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I lost 5lbs in a week. After reading Atkins I felt I should be in the 15lbs in 14 day category. I am very anxious to have this work and a little impatient I guess. I'm settling down and will continue to follow the plan. The not being hungry all the time and filling my face with food is a great plus. Will start to drink more water. Everybody swears that that will make a big difference. I'm making that a major goal. Thanks, Ruth

Its been 8 days since I started Atkins. Still only 5lbs gone. All I eat is meat, eggs, cheese. Haven't even sniffed at a piece of bread, potatoes, rice etc. I have plenty of energy but no more weight loss. I keep reading Dr. Atkins raving about his patients with their great weight loss.. I will give it the 2 week induction period before I throw in the towel. Any suggestions would be greatly accepted. Ruth

Ruth, how's it going with the water? If you don't drink enough, your body cannot flush all the baddies out. Also, are you eating enough?

Clara - good for you for sticking with it so long! I, too, did not feel that rush of energy so many talk about, and I wonder if perhaps I did not follow some of the suggestions made here ... If the Atkins plan becomes too strict for you, you might think about checking out some of the other low carb plans until you find the perfect match. For me, the thing that made the difference in my energy was weight lifting - this is something you can do with 3 kids running around (I have 2) - get a book from the library and some dumbbells!

Busdriver - you didn't say anything about vegetables. Also, remember that everyone loses differently on Atkins, so you really can't compare yourself to those people in the book. I lost 11 pounds the first time I did Induction (2 weeks) several years ago, and 10 pounds when I did it this summer. PLEASE don't give up just because you don't lose fast enough! If you are fed up with Atkins, look into another low-carb plan, because it seems low carb works for you ... just try to remember, you didn't put the weight on overnight, and you're not going to be able to take it off overnight.

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