Guest guest Posted June 11, 2001 Report Share Posted June 11, 2001 Keep eating Nyree. You may find that 5-6 minimeals go down more easily than 3 large meals, but it's important not to starve your body of fuel - while it may give you good results in the short-term, you'll pay for it with a lowered metabolism as your body starts conserving energy because it senses a famine. If having protein and a salad at lunch seems too much, split them up so that you have the protein and then a couple of hours later have the salad as a snack. Make sure you are eating healthy :-) The numbers at the bottom are typically: start weight/current weight/goal weight Kirstie ----- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2001 Report Share Posted June 11, 2001 Nyree, Yes, not eating can do more harm than good. You will need to eat something, but it doesn't have to be a lot. Just something to keep your metabolism going now that you got it going again. The numbers are starting weight/current weight/goal weight. Welcome to the list. Jean 190/145.5/135 12/7/98 Recurring Friday Goal - 142 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2001 Report Share Posted June 11, 2001 > I'm a first time Atkins dieter - I started last Wednesday. It's been > really helpful to read all of your postings. Welcome, Nyree! And congratulations to you for deciding to take such an effective step toward taking control of your life! > I have a question though - I know the Atkins diet is supposed to > supress appetite, but mine has practically gone completely. After > three days of agonising cravings for bread, potatoes and sugar (I was > starting to snarl) I suddenly snapped out of it and now I don't seem > to be getting hungry. I don't want to force myself to eat when I'm > not hungry, but surely not eating will do more harm than good? You're in ketosis! Good for you! Ketosis is great because you have far fewer cravings, and you KNOW you're burning FAT! Thing is, it also tends to suppress the appetite. Make sure you're taking a good multivitamin, and make sure that the foods you're eating are good, quality foods. In other words, just because heavy whipping cream is allowed on induction doesn't mean you should just have that all day. Your appetite will fluctuate. Follow it. Don't force yourself to eat if you're not hungry, but don't ignore those hunger pangs either. As time goes on, you'll get a better idea of what you need to eat and when. It does help to " graze " as I like to call it though. Don't sit down and have one big meal that'll stuff you 'til the next day. It's not good for your blood sugar or your energy levels. Plus, you might feel turned off to food if you get too full, and that could cause a problem for you later on with weight loss. You'll get lots of great advice from this list. Any time you have a question, just shout! You'll probably have 10 different poeple shooting off answers before you can say " Dr. Atkins " . > PS. What are those numbers you all have at the bottom of your > signatures, like xxx/xxx/xxx? The numbers are the weight statistics. Mine are: 253.5/236.5/150 - 3/26/01 This means: starting weight/current weight/goal weight - date started Some people don't write the date they started. But the weights all pretty much follow the same format. Hope this helps! And I hope to see more of you over the next little bit. in Indy 253.5/236.5/150 - 3/26/01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2001 Report Share Posted June 11, 2001 Kirstie Thanks very much for your advice. It's greatly appreciated - I've been on so many diets, and normally they're dominated by constant cravings for sweets and cakes. This WOE is so different to the low-fat plans I'm used to, and to not be craving anything is unbelievable. Thanks again Nyree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2001 Report Share Posted June 11, 2001 Wow! You guys are amazing. I was just typing up a thanks to Kirstie for her advice and suddenly I had another rush of emails from the group into my inbox. Thanks all - it's so much easier when you're not trying to do it on your own. I'm now going to attempt to convert my English weight from stones into pounds so I can add my stats to the bottom of my postings! Nyree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2001 Report Share Posted June 11, 2001 Nyree, welcome to the list! I know you will find great support and lots of information here. We look forward to getting to know you better! -Marlena in DC 214.5/169.4/150 > >Reply-To: Atkins_Support_List >To: <Atkins_Support_List > >Subject: Re: First timer >Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 09:28:58 -0500 (EST) > > > I'm a first time Atkins dieter - I started last Wednesday. It's been > > really helpful to read all of your postings. > >Welcome, Nyree! And congratulations to you for deciding to take such an >effective step toward taking control of your life! > > > I have a question though - I know the Atkins diet is supposed to > > supress appetite, but mine has practically gone completely. After > > three days of agonising cravings for bread, potatoes and sugar (I was > > starting to snarl) I suddenly snapped out of it and now I don't seem > > to be getting hungry. I don't want to force myself to eat when I'm > > not hungry, but surely not eating will do more harm than good? > >You're in ketosis! Good for you! Ketosis is great because you have far >fewer cravings, and you KNOW you're burning FAT! Thing is, it also tends >to suppress the appetite. Make sure you're taking a good multivitamin, >and make sure that the foods you're eating are good, quality foods. In >other words, just because heavy whipping cream is allowed on induction >doesn't mean you should just have that all day. > >Your appetite will fluctuate. Follow it. Don't force yourself to eat if >you're not hungry, but don't ignore those hunger pangs either. As time >goes on, you'll get a better idea of what you need to eat and when. > >It does help to " graze " as I like to call it though. Don't sit down and >have one big meal that'll stuff you 'til the next day. It's not good for >your blood sugar or your energy levels. Plus, you might feel turned off >to food if you get too full, and that could cause a problem for you later >on with weight loss. > >You'll get lots of great advice from this list. Any time you have a >question, just shout! You'll probably have 10 different poeple shooting >off answers before you can say " Dr. Atkins " . > > > PS. What are those numbers you all have at the bottom of your > > signatures, like xxx/xxx/xxx? > >The numbers are the weight statistics. Mine are: >253.5/236.5/150 - 3/26/01 > >This means: >starting weight/current weight/goal weight - date started > >Some people don't write the date they started. But the weights all pretty >much follow the same format. > >Hope this helps! And I hope to see more of you over the next little bit. > > > in Indy >253.5/236.5/150 - 3/26/01 > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2001 Report Share Posted June 11, 2001 Isn't it great Nyree! This is what makes low carb pretty easy to stick to :-) Kirstie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2001 Report Share Posted June 11, 2001 Hi, Nyree! Welcome. You don't need to force yourself to eat, but you do need to eat. I recommend having 5 to 6 snack type meals per day. Same type of foods, just smaller portions, so you can manage to get the food into you. We need our food to fuel out bodies properly, so it's important to eat. Try looking at the link to the Turtle Menues (found in each message footer) and get some ideas of how to do this. You can base your intake on them, and just reduce portion size, if you want. I'm glad you joined us and I'm sure you'll do well. The numbers are starting weight then current weight then goal weight In my case, my original starting weight before I lost weight over 8 years ago was 291. The 168 is a recent high weight I'd allowed myself to reach once more before getting back down to business to get it off. I have been on Atkins since March 16, 1998, and have been maintaining my weight for almost 3 years. Terry168/159/156 (minigoal)/ ? (To be determined) Visit my web page at www.dtnorth.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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