BringItFeminist's Journal

So I am done with the first two weeks of the diet and lost 11lbs. I didn't think that I'd lose that much in my first two weeks. I gotta pat myself on the back.

I'm starting to wish that I had taken some before pictures. Everybody says that they can already see a difference in my abdomen area. I can feel the difference but really can't see it for myself when I look in the mirror. I probably could see it had I took some before pictures for comparison. I wish, I wish, I wish... maybe I should take some pictures now.

I'm continuing on with the induction phase. I never thought I'd get used to how restrictive this phase is, but I am. At one point I didn't think that I'd continue the phase beyond two weeks as I had planned because of that second round of the "flu." However, I feel comfortable enough with this to keep going for at least another two weeks. I will heed the diet's guidance on extended induction; I won't be a rebel this time. ;)

(Oh! and mind you, I'm not even exercising just yet. I'm currently debating if I want to join a gym or do Zumba classes.)

So I've been on Atkins for about a week and a half now, still holding on by a thread from the way I see it. I experienced "the flu" (the Atkins Induction Flu, you know? FS thread and more info on it) on my first four days of this diet, and by day five the symptoms subsided enough that I could practically resume a "normal life." Well, I'm beginning to find myself going through something of a second wave of the flu. I've got this crazy headache coming on along with starting to feel tired and nauseated like I was the first go-round. So I'm trying to figure what did I do bring this on. Not getting the 20-25 net carbs per day like I should? Not getting enough nutrients and salt to help with electrolytes? I dunno... :-(