Follow the bouncing scale...

[lindsayanne0]

Hi all. Not sure where to post this so am posting here.

I have been doing Induction for weeks now. Over that time I've just jumped back and forth between 167 and 169. I have stayed on induction 1. because I haven't lost anything, and 2. because I had TOM last week so thought I should keep going to get past that. I show light pink on ketostix when I've used them. I've had NO change in the measurements that I've taken over that time - waist, neck, legs, arms. I usually drink 10 8-oz glasses of water a day. I take a multivitamin, psyllium husks, and L-Carnitine.

I'm not a doubter. I know this works. And the pink on the stix shows me SOMETHING is happening. I THINK my clothes might be getting roomier but not much if any.

Anyway, I'm trying to pinpoint if there is anything that I haven't been doing right that is holding things up. I do need to increase my exercise which I'm vowing to work on! The other thing I THINK might be an issue is not enough veggies? Have people had trouble if they are eating too much protein and not enough veggies? I'm not a huge salad lover so maybe that's why I struggle with this a bit. I use Sparkpeople to track my foods. I don't really have a 'typical' menu because I change it every day but here is yesterday's:

Breakfast:
3 eggs
.25 cup diced tomato
1 slice of american cheese

Lunch:
roast beef meat wrapped in romaine with 1/2 Tbsp mayo and 1 slice of american cheese

Snack:
Pepperoni chips
Green beans in butter (weird snack, I know, but I love green beans)

Dinner:
Two hamburger patties in romaine with a slice of cheese, 1 Tbsp pureed avocado, and 2 slices of tomato. Turnip 'chips' with salt on them.

Today is:
Breakfast:
3 eggs with .25 diced tomato, 1/2 slice american cheese, 2 oz of ham steak

Lunch:
roasted turkey in romaine with 1 slice american cheese, 1/2 Tbsp mayo

Snack:
15 black olives
1 oz mozzarella cheese

And I haven't decided on dinner yet.

I'm not whining about it not working - I'm just looking for input/ideas to help me out. Please let me know if there is info that I haven't provided that would be helpful. Thanks so much!

[jeff3298]

I doun't think American cheese is allowed, it is a processed cheese. Stick to real cheddar, not shredded either. Shredded has startch in it. I know the american cheese is fast and easy but not allowed. It may sound silly but one thing like this may keep your body from looseing. 3-4 ounces per day of cheese
Hopefully others will chim in here.

Breakfast:
3 eggs
.25 cup diced tomato
1 slice of american cheese

Lunch:
roast beef meat wrapped in romaine with 1/2 Tbsp mayo and 1 slice of american cheese

Snack:
Pepperoni chips
Green beans in butter (weird snack, I know, but I love green beans)

Dinner:
Two hamburger patties in romaine with a slice of cheese, 1 Tbsp pureed avocado, and 2 slices of tomato. Turnip 'chips' with salt on them.

Today is:
Breakfast:
3 eggs with .25 diced tomato, 1/2 slice american cheese, 2 oz of ham steak

Lunch:
roasted turkey in romaine with 1 slice american cheese, 1/2 Tbsp mayo

Snack:
15 black olives
1 oz mozzarella cheese

[lindsayanne0]

Maybe I should steer clear of cheese?

[lindsayanne0]

Hahaha... you were reading my mind!!! I will definitely cut out the american cheese then!

[Zarabelle]

I would say cut the american cheese out and if you really want cheese, have maximum 3 oz of cheddar daily. Let's hope the scale will start showing results for you soon x

[liv]

You're not really getting in all your veggies. Two cups of salad veggies and ONLY one cup on other veggie.

So when you list this what are your daily calorie, fat, carb, protein ##?

[chinadoll]

I agree that too much cheese can stall things and you definitely need more vegetables. I also tend not to lose unless I am drinking a lot of water--at least 80 ounces a day for me. It shouldn't matter in theory, but it does matter on the scale for me.

[lindsayanne0]

Totals from yesterday:

Calories - 1831 (this is higher than usual - I'm usually in the 1500 to 1600 range
Fat - 141
Protein - 111
Net Carbs - 15
Percentages: Fat - 70%, Protein - 25%, Carbs - 5%

So, perhaps I need to incorporate a salad at dinner each night and maybe eat more salad veggies for snacks (celery, cucumbers) instead of the other veggies.

Okay - no more american cheese, more salad veggies...