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Hello, my name is John and I just joined this group and have found
some helpful information.
I am looking for some advice/tips on going back on the Induction
diet after you have already been on a low carb diet for sometime (in
effect, going on a “Re-Induction” diet). Let me give a little
background on myself.
I am 5′8″ and generally will work out with weights whenever I can
find the time. In April of 2000, I weighted in at 232 lbs and was
tired all of the time. My wife and I just had our 2nd child and I
knew I needed to get back in shape, especially since I live in
northern NJ and my commute to NYC is an hour and a half each way. I
read Dr. Atkins book and decided to give it a try. After the first
two weeks, I lost 12 pounds and within 3 months, I dropped down to
205 lbs, finally bottoming out at 191 lbs in late 2000. Since then,
I have fluctuated between 200 and 215 lbs, staying pretty much on a
low carb diet since April of 2000.
I have gone on the Induction diet a few times since then in order to
bring the weight down when it got a little too high. Sometimes I
would lose weight, other times I would not.
Since I have a big vacation coming up in late March of 2005 (over 4
months away), I’d like to get my weight down under 200 lbs again
since I’m around 210 lbs right now. So once again I am going to go
back on the Induction diet to try to bring the weight down.
However, I have a couple of questions I was hoping someone could
help me with:
- Would it be a good idea to go off a low carb diet completely for a
week or two before going back on the Induction diet again or should
I stay low carb and just go on Induction?
- I an into working out with weights and my workouts can be pretty
intense at times. I am fully aware that a low carb diet and
especially an Induction diet will take away some of the energy I
used to have. I have experienced this first hand. But can working
out be harmful for an Induction diet? My concern is that I might
put my body in “starvation mode” insetad of a ketogenic state.
- I usually suppliment with L-Carnitine and chromium picolinate to
help the fat burning process. Is it helpful to increse these
suppliments during Induction?
- Does anybody have any other useful tips on going back on the
Induction diet after low carbign it for some time?
Any advice/tips would be greatly appreciated.
John

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