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#31 ^

Sun, Sep-07-03, 09:58

red1cutie

"Natural Mystic"

Posts: 5,905

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 178/108/120 Female 5' 1"

BF:45%/17%/15%
Progress: 121%

Location: T.O.

Hi Suzan! Congrats on maintaining you weight.
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Now that I have gone back to Atkins will I have to wait until it starts coming off again?

If by that you mean how long will it take before you start losing again there is no one answer since everyone is different. I did read somewhere that each time you do Atkins it becomes harder and harder to lose at the rate you lost the first time you did Atkins. Induction will allow you to get back into ketosis, your cravings will diminish and you should begin losing again.

Peace
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#32 ^

Sun, Sep-07-03, 10:59

Paleoanth

Slothy Superhero

Posts: 12,159

Plan: Vegetarian Atkins
Stats: 165/145/125 Female 60 inches

BF:29/25.2/24
Progress: 50%

Location: Tennessee/Iowa

Suzan-

If you followed an Atkins maintenance plan (and to me it kind of sounds like you did) then you never really went "off" Atkins. I don't think you should have too much a problem with restarting weight loss.

This is such important information. I am currently in Premaintenance/Maintenance and one of the things Atkins does say is that people can get to their CCLM for the week by going higher carb a day or two and then lower carb a day or two as long as it averages out. That is what I have done. That allows me to be a bit freer on one night a week where I have darn near anything I want (except actual sugar), without gaining weight. I will probably drop back to OWL in a week or two just to drop 5 more pounds. I seriously doubt I will go back to induction as I want to hold that in reserve, just in case I ever need it in the future.