Jericho: Introduction to Induction
Well, it's day three of the diet. I'm sitting here at work, I'm wearing my patch on my hip, I haven't cheated a bit or even wanted to cheat. I'm a little hungry - but an excellent lunch awaits me as soon as I'm done writing this!
Saturday I spent the day reading the Atkins book. I plowed through 140 or so pages, through the first Phase, Induction and into the info on going from Induction to the next Phase, Ongoing Weight Loss (OWL). There is some pretty amazing stuff in the book. People losing four and five pounds a week! The average dieter loses 1.5 to 2 pounds a week. The average weight loss claim shows people who lost bundles of pounds, but the say right away "Not typical results, you will likely lose 1- 2 pounds a week." Dr. Atkins kept giving these incredible results, like 90 pounds in six months, and he never once backed up and said these results were unusual. As a matter of fact, at one point he said his example was "not a-typical". If even half his claims are correct, I'll be darned pleased! Three pounds a week, 12 pounds a month, 150 pounds a year, would be just fine. I would be very happy to be at 325 this time next year. I'm aiming for 200 overall. At three pounds a week, I'll be there in less than two years, and that's not bad!
Some of the other claims are panning out. First, they say that you may be tired the first couple of days of Induction, as you go from burning carbs to burning fat for energy. That one was true! I don't know if I'm in lypolisys/ketosis (burning fat), but, man! I crashed pretty hard yesterday. I couldn't keep myself awake. I was lacking a little sleep, no caffeine and I forgot my patch (gasp!) yesterday, but I don't think those two would have put me that far under. Either way, I couldn't keep my eyes open all day, and I went home last night and just went to bed. I even missed dinner - not a smart thing to do, but I would have fallen asleep over my plate!
Usually, about 3 or 4 in the afternoon, I start looking or sweets. I haven't in the last couple days. The book said sugar cravings will dry up. Well, I don't know if it's the diet, or the fact that I really want this to work and I don't want to mess it up for a cookie, but, something kept me out of free sweets tray on our 48th floor. I passed up some really good cookies, there, too! I went back to my desk and had a slice of turkey and some cheese.
Induction would normally last only two weeks, but those resistant to weight loss or those with more weight to lose, they suggest remaining on it a little longer. So, at the end of the two weeks, Steph and I are going to look at where we are and decide if we want to go on or not. Induction has been pretty easy so far. The rules are simple and the food list is pretty plain. But, you don't want to get bored and go off of it. We'll see, right now it's only 11 days out, and I'm not suffering. If we add two weeks then, well, I'm no worse off. I really want this to work!
I have been a fat git my entire life. It's getting a little old, ya know. I'm tired of kids in the market pointing at me and saying "that man is fat". Old men at the bus stop making comments. I don't care if these people are insane or just kids or whatever, I don't want to be seen as "the fat guy" anymore. I'm done with that, I'm bored of that. There's more to me that this slab o' flab on my abdomen.
Speaking of that, Steph and I took "before" pictures on Monday. Jeesh! I look like I'm pregnant with a horse! My back fat has back fat! There's no wonder I'm having back problems. Just standing normally, I lean back so far that I look like I'm trying to emphasize my stomach. It's disgusting!
I don't want to be disgusting any more. I health depends on it. Steph deserves better. I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired.
This has got to work. It's just got to work.
Saturday I spent the day reading the Atkins book. I plowed through 140 or so pages, through the first Phase, Induction and into the info on going from Induction to the next Phase, Ongoing Weight Loss (OWL). There is some pretty amazing stuff in the book. People losing four and five pounds a week! The average dieter loses 1.5 to 2 pounds a week. The average weight loss claim shows people who lost bundles of pounds, but the say right away "Not typical results, you will likely lose 1- 2 pounds a week." Dr. Atkins kept giving these incredible results, like 90 pounds in six months, and he never once backed up and said these results were unusual. As a matter of fact, at one point he said his example was "not a-typical". If even half his claims are correct, I'll be darned pleased! Three pounds a week, 12 pounds a month, 150 pounds a year, would be just fine. I would be very happy to be at 325 this time next year. I'm aiming for 200 overall. At three pounds a week, I'll be there in less than two years, and that's not bad!
Some of the other claims are panning out. First, they say that you may be tired the first couple of days of Induction, as you go from burning carbs to burning fat for energy. That one was true! I don't know if I'm in lypolisys/ketosis (burning fat), but, man! I crashed pretty hard yesterday. I couldn't keep myself awake. I was lacking a little sleep, no caffeine and I forgot my patch (gasp!) yesterday, but I don't think those two would have put me that far under. Either way, I couldn't keep my eyes open all day, and I went home last night and just went to bed. I even missed dinner - not a smart thing to do, but I would have fallen asleep over my plate!
Usually, about 3 or 4 in the afternoon, I start looking or sweets. I haven't in the last couple days. The book said sugar cravings will dry up. Well, I don't know if it's the diet, or the fact that I really want this to work and I don't want to mess it up for a cookie, but, something kept me out of free sweets tray on our 48th floor. I passed up some really good cookies, there, too! I went back to my desk and had a slice of turkey and some cheese.
Induction would normally last only two weeks, but those resistant to weight loss or those with more weight to lose, they suggest remaining on it a little longer. So, at the end of the two weeks, Steph and I are going to look at where we are and decide if we want to go on or not. Induction has been pretty easy so far. The rules are simple and the food list is pretty plain. But, you don't want to get bored and go off of it. We'll see, right now it's only 11 days out, and I'm not suffering. If we add two weeks then, well, I'm no worse off. I really want this to work!
I have been a fat git my entire life. It's getting a little old, ya know. I'm tired of kids in the market pointing at me and saying "that man is fat". Old men at the bus stop making comments. I don't care if these people are insane or just kids or whatever, I don't want to be seen as "the fat guy" anymore. I'm done with that, I'm bored of that. There's more to me that this slab o' flab on my abdomen.
Speaking of that, Steph and I took "before" pictures on Monday. Jeesh! I look like I'm pregnant with a horse! My back fat has back fat! There's no wonder I'm having back problems. Just standing normally, I lean back so far that I look like I'm trying to emphasize my stomach. It's disgusting!
I don't want to be disgusting any more. I health depends on it. Steph deserves better. I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired.
This has got to work. It's just got to work.
posted by Jericho Brown at 7/28/2004 11:51:00 AM
1 Comments:
Good luck to you! I'm on a diet myself for the very same reasons you describe so well. Personally, I've found calorie counting to be the best method --turns it into a bit of a game.
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