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I lost 42lbs in 30 days
My attempt at The Atkins Diet.
Once a month, I used to meet up with a few of my friends and work colleges, and we used to go out for a heavy session of eating & drinking. We made right pigs of ourselves, but we had a good laugh and a great time.
As time went by, I personally started putting on weight because of this activity, so something needed to change… fast!
So a few years ago, I decided that I needed to lose some weight, because I couldn’t afford to go & change my wardrobe, just because I couldn’t fit into my decent clothes anymore.
The Atkins Diet
Someone told me about The Atkins diet. So I read up on it, and thought… it can’t be that hard! and I had the willpower and determination to succeed.
Taking on board about everything that I read, I decided to go food shopping that evening.
My shopping list completely changed from my normal shop, and I found myself looking at labels (something I’d never done before).
You wouldn’t believe the amount of carbs in most food products…And my shop took me about 2 hours!
When I got home, I threw out anything carb related, so I wouldn’t be tempted to give up. Weighing in at… 18 st 2lbs, I was well over weight for my height 5’9″.
I went to bed with my glass of water, and thinking about my approach to this new change in my lifestyle.
The Next Morning
Up & showered, I went to the kitchen for my breakfast, which consisted of a couple of pieces of fruit and a coffee + a glass of water. I thought to myself…that wasn’t so bad.
Throughout the morning, I pushed myself NOT to eat anything until 12 o’clock. My lunch was a small bag of celery & carrot sticks and a few grapes + a bottle of water… I was starving!
Counting the hours, I couldn’t wait to get home and eat my dinner… so I thought to myself, what shall I have? this made me so hungry.
When I got home (which seemed like an eternity) I went straight to the kitchen and took out my Tuna steak from the fridge and I cut up 1 courgette, and grilled it with a little oil, and fried my Tuna steak with some seasoning & herbs.
Even though I was hungry, I decided to eat it slowly… it was absolutely delicious! I also treated myself to a plain Greek yogurt, as this only contained around 3 carbs, not forgetting my glass of water & a glass of pure orange juice…That was it for the day.
Keeping Occupied
Making my decision to try and occupy my mind by reading a book on fishing, but I soon got bored, so I switched the TV on and watched a movie, but then the unthinkable happened… OMG…a food advert came on!!! so that quickly went off and I had an early night instead.
Next day, same routine, same food, everything. I was determined not to weigh myself until the end of the week But, I’m weak!
Jumped on the scales only 2 days into my diet, and found I’d lost 4lbs… Great stuff!
So now I know it’s doing something, i’ll keep it up.
By the end of the first week, I found myself shaking, and thought my body was going into some sort of shock! I just sat down with my glass of water and kept calm, and the shaking quickly passed.
I went to the bathroom and weighed myself… I’d lost 14 lbs = 1 stone. I couldn’t believe it!
So I decided to carry on, and the following week got a lot easier… no hunger pangs at all! I just kept myself busy, rather than thinking of food constantly.
Food
Food that I ate during my diet, Tuna, Beef, Chicken, different Vegetables & Fruit.
By the end of week 2, I’d lost a total of 28lbs. This diet is starting to get easier by the day!
Week 3 total weight lost was 35lbs, Week 4 I had lost a total of 42lbs = 3 Stone & 2lbs. I Got my weight down to 15 stone in just 4 weeks… Brilliant!
Celebration
As planned, I met up with my mates as usual for our monthly binge, and they couldn’t believe how much weight I’d lost, over such a short period of time. I had a couple of drinks, but I also had 2 pieces of pizza… I felt so bloated, and drank water for the rest of the evening.
If you have never tried a Carb Free or a Low Carb diet, and you have willpower, you could lose the same sort of weight that I did.
One thing that did annoy me slightly, I’d lost so much weight, my clothes were too big, so I ended up buying new one’s anyway!
You’ve got to try this, but only if you have willpower, and you’re determined to succeed. I promise you that you’ll see some great results.
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