So I just got through my first week of induction and I lost 5lbs! Also, amazingly, the dermatitis on my head is clearing up for the first time ever without medication!!! My scalp is usually unbearably itchy and flakey ALL THE TIME. $50 prescription shampoos haven't worked, leave-in prescription foams haven't worked, even cutting out wheat hasn't worked. A vegan diet hadn't worked. The only thing that has ever worked was pouring vinegar on my head every other day, but even then after a day or so it would itch again and I'd need the vinegar again. But I haven't used the vinegar in over a week!!! I can't beleive this. Maybe I have an allergy to grains?

I'm cutting down on my cheese consumption. It doesn't throw me out of ketosis but I just eat way too much of it, and then I crave more of it. So, maybe some cheese with dinner, but not early in the day so I crave it all day :P

Today:
B~ Omlette: 2 eggs, 1 cup froz. spinach, 2oz turkey, 1 pat butter
L~ Salad: 3 cups greens, 4oz chicken, Oil & Vinegar

AHHHHH!!!!!!!

So I started this whole Atkins thing on the 4th. I have not been perfect. My carbs have ranged from 23-27 every day. Overall I have felt GREAT! I've lost 5.8 pounds in 5 days. I am really enjoying the food and my calories are way down from when I was calorie counting.

I did have one day of withdrawal headache. I even made my DS mac and cheese over the weekend and that is my comfort food. I smelled it and it stunk so bad. I have totally lost the urge to eat it.

Then I took the kids to McD's today. Things started out swell. They were eating their nuggets and fries and I had a naked side salad (I had leftover pizza for breakfast so I wasn't really hungry). I forgot to order a water for myself and it was busy, busy in there so I had a few sips of the kids Sprite. Ohhhh my the pain. I have had a roaring headache every since.

That'll teach me what all that sugar will do to me. I highly doubt it'll happen again any time soon.

Wahoo!!! 193.0 lbs this morning!! I haven't been this low in months!
DBF is visiting from Pittsburgh this weekend and I have NO doubts I'll stay OP. I love seeing the ketone strips registering ketosis every day, and knowing that I'm burning my own body fat. Plus, I don't want to break this 'no cravings' thing I've got going on. Can't wait to see how low I'll be when he comes on Friday!

Today:
B~ Protein shake: 2 scoops soy vanilla protein, 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder, 2 tbsp cream
L~ 3 cups lettuce, 4oz grilled chicken, oil and vinegar

Well, I think this place is so great and I have been a member of this forum for a long time. I tried to stick with no carbs in the past but have never really stopped condemning myself for being overweight. It's this relationship that I have had with my body where I tear myself down for the littlest slip-up. Well I am back and ready for action. I can say no to carbs because my relationship with food is so much better ( I battled with bulimia for a few years) I want to do this for me and I am tired of my selfishness when it comes to food and how much I need. I have been this weight since I was about 19, I gained 20 lbs my freshman year of college when I was struggling with food. But I know this diet works and I know it's a lifestyle. I want to shrug off this fat without losing who I am. I know I can do it and I want to look at you ladies for support. Have a great day!

Ok I STILL lost even more this morning! I'm 192!!
Last night I made a BLT salad (turkey bacon, 1 cheddar cheese stick, tomatoes, and ranch dressing). Then my roommate and I worked out to Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred. That was SO hard. We were sweating bullets!

6/12/08 update- last night we went for a ride through the park. It was so gorgeous. This morning I'm 191!!!