Need Serious Help!! :-( (Atkins Fan)

[deepanjali]

Hi Everyone

I hope all of you are enjoying your summers and having a great time with friends and family. I am getting married in october. I don't have big weight loss goals as many people on this board have. I am going through serious frustrations regarding my recent weight gain. I was 107 lbs couple of months ago until i started low carb not induction exactly. It has def helped me keep my blood sugar stable. I feel much better and satisfied.

My only problem is that I cannot loose those 5 lbs back. I am not doing induction, but I follow a very low carb meal plan. No breads, pasta or even fruits except berries and nuts.

Here is my meal menu for a typical work day

Breakfast:
~ Coffee with full cream
~Source yogurt (5gms carbs)
~handful of walnuts/almonds
~2-3 strawberries & half cup blueberries
~Soy hotdog

Snack:
~Walnuts
~ Green Tea

Lunch:
~fish/chicken with mayo
~large green salad with olive oil&vinegar
~ Coffee with full cream

Snack b4 my workout:

~Atkins advantage bar

Dinner

~ small salad
~chicken or fish

Please suggest me something asap. I asked for help on facebook atkins. But I got no help. This is my last try or else i would be compelled to go back to my previous low calorie, low fat diet(that has left me shaky 24/7).

I drink lots of water too!!

Deepanjali

[phil h]

Not only would I not lose weight eating your menu, I would gain weight.

[JulieB]

Try cutting out the Atkins bar (they stall some people's losses) and caffeine. You could also cut out the fruit & nuts - unless you have climbed the rungs (adding foods back one at a time), you won't know what the problem is. You may be eating too many carbs/day to lose, or it could be a specific food. If you cut them all out & start losing, you could add them back one at a time & see if you continue losing. If you stop losing again, you've either reached your CCLL (max carbs you can eat & still lose) or a certain food prevents you from losing weight (you may be able to add it back in maintenance).

[Georgiana]

Originally Posted by deepanjali

Hi Everyone

I hope all of you are enjoying your summers and having a great time with friends and family. I am getting married in october. I don't have big weight loss goals as many people on this board have. I am going through serious frustrations regarding my recent weight gain. I was 107 lbs couple of months ago until i started low carb not induction exactly. It has def helped me keep my blood sugar stable. I feel much better and satisfied.

My only problem is that I cannot loose those 5 lbs back. I am not doing induction, but I follow a very low carb meal plan. No breads, pasta or even fruits except berries and nuts.

Please suggest me something asap. I asked for help on facebook atkins. But I got no help. This is my last try or else i would be compelled to go back to my previous low calorie, low fat diet(that has left me shaky 24/7).

I drink lots of water too!!

Deepanjali

Are you doing Atkins, Deepanjali? If you are, I assume you are in OWL Rung 4, right? Or Pre-Maintenance, since you only have 5 lbs to lose? Did you introduce foods one by one, to see which one affects your weight loss? BTW, Atkins bars are known stallers and many people have problems with them.

Are you exercising?

In any case, the last 5 lbs come off quite difficult for everyone even if everything is done right.

[liv]

It is hard for us to advice you as we follow a particular plan - Atkins. It has rules that are very particular and you are not really eating according to them.

Personally I think you are not losing because you are already healthy and thin. Good job doing that.

[deepanjali]

Hi Thanks everyone for your replies

Yes I would not say that I am on induction since I have only 5lbs to loose. I exercise intensely 3-4 days a week. I will stop atkins bars and also fruits and nuts. but wat can i eat for my breakfast other than bars or nuts? since I only have 15 mins to prepare breakfast.
would it be a good idea to go back to induction? If yes then can someone give me a more realistic mean easy to follow. please suggest!!!

[Georgiana]

Originally Posted by deepanjali

Hi Thanks everyone for your replies

Yes I would not say that I am on induction since I have only 5lbs to loose. I exercise intensely 3-4 days a week. I will stop atkins bars and also fruits and nuts. but wat can i eat for my breakfast other than bars or nuts? since I only have 15 mins to prepare breakfast.
would it be a good idea to go back to induction? If yes then can someone give me a more realistic mean easy to follow. please suggest!!!

So did you do Induction? And did you then move to OWL?

[deepanjali]

No, I did induction for 4-5 days, felt miserable and then jumped to OWL Rung 4 since i workout quite intensely approx 1 hour cardio and half hour wieghts w/ sauna.
I also eat a lot of mayo mixed with my chicken or fish which keeps me full for long hours. hope the mayo and nuts are not the culprits. But I am ready to jump back to induction if thats what it takes .

I am getting married soon and i look and feel my best when I am 5 lbs lighter. Even my fiance liked me that way!!!

Please give me a meal plan to follow. I would do anything to loose these 5 lbs except starving!!

[jimmie 48]

i don't see how tall you are so i won't assume short, tall or inbetween. you only have 5 pounds that you want to lose however you already mentioned that you "exercise intensely 3-4 days a week". it's quite possible that the 5 pounds is actually muscle and you are toning. you might actually be the size you want to be regardless of what the scale says. which is very cool!

[deepanjali]

Hi Jimmie

I am 5"3". Not very tall, so even 1 lb weight gain shows on my body like 10 lbs. I agree it might be muscle gain. But why are my clothes getting tight instead of getting loose? Thing which frustrates me the most!!!