Found my DANDR - dated 1997. . Can't wait to get started! I'll order the newer version this weekend.
Where is everyone finding the Atkins products?i found some of the bars at Big Lots at a great price

Sorry... yes DANDR is Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution... written by Dr. Atkins and published before he passed away... If you can find your old paperback definitely take a look at it... if you can't find it you can always get one from Amazon pretty cheap too... I actually bought a vintage collectable 1st edition hardcover of the original book from 1972 which I love... and I have the newer books as well which I also take a look at as well...

Look forward to having you here...

ETA: sorry didn't see your last post... The DANDR that you have will definitely get you started in the right direction...

Good Morning All!

So I have a bit of a confession... Last evening I was still hungry and I forgot that "THE KITCHEN IS CLOSED!" and went in there and had a "few" spoonful's of the ricotta filling out of some of those stuffed shells that I made for my family for dinner... It was like I just couldn't help myself... Anyway it was just ricotta which only has 5g of carbs for a 1/4 cup, which is about what I had... so no real damage done... and then I decided to have a handful of macadamia nuts as well... also on "plan"... BUT I wound up taking in about 400 more calories with those "few" "little" "nibbles" (those are the words I like to use and tell myself when I do stuff like that... lol...) Anyway... it was good to see how I can so just "rationalize" when I overeat... In this case it was "Oh, it's "healthy" food and it's on "plan" so it's OK... but in the end I still have to remember that calories do matter and I have to be careful because otherwise I'm never going to reach my goal...

So yesterday's revised totals were 1600 calories and 30g of net carbs... and I'm still in ketosis... but that was very close to triggering more overeating which could have very quickly had me eating "off plan"... So I definitely have to be careful...

I get mine at Meijer or Kroger

Tripswitch,

I have still yet to go into ketosis, I think it registers a trace but still not sure, anyway I must be burning fat because I've lost an inch off my waist and pants are getting loose!

Looking forward to sat am to see how much I've lost this week

Hi skelly, my understanding is that if you are eating at around 50g of carbs a day and under than you are most likely in ketosis... not everyone registers with the ketostix... the 20g to 30g of carbs a day is what the "nutrional ketosis" people shoot for... For me it seems ketosis works like this : It seems to keep my appetite in check = I eat less = less calories = I lose weight = I'm a happy camper

And congrats on the lost inches and the cloths fitting better... That's awesome! I'm having the same thing happen too, even though the scale isn't moving as fast as I would like it to for me (Ha! when is the scale ever moving fast enough for me...Lol...!) But I actually just put on a pair of jeans that had been pretty snug until just a few weeks ago... And they were actually falling down on my hips, I kept having to pull them up as I was walking around all day... It was actually getting kind of annoying... But then I thought to myself "This Is A GOOD problem to have" lol...

Thanks TripSwitch,
I must be in ketosis then I've been trying to stay around 20-25 carbs a day and so far so good! Congrats on the loose jeans don' t you just love it. I put a pair of my capri jeans on that were snug and I had a muffin top lol but they fit good and hardly any muffin top now! I'm so excited! I will post my loss tomorrow after I weigh in.

Hi ya'll! I'm new here (again, lol), is it okay if I jump in? I started Atkins on Monday and so far have lost almost six pounds. I love that motivating first week! Happy heathy, all! I look forward to getting to know you better.

Welcome Michaloula! Congrats on your first week that's great... Which Atkins plan are you doing? I've been using Atkins '72, but I also look at DANDR any NANY too... Lots of useful stuff in all of them for me...

Good Morning Everyone!

So yesterday I kept my carbs very low... 20g net and I managed to keep my calories pretty low as well... somewhere just north of 1200... AND I decided to do some "experimenting"... So here's what I did...

I really like cappuccino... but obviously I've been avoiding all that milk because of the carbs... So I went ahead and streamed and frothed some skim milk and used exactly 1oz in my coffee... Ok, but didn't quite do it for me and 2g of carbs... So for my second cup of coffee later that morning I decided to stream and froth 2% milk and use exactly 1oz... definitely better and 1g of carbs... I guess I'll have to go out and buy some whole milk now and try that too, because I'm crazy like that... Lol... Not sure what this all means for my morning coffee ritual anyways... probably should just stick to my 1tsp of cream...lol...

Next "experiment"... Decided to have just 1 egg and 3 egg whites scrambled for breakfast in an effort to keep my calories a bit lower to offset some overeating from the day before.... And to my surprise I had plenty of energy and wasn't overly hungry the rest of the day... So that was good...

Next "experiment"... And this was a big one... well for me, anyways... I decided to have some protein powder mixed with some unsweetened almond milk for my lunch... for 8g of carbs... And to my even greater surprise I was not hungry and had good energy all afternoon...

And even with all that "experimenting"... No crazy cravings... Didn't have any real strong urges to overeat the rest of the day... AND I'm still in ketosis this morning... So for me it seems to be just a matter of keeping the carbs low... Since it seems for me... Low carbs = ketosis = appetite and cravings in check = I can live with that!

Good morning all!
Weighed in this morning and I'm down 1.6 lbs from last week, unfortunately on here they round up or down so it doesn't show but that's ok! My clothes are fitting looser as well! Goodluck to everyone.

TripSwitch, I'm using Atkins '72 as well. That's awesome that you were able to experiment yesterday with such success! It's always nice to be able to add new things in for variety.

Nice to have another Atkins '72'er here... the first week was tough... But it was nice to know I would be able to add back 5 to 8g of carbs at the end of the week... I played it safe and started with some cottage cheese like Dr. Atkins talked about in the book and then had some ricotta instead on some other days... then I was able to add some macadamia nuts and even some strawberries (with a little cream...Yum!) and still remain in ketosis... And I lost 8.2lbs the first week and 3lbs the second week!

So far today...

B: coffee (1 w/ 1oz 2% milk and 1 w/ 2tsp of half&half)
4oz cottage cheese
2oz smoked salmon
4oz fresh strawberries w/ 1tsp HWC

So that's 13g of carbs so far...

Not officially starting till Monday (still reading and figuring out program). Induction phase on Atkins 40.
Using Atkins app on IPhone. Love it so far!

B. Coffee
1 TB creamer (realized I can't have my Vanilla Caramel creamer (5 g. Carbs!!) anymore so used my DH's plain creamer at 1 G. Carb
2 scrambled eggs
2 slices bacon

L: ground beef 80 lean "woked" with shredded red cabbage (will switch to green- more carbs in red...who knew?!), diced green pepper, sliced mushrooms served over romaine lettuce leafs. I am addicted to this concoction and have it daily for lunch make a large portion on Sunday and easy to heat and serve. Sometimes add garlic, spring onions and Rotel tomatoes. Will have to check carbs on those items.
Planning on half cup strawberries for snack.

So far 12 G carbs. Aiming for 20 G. Or 25 G.? for induction (I think).
Told my DH- no more chocolate cheesecake, key lime pie or fudge brownie ice cream. He's an Exec Chef and we co-own a seafood-rib-steak restaurant. I sample the desserts- well- USED to!! Lol!
Feel free to offer me tips, advice and send motivation!
BTW- what is Atkins '72? Sorry if I'm being an annoying newbie! ��

TripSwitch, those are great losses!!

Bigdog (love your avatar!) it's amazing some of the things that have more carbs than you'd think!

I think I figured out today's menu, so I'll go ahead and post it.

Breakfast: chia seed pudding (2T chia seeds, 1 c unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 1/2 T xylitol)

Lunch: 2 egg omelette with mushrooms, salsa and mojack cheese

Dinner: pork roast w/pepperoncinis, California style veggies and coleslaw

Net carbs: 16
Calories: 1142

If I'm hungry later, I'll add in some homemade guac and cheese "chips" for a snack.

Howdy, folks! Well 11 days out and I'm down around 8lb from the maximum bloat I experienced (2 days before starting "induction"). I doodled up a weight loss chart that, hopefully, will help keep me motivated, but I will only put it up periodically because it makes my sig too big.

"induction" in air quotes because I have not been 100% compliant with any of the plans, which is one of the reasons I haven't been posting menus. I prolly should switch to another part of the forum, but familiarity with Atkins started me on the low carb kick.

Over the past 11 days, my average calories have been around 1200 and average total carbs has been 56. I've had a few cheats with wine (hence the high carbs , ) and nuts last night. Other than that, pretty darn good, with no packaged food at all. 2 eggs for breakfast every morning (starting to experiment with poaching, as the butter is getting to be too much); baked a turkey breast for a week's worth of protein, also tuna fish salad, lots of lettuce, and a nice sauteed veggie dish that lasted 5 servings. Using spices and herbs to add flavor.

The plan is to stay on "induction", with the goal of no cheats, until at least 10 more lbs are off, then decide what to do next.