Can anyone relate? Need a boost.

[BeeDee]

I could sure use some words of wisdom and experience right now. Can anyone relate to my tale?

I started Atkins 19 days ago. I immediately lost 3 pounds, then another 1 ½, then I gained a pound back, and now I am stuck there. I thought it was the constipation, or my period, but both have ended now, and the scale has not budged. The tape measure moved initially and now is frozen, too. I have read a lot about stalls and plateaus, but I don’t really feel I even got started yet….sigh….I moved to OWL rung 1 to get more veggies (which relieved the constipation within a day—wonderful!) and have stayed under 25 net carbs since. I drink all my water, I lift weights 3x a week and walk at 3.5 mph for 30-40 minutes 2 x a week. I have been in ketosis (light to med pink on strips) since day 5 of Induction. I posted a menu and it seemed to be appropriate to those who viewed it.

I feel fantastic, otherwise, I think I just need a morale boost. Or maybe I just need a bit more patience while my poor body figures this all out.

Most of all: I would love to hear from anyone who has experienced this nigh on ‘no start’ and managed to break through. If it’s more patience I need, I’ll find it. If I need more fat in my diet (I average 65%), I’ll eat it. If I need to do the hokey pokey naked on Main Street, I can make that work, too, with pictures to prove it! J

Thanks for listening, and if anyone has a similar story to share, I am all ears!

All the best.

[Georgiana]

I think the hokey pokey would do it...

What you are seeing is normal. A stall is defined as 4 consecutive weeks without any weight loss or loss of inches, so you're certainly not stalling. Weight/inches will come off at their own pace and you should not expect to see a loss every day or even every week. By the way, how often do you weigh yourself? Some folks do better if they only weigh once a week (not that I'm one of them, just saying... ), to avoid the disappointment of not losing daily or of seeing some gain.

If you are exercising at a level you weren't used to before, your muscles are probably retaining some fluid too, so that will add to your weight.

[usetababrickhouse]

Don't despair.... Your body is going through some major changes right now... Just be sure that you are eating your veggies and drinking your water.. i find that if i slack on either of those i get stuck briefly.... try posting a menu and the many gurus here can help you with that too..

Just be assured that this way of life works and will work for you.. patience is truly a virtue in the atkins world for some of us that are just slow losers it doesn't necessarily have anything to do with what you are doing!!!

good luck!

[BeeDee]

Thank you!

I think I expected a drop after my period/constipation issues and was disappointed when it didn't show up. I know better, but sometimes you just get a little impatient and a little down when things don't work out the way you imagined. I am feeling much better today, and it does help to know that this is not abnormal. And hey, I'm still down a few pounds, I feel great, and I am healthier than I was 3 weeks ago! Where's the problem? And, it looks like I won't have to dance naked in public, after all!


Thanks so much for your support!

Cheers.

[ElizabethLC]

Just wanted to say - keep at it and don't give up! I had a big chunk of no-scale-movement in my second and third weeks (depressing!). But then I lost a pound at the end of the third week and one more in the fourth week.

I think if you keep at it, you will see results!