Can I do this again?

[phillipandjoann]

Well today is the first day of my second week. Day 8..I'd been trotting along pretty well stayng away from the carbs no more than 10-15 a day and of course this weekend had to my Mothers Day weekend, right...Saturday night my husband takes me out to a fancy seafood restaurant and I was really convinced that I wasn't going to eat any of that "hot fresh bread" yeah right!! Yes I ate one...ok I took a couple of bites of that fully loaded baked potato too....When I woke up Sunday morning I knew that if I messed up and ate the bacon & pancakes I fixed for my family It would all be over & I might as well forget it. Thank you Jesus! I actually didn't have any trouble at all skipping the pancakes and sticking to the bacon and an egg. It really wasn't that hard at all. I'm taking this one day at a time..one pound at a time..I'm pretty sure I can do this again & I just need to stay focused.

[JulieB]

Well done - glad you got right back on the horse Sunday morning! The worst thing you can do once you've cheated is keep cheating because 'you've ruined it anyway'. Glad you're back - I'm sure you can do it too.

[phillipandjoann]

Thanks for the support & yes, I know I can because I did it before. I need to stay strong though & this forum will help keep me the way. I just need to stay connected & focused on what I am doing. How long have you been at it?

[phillipandjoann]

Crap!! Yesterday I weighed in at 184.4 Today 185.2...I ate 1 boiled egg + 4 slices of center cut bacon for breakfast...2 slices of smoked deli ham 0 carbs + 2 slices of colby jack 0 carbs + 1 slice of pickle 1 carb for lunch. Dinner was 1 - 8 oz ribeye + 2 slices of pickle 2 carbs+ a handful of hot&spicy pig skins. What happened? I am still on phase 1 induction. I should not have gained.

[msanjelpie]

It is a common myth that dieters will not gain during induction... that's why it is best to stay off of the scale until induction is over... that way you don't get caught up in the daily drama of water fluctuations...

On the other hand... your carbs are too low, I don't see any veggies other than pickles and your percentages are probably out of whack. Try entering your foods into fitday.com and see what the numbers come out to be. Your percentages should be 65% fat, 30% protein and 5% carbs... Let us know what amounts it says you ate in regards to calories, fat and protein...

[noblenellie]

It is possibly water weight...I do the same thing if I eat anything that is high in sodium....I'd check the sodium content on the pickles and the deli ham...also on the pork skins look to see if there is any sugar listed on the contents.

[Slapshot]

Originally Posted by phillipandjoann

Crap!! Yesterday I weighed in at 184.4 Today 185.2...I ate 1 boiled egg + 4 slices of center cut bacon for breakfast...2 slices of smoked deli ham 0 carbs + 2 slices of colby jack 0 carbs + 1 slice of pickle 1 carb for lunch. Dinner was 1 - 8 oz ribeye + 2 slices of pickle 2 carbs+ a handful of hot&spicy pig skins. What happened? I am still on phase 1 induction. I should not have gained.

This one's simple.

bacon = sodium
deli ham = sodium
colby jack = sodium
pickle = sodium
pig skins = sodium

You gained a bunch of water weight. Cut back on the salty foods/snacks and it will go away so long as you keep your water intake up. Counterintuitive, but true- the more water you drink, the less you retain.

[Slapshot]

nellie beat me to the punch.

[Slapshot]

Oh, one more thing. You might want to get away from weighing yourself every day, so as to avoid these anxieties. Weight goes up and down within each day and from day to day for reasons we can't explain. Once I went to a weekly weigh-in on Saturday mornings, my anxiety level about weight fluctuations and obsession with the scale went away. Just a suggestion...good luck!

[msanjelpie]

Is there any way to make the induction food list a sticky on the FAQ forum?

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Anyway, colby-jack cheese may not be allowed on induction, if so it is allowable in OWL rung 2.