I have been on Atkins (strictly by the book) since Friday.
203 starting point on Thursday...
199.5 on Friday (TOM flush in there too I'm sure)...
199 on Saturday...
197.5 on Sunday...
195.5 on Monday... awesome!
but...
198 Tuesday morning! Boohoo!
Monday I think I ate too many calories (about 2400 on FitDay). I know Atkins says don't count calories or worry about quantity in Induction, but... I have been on WW for a LONG LONG time before (1999-2004) and maybe I have gotten my body "used to" less calories? Or maybe I'm just full of food and need to eat some flaxseed or wheat bran
Should I just cut back on the food and pretend I don't have a scale?
I have to say though, I am already noticing what I have seen before on Atkins, when I was on it briefly for 2 weeks... My skin is much less oily, a little eczema rash I had behind one knee is gone, energy level is better... in fact, I'm having problems going to bed before midnight now, when I used to crash at 9 pm! Also my moods are better, muhaha!
I want to do this RIGHT this time, and I have been dutifully eating my daily salads and drinking 10 cups of water. I was trying WW again, but I kept noticing my energy crashing out mid-afternoon and being starving hungry, which led me to binge. Very bad. I have not been tempted at all to binge on Atkins... another very good side effect.
Just venting... I would LOVE to have that amazing 12 pounds loss in 2 weeks, but I guess I will just have to accept what my bod gives me