose corn syrup, or sodas containing aspartame.

> We have a greater need for supplements that go beyond a good

> multivitamin. For us, CoEnzyme Q-10, L-Carnitine, Chromium,

> Taurine, Magnesium, and more may be what makes all the difference.

> We must be that much more religious about drinking our water every

> day.

>

> We all started out with the *dream* we could succeed. Faltering

> doesn't mean we need to wake up from that dream. In the words

> of Henry Thoreau: " If you have built castles in the air,

> your work need not be lost; there is where they should be. Now

> put foundations under them. "

>

>

> -- Lora

> _________________________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Thank you!!

--- Lynn & wrote:

> http://www.titanic.kn-bremen.de/induction.html

>

> has a list of legal induction foods. Cottage cheese is on the list.

>

> I'm reposting this article that was recently posted by someone else,

> apologies to those that have already seen it.

>

> > I read this in the Low Carb Luxury Newsletter and thought how much it

> fit some of us! )

> > ________________________________________________________

> > --- [Lora's Column] ------------------------------------------

> >

> > " One Golden Shot "

> > (or " Ode to a Fudge Cake " ...)

> >

> > A frequent topic in letters we receive at Low Carb Luxury

> > deals in some form or another with results from multiple

> > attempts at low-carbing. A typical letter goes something

> > like this one I received this week:

> >

> > " About ten years ago, after the birth of my first son,

> > I went on the Atkins Diet for the first time. It was

> > really pretty easy and I dropped the weight quickly and

> > felt very good. Unfortunately, I went back to my old

> > ways and gained it back. By then the thing was " low fat "

> > and friends warned me off of Atkins so I tried it " their

> > way " and lost a few pounds, but felt terrible and starved.

> > I finally ended up quitting dieting altogether as I was

> > crabby, weak, and HUNGRY all the time.

> >

> > So, here I am ten years later, now needing to lose 50

> > pounds instead of the 15-20 I wanted to lose in the first

> > place. I am back to Atkins and once again a believer, but

> > this time around, I am not getting the results I did before.

> > The weight is coming off MUCH more slowly and I find I

> > need to stay at a lower carb level to stay in ketosis than

> > I did the first time around. What am I doing wrong this

> > time? "

> >

> > The answer is that this writer is probably not doing

> > ANYTHING wrong. She simply missed her " one golden shot " .

> > What " Golden Shot " , you ask?

> >

> > It's a phenomenon we hear about over, and over again. You

> > can count on it being a part of at least *one* letter we

> > get every day, so I can assure you it's not an aberration.

> >

> > For whatever reason -- and there are many theories -- we

> > all (especially females) seem to have this One Golden Shot.

> > The first time we *ever* embark on a low-carb eating plan

> > *if* we do it RIGHT and *if* we don't cheat, we get some

> > really amazing results without appreciable sacrifice or

> > difficulty. I often see people who lose quickly and

> > effortlessly while taking in around 35-55 grams of carbs

> > per day and staying in ketosis. But should you falter and

> > leave the diet for an appreciable amount of time -- especially

> > long enough to gain all or much of the weight back -- the

> > next time around takes more effort, weight loss is slower,

> > and it takes more carb restriction to get results.

> >

> > Indeed, once an individual has played this hand *multiple*

> > times, it can take great effort to get the desired results.

> >

> > I can attest to this as I am a many-time diet failure. My

> > " Golden Shot " was in the 70's. In a short amount of time I

> > lost 68 pounds and felt terrific. There were no low-carb

> > " specialty " foods, and no access to special ingredients to

> > make my own. There was no internet support, and indeed

> > I was living in a tenuous situation, so stress was high.

> > But I still managed to do well and to do so with little

> > effort. Then, one hot fudge cake in a Big Boy Restaurant

> > with a friend undid all that. I'd mentioned to the waitress

> > that I had not had a piece of bread, a bowl of cereal,

> > a glass of milk, or a slice of cake in an entire year. She

> > told me I'd surely EARNED a piece of that fudge cake for

> > all my hard work. And that was that. I never managed to

> > scramble back on the low-carb wagon. At least not for years.

> >

> > The next time I tried it, I had more difficulty and I could

> > not get those rapid results. The effort it took to get to

> > that ketosis-comfort-zone was considerably more. And like the

> > writers of my letters, I was being warned against the dangers

> > of Atkins. So I'd abandoned it again. Years of yo-yo dieting

> > ensued and each time strengthened my body's resolve to put up

> > one hell of a fight against losing an ounce.

> >

> > Two years ago I made the decision -- this was it. I HAD to

> > succeed this time, or I was going to have surgery instead. I

> > was scared to death of the idea of a gastric bypass, but I

> > could not -- and WOULD NOT -- continue to live my life as a

> > fat girl. I was sick and getting sicker. I knew I would not

> > be living a long life and every bite of sugar robbed me of

> > another day. And so I began.

> >

> > What a struggle. This time around was the hardest. My body

> > fought me tooth and nail. I had to get down to as little as

> > 5 grams of carbs a day in the beginning to lose. I learned

> > what stalled me and what my triggers were. The internet was

> > a Godsend. I read everything I could get my hands on. I

> > searched out reports and studies that hadn't made the

> > mainstream dogmatic press. I started a library that now fills

> > many shelves in my office.

> >

> > In short, this time I had to give this endeavor my heart and

> > soul. My " easy path " was long since spent. I can now look back

> > and know I am a success. I can say it with pride, with joy,

> > and with a knowledge that my life has been given back to me.

> > But I also am acutely aware that this was probably my *last

> > stand*. Success was my only option -- look at what the

> > alternative would have been. One hundred and six pounds later,

> > I am blessed to be able to write to others, help where I can,

> > and offer a bit of advice learned the hard way.

> >

> > If you are low-carbing for the first time, please understand that

> > *this* is YOUR " Golden Shot " . The others will be harder fought.

> > If you feel you are struggling now, it's because (and pardon my

> > bluntness) you don't know what struggling *is*. Run with this

> > opportunity -- don't squander it. And don't look back.

> >

> > If, on the other hand, you're one of the millions relating to

> > this story with a " been there, done that " feeling, remember,

> > there *is* a light at the end of the tunnel, and success is

> > still waiting for you. There are just more curves in the road

> > on the way. Things that may have caused no problems your first

> > time around may prove problematic now. For us second (third,

> > forth) timers, we probably have to avoid all trans fats (no

> > margarine, no shortening.) We can be triggered easily by a few

> > drops of high fructose corn syrup, or sodas containing aspartame.

> > We have a greater need for supplements that go beyond a good

> > multivitamin. For us, CoEnzyme Q-10, L-Carnitine, Chromium,

> > Taurine, Magnesium, and more may be what makes all the difference.

> > We must be that much more religious about drinking our water every

> > day.

> >

> > We all started out with the *dream* we could succeed. Faltering

> > doesn't mean we need to wake up from that dream. In the words

> > of Henry Thoreau: " If you have built castles in the air,

> > your work need not be lost; there is where they should be. Now

> > put foundations under them. "

> >

> >

> > -- Lora

> > _________________________________________________________________

>

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