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Bored With Atkins Diet {{{Another Quick Fix{{...does This Mean I'm Not Ready For Surgery?



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Hello everyone, So I am pre op {on the waiting list to begin appointmenst NUT, PSYC,etc.} I was thinking of doing the Atkins Induction with a friend who is an Atkins fanatic! However she has yo-yoed with it for some time. I am on day 5 of Induction and super bored with the fat and cheese! I know that I CAN do it i'm just bored with it~ Plus with all the veggies and eggs and Protein I am eating it's only panning out to be like 1,080 calories daily~ I LOVE to work out and roller skate and it have been difficult to do since starting this program not to mention the constipation! :unsure: ........I just want a baked sweet potato~ I am not a carb addict however I do Love sweets! With that being said I do make mindful choices like my fav is blue bunny frozen yogurt with preboitics~ I have a roller skating even coming up and need to train for the event and with this Atkins I don't have the energy nor the calories to do so as skating burns like 500-1,000 calories and so does my Kickboxing class! And I end up stalling on the scale anyways, which defeats the entire Atkins Induction process to drop weight fast! I simply don't wanna set myself up for this fad deep deprivation diet~ I would rather continue my eat in moderation and exercise routine~ Am I wrong fro wanting to ditch Atkins, or am I setting myself up for Failure once I get sleeved?????

Thanks for listening to my Rant!

T~ :wub:

P.S~ Brutal or better yet Radical Honesty is Welcomed!~

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It doesn't feel like deprivation because you're not hungry! So hard to explain until you go through it but take it from a person who hates diet boredom- you can eat foods in moderation. Yes, you need your Protein for sure! But... it's so different than you can imagine. A taste satisfies. Really.

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Thanks Marty~}}}} I just wanna get out of the mindset of quick fixes Period!!!!!

T~

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I am in complete shock that I'm surviving (and doing well) at 400 calories a day. The loss of hunger is freakin awesome! But if my husband brings home a burger (bastatd), I still kinda want a bite. Lol I'll save that experience for when I'm allowed solids...

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since i got sleeved im not hungry and i have plenty of energy. i exercise 30 minutes to 60 minutes daily. i am 4 weeks post op so normally i am eating my fish, eggs, chicken and ground turkey. i dont have room to eat anything else but i can have a sweet potatoe whenever i want but i try to get in my Protein first.

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Thanks ladies, I decided to stick it out for the 14 days of induction~ I am never really hungry but I do feel tired most of the time~ Again thanks for the feedback~

T~ :wub:

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