First, let me welcome you, congrats on 18 pounds in two months gone, and point you to a couple of stickies I have found very helpful.
http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...ot-linear.html (Weight loss is not linear) http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...n-journey.html (Tidbits from Tabekats Induction Journey.)
Glancing at your menu the first thing that occurs to me is that you may not be eating enough fat. Try to keep your calorie ratio at 65% fat/35% protien/5% carbs. Is that cheese full fat? Are you cooking using olive oil, coconut oil, or butter? Are those cuts of meat fatty or extra-lean? I'd also wonder if you are eating enough calories? It's very easy to undereat on Atkins - you don't want your body in starvation mode (I struggle with this myself).
Try using something like
www.fitday.com to track your menu - it'll give you all of these calculations.
Given that I have become the poster girl for measuring, I wouldn't discount the value of it if I were you. Muscle weighs more than fat. You can actually gain "weight" and lose inches because of this sometimes (although over time you'll lose pounds too).
Since I started in September and I have "only" lost 13 pounds total (my goal is relatively modest - only 40-ish pounds). However, I have lost 4-1/2 inches on my waist, 5-1/4 inches on my hips, and 4 inches on my thighs - dropped two pants sizes so far. That is success, far more than I ever had on a low fat diet (on which I gained 10 pounds and was
so hungry all the time).
Measurements are what you actually
see, not what a scale says - it loves to lie to you because it's an evil hunk of plastic sent by the debbil.
You can gain up to three pounds in the course of a
day (eating, drinking the water, etc.). You could have eaten something salty and you're retaining water. Or it could be TOM time (I don't count my weight at all during TOM).
Moving up the ladder in OWL as Atkins recommends helps some people who seem stalled - Induction is not the whole program, of course. You probably should do the ladder in order so you can determine your ACE (CCLL).
Sorry to ask - but you
have read the book, yes? Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution (2002) is what we use around here.
If you think 4 oz cheese or less a day is a problem food, eliminate it. Dairy is a problem for some people.
I know others will give much more wise and sage advice, but that's my two cents, for what it's worth.
