\u00a0Surprise!\u00a0 Ben and I have been on the Atkins diet for a week.\u00a0 I have been journal writing along the way but wanted to wait to post until I had stuck to it for a while and had some progress.\u00a0 So I’ll post those entries now.\u00a0 <\/i><\/p>\n
Thursday May 17<\/b>
I’m keeping a journal of my dieting experience. \u00a0I hadn’t posted it yet because it’s kind of embaressing to admit you are dieting, and using a 10 year old semi-fad diet too! \u00a0This is mostly a record for me to see how far I’ve come and measure my success.<\/p>\n
Here’s the gist: \u00a0Induction stage of Atkins is a two week long diet to”kick start your body into a fat-burning machine!” \u00a0Basically you super restrict carbs to force your body into a ketogenic state, so it starts burning fat for fuel instead of expecting carbohydrate deliveries.<\/p>\n
Key point: \u00a0Net carbs = total carbohydrates – fiber
Induction = net carbs\/day. \u00a0Subsequent stages allow more daily net carbs.<\/p>\n
I weigh 162 pounds (varying from 158 to 164 over the past 3 months).\u00a0 Before Jack I consistently weighed 158, but was chubbier than I liked.\u00a0 At the end of college I weighed about 146. \u00a0At the end of high school I was around 132.<\/p>\n
I think a safe, reasonable goal for me is 150. \u00a012 pounds. \u00a0It’s not too much, really. \u00a0According to the Atkins plan I could start at an easier stage, limiting my net carbs to 30 or even 50 a day. \u00a0But I’m
going to start with 20 per day for three reasons. <\/p>\n
One: I want to do the diet right. \u00a0I have failed at other attempts to self regulate. \u00a0I hope to have more success by following a strict regimen to the letter.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Reason two: Won’t I lose faster if I start at the hardest level? \u00a0All the better for me (see birthday cake, above). \u00a0I don’t plan to be low carb for life (tsk tsk says Dr. Atkins). \u00a0I hope to do some power
losing and then go back to my steady maintenance with a better awareness of carb intake (hopefully making better choices along the way). <\/p>\n
Reason three: \u00a0Ben is doing the diet with me. \u00a0Lying bed one night I was moaning about how fat I felt. \u00a0He said he wanted to lose weight too and his doctor had actually recommended the Atkins diet. So we teamed up! \u00a0I’m going to stay on the low carb path as long as Ben does. \u00a0Possibly at a more lenient level. \u00a0But I want to be supportive for him.<\/p>\n
Day 1<\/b>
I’m excited! \u00a0I had planned to do a “test day” by counting my carbs and seeing how low I could go without strictly dieting. \u00a0I had half a slice of toast with eggs for breakfast. \u00a011 carbs, yikes! \u00a0We talked
about how hard it will be to diet on Jack’s birthday (I MUST bake a real cake!) and with family visiting. \u00a0Later that morning Ben and I decided to plunge in. \u00a0We will always find excuses not to start. Today is no worse than any other day!<\/p>\n
Enthusiasm has made it easier than it will be later. \u00a0I spent much time reading Atkins materials and recipes. \u00a0I bought low carb foods to stock our pantry. \u00a0I bought an app to keep track of my intake. \u00a0Again, the diet change feels . . .weird. \u00a0I already miss sugar. \u00a0I didn’trealize just how badly sugar is EVERYWHERE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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