I got Jonny Bowden's book from the library, went through my own embarassingly large collection of diet books, and decided on DANDR. As I re-read Dr. Atkins, he really nailed it for me in terms of eating foods you tolerate/aren't allergic to, good fats, exercise and systemic candida problems and other immune system problems that can slow your weight loss.

Yoo hoo! That would be me!

I spent today just getting through--eating my old KK meals and adding in some fat, cheese, cream in my coffee, and 1 oz of almonds. Boy howdy, did I miss those. Not exactly induction, but certainly LC.

I've got a wave of volunteer work coming my way (manning the phones for an autism support group since Jeny McCarthy is going to be on Oprah talking about her son's recovery. Could be big stuff for my community of autism moms) so I'm going to hang tight with the transition plan and start clean with Induction this weekend.

Whew.

Oh, and I hit 30 lbs gone this morning!

Jill

Congratulations Jill, on hitting 30lbs and choosing Atkins.

Remember that Atkins is a legitimate plan that has been around for over 30 years. A lot of studies have been done with it.

I'm also reminding myself just how great it is because it works on your hormones, and doesn't focus purely on calories.

Good Luck!

Good for you Jill! Sounds like you are on your way to goal!

Congrats on the weight loss and your other good work too!

I love Jonny Bowden's book, it has been super helpful. Glad you are here, and picked a plan. I'm on atkins too...it's great.

Good luck maning the phones. We have several friends who's children are autistic. It is more common than most people think.

Great, Jill! Let's get started!

Welcome Jill and good luck!
I am also doing Atkins.

GO JILL, GO JILL, GO JILL!