Cam, you posted this in another thread:
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Originally Posted by vanzion  i forgot to mention that the 8lbs i lost was in the week before i actually started true induction.i was following all the rules of induction just not keeping track of anything.i did this the week before i started induction to try and get my body and mind used to eating this way. |
This is actually
very important! You see, when you switch from a carbohydrate-based diet to a controlled carbohydrate diet, there is a period of a few days in which your body is transitioning from burning mainly glucose for energy to burning mainly lipids. During this time, it will consume its glycogen stores. Since glycogen is stored with 3-4 parts water, a lot of water will also come off in the first days, which is why one experiences a significant weight loss in the first week of Induction. Even if you didn't keep track of what you were eating, you were doing Induction and your body got rid of a lot of water that week. In fact, if you follow the Rules of Induction, you don't even have to count what you are eating -- it's hard to go wrong.
So after the first two weeks of Induction, you actually lost 8 lbs. Based on the chart on page 158 of DANDR, this indicates you have a high degree of metabolic resistance. However, the results are skewed since you are getting 20 g of sugar alcohols from methadone, so your true resistance to lipolysis could be in the average range.
Your menus look okay. As Elizellen said, too many pork rinds there could cause you some water retention issues. Then you should also check the sausages for hidden sugars (e.g. dextrose) or other "illegal" ingredients.
I think there's nothing to be worried about. Most people see a slowdown in their weight loss after the first two weeks -- this is the so-called "Post Induction Stall Syndrome" or "PISS". Here is a thread explaining it:
http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...-expected.html (PISS-Post Induction Stall Syndrome- a reality to be expected)