Can anyone help?

[Fleur]

Originally Posted by Elizellen

Even if we do think it is reasonable, it will depend on what your own body decides to do as to whether you can lose that amount in that time

Setting weightloss by time schedules is a fairly pointless exercise I feel, as you cannot control it by your own efforts like you could other goals such as:
Staying on plan with your eating for xx days
Drinking xx ounces of water a day
Exercising xx minutes for x days a week

Set yourself goals you can achieve by your own choices instead and the weight loss will happen when your body decides it is time.

Elizellen - I ABSOLUTELY love yoiur idea of only setting goals of what is within your control - so simple, but so sensible, I'd never really thought of it this way before! Thanks so much!

[not2late]

Originally Posted by michael1887

I have been on the diet for 4 weeks, and this week i show that I have gained 3 pounds!!!!! What am I doing wrong????
Here's what I ate yesterday...
Breakfast-
2 sauage pattys and a slice of American Cheese

Lunch-
a double cheese burger (No bun and 1 slice of cheese)

snack- grilled chicken dipped in low carb bar b que

dinner-
Steak with a side of greenbeans and a side salad

I also drink tea sweetend with sweet n low with every meal

please help any comments would be deeply appriciated!
Thanks

What Phase of Atkins are you in?

REad the ingredients to the sausage patties---do they contain sugar (dextrose, corn syrup solids, sucrose, etc.)? Read the ingredients to the "low carb barbecue sauce"---are those ingredients legal for your phase of Atkins?

How much water are you drinking daily? Dr. Atkins said that we should drink at least 64 ounces of water daily. And the only thing that counts as water is water, not tea, not coffee, etc.

How much artificial sweetener are you using? We are allowed to have 3 servings of artificial sweetener per day. That includes foods sweetened with them.

[ThinSoon]

Hi there!

I've just started back but from former experience can tell you that paying attention to what happens with what you eat will help. For instance, if I eat too much cheese or too much beef, I won't lose for days. My body does like that variety! I do eat cheese but its usually string cheese or cheddar or colby jack, non-processed. I even try to stay away from yummy bacon because its processed and sodium but it is easy and good!

Drink more water plain, it really does help!

Don't forget to take your measurements!

You are doing great!!

Tracey