Anyone Not Loosing But Gaining???

[Diva217.5]

Ok, been doing atkins for 1 yr, never cheated, stick with the program 100% of the time. Work out 4-5 week and drink plenty of water. I have only lost 17lbs in 12 months, and not gained any muscle (do cardio, not weight lifting), my body fat has not decreased.I keep trying and I loose and gain the same 5lbs over and over.Can someone tell me what the **** is going on?I have listed my menus over and over, and done everything I was told to do, but still nothing changes.I am getting so mad, because I need to get this weight off (I am still 200lbs) and feel like I am just wasting my time.
Is there anyone here who has gone thru this?IT IS TOTALLY FRUSTRATING.

[Jolinar]

Have you had your thyroid checked or otherwise discussed this with your doctor?

[Diva217.5]

I had my thyroid checked years ago, but its not that, cos when I did Bernstein, I lost to my goal weight with no problems.Perhaps it just stopped working for me, can this happen?I stopped loosing after I beleive 3 months. Not lost anything since.

[kylie]

Hi - when you say you gain and lose the same 5 pounds - is there anything in your eating patterns that you can match up with the loss and/or the gain? Sometimes when we see a loss on the scale, we subconciously grant ourselves permission to "treat" ourselves - even legal - but carb creep can set in.

How do you feel physically? Do you feel like you did at the beginning when you lost the 17 pounds? If not, there could be something there that you're not seeing. And if it has been years since you had your thyroid checked, it might be worth another look. I have to hand it to you, you have more persistence than I - I don't think I would have made it a year without seeing results.

One other possibility - I know that we don't "count calories" but calories "do count" is there ANY chance that you are just overeating your legal foods? Did you move right into OWL? What is your current daily carb intake?

I am trying to think of everything...but it's hard to know all the details of someone else's situation. I tried to check out your fitday from another post, but can't access it.

I really hope you can figure this out and work through it!

[Diva217.5]

I use fitday everyday to make sure I stay within a certain caloric intake (around 2000cal).I stay within my carbs and usually work it out to be almost exactly 65 fat, 5 carb and 30 protein. Like I said, I work out 5 days a week and drink 5 bottles of water every day. I even cut out diet colas.I have no idea whats going on here but I can tell you that , the persistance you mentioned, is about to disappear.

[julirama723]

Are you still following an induction menu after a year? If so, you need to move to OWL ASAP.

[ttdriver]

Originally Posted by julirama723

Are you still following an induction menu after a year? If so, you need to move to OWL ASAP.

I totally agree !

Betty

[Diva217.5]

Ok, so what your saying is , for the next week, add more veggies correct?How high should my carb count go than?Currently I eat a salad and usually a cup of green beens, snow peas etc. HOw much should I add, ad what are some good idea veggies to add?
I'm gonna give it another week, so give me all the ideas, and I will do them to the letter and let you know by next Monday.

[kylie]

You add 5 net grams of carbs to whatever your current count is - if you are at 20 this would put you at 25 - if you are only averaging 15 - then this would put you at 20. What does fitday say your BMR is? I would consider dropping my calories to just above that number for a week as well, just to see what happens.

I like cauliflower, broccoli, pumpkin, zuchinni, squashes....anything from the 1 cup list would be great in a 5 net carb serving size.

[julirama723]

Atkins is more than just induction--induction lasts 2 weeks, though many choose to extend this. It's recommended that induction only be safely extended for 6 months. After induction, move to OWL. OWL is a series of rungs, each a different food type or group, introduced in order of low to high GI.

Check out the stickies in the OWL forum, and read Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution (2002 edition) as soon as you can. Many people have the misconception that staying on an induction menu will speed weight loss, when really it's moving to OWL that speeds most people's losses.