Congrats.
According to the charts in the book, you have a very low metabolic resistance to weight loss. Dr. Atkins wrote that the only people who can benefit from extending Induction beyond the initial 2 weeks are those who have a high metabolic resistance to weight loss because it might correct the metabolic imbalances that hinder weight loss.
Also, it's been the collective experience of ADBB that people who have moderate to low metabolic resistance to weight loss do themselves no favors staying on Induction. They eventually hit a plateau that's only broken by moving to On-Going WEight Loss Phase or they get bored with the Induction menu, cheat and eventually fall off completely.
Furthermore, staying on Induction doesn't guarantee continued weight loss or even the same rate of weight loss you experienced initially.
As for moving on....Dr. ATkins wrote that the last 5-10 pounds should be spent in Pre-Maintenance Phase. We've had some folks here who moved to OWL when they were 5-10 pounds from goal: they learned the hard way that they didn't know enough about how their bodies react to different foods, which made their Maintenance phase more challenging.
As for cycling OWL and Induction, what's the point in that? During OWL, you are still in ketosis/lipolysis. But you are able to eat your CCLL (Critical Carbohydrate Losing Level): you aren't condemned to eating no more than 20 net carbs a day. Additionally, you aren't stuck only the foods listed on the Induction Acceptable Foods list.
February 21st, 2009, 01:32 PM
Re: Lost 15 lbs last day of induction now what? 
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