FRUSTRATED...talk me down from my ledge

[shannon07016]

Thank you all for your responses. SunnyOne, I appreciated your concern, so I apologize if I was a little bitchy. It was only that particular day that I limited myself to 5 carbs (an approximation), and my mom made beef stroganoff, and I fooled myself into believing that I was in the clear, since my strips had been consistently getting darker. I should never have had pasta, LC or not. I just thought I could get away with it, but was rudely surprised. I'm having a rough couple of days with cravings, today being the worst because of the pasta incident. It's like I'm starting over, and the cravings and hunger are back. I realize now that even the slightest misstep can result in a setback. Point taken, Dr. Atkins.

[Sharon_Wants_Help]

That a girl, Shannon! Be strong It's the only way we'll eventually get rid of this.

Hun, I know EXACTLY what you meant by how "this time" around it feels like you're not losing anything. I remember very distinctly losing up to 10 pounds on the first time I ever did induction! And NOW, I'm afraid to step on the scale, because I know from previous go-rounds at this that my induction weight-loss had dramatically gotten smaller....

and smaller...

and smaller...

It sucks. We both know it sucks. We're both experiencing it. But we have to pull through with it, because we both know this is the only WOE that's ever helped us lose our weight without us both feeling like we're starving! The weight loss will be slower this time around, yes. That's why we have to try EXTRA hard to be strict! Let's kick our asses back in shape together!

[Scotslass]

Hi All

I weigh 200lbs

I am on Atkins for the second time. First time I did really well and was more than happy wiith my weight loss. I have been on Atkins for 3 weeks and have lost a pound and gained a pound each week. End result is I have had 0 weight loss for 3 weeks of Atkins. I am very frustrated and dissapointed and can't figure out where I am going wrong.

I am a coffee addict, but have cut down to 3 cups per day of either decaf or half caf. Have had 500ml in total of caffeine and sugar free coke during the last 3 weeks. Drinking almost 2litres of water each day (8 times 8 oz glasses)

I struggle to get my carbs up to 20 each day, actually having approx 10-12 carbs per day. I don't take much excercise, but this week have walked 6 miles and swum 750 metres and still no weight loss.

I read the book first time and am reading it again. Mistakes i have made this time.
1 Had some berries (once this week)
2 Had some Brazil nuts and Macademia nuts each day during Induction
3 Had some red wine in week 2, but nothing in the last 5 days.

Can anyone help with some advice or ideas? I am so frustrated with it that I am considering giving it only one more week, and if I do not drop any weight then I shall have to come off of Atkins.

[Sharon_Wants_Help]

Originally Posted by Scotslass

Hi All
Can anyone help with some advice or ideas? I am so frustrated with it that I am considering giving it only one more week, and if I do not drop any weight then I shall have to come off of Atkins.

Technically you're not doing Atkins, sweetie. It looks like you've made some changes to the induction rules, and it seems to me that you jumped right on the board with OWL.

I'll tell you something.

Our bodies are not designed to lose weight. Period. We're only designed to gain weight, back when food was scarse and we needed to glutton up on every ounce of fat to survive in the wild.

Imagine this: You invite a friend to come over for a while and to stay with you. During this time your friend invited ALL of her friends over for late night parties, completely raided your refridgerator, and just ABSOLUTELY left your house a MESS!

What happens when you ask your friend to come over again? You go "**** NO, Stay outta my house!"

In this scenario, your body is yourself, and your friend is ketosis.

Ketosis does exactly what your body DOESN'T want to do. It makes you spend all your fat reserve! The first time you do induction, your body doesn't expect it and you lose LOTS. And you keep losing lots.

The second time... well, as you were, your body says: "**** no!" And will resist ketosis and its attempt to burn your fat.

And that resistance gets STRONGER, and STRONGER... each time you redo induction.

For people like us, for Stacers, we have to be ON THE BALL! We have to kick our asses in gear and follow it by the rules. Yes, we know it was oh-so-easy to lose weight the first time, but this isn't the first time anymore. IN fact, if anything we should expect it to be harder.

Have you taken measurements? Have you noticed any health benefits? Cling to these like no tomorrow. I personally enjoy NOT being able to sleep in... it's helped me get to work on time every day this damn week

Cut out the berries, don't resume drinking the wine, and stop with the nuts. Your carb count is really low - make it go up by eating vegetables! Make yourself some cucumber salad, or just snack more on broccoli! Do NOT resort to going to things off of your induction list to help make up for the carbs! And incase I didn't make my self clear, ONLY snack on Veggies and cheese to make your carb count go up! (but mostly veggies!)

[shannon07016]

I hate to admit it, but she's right, Scotslass. I tried to do the same thing you're doing, and fool my body into ketosis by limiting my carbs, but eating things that weren't allowed during induction, such as berries, alcohol, and nuts. I wasn't losing a damn pound either, and ready to call it all off. You just have to buckle down, and follow the rules of induction in the book. Don't try to fool yourself. You'll keep frustrating yourself and give up. Don't let your cravings get the best of you. Remember: you are in control of what goes in your mouth! You can do this!