Can anyone help?

[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

[sdespradel]

You may need to "engine" your metabolism a bit more. Try to eat more frequently, around every 3 to 4 hours and drink 1 glass of water every hr.

Even if you feel that what you eat is good and allowed, check the amount and quantities, you may be eating more calories that you are burning.

Also, you are eating processed food as sausages for example...try to avoid that and also avoid sauces as well.


Good Luck!

[michael1887]

Thank you for replying!
Should my calories be at a certain amount like 2000 or 1500?

[liv]

First of all it is not necessary that anything is wrong even if the scale jump - things like that can happen.

Calories are not that important - but don't eat too little.

How much do you have to lose and how much did you already lose?

I think I would cut down on the tea with the sweetener - sometimes sweeteners can stall. You have sweetener in your tea and in your sauce and maybe also your sausages - so that will make more than the 3 daily sweetener allowed
And make sure you drink 64 oz of water
Also American cheese is not allowed on induction.
Make sure you get 3 cups of veggies and try to spread them around to all your meals.

[michael1887]

I have lost 20 pounds and still need to lose about 100 more to be at my idea weight.
thanks for your help!

[michael1887]

Would Decafinated tea be better?

[liv]

Atkins writes that caffeine can stall some people so decaffeinated may be better.
Are you trying some exercise?

[michael1887]

Yea I have been trying to go to the gym about 3 times a week but I usually only make it one day a week. thanks for your help I think I will start weighing weekly insted of every day and maybe I wont panic as much LOL. do you think a goal of 50 more pounds by summer seems resonable???

thanks!

[Elizellen]

Originally Posted by michael1887

do you think a goal of 50 more pounds by summer seems reasonable???

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.

[michael1887]

Thanks!!!