1st week over, I weighed!!!

Well, I've been on the induction phase of Atkins' for a week and followed his advice and did not weigh until this morning. I have lost 10 pounds!!! Couldn't believe my eyes. And I still didn't exercise as much as i should nor did I drink as much water, but I did do some of both every day.
I am mainly trying to lose weight because of the back injury I had when I fell at work. It really is true: "The bigger they come, the harder they fall." I worked on for over a year, but the pain got worse and worse and I finally had to resign. Of course, workman's comp isn't willing to pay anything and I will have to get a lawyer.
So I am hoping that by losing some of this weight, I can manage this pain better. You can imagine how tough gardening is especially when you need to unload a 50 lb. bag of manure from your car. I garden in short spurts so my spousal unit says I should write a book called "The 15-Minute Gardener."