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12TimetoReviewYourResults

Youdidit!AfterdoingAtkinsforamerefourteendays，you'reprobablysoblownawaybythegesyou'veexperieyouhaveogobacktoyouroldwayofeating。That'seekmarkerisalogicaltimeforevaluation。Youwillbepastanydifficultiesyoufagthetransitionandshouldbefeelingslimmeraicalready。

YouGottaHanginThere

Ofepeoplehavedifficultiesattheverystart。At39，AlanMcCarthywasasucsuraive，marriedandwithatheway。Twomonthsbeforehisson'sbirth，Alan'sfatherdiedofaheartattack。Ayearlater，Alan'stotalcholesterollevelhit264。

"Iracticallyayfather"re。"Samepantssize，sameshoesize，sautesky-highcholesterolyHeworriedthatitwouldmeanaquadruplebypassfollowedbyprematuredeathforhim，too。Alandidn'tknoaytomm。

&e，intheformofaco-worker，tookahand。HisofricebuddyhadsuAtkiarticularlyeffectiveatredugcholesterol。ThatwasgoodenoughforAlan。

ButwheedIndu，sugardeprivationmadehimfeelsolousythat，forthefirsttwodays，hethoughthe'dgiveup。Alanhadalwaysbeenaregular300-grams-ofcarbs-a-dayAmeriburritos，icedevery。，sugarytreatthatcamewithinreachofhisfast-movinghahegullet。

"Butthehirdandfourthdays，myeedratguptothesamelevelsIusedtohavewhenIwasyoungerandexergregularly。Iactuallyfeltmymetabulismiwasasifthefurnacehadbeenturnedon。Ilost10pouwoweeksandbyweekfourI'ddropped15pounds:'

WhenAlanhadhistotalcholesterolchecked，ithaddroppedto211。TwelveweeksafterstartingAtki25poundsandreachedhisgoalweight。

HiswifedidherbitbygAtkinsredAlanactuallyfoundthathistasteshadged。Sugarydesserts，ontherareosthathetriedthem，oosweet。

"IusedtoavoidtationbytellingpeopleIwasonano-sugardiet"Alansays。"Now，Ilskeptics。Ialsolovebeingatmyhighschoolweightof165andhavingatotalcholesterolof179!Resultsdon'tlie!"

WillYouGoOn?

ThisisalogicaltimeforyoutodecidewhetheryouwilluedoingAtkins。Ihopeyouwill。Mostpeopledosonotohey&#weight，。butalsobecausetheyfeelsogood。Formanyofyou，especiallyifyou'reover40，themostsignifitrevelationoftrolledcarbohydrateeatingisthediscoverythatsomenaggingphysicalills，fromheadachestovariousadpaielyvanished。

&ionstoAsk

Beforeyoudeythi'sreviewyourresultstodate，andIdon'tmeanjusthooundsyouhavelost。Askyourselfthesequestions:

1。Ismyappetiteurol?

2。AmIexperiengfs?

3。Amistipated?

4。DoIhavelegcramps?

5。HaveInoticedadifferenmymeasurementsaswellasi?

6。AmIenjoyingthefoodI'meating?

7。AmIsleepier?DoIhavefeweradpains?Ismyenergylevelduringthedaymorestablethanbefore?Amiabletotratebetter?

ANSWERS

1。Hunger

&'ssideryourahefirstquestion，Ifyry，youweren'tfollowingmyuchasyouofeelsatisfied。Remember:Ifyouhaveateobeehuafewolives，anounceofcheese，ascoopoftunasalad，asliceofpotroastorattrolledcarbohydratebarorshake。

2。gs

Ifgsue，areyoueatielyandnotskippihereahiddensarihiing?Ifheaboveapplies，aridyouarejustlookingforatasteofsomething，siderasubsdmteproductsuchasatrolledethihtrolledcarbbakemix。

3。stipation

&ainamountofstipationisthefirstweek。butitberesolvedquideasily。Asyresstolaterphaseswhereyouincreaseyourptionandthusyourfiberiipationshouldnotbeaproblem。Meanwhile，followtheinstruthepreviouschapter（See"RulesofIndu，"#12）。Iftheproblemisn'tsolved，youmaytryatablespoobransprinkledonyoursaladetables。Ifyouareseograinproducts，addgrouoashakeorpsy!lium。huskstoaglassofwaterinstead。（hesefibersthekindofcad，hydratesthatimpayourblood-sugarlevels。）Mostimportaelysuretoi8-oueraday。

4。LegCramps

Ifyouhavelegcramps，itprobablymeaoomaes，whicharefullofmiartilramhasadiureticeffect，whieofthemasonsitissoimportanttostayhydrated。Supplementwithpotassium，magnesiumandadditiontoyourmultivitamin，andthecrampsshoulddisappear。

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Ihopeyou'vefollowedmysuggestiontomeasureyourchest，s，upperarmsandthighsemeasure。Thelossofinindiofrealsudsometimesoweightlossisinal。Alshtfludaytoday，evenfromhourtohour，dependinguponfluidbalanoheeffeedis，tohings。Andexercise，ifyougoatitvigorously—-andIhopeyouarefollowingmyadvioving——eweightgaiin-'creasesmusclemass，andmusserthadisplaces。Thisisagoodthing。

&hesevariousfactorscauseyoutolosepoundsmoreslowly'thanyouwant，yourtapemeasurewillrevealthatyou'areslimmingdownallover。Yourlossofinentalimportarepreseloss—theemptyingofyourfatdIethepsyportanowingonehasmadeprogress。Butmwiththesotbeeobsessedwiththetapemeasureeither。You'llknowtheinchesaredisappearihewayyourclothesfit。Pioutfitthatyetiissotight，thentryitoneveryweekadoesn'tstarttofeelmorefortable。

6。FoodPreferences

Fortupeopleenjoyproteinfood。Ifyouareastrictvegetarian，youreally'tdotheInduphase。（Thethreelaterphasesahefoodseleescarbohydrateandsimultaneouslyeximalfoodsarelimited。）Ingeneral，I'vefoundthatapersonwhowillanyanimalfoodswillnotdoAtkiheyfinditt。Butifytoeatfishand，pluseggsandcheese，youlydoAtkinswithouteati。

&ofyoujoyadelidsatisfyingwayofeating。Thatisnottosaythatmanypeopledon'tmisspastaandbread，aswellasfruitahefirsttwoweeks。Soonenoughierphasesyouwillbeabletoaddbackfruitandeveroods。

Solewillingtodowithoutfoodsthatusedtobesoimportaikins?Simplythis:Theupsideisserthanthedowloss，ofcourse，butfeelingphysicallybetterandintrarealsoparamountissues。Igeyoutotellmehoyoudoernowthanyoudidtwoweeksago。Andthisisjustthebeginning。

7。FeelingGood