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。Mostpeopledosonotoheyweight,。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