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**joanasevilyboaz** · 06-25-2008, 07:24 PM

Hi, June,

Welcome!

In addition to the Atkins Support forum, you might find the Induction forum useful. It's especially suited for the first phase of Atkins--Induction (the first two weeks or longer).

My top tips for beginners:

1. Keep a food journal every single day. You don't have to show it to anyone, so be scrupulously honest about the amounts and types of food you ate during the day. Record your weight in it also, whenever you weigh yourself, whether its daily or weekly or even monthly. The food journal combined with the weight record will help you figure out which foods help you lose weight and which make you stall.

2. Find activities that you enjoy and that get your heart beating fast. It could be dancing, hiking, running, soccer, basketball, or mall walking. Anything you like to do.

3. Don't eat anything that is not allowed in the phase of Atkins that you are in. No cheats, not even one. The longer you can go without cheating, the more firmly you can think of yourself as a person who does not eat sugar or flour or other high carb foods. It's a transformation of your self-image.

4. Read the book carefully and re-read different chapters from time to time. Then go on the forum and help others. Answer questions, give encouragement, tell what is working for you. It will strengthen your commitment to the program as well as benefiting others here.

5. Don't be concerned about a gain of a pound or two from time to time. The important measure is a downward trend and looser-fitting clothes. Keep a graph of your weight and watch the line go down. There will be some small peaks occasionally. That's to be expected.

I hope this helps! I agree with Tril, too, start a progress thread so we can share your success! It's nice to have you join us.

06-25-2008, 07:24 PM	#3
joanasevilyboaz Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 394 Senior Member	Hi, June, Welcome! In addition to the Atkins Support forum, you might find the Induction forum useful. It's especially suited for the first phase of Atkins--Induction (the first two weeks or longer). My top tips for beginners: 1. Keep a food journal every single day. You don't have to show it to anyone, so be scrupulously honest about the amounts and types of food you ate during the day. Record your weight in it also, whenever you weigh yourself, whether its daily or weekly or even monthly. The food journal combined with the weight record will help you figure out which foods help you lose weight and which make you stall. 2. Find activities that you enjoy and that get your heart beating fast. It could be dancing, hiking, running, soccer, basketball, or mall walking. Anything you like to do. 3. Don't eat anything that is not allowed in the phase of Atkins that you are in. No cheats, not even one. The longer you can go without cheating, the more firmly you can think of yourself as a person who does not eat sugar or flour or other high carb foods. It's a transformation of your self-image. 4. Read the book carefully and re-read different chapters from time to time. Then go on the forum and help others. Answer questions, give encouragement, tell what is working for you. It will strengthen your commitment to the program as well as benefiting others here. 5. Don't be concerned about a gain of a pound or two from time to time. The important measure is a downward trend and looser-fitting clothes. Keep a graph of your weight and watch the line go down. There will be some small peaks occasionally. That's to be expected. I hope this helps! I agree with Tril, too, start a progress thread so we can share your success! It's nice to have you join us.
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