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Since I slipped up over the weekend I’ll be going back into induction again. It’s no big deal…I had been back on induction anyway. Either way, one slip up every one in a while won’t effect the diet in the long term so it’s nothing to beat yourself up over. As long as my trend line is still on a downwards slope of at least two pounds per week I’m totally happy. I’d like it to be up around three or three and a half pounds, but so be it.

Bah, I suck. Totally cheated today. Ohwell…down 50 pounds, I’m entitled to a slip here and there.

In addition to the monthly Eat Watch charts, I also coded a full chart of my progress since the beginning. It’s just a temporary chart until I figure out the plotting a little better.

I’ve been checking my ketone levels for the past couple days and I’m definitely in ketosis. My test strips have been bright pink after going back into induction as opposed to the light pink they were before. Speaking of which, I guess ketones and ketosis are out while lipids and lipolysis are in. I received my latest Atkins Direct catalog and found that the ketone test strips are now called Lipolysis Test Strips. Go figure. I wonder why the name change after New Diet Revolution went through so much trouble to hype ketones.

Also, it wasn’t until today that I was made aware of, and completely disturbed by, how much weight I’ve lost. I laid down on my Yoga mat to do my morning pushups and made the mistake of doing so without a shirt for the first time. When I looked down at my gut, instead of seeing the usual paunch of flab, I saw loose hanging skin. I have to say…not the best way to start the morning. But it was still motivation!

A few weeks ago I ran across the Pure De-Lite line of sugar free low carb chocolates at the local Wal Mart. After finishing my box of six bars, I tried to look for bargains on the Web for bulk pricing. I had no idea that the Wal Mart pricing was better than anywhere else! While most online shops are selling the bars for up to $3.00 each and up to $50.00 for a case of 24, Wal Mart sells the bars for $0.97 each and $5.17 for a box of 6!

I’ve decided to stop taking the Xenadrine-EFX since I no longer feel that it is really doing anything. When I first started taking it as a supplement I found that I had more energy and I didn’t feel so run down. Now that I’ve lost quite a bit of weight I seem to have just as much energy on weekends where I’ve forgotten to take it as when I first started using it. Also, one of the other reasons I relied on it was because it was a psychological crutch to help convince me that I could lose weight.

Centrum Performance, however, has become a staple in my diet. I have proven to myself that ginseng and ginkgo both keep my mind clear and provide energy so it only makes sense to take a multivitamin that includes both! Since I’m eliminating the Xenadrine-EFX, I’ll now be taking the Centrum twice per day instead of my previous once per day.

Since I’ve found myself cheating a little bit and my weight loss progress has tapered off, I’ve decided to go back into the induction phase of Atkins. I’m only losing two pounds per week right now and, although that’s acceptable progress, I’d really like to be losing more. I’ll also be paying more attention to my workout schedule and start going to the gym more than twice per week. I guess my main issue is that I’ve been blowing off the gym to hang out with the Trunkmonkey guys and work on the cars. Bad Sean!