292 lbs

There it is...my starting weight. It is a little higher than I expected, I must admit. I am through the first day, and I must admit that I am starving. I have had plenty of water to drink and plenty of non carbohydrate food, but still I want more. Food, glorious food, what a mess you have gotten me into.

So, the Atkins diet is a low carb approach to weight loss. According the the Atkins website there are 4 phases, with the first phase focusing on eating less than 20 grams of carbs per day. The website has a great list of foods you can eat including cheese, meats and veggies. If you know how to read a food label you will be fine staying away from the unwanted carbs.

For me today was a lot of chicken and eggs. I also had some bacon and cheese with some lettuce and celery throughout the day as well. I know that I am under the 20 grams, but as I said before I am STARVING. In the days to come, I will look more at the Atkins diets. What is good, what is bad, and what else do we need to know. Stay tuned for that.

I am looking forward to hearing from folks following the blog. Email me at 12diets@gmail.com with any comments, questions or suggestions. You can also post them here.

Let's begin this experiment.

Ok, the weekend is over. I am officially 35 and as I have stated before, the gut has to go. Beginning tomorrow I will be starting my 12 diets experiment. Throughout the next 28 days, I will be on the Atkin's diet. This is one of the most popular diets in America, and we are going to learn a great deal about the pros and cons of this "lifestyle change." Remember, I am attempting to do the diets as most people probably would. I believe most people skim through books, look up info on the internet and then do their best. That is what I will do with each diet.

Tomorrow morning you can look for my first post dealing with my starting weight. I will weigh in each Monday morning before I do anything else. I will blog at least 3 times per week with facts about the diet and how I am doing on them. Some of the topics I plan to cover are costs, pros, cons, and my own emotions, if I can be successful at conveying them.

Once again, if you have any ideas how I can make this experiment better, or if you have any questions please comment here or email me at 12diets@gmail.com. I would love to hear from you.