6th day,,,,totaly lost 1.5 lbs!!!

[Babak]

Hi,
It is sixth day through induction phase, and i just lost 1.5 lbs,,,,,,,!!! after these days full of cravings, tiredness, being hungry like ****, just lost 1.5 lbs,
hm.

well, will continue , lets see what happens next,
Good luck everybody

BTW. my keton stix is still positive
BABak

[liv]

Have you posted a menu BABak? Maybe there is some improving that can be done. Remember to drink you water too. And what are your stats , weight , height etc. Depending on how much you have to lose 1.5lbs may be a reasonable expectation.

[Elizellen]

To add to what Liv has said, we dont always lose weight in a regular way - some people lose no weight the first week of induction then some in week 2, some lose lots the first week and nothing in the second week, and some lose absolutely nothing the whole 14 days but start to lose weight when they move to OWL.

Just carry on for the whole 14 days and see how you have done.

Use the chart in DANDR to see what your likely metabolic resistance to weightloss works out at.

[Babak]

Thanks for your reply
actually I can't say my exact diet ! as I am a single guy in the late 30's, I eat when i feel hungry, (well, recently I eat small portions every 4-5 hours), diet consists of steak, shrimp, salmon (all cooked in stove), some lettuce, sprout, celery stalk, mushroom, cheese (guad. mozzar. ...) lemon juice, well, that is all, (ah, and sometimes bell pepper), 3-4 coffee's a day (regular coffee, don't get the boost from decaff), 4-5 herbal teas (green, or fruit tea) with max 4-5 splenda pockets, that is all , and if i forget I dont drink water at all!!!!! some days I remember, and I get 4-6 mandatory ! glasses of water.....
BabakF

6" height, 200 lbs, target 165-170 lbs when I had semi!-sixpack in early 20's , and get rid of my love handles and have more energy.

Good Luck with your health journey

[liv]

How active are you? Are you exercising at all?
A couple of things that strikes me.
*You should know how much veggies you eat - these are important to keep an eye on as they are your carbs and you will need to add to them or take away if you get too many. Counting carbs is fairly important
* Not sure what you mean by "small portions". But if you are not eating enough you will not lose.
*Don't rely on just protein make sure that you get fats with your veggies and protein.
* Water - don't skimp on it - You NEED it. Drink it.
* Not sure what you mean by lemon juice. But lemon is limited to 2-3 table spoons.
* You are getting a few too many stimulants with splenda and coffees I think. If it was me and pounds were not coming off I would think about cutting those off.

Keep going though. Do some tweeking of what you eat but I think you are on the right path.

[Babak]

Thanks for your input , interesting topic, I could never understand it:
I am unfamiliar with calorie or carb counting..... not familiar how much ounce or gr, or kg, or .... of something or ..... dont have scale...........

this is my biggest problem until now: I used to eat (if you put the total of 3 portions in a day in a plastic bag ) , that plastic bag would be 60-70 % of my heads volume!!!!

now what I eat is :
8 am morning 1-2 boiled egg, coffee with 1 splenda without cream,

1 pm a piece of steak (just as big as fingers of my one hand, not all the plam, couldnt eat more) , 2 large lettuce skin (do they call it peel, or stalk or ...) (3 cups of salad a DAY?????!!! that is just 1-2 lettuce peels a day!!!!!) + a piece of mozzarella, half the size of my steak, few drops of lemon juice and olive oil of the lettuce,

4 pm another coffee + one splenda, some piece of steak, as big as just index and middle finger together. and the same size of mushroom

9 pm like lunch, or two skews of shrimp, totally 13-15 average ones, one average tomato, two lettuce peels !?!, and some lemon juice and olive oil.

10 -12 pm 2-3 teas, each with one splenda, sometimes another piece of cheese at night.


MY DISCUSSION: now if you compare what I eat with what I used to eat (that plastic bag), you see how much less I eat now!!!!!,,,,,,,,,, I bet there are lots of calorie deficit,,,,,,,,,,don't know whether it is bad or good,,,,,,,, also......... I guess my carb (veggies, or lettuce) is more than 3 loose cups of salad (3 loose cup is nothing, just suffice a portion like lunch, not the whole day).............so, what should i do???????????? cut off the salad thing,,,,,,,then live with what ? that palm sized piece of steak totally each day +2 shrimp skews??? I have the feeling that there are lots of calorie deficit,,,,,,,,,,,
but still ,I guess, there are too much carb......... (sometimes i eat 3-4 boiled eggs, but I couldnt eat eggs for a few days afterwards, no appetite)



another problem: I am not hungry , but I am weak just like the times that I was weak becuase of not getting enough food......


wow, lots of questions
good luck,
any hints are appreciated

Babak

PS. Sendentary life now, in the middle of my jobs project, but will change it near future.

[liv]

Yes you need to eat some more. You are starving yourself whether it feels like it or not. And you need to get some more carbs in. Two lettuce peals or leaves have virtually no carbs.

Try to eat more substantial vegetable than lettuce (Lettuce is like green water) There are very many to choose from. Check the allowed lists in the book. Atkins talks about cup measures, which is not that hard to understand.

Try to get in a bit of exercise if you can. Walking at lunch hour. Take those stairs. A few push-ups in the morning.

[Skeptika23]

I have to echo what they're saying about veggies and eating enough.

I switched to darker veggies for salads - baby spinach is a favorite now, as well as romaine and cabbage (red and green) and that helps a lot. Onion is also fairly carby for what it is (leeks are the bomb, man, very versitile).

When I was in induction I struggled at first with eating enough, too. After reading the board here, I knuckled down, kept a food diary, used Fitday, bought a food scale, and I'm still struggling with it but at least I know when I'm under and I need to eat more!

A food scale is really helpful because you can pre-measure amounts of raw veggies, bag them, and grab 'em on the go easily so you can keep on plan without too much work - I got mine cheap at Linens & Things (going out of business, you might get a deal there). I also use my bagged cabbage to stir-fry with onion in butter when I'm really in a hurry and need to eat quick - fat and carbs, yay.

I was a no-water drinker until I bought several one liter bottles, keep them filled, and tote them around with me everywhere. Now I get what I need and then some, because I always have it handy.

Exercise - I do martial arts and it's so much fun. Doesn't seem like "exercise" at all, but it is! Perhaps some external class-type thing will motivate you better than doing it alone?

Hope these tips help! Remember that you're changing your ways and breaking old habits, not going on a diet. It can take time to learn how to do it.