Ok - I am stalled

[agirlwithatoy]

Annoying.

I am eating two eggs for breakfast....

Lunch is usually a beef patty and a bunch of brocolli - with olive oil poured over it.

Supper is usually meat with oil poured on it with some veggies with some cheese

snacks are usually - no more than 3 oz of cheese or an atkins shake....

I have laid off of the heavy cream and cream cheese

I figured that I might not have enough fat - so I am now using at least two or three teaspoons of coconut oil...straight out of the teaspoon.

HELP!!!! What am I doing wrong....

I have been totally legal except for one day about two weeks ago...

[gman]

Hello-
Congrats on your success. On your stuck-ness, that usually happens. What exercising are you doing? Are you seeing results in other ways besides weight loss?
Glenn

[agirlwithatoy]

Exercising:

Walking each night mainly. Wearing heart rate monitor to keep heart rate jacked up.

[moniegail]

how long have you been stalled? Dr. Atkins describes a stall as no weight loss or loss of inches for atleast 4 weeks.

one little thing i noticed in your post it that you are using the "Atkins" shakes. those are strongly NOT recommended by many of us on this board. they are known stallers, and should be considered a "frankenfood". i personally have never used the shakes, but have used the bars in the past, and they definately caused me to stall. so since restarting on june 2nd, i have not relied on any such frankenfoods and have had great success.

i would suggest dropping the shakes, and up your veggies, judging by your menu posted, you may not be getting enough. you should be getting 2 cups salad veggies, plus another cup from the other veggies list.

i wish you much success and hope the scale starts moving soon for you. also, if you haven't taken your measurements yet, you really should do that. you may be losing inches but it's just not showing up on the scales.

monie

[agirlwithatoy]

Thanks. I did not see that about the shakes....

I should have posted that I am trying to make sure that I get all of my vedgeies...

The stall is now - 5 days long....so - OK I am over-reacting....I just want the scale to MOVE!!!!

I do need to take measurements. Clothes are fitting better....but I am impatient for it to all fall off.

[studyinscarlet]

You should definitely measure. You're not stalled unless you are not losing weight or inches. Read this thread I started, it might help you.
Why the Scale Lies - The Importance of Measuring
Also, I agree about cutting out the Atkins shakes. Good luck!

[IrishMom82]

I totally agree with the measurements. I was "stalled" for almost three weeks. So I thought cause the scale wasn't moving and it is soooo frustrating when you don't see the numbers go down.

However the inches were going down. Seeing some change in something is such a reward for all the hard work you're doing! Now go buy a tape measure! haha!

[Momma2threegirls]

Make sure you are drinking enough - I know in hot weather if I don't drink my body holds on to fluids.

I would ditch the shakes and vary up your menu. It sounds like you are eating the same thing over and over. Maybe some fun salads or new protien sources???

[moniegail]

i'm glad to see you are trying to get your veggies in. Momma2threegirls makes a good point about getting enough fluids. you should be drinking atleast 8 8oz glasses of water + another 8 ozs for every 25 lbs you want to lose.

that brings me to another point, you didn't post any stats......starting weight, current weight, how much your want to lose, etc. if you don't have alot to lose, the weight will come off slower.

also, if you are past your initial 14 days induction, you may want to try moving on to OWL phase instead of staying on an extended induction. many people who have "stalled" when doing an extended induction post they started losing again after they start uping their carbs. the first rung is only adding another 5 net carbs of the allowed induction veggies, so it's not really all that big of a move. you can take as long as you'd like at each rung. that might be something to consider.

best wishes,
monie

[agirlwithatoy]

Thanks folks.

I did measurements last night - I wish I had measurements from before I started. It was discouraging to see the measurements compared to what I measured several years ago the last time that I was strict with this WOE/WOL....

I will switch to the first OWL...and see if that helps.

Oh - and it is TOM...showed up last night.....so......maybe that is where the stall is coming from.

-C