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I dunno why but I thought I'd write a mini blog here about doing Atkins - something I thought I'd never see as a healthy way to lose weight but here I am, doing it, enjoying it (most of the time) and most importantly it's actually working!!
So I started last Wednesday after a massive carb blowout following my glucose and hba1c tests. That carb overload sent me to sleep not once, but twice - clearly not a good energy source.
Anyway, the first few days were faced with positive vigor. Fat and protein shop completed, bank account drained on meats and cream!
The food I made was heavenly and I savoured every bite. This wasn't hard at all.
Until I got to day 4. The craving for sweet stuff really kicked in and I was desperately in search of something to curb the carb craving. I eventually settled for Turkish yoghurt laced with sweetener and cinnamon with a cinnamon coffee. It did the trick and kept me full up for hours! I also baked a cinnamon cheesecake but without a base as nuts are contraband for the initial two weeks of the diet.
So apart from missing nuts and strawberries, I'm doing ok.
Today is Sunday and I was curious to see what the dreaded scales would say. I was pleasantly surprised to learn I'd dropped 3kg in four days. Pretty good in my book! I know a lot of that will be water weight but it's still weight off in my view. I can't wait now to weigh again on Wednesday.
My major concern was I may be suffering from metabolic syndrome as my weightloss on low carb had really slowed down. Dr Atkins says if weightloss is minimal during induction, it's a good sign of metabolic syndrome so I'm taking this good loss as a positive sign I do not have it. Time will tell but so far so good...
Deb x
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Diagnosed prediabetic Easter 2014. Just left to get on with it, no guidance or help from GP. Every day I'm learning something new.
I dunno why but I thought I'd write a mini blog here about doing Atkins - something I thought I'd never see as a healthy way to lose weight but here I am, doing it, enjoying it (most of the time) and most importantly it's actually working!!
So I started last Wednesday after a massive carb blowout following my glucose and hba1c tests. That carb overload sent me to sleep not once, but twice - clearly not a good energy source.
Anyway, the first few days were faced with positive vigor. Fat and protein shop completed, bank account drained on meats and cream!
The food I made was heavenly and I savoured every bite. This wasn't hard at all.
Until I got to day 4. The craving for sweet stuff really kicked in and I was desperately in search of something to curb the carb craving. I eventually settled for Turkish yoghurt laced with sweetener and cinnamon with a cinnamon coffee. It did the trick and kept me full up for hours! I also baked a cinnamon cheesecake but without a base as nuts are contraband for the initial two weeks of the diet.
So apart from missing nuts and strawberries, I'm doing ok.
Today is Sunday and I was curious to see what the dreaded scales would say. I was pleasantly surprised to learn I'd dropped 3kg in four days. Pretty good in my book! I know a lot of that will be water weight but it's still weight off in my view. I can't wait now to weigh again on Wednesday.
My major concern was I may be suffering from metabolic syndrome as my weightloss on low carb had really slowed down. Dr Atkins says if weightloss is minimal during induction, it's a good sign of metabolic syndrome so I'm taking this good loss as a positive sign I do not have it. Time will tell but so far so good...
Deb x
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Diagnosed prediabetic Easter 2014. Just left to get on with it, no guidance or help from GP. Every day I'm learning something new.
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