I've been on Atkins for about 3 weeks.. and I've lost about 20 pounds..?

..and I just ate a whole bunch of bread! Right when I was starting to incorporate more carbs slowly.. Is this going to mess up the whole process and make me have to start over? Or should I just keep going with the small regular increments?
Answer:
it's really hard to resitrict thoses yummy carbs ain't it???just keep going..and hey!..comgrats on the suscess so far!!!..it's not easy!

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The Atkins diet is a terrible diet. You need carbs in ur diet, the complex one's not the simple ones. A just protein diet is terrible and can really mess your long term body and health up. My suggestion is stop that diet... and make a lifestyle change to eat better (ex. fish, baked chicken, little red meat, whole wheat, whole grain things, little simple carbs, more complex carbs, and lots and lots and lots of legumes (sp?) and dark green leafy vegtables... oh and fruit twice a day).... and don't forget to exercise. Without both, the weight loss will be ineffective and ur weight will yo-yo.

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Just keep going it shouldn't hurt. You know what else you can do that I'm a big fan of, the tuna diet. If you do end up gaining a few lbs. then you can do the tuna diet on the weekend to loose those extra lbs. you gained. Eat tuna 6 times, 6 small meals, all the fruits and veggies you want and water. You can do this diet for up to 3 days because more will deprive you of proteins etc. So you can't do it that long but it works to lose a few + lbs. You can also drink a lot of water.

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No, just don't let that small "slip up" make you lose your momentum. Just resume your diet as usual. Good job thus far. Keep it up!

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You don't have to start all over. Starting tomorrow, just continue where you left off before you ate the bread. One small set-back shouldn't really have any effect on your diet.
(good job by the way)
With any diet, just listen to your body. Its OK to give in, in moderation, to cravings. Your body usually tells you what it needs, which is why we crave things.... like ice cream, our body says "hey I want calcium"! (or dairy)good luck yo you!

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I have to second that. Atkins is a terrible diet. An average adult needs at 250g of carbs a day and Atkins tells you to eat only a tenth of that!!!Anytime you lose more than 2 pounds/week you're losing muscle mass which fuels your metabolism. The carbs you eat turn into sugar that fuels those muscles to work which is why you need the carbs.I suggest getting off the diet by slowly getting your consumption back up to 250g carbs per day and incorporating exercise. Coming off of an Atkins mindset, it may help you feel better to eat those carbs only during the morning while you have all day to burn them off- but you definitely need them. What you NEED to monitor is your fat intake.Sign up for Sparkpeople.com and they will give you a diet plan that incorporates calorie restricting inconjunction with your lifestyle. It is a very wholistic approah and I think that if you have the patience to stick with Atkins, you will do very well at meeting your goals through Sparkpeople.Good luck!

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