Have I done a lot of damage?

[lhs78]

Hi all,
I am on second week of induction (or maybe back to the start now!), on average eating between 15-20g carbs a day. I did cheat at the weekend by having a few glasses of wine and some rice and nann bread on Saturday - I know this shows how little commitment I have, however I have learnt from my mistake. I had lost 7 lbs from Mon-Fri last week, then not suprisingly by this Monday I had put 3lb back on, however I have stuck ridgedly to the plan since Monday and my weight this morning has gone up by another pound? Can the cheating/alcohol cause such a big impact?
I am also averaging between 1000-1400 calories a day, with a nurtional break down of fats - 65%, protein 30% carbs 5%
I am also drinking at least 3 litres of water a day.
Please tell me I will start losing again!!!

[DarlingBri]

Originally Posted by lhs78

Hi all,
I am on second week of induction (or maybe back to the start now!), on average eating between 15-20g carbs a day. I did cheat at the weekend by having a few glasses of wine and some rice and nann bread on Saturday - I know this shows how little commitment I have, however I have learnt from my mistake. I had lost 7 lbs from Mon-Fri last week, then not suprisingly by this Monday I had put 3lb back on, however I have stuck ridgedly to the plan since Monday and my weight this morning has gone up by another pound? Can the cheating/alcohol cause such a big impact?

Yes it can, because you have blown your stable blood sugar and possibly knocked yourself out of ketosis. But you should also be aware that there are normal weight fluctuations due to hormones, water retention, etc. You should probably weigh no more than once a week, same day same time same scale. Other wise you live and die by ever wobble on the scale and that's really stressful!

I am also averaging between 1000-1400 calories a day, with a nurtional break down of fats - 65%, protein 30% carbs 5%
I am also drinking at least 3 litres of water a day.

That doesn't seem like enough calories to me. So while you may be getting the right percentage of fat for that calorie intake, you may still not be getting enough fat for Induction.

Can you post menus with quantities or a link to your FitDay? (FitDay > Profile > Scroll to the bottom, Make Public)

[lhs78]

Thanks for your reply!
I'm in the UK and really can't get on with Fit day!! I use a UK based website, this is yesterdays menu. I'll post more if you would like, I'm not sure how this will appear though!! It might look a bit of a mess on the screen!
I'm finding it hard to eat more as I'm not hungry. What snacks would you suggest to up my calories? I've been eating cheese and peperamis but realise I have to limit cheese and pepperamis are very salty!!
My Diary:


Food/Drink Servings & Carbs
Breakfast
Eggs, Free Range, Medium, Average 2 Med Eggs/100g 0.8
Lunch
Salad, Spinach, Florette 50g 0.7
Cucumber, Portion, Tesco 25g 0.4
Mayonnaise, Real, Hellmann's 2 Tsps/22g 0.3
Butter, Anchor 10g 0.0
Garlic, Raw, Average 1 Clove/3g 1.0
Prawns, King, Cooked & Peeled, Chilled, Tesco 125g 0.4
Pepperoni, Asda 6 Slices/36g 0.6
Dinner
Gammon, Rounds, Unsmoked, Grilled, Asda 1 Steak/97g 0.0
Mange Tout, Boiled in Salted Water 1 Med Serving/50g 1.6
Leeks, Boiled, Average 50g 1.3
Eggs, Free Range, Medium, Average 2 Med Eggs/100g 0.8
Drinks
Tea, Made with Water, Tetley 1 Cup/250ml 0.7
Water, Mineral Or Tap 6 Bottles/3000ml 0.0

Thanks
Lee

[DarlingBri]

I had no idea there was a UK/ROI alternative to FitDay - I have done ALL the gram conversions and have them on a spreadsheet so I can do Atkins in grams! That's really helpful, thank you.

Honestly, aside from the tiny amount of butter and the mayo, that reads like a calorie restricted, low-fat menu to me. There is not enough fat and not enough calories in there. More butter in your frying pan and cream (or cream cheese) in your eggs! Rashers with breakfast! Shredded cheese in your salad! Tablespoons not tea spoons of mayo! You genuinely need and should consume what seems like an alarming amount of fat in Induction.

3 - 4 oz of cheese (the limit on Induction) is about 100 - 150g. If you take a 400g block of Tesco mature cheddar and divide it into 4 pieces, if you're like me you'll be SHOCKED how much cheese that is. It's loads. You don't have to eat it all but at the same time, I found it really helpful to take a good look and understand that really, I can eat quite a lot of cheese each day if I want to.

[lhs78]

Hiya,
thanks for that, and glad I could help you!!! I've just signed up to that site for a month so I can get used to logging my food and getting to know the carb amounts etc.
I guess my low fat attitude comes from years of WW, so I just need to add in more cheese, more cream and more mayo!
I'll give that a go and see how I get on
thanks again!

[DarlingBri]

Excellent. Join us on the dark side - it's yummy over here Also look at more fatty meat - we've been alternating seafood (salmon fillets, prawns) with fatty meat (steak, pork chops) on alternate nights. I get cloggy if I do that every night but every other night is working well at my house.

[Elizellen]

Originally Posted by DarlingBri

3 - 4 oz of cheese (the limit on Induction) is about 100 - 150g.

3 ounces = 85 grams
4 ounces = 113 grams

[DarlingBri]

Originally Posted by Elizellen

3 ounces = 85 grams
4 ounces = 113 grams

Yes, thank you! My math leaves a lot to be desired. Ask my bank manager!