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In a message dated 8/10/2003 8:38:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
dsingleton@… writes:
<< Hello,
I’m new to the group. My name is Diane. I’m 50 and just started on the
Atkins diet. My concern, although I’ve read the book, is my high
cholesterol. It’s the best diet I’ve ever been on as far as hunger. I stay
satisfied, but I would like to hear from people with like concerns who have
been on the diet a while.
Thanks a lot and glad to be here,
Diane
Hi Diane, I’m 65 and before I went on Atkins my cholesterol was 251, after
being on WOE for several weeks it’s now down to 212. Haven’t had it checked in
two months but I bet it’s even lower. I love this diet, even though I’m a
pasta lover. I don’t miss pasta at all, have spaghetti squash
whenever……….. Good luck to all of us, I know we can do it.
Kathy
November 30th, 2003 at 2:53 am
Help!
I’m on the verge of giving up - I expected to loose much more weight in the
first 2 weeks - I’ve only lost about 3 pounds. Am I doing something wrong?
Couldn’t give up the white wine - Could that be the problem?
Eve
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December 4th, 2003 at 5:22 am
Eve,
Consuming white wine will never let your body go into ketosis - it
has sugar in it. In other words, you are constantly supplying your
body with carbs and you aren’t using fat for fuel!
I don’t know what else you are doing, there may be other things too.
Maybe list what you consumed and we can help you? But I would
definately STOP the wine - because until you do, you aren’t doing
Atkins! It will take 2 days for your body to work through the stored
energy (created fromt he carbs in the wine), so don’t expect any big
changes until AFTER that point.
Renee
December 11th, 2003 at 7:06 pm
Hey Valerie!
Nuts are NOT allowed in the Induction Phase of Atkins - it is
something you can add in once you are in the second phase. It’s a
real bummer too - because I love nuts! There ARE carbs associated
with them, but they are a great source of protein/’good’ fat once we
are allowed to add in more carbs to our diet. I love love love to
stick sunflower seeds in my salads - I really miss them!
Renee
December 12th, 2003 at 1:14 am
It’s a vegetable! After cleaning out the seeds, I pop it in the
microwave and cook it for about 10 min. the “spaghetti” just falls out. Tastes
really good with just butter and cheese. I do put sauce on it at times. ( My
micro is very old so it might not take as long on the newer ones).
Kathy