Atkins diet blog

hey all you newbies. it is very important that you take a potassium supplment. this way of eating for weight loss drains your potassium, and it must be supplmented.
most people find that 400mg/day in 4 separate doses, (100mg each dose) is about right.
if you are having muscle pain, leg cramps, or cramping anywhere in the body, chances are it is due to potassium difficiency. potassium is cheap. go get some.
and if you have not read the atkins book, read it. if you can’t buy it, check it out at the library.
monica

Ingrid,
Welcome! So nice to meet people from across the globe. I am in the U.S. I am very impressed that you are multi-lingual. I think you will find Atkins will take off those 40 lbs. you want to lose, in no time!
Michelle
P.S. What season is it in Sweden right now (or do you have seasons?)

Does anyone know if fruit and what fruit is okay to eat or low in carbs????
Thanks for the help,
Stephanie
Cape coral, Fl

Ok, gonna start induction on Thursday. One question - I absolutely detest salad greens of any kind. I can stand cooked spinach, but that is about it. Is there some magical whatever with the greens, or can I just try to make a salad out of everything else? I also hate oil/vinegar dressings. Has anyone found a ranch that is allowed that still tastes like ranch??? I have a feeling this is a make it/break it thing here. Lettuce and other greens literally make me sick to my stomach. thanks! VIrg

I make my deviled eggs the same way most of you do….but while working in restaurants, found that the easiest, least mess way to fill them back up is to simply put the filling in a baggie, snip the end off, and use baggie like a pastry bag, and just squirt the mix into the egg white….done in a minute, then toss the bag away .
KT in Jupiter FL

In a message dated 6/9/2003 8:39:26 PM Eastern Standard Time, jkg4902@… writes:

If one is on diuretics and beta blockers their physician should be a
part of the Atkins program…
I am on both and my cardiologist and my regular physcians both said that this was a good diet, but once I have achieved my goal he did want me to introduce fruit into my diet for the vitamins.

Are bananas taboo?

Fuzzy, how old are you? Is there heart disease in your family? I know stupid question but when you have these episodes do you have to have a BM right after they start and then they go away a few minutes later?
You may contact me personally as I don’t want you to get what I have from not being diagnosed right?
Mssherrybee@…

Hi everyone! I am brand new to this group and need a little
guidance.
First, I must say that I am not following the Atkins plan. My husband
is planning to start on Thursday and even though I am a strict
vegetarian, I have joined this group and vow to learn as much as
possible to support his effort. At 6′1 he weighs 309 lbs. His
primary reason to lose weight is to recover the energy he lost about
75 pounds ago. For myself, I’m afraid for him as he is not only
heavy, but has high BP, cholesterol and smokes 5-6 cigars per day. I
feel like he is the human time bomb if he doesn’t do something! I’ll
do anything to help now that he want to try to tackle his health
problems-even if it means I have to buy and cook all that meat. But I
digress..
I am looking for good websites that give practical tips for the
induction phase of the diet (or all phases for that matter.) I have
also seen MANY books about the Atkins diet but would like
recommendations on which is the most user friendly.
Any advice or direction you can offer is greatly appreciated. If this
group is restricted only to dieters and I am out of place, please
pardon my intrusion and point me to a more appropriate group. Thank
you so much!
Shannon
allrightbrained

hello, I just started the atkins diet today. Wow I cant believe how
addicted I seem to be to carbs. They are all Ive been thinking about
all day. Do any of you know of something sweet that can be eaten on
the induction phase? Hope to learn lots from this chat board