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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / March 2004Does one have to do the induction phase to lose weight - or can you just go low carb?
Does one have to do the induction phase to lose weight - or can you just go low carb? Thanks :-) > Does one have to do the induction phase to lose weight - or can you > just go low carb? I did not go on induction, just lowered my carbs, dropped junk food and limited my calories and exercised and lost 47 lbs in 100 days. i Are you at your goal weight now?? and Have you had any trouble maintaining?? Just curious, I see you answer alot of the different boards and have answered mine from time to time. I was told to get rid of the junk my husband bought while trying to be supportive. He was looking for the low carb sweets in case i had a sweet tooth. I told him what everyone said to throw it out its junk etc. He hasnt bought me anything since lol. Ive lost 20lbs in 3 weeks starting my 4th week yesterday. Ive been trying to stay on induction so that i can lose more weight just to get a jump start. I have only fell off the wagon 1 time and that was valentines night when we went to dinner. And it was so not worth it. I felt guilty the rest of the night. I also have been excersising as much as i can. I biked an hour tonight and will walk tomarrow morning. I cant do it every day because i work 2 jobs but do it as much as i can when i can. Have a good night Karen 344 highest weight 204.5 starting weight 187 current weight 145-150 goal weight You work two jobs and are taking the initiative to go low carb? You area a better person than I. May the fat melt off you fast and quick. Cheers, Mike > Are you at your goal weight now?? and Have you had any trouble maintaining?? > Just curious, I see you answer alot of the different boards and have answered [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > 187 current weight > 145-150 goal weight > Are you at your goal weight now?? Iam 6 lbs below my goal weight, as of this morning (223/174/180). > and Have you had any trouble maintaining?? Well, it definitely takes some effort to maintain, but I do not feel too bad and deprived. Because I spend 300-40 calories per day exercising, I can eat a little more, which helps. > Just curious, I see you answer alot of the different boards and have > answered mine from time to time. I was told to get rid of the junk > my husband bought while trying to be supportive. He was looking for > the low carb sweets in case i had a sweet tooth. I told him what > everyone said to throw it out its junk etc. He hasnt bought me > anything since lol. That's good, kiss him for that! > Ive lost 20lbs in 3 weeks starting my 4th week > yesterday. Ive been trying to stay on induction so that i can lose > more weight just to get a jump start. amazing stuff. >I have only fell off the wagon > 1 time and that was valentines night when we went to dinner. And it [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > 344 highest weight 204.5 starting weight 187 current weight 145-150 > goal weight You are not way too far from your goal weight either. Good job so far. i :> Does one have to do the induction phase to lose weight - or can you :> just go low carb? : I did not go on induction, just lowered my carbs, dropped junk food : and limited my calories and exercised and lost 47 lbs in 100 days. To what level did you drop your carbs and calories? T >Does one have to do the induction phase to lose weight - or can you >just go low carb? > >Thanks :-) Of course you can. You don't need to buy the special Atkins food products or the special Atkins diet squid shakes or the special Atkins meditation beads. Just cutting out some of the carbs is bound to help. My advice, which is worth what you've paid for it, is to read everthing you can, get informed, and do the right thing for you. Induction? Isn't that what the Moonies or the Heaven's Gate zombies or the Scientologists do when they bring you into the "right and proper" way of thinking? -- Sedulously eschew obfuscatory hyperverbosity and prolixity. Mmmmmm, Squid shakes.  Signature- Bear Grrrrrrrr : o) 297/276/210 http://home.earthlink.net/~polarbear50/index.html > > products or the special Atkins diet squid shakes or the special Atkins > meditation beads. > >Does one have to do the induction phase to lose weight - or can you > >just go low carb? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > products or the special Atkins diet squid shakes or the special Atkins > meditation beads. What does that have to do with the question? Atkins never suggested any special products were required for induction. Did you read the book? > Just cutting out some of the carbs is bound to help. My advice, which > is worth what you've paid for it, is to read everthing you can, get [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > the Scientologists do when they bring you into the "right and proper" > way of thinking? >> >Does one have to do the induction phase to lose weight - or can you >> >just go low carb? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > any special products were required for induction. Did you read the > book? Actually, Atkins forbade all junk food on induction. i >>> >Does one have to do the induction phase to lose weight - or can you >>> >just go low carb? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> any special products were required for induction. Did you read the >> book? You've missed my point. The Atkins diet is but one way of losing weight on a low carb diet. There are other diet plans as well. The point is, you don't have to follow *anybody's* diet plan to reduce the amount of carbs that you ingest. You can do it on your own. Depending on your philosophical and religious beliefs, you have free will. And you certainly don't have to put your hard-earned money into the coffers of some multimillion dollar corporation. Just because a product is emblazoned with The Scarlet Letter doesn't mean that it is good or right or necessary. -- Emil >>> >Does one have to do the induction phase to lose weight - or can you >>> >just go low carb? [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >i Are you calling squid shakes a junk food? -- Emil > Does one have to do the induction phase to lose weight - or can you > just go low carb? > > Thanks :-) Induction is the first stage of the Atkins plan. People can and do lose weight on all sorts of low-carb plans. The ones that are not Atkins that I can think of off the top of my head include the South Beach Diet, Protein Power, Sugar Busters, the Carbohydrate Addicts Diet, the Paleo Diet, and the Zone Diet. I do my own thing but learn what I can about other plans to help me make informed decisions. I've lost 43 pounds since May of 2003 just cutting out things like pasta, bread, rice, corn, potatoes, and junk food, without limiting other carbs that are in things like non-starchy veggies (spinach, brocolli, peppers, etc.) I don't even count my carbs most of the time, every once in a while I do a spot check and enter things on Fitday to see how I'm doing, I'm almost always between 30 and 60 grams a day. I did not have the dramatic initial loss that most people get on Atkins induction, but that's ok by me. SignatureMichelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. For an overview of the differences between the Atkins diet, the South Beach diet, and Weight Watchers weight loss programs, check out http://atkinssouthbeachweightwatchersdiet.iconv.com. Regards -- John >Does one have to do the induction phase to lose weight - or can you >just go low carb? > >Thanks :-) You do not have to go on Induction but it does help rid you of carb cravings. Your call. > Does one have to do the induction phase to lose weight - or can you > just go low carb? 1) Generic low carbing works fine for many people. 2) If you don't go through Induction you aren't on Atkins so don't tell people you're on Atkins. Tell them you're on a low carb plan of your own. 3) Dr A spent decades improving the process and the end result is a sequence of events that is very far from obvious. Understand that he put in a lot of time and effort. What he came up with works better than anything you can think up on your own. But what he came up with is a significant amount of effort. That's your trade-off: Amount of sucess versus amount of effort. 4) If making it up yourself doesn't work you can always try Induction. 5) There are no low-carb police that will lock you up for doing it wrong. Enjoy! |
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