Wed, Mar-03-04, 16:03
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Fit and Happy
Posts: 3,219
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 273/145/160
BF:49%/24%/24%
Progress: 113%
Location: North Carolina
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Melissa...I did CAD several years ago and lost some weight and gained it all back. I have been doing ONLY Atkins for the last 8 months since I began this journey. CAD didn't work for me because I binged on carbs during the reward meal so badly! It also caused me to have gall bladder problems, so I quit doing it because of that, too. Atkins has worked FAR better for me...period!
I am still doing Induction...under 20 g. of carbs per day. I do eat LC chocolate, though, and I've added nuts and LC peanut butter now...still losing well even with those additions. I plan to move to OWL once I'm about 5 pounds from goal OR when I'm at goal weight.
As for exercise, I didn't work out at all until I had been on Atkins for a month and a half. I then began walking. I walked on a treadmill and outside for 3 miles per day (average) 6-7 days per week. I did no weights at that time...only walking. I added workout videos like Kathy Smith and the Walk Away the Pounds series, which I LOVE, which incorporates some weights and resistance bands. Those have really reshaped my body and made a huge difference. Now, I have also added running into my exercise routine, although not much. I still primarily do the Walk Away the Pounds series. SO, for the first 6 months, to backtrack, I only walked and did the WATP videos.
I am lucky in that I have never had a true "stall". I have lost every week except one during the entire 8 months on Atkins. I ate bars and shakes occasionally during this journey and some LC chocolate and still was able to lose. The meal bars tend to cause me to lose slower, however.
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