I started Atkins yesterday and was doing so well (or so I thought). I decided to get a 2-liter caffeine free diet cola to cut down on my caffeine. After drinking two glasses of it (yesterday and today), I notice it is NOT diet. Am I doomed to start over on induction?

I wouldn't call you 'doomed'. Just don't drink any more. Most of us stayed on induction for much longer than the 2 weeks, anyway, so don't sweat it. It takes a lot of learning to get this whole thing down

Since you're new to this, I suggest reading through the FAQ's at the top of our little forum in the stickies. It's got tons of useful information.

Ditto what star said. Everyone makes mistakes so don't worry too much about it. At least you caught it 2 days into it instead of 2 weeks!

I dont think ive made one series of induction days all the way through....just about every monday is a do over for me

Hi Roz. Don't sweat it. We've all made mistakes. It takes a while to re-learn things on this WOE. Heck I'm STILL learning So continue as you were and keep up the good work.

Consider yourself kicked. Really though it was a screw up and you did not do it on perpose, start over and you will be fine. I think we have all done something similar to that at one point or another. Have a good day today.