Well, it's coming to the end of my second day on Atkins Induction. Yesterday I consumed 17.5g carbs, and today was 21g carbs. The initial weight drop between yesterday morning and this morning was 2.8lbs. I'm eating a lot of veggies, and I am counting the carbs in lettuce, so I think some of those carbs may be more innocuous than others.
Thus far, I haven't yet felt hungry. I rarely feel like eating, though, and I've noticed that I can make a dish, enjoy it while I'm eating it, but later when I'm packing up the leftovers the smell makes me nauseous. I hear that this is fairly normal, so I'm not worried.
I'm not yet happy with this diet, though. While I'm fairly happy with the plan during the day, every night I want to just quit and eat a muffin or something. I know the carb cravings are totally natural, but they're also totally intense, and none of my friends really understand (because they regularly get their fix!). Still, I've told myself that if at the end of Induction, I'm still miserable, I won't pursue it any longer. But I feel like I should be able to stick to something for 14 days, because that's such a speck of time in the course of my life. I hope things improve, but if they don't I'll know that I gave it up not because I wanted a quick carb fix, but because I gave it a fair shot and it wasn't the right plan for me. At this point, though, it is hard to imagine feeling happy long-term with eating the foods I eat.
That said, I can't wait for OWL! I was a fairly big fruit person before this, so the thought of (a portion of!) berries is enticing. And roasted pumpkin seeds? I'll have an ounce, please! I think once I'm detoxed from sugars and start OWL, I won't have the same urge to binge on such items because I won't be hungry.
But who knows? My experience today already dramatically differed from my experience yesterday, so who knows where I'll be in weeks or months from now!