Can you drop some carbs and not drop other carbs?

I have not yet heard about anyone binging on hot oat bran cereal.
(although I do binge on tomatoes, but that's kind of safe because they
have little calories).

Drop the ones that make trouble, eat a bit less of other carbs, and
chances are your eating will be more controllable.

i

Chiming in a bit late here, but I just read your original post and now
this one.

You asked for places to go to learn about Atkins.    The first key
place to go is to the library or book store and get the New Diet
Revolution.   Read it, learn it, it gives you everything you need to
know about how to tackle the diet.   But, read it cover to cover!
Don't just read the chapter on induction.  You need to read and
understand the whole thing.

2.  If you want meal plans, the only place I know of that offers
anything close to that is e-diets.  They now offer the atkins
approach.   But seriously, you don't need to spend that money
wastelessly.   You can get all you need to know from the atkins book
and other online resources.

3.  Along with this newsgroup, I'd suggest you join
alt.support.diet.low-carb   That is a group that is dedicated to the
various low carb ways of eating out there.  

One key thing to learn from low carb.  That initial weight loss of
10lbs in a few weeks is usually just a "honeymoon" period and is
mostly just excess water weight that your body is retaining from the
carbs stored in your body.

It's interesting - I find I binge most on what I'm not allowed to
have.  When I did the Slimming World programme, although in many ways
it was a great programme and I was allowed unlimited pasta etc., I
discovered I built up a craving for sweet things and when I finally
caved in I went wild on chocolate bars, etc., which is quite unusual
for me.  Now I'm back to calorie counting, and have my nutrigrain bars
for breakfast most days, I don't feel the lack of sugar nearly so
much.

janice
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I think that's a good choice.  I'm on day 8 today, and I can tell you
that it takes a little willpower, but not a vast amount.  When I smell
that sugar, I do think "mmm, that would taste good"; but also think
"do I really need to abuse my insulin metabolism with that right now?"

I'm not sure how much I've lost (since I didn't own a scale when I
started), but I think it's about 6 lbs.  (I have well over 100lbs to
lose, so that isn't unusual.)  After the 2nd day, I began to notice
that I had more energy, and felt more calm and in control of my life
in general.  Stuff that seemed like too much trouble (like cutting up
veggies) didn't seem so annoying.

When I de-carbed my kitchen, I was up and down on a stepstool and
moving about for nearly a solid hour without breaks.  I worked up
quite a sweat, but didn't get that achy, drained feeling that an
activity like that used to give me.  I even found the energy to find
out the number of the local food pantry and give 'em a call, instead
of putting something like that off as I was wont to do.

I have some mild allergy-induced asthma, but I haven't noticed any
change in that.  I don't regularly take a medication for it.  I did
feel the need to use my albuterol inhaler, but it may be that moving
about all this stuff kicked up dust and set me off.

I *am* looking forward to next week, when I'll be able to add some
fruit and hi-fiber grains.  I found a good-tasting high fiber
whole-grain cereal at Trader Joe's that I'll be happy to add to my
diet.

I try to think about what I *can* eat rather than what I can't.  One
trick I used on the first day: when I thought I couldn't stand it if I
didn't have some candy, I ate a big chunk of CREAM CHEESE!  It was
such a giggle to be able to do that, I managed to survive until the
craving passed.

I'm not having carb cravings now, well, at least not when I'm not too
hungry. Before I left for shopping on Saturday, I found myself
thinking "Well, what could I eat at McDonald's"... so I sat myself
RIGHT DOWN and ate some cheese before I left the house.  I'm avoiding
all carbs but veggies, though, and being very strict for these first 2
weeks.  I really want to get my insulin response under control.

Good luck... and I'll see you on the streets of Boston!