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I went a little crazy with the smilies.
You are doing GREAT!
Now, there's a caution though - this weight loss doesn't continue at this pace. The first week or two, lots of water weight comes off, along with some fat.
Then, your body notices that it's lost tons of water. And your body gets nervous and sends out an anti-diuretic hormone to make the body retain water like crazy. So many people (most people?) experience a stall of several weeks after week 2 and some (like myself) gain a few pounds back and then stall. So please don't give up when that happens.
Remember that you are still losing fat steadily. Not only that, but you are changing your metabolism from a fat-storage machine to a fat-burning machine. That takes awhile. Your body has to adjust while it switches gears. You will almost certainly experience better health as you stay on this diet. Better blood pressure, better energy, better mood, etc.
You will get all these benefits as your body slowly but steadily burns that fat. Anywhere from 1/2 pound per week to 2 lbs. per week.
Slow and steady wins the race - patience, patience, patience.
Have you read the book or books by Dr. Atkins? It is so important to read the book(s) to understand how this WOE works and to understand how you will lose weight. Many people experience stalls and then whooshes on this way of eating. So you might go a few weeks with no loss, then within a few days, lose several pounds.
Welcome and best of luck to you, you are doing great so far!
Holy ----!
Great job! Woo hoo!
