Linsy: I have decided that I am no longer going to look at the total that I need to lose; it's just too overwhelming for me, personally. And if I dwell on that total, I get discouraged. I am looking at "10 lbs at a time", that's all. With that said, here is what I plan on doing:
I plan on staying on induction for as long as I can stand it. Once I feel like I just can't anymore, I will add maybe a few carbs a day via beans, or something OTHER than "white" foods/sugar. If I do well with those few carbs, I will stay at that level of carbs till I just can't stand IT any more.
I have no idea how it will go since I am only on Day 4 of induction; but I have it planned out in my head, and for me, as long as I have a "what if" contingency plan, I feel a lot better.
I hope that made sense!