Hi Chicks!
I am excited to say that I have started Atkins again, or my own variation of it. I did about a month back at the beginning of the year, but my meals basically went like Steak, Eggs, Cheese, Steak, Bacon, Cheese, Steak with bacon and cheese... you get the gist! At the end of the month my digestive processes had stopped and my blood pressure shot up, so I stopped. Since then, I've tried calorie counting (I immediately get hungry), Weight Watchers (way too slow and free) and Medifast (way to expensive).
Since I work a lot I need something that I can plan ahead for. This whole year, the only thing that has worked was Atkins, so I committed myself to doing it again, but instead of focusing on carbs, I'm going to focus on lean meats and veggies. My plan is to do 4 weeks. I'll cap it off with a all-fruit and veggie cleanse before I do another 3 weeks. That will get me through the holidays. Tentatively, I want to do another cleanse at the beginning of January and then finish the month on Atkins.
I don't have any projection of how much weight I want to lose. I started yesterday at 310.5. I haven't been below in 300lbs in 3 years so that's going to be the first win. 20lbs would be AMAZING! From there, I really just want to be able to stick to the plan through the holidays.
If anyone else wants to do a 3 month challenge, let me know. We can weigh in on Mondays and keep each other motivated!