Hi!
1) It's almost impossible to find salad dressing without the tiniest bit of sugar in it. What you aim for is the smallest amount possible in a dressing you can stand to eat. LOL Most people use Kraft Ranch which I believe (if I can remember- that's what I used to use) is about 2gm sugar per 2 tbsp? I now use Kraft Caesar vinagrette w/parmesan that is less calories (and I have to watch that now that I weigh less- I gain if I go too high in calories even lowcarbing) but also <1 gm sugar per 2 tbsp. It also is thinner so it isn't "gloppy" and I can use less- yet have it cover every bite instead of eating some dry salad or using too much salad dressing to get some on each bite.
Just aim as low as you can- it's really impossible to NEVER get even the tiniest bit of sugar- especially in salad dressing. When it's that minimal, if you aren't eating too much of the salad dressing too, it doesn't cause any problems. Atleast I haven't heard of anyone having problems eating salad dressing- and most everyone does... because 2 cups salad and .5 cup other veggie is recommended on induction. There are some totally suga free dressings out there but I haven't found them nor had the time to search for a decade for them... LOL
2) I don't think there's an "official" way to join WISH- if you're posting here..your official.
3) Realistic weightloss all depends on the person- how they've dieted in the past, how much they need to lose (and many other factors about their body, metabolism, etc.) The AVERAGE, which is not meaning it is the same for everyone, is usually up to 10% of the weight you need to lose- lost in the first 2wks of induction or so. After that the AVERAGE weightloss is 1-2lbs per week and that rate is actually recommended by Dr Atkins because if you lose TOO much each week- you're losing so fast you may have trouble keeping it off once you reach goal weight. I average (on fitday for the entire time I've been on Atkins) 2.53lbs a week right now- but that's including induction when I lost a lot really quickly (probably because I never drank water before -for like 10yrs- and was probably was retaining fluids and lost a lot of water weight in the beginning). If I were to take out the first month or so- my average would be more like 1.2lbs a week or something- and that's averaging in better weightloss weeks with those I lost none or gained/etc- and yet it seems like I lost 70lbs rather fast when you look at my sig eh?
So just remember- even when you think you are losing slow... it really adds up quick and time flies.. before you know it, you've lost a substantial amount of weight! I didn't think of it in terms of 6mo from now I want to be goal weight- I just took it one day at a time and then I got there! I think I would have been overwhelmed to think I have to lose 70lbs in 6mo- too much pressure. Yanno?
Wishing you lots of luck! Please consider giving it a FULL 2 weeks. You can do anything for just 2wks, right? Because after that- it gets soooo much easier.
. THANK YOU!!!!!!
