11 days down and only 5 lbs lost

[liv]

You are only allowed three sweeteners a day. "Frankenfood" like shakes and bars contain lots of sweeteners and if you add sweetener to the drinks throughout the day you are messing with your system a bit. It looks like you are stalling a bit because of them. I would cut this down (those shakes stall me - I use them for emergency only)
You need at least 64 oz of clean water a day.

[liv]

Oh I was going to say that a lot of exercise challenges and the water challenge is about to start now June 1st. Maybe you should join up with something. Helps with motivation.

[wmiller428]

<a href="http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/ticker/"><img src="http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...nl0057b9id.png" alt="http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com Ticker" border="0"/></a> down 6 lbs........and feeling great, im wide awake after only 4 to 6 hours of sleep.......wasnt hungry this morning , ate tuna with mayo and SUGAR FREE CARB FREE RELISH for lunch, supper will be hamburger pattys with melted cheese, no veggies tonight, gonna jump start this considerin a drink a little liguer each each((((clear that is))) with diet sodas.....thanx everyone, in due time will be a life time change for good this hopfully, wendy, by the way where is everyone from,would love to meet someone round here to hang out with and excercise with.......byron georgia here

[pagliaccia]

Wait, you're not having any veggies? Why not? You're supposed to get a total of 3 cups a day. Also, why are you having alcohol during your Induction? Do what you want, but it will definitely hinder your loss and you won't know your true metabolic resistance.

[Georgiana]

Originally Posted by wmiller428

koolaid a no no? hmmm im confused, i drink the koolaid i mix myself with either nothing or when i fix my glass, i use one packet of spenda, not the real sugar kind of koolaid.......and also the atkins shakes only have 1 carb,, but havent drank those in 5 days....im gonna stay strict on just pretty much meat and tity bits of the salad..and green acceptable veggies, it should start coming off, wendy

Originally Posted by wmiller428

down 6 lbs........and feeling great, im wide awake after only 4 to 6 hours of sleep.......wasnt hungry this morning , ate tuna with mayo and SUGAR FREE CARB FREE RELISH for lunch, supper will be hamburger pattys with melted cheese, no veggies tonight, gonna jump start this considerin a drink a little liguer each each((((clear that is))) with diet sodas.....thanx everyone, in due time will be a life time change for good this hopfully, wendy, by the way where is everyone from,would love to meet someone round here to hang out with and excercise with.......byron georgia here

Well, now you say it all...

Kool-aid. You should check the label. Some unsweetened flavors contain maltodextrin, the same sugar you find in Splenda, so if you drink one serving of Kool-Aid with 1 packet of Splenda, it should be counted as 2 packets of sweetener. Other flavors contain modified corn starch, so you should not have them.

Shakes and bars. As Liv said, they are infamous for screwing up people's weight loss, either by stalling it or by slowing it down.

Veggies & alcohol. Your carbs should come from vegetables, not from alcohol, and you should "jump start this" by dropping alcohol and following the plan (which includes vegetables!), not by tweaking the plan to fit your drinking habits. And by the way, if you think you are compensating drinking alcohol by not eating vegetables, you are just fooling yourself. The carbohydrates in vegetables come with fiber, vitamins and minerals, and you remain in fat burning mode while eating them. On the other hand, when you drink, your body has to burn through all the alcohol before going back to burning fat, so you are putting a break on your weight loss. Also, if you are using ketostix to test for ketosis, they will change color because of the alcohol you drank, not because of excess acetoacetate spilled over into your urine.

Read or re-read the book ("Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution", 2002 ed., is what we use here), or at least the sticky threads on top of this forum. If you want to maximize your results, you will have to follow all the rules, not only those you like. No complaints otherwise.

[Gottabringmeback]

Originally Posted by Georgiana

Well, now you say it all...

Kool-aid. You should check the label. Some unsweetened flavors contain maltodextrin, the same sugar you find in Splenda, so if you drink one serving of Kool-Aid with 1 packet of Splenda, it should be counted as 2 packets of sweetener. Other flavors contain modified corn starch, so you should not have them.

Shakes and bars. As Liv said, they are infamous for screwing up people's weight loss, either by stalling it or by slowing it down.

Veggies & alcohol. Your carbs should come from vegetables, not from alcohol, and you should "jump start this" by dropping alcohol and following the plan (which includes vegetables!), not by tweaking the plan to fit your drinking habits. And by the way, if you think you are compensating drinking alcohol by not eating vegetables, you are just fooling yourself. The carbohydrates in vegetables come with fiber, vitamins and minerals, and you remain in fat burning mode while eating them. On the other hand, when you drink, your body has to burn through all the alcohol before going back to burning fat, so you are putting a break on your weight loss. Also, if you are using ketostix to test for ketosis, they will change color because of the alcohol you drank, not because of excess acetoacetate spilled over into your urine.

Read or re-read the book ("Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution", 2002 ed., is what we use here), or at least the sticky threads on top of this forum. If you want to maximize your results, you will have to follow all the rules, not only those you like. No complaints otherwise.

What she said. Take out alchool, shakes and try to cut splenda down and you won't belive how it'll work. I'd start it again.