Induction....now extended induction!!

[brittaserdar]

Morning all well yesterday was my 2 weeks on induction and I am now moving on to extended....My question is how long have you guys stayed on extended and is it true that if you start to stall you should move on to the next level? Also I think I read that your induction weight loss should be 10% of you total goal loss?

Have a really great day and weekend!

[*Emma*]

why are you going on to extended?

OWL is only more veggies!

It boosted my weightloss, i lost more on OWL...

You are only supposed to do extended if you are at that point on the table in DANDR.

[*Emma*]

missed a question!

between 5-10% yes, you hit 10 so on the high side - so definitely should be moving to OWL

[Mirya]

Dr Atkins 2002 edition states that one may stay on induction as long as they are comfortable but at some point will stall. I would go totally by the book. If you feel comfortable moving up go for it. If you feel the need to stay on extended go for it. I am going by what Dr. Atkins says and using things here as reference. I was only on extended for 3 days lol. I just felt it was time to move on. Like Emma said 1st rung of OWL is only another 5 net grams of carbs. you can stay on your OWL rung as long as you like but after so long your body will get used to only having 20g

[brittaserdar]

One last question...LOL...Ok so I got the flu last week and just the last 3 days was able to eat normal again...during the days of flu I was only able to eat saltines so for 5 days I was eating saltines and drinking insane amounts of water. Would that posibly set me back if I moved on to OWL?

[Mirya]

I have no idea abot that bt since i was carbs its possible itll take you a while to get back into ketosis. not sure though

[*Emma*]

Whether its a setback or not, its happened and its in the past... any affect would of registered on your scales by now... go for it Britta, get those veggies!