Day 10, no weight loss since day 5

[Greeneyed]

Hi Guys,

I wonder if you can help me I am on day 10 of the induction. In the first five days I lost six pounds however since I have put a pound back on and no further loss. I have the book and I'm following it to the letter, I am eating my 3 cups of veggies, eggs, chicken, ham & bacon, fish, beef and cheese (though no more than the recommeded amount and a small amount of cream for sauces with some meals & mayo. The first few days I could feel the pounds coming off though expect it was mostly water as I was continually peeing. I have had about 7 hours excercise in the last 10 days also. The only difference from day 5 is that I have started taking lepicol (phsylium husks -carb free) and calcium, magnesium and potassion supplements as I was having bad leg cramps.

I am drinking the required amount of water daily plus a couple of decaf black coffees, a couple of herbal teas and 1 caffienated tea. I have had the odd carb free (sucralose) flavoured water also. I estimate I am eating between 1100 and 1400 calories per day. any tips on how I can kickstart weight loss again as I seem to have stalled and I'm not cheating honest!!! If I don't see any further loss soon I will be inclined to give it up for easter weekend as we are away and going to two parties!

Thanks for your help

[not2late]

As long as you are following the Rules and eating off the Induction Foods list, I wouldn't worry about it. You lost 5 pounds. More importantly, you made some very drastic changes to your body and your body needs time to adjust to them.

Also, we can expect to lose 5-10% of the weight we need to lose during our 14 days of Induction. So if you have a 100 pound weight loss goal, that's 5-10 pounds. If you have a 10 pounds weight loss goal, that 1/2 to 1 pound.

Have you lost inches? Dr. Atkins told us to weigh and measure yourselves when we begin. According to him, losing inches was a more reliable indicator of the fat emptying from our bodies. The scale doesn't distinguish water retention from fat gain. During my TOM (time of month), I retain 3-7 pounds of water. And since our goal is to lose fat, I don't worry much about water weight "gain".

[Aussieinaz]

I lost allot the first week, Im on day 13 and looked at the scales and Im back to around where I was when I started but then a few days before that I was around 168 again. Its an up and down game with the scales and I can see why its recommended to keep away from them. Ive decided if i do get the urge to weigh myself not to pay attention to the numbers as I can feel my clothes getting baggy so thats all that matters to me.

Hang in there dont give up, just keep doing what you are and you will see results.

[Greeneyed]

Thanks guys,


I had lost another pound this morning on the scale However I had just been to the toilet
I cheated and had a glass of white wine last night, bit annoyed with myself as I had done 10 days clean, however it doesn't seem to have done any harm. I will be good again now!

Cheers Greeneyed x

[At Home in Europe]

I'm right there with ya. I'm on my second set of induction and I've lost a total of 11 pounds but the darn scale will not move. Nothings changed...should I move on to the next level?