In Ketosis but no weight loss for 2 weeks:(

[liv]

Did you not have lunch?

[JaLiliFer]

Originally Posted by Georgiana

Could you post a typical menu?

What are your stats and how much do you have to lose?

Exercising, drinking water?

I probably should have read ahead...but have you taken measurements? I wouldn't drop salad greens from induction. While supplementing fiber is great, I still think it's best for our bodies to get some of it's fiber the natural way, you know?

Maybe too personal...but are you constipated? Maybe you need to "clear the system"? Ignore that last question if I crossed social boundaries!

I hope you find the answers you need.

[Pepper13]

I have been reading this thread because, I too have not lost a pound. I have done the Atkins diet before, as well and the results were great. This time has been tough. I will be at 2 weeks on Saturday. I am 35, so our ages are close and I weigh 158. I too, want to lose 20 pounds. I is very incouraging to find someone in the same boat. I found the information very helpful concerning the TOM, because I did start the diet at the onset of TOM and I also stopped a diuretic and BC at the same time. I guess it makes since that it could take a week or more to level out my body's water weight. It is just hard to see no movement on the scale...at all. The ketstix show ketosis, so I am doing something right. I am exercising 30 minutes a day, and afterward the stix are dark purple and my breath gets very keto-like. My diet yesterday was bacon in the morning, I had a small salad for lunch and a piece of ham. For dinner, I had chicken breast with a little cheese and another small salad. Both salads were 1 cup of lettus and less than a tablespoon of ceasar dressing (0 carb). Thanks for the help, Elizellen and Everlosing. I am going to keep going and see what happens at the end of the week.

[peppersmom]

Glad I saw this post! It's my TOM and NOTHING is happening! I getting the right veggies, water, and fat in, but I have come to a stop and last week I dropped 7.5 pounds. I read that like days 8-13 of your cycle you burn more calories, fats and carbs...we'll see. Still focused.

[msanjelpie]

For those of you who are not losing, are you eating 20 carbs a day? Have you checked your carb intake with fitday.com? Not eating enough carbs can cause your body to hang on to what it can very persistantly...

[lowcarbs_wow]

I feel so much better after having read this thread. Its my 11th day of induction today and I have lost absolutely no weight or inches.
Ketistix were turning purple , however after Georgiana's suggestion i increased my consumption of waiter. And she was right ! i was probably dehydrated. 'cos they no more turn purple.
The only hope i get after reading this thread is that I started my induction during my TOM. Will give another go at the induction and see.
In the meantime, can anyone post whether you finally had a weight lose or not.

[blondegypsy]

I have gone 5 weeks in ketosis, lost 1lb finally this week, the good news is I lost some inches, woke up one morning and my rockies were loose at the waist and baggy in the hiney! It was a great feeling getting into size smaller jeans and skirts!
I'm about to face the TOM too, so I expect to be in the same boat as you were....keep hopeing and turning purple!

Keep Happily Turning Purple!!!!!!

[Georgiana]

Originally Posted by blondegypsy

keep hopeing and turning purple!

Again, you do not have to turn the ketostix purple in order to lose weight. As I have explained in another thread and as lowcarbs_wow discovered on her own, drinking more water affects the color on the ketostix. Similarly, exercise more and your weight loss results will improve, even though the ketostix might stop turning purple.