a question about cheating??

[Mommy2LittleMissBellaBre]

My sister asked me today "well what happeneds if your on atkins the two weeks or long and you cheat for a day or 2 then go back on full force another 2 weeks do u lose another massive amount of weight?" I couldnt asnwer i didnt no .. anyone have a answer shes a size 8 and not on atkins and doesnt need to lose weight but it made me curious now lol..

[pagliaccia]

You will only lose another massive amount of water weight if, when you first go off plan, you put on a lot of water weight. So you'd be right where you left off if you're extremely lucky, but you'd probably have a few extra pounds as souvenirs from your high carb rendez-vous. Not worth it, personally.

[Georgiana]

You will gain a massive amount of weight first, part of it being water as you are refilling the glycogen stores. Then you will lose that water weight when you start Induction again and lose fat in the same way as you would have lost had you not cheated.

ETA: Pagliaccia was faster than me this time...

[pagliaccia]

Originally Posted by Georgiana

ETA: Pagliaccia was faster than me this time...

There's a first for everything...

[neutronnorman]

Originally Posted by Georgiana

You will gain a massive amount of weight first, part of it being water as you are refilling the glycogen stores. Then you will lose that water weight when you start Induction again and lose fat in the same way as you would have lost had you not cheated.

ETA: Pagliaccia was faster than me this time...

I've gained between 6-11 lb, depending on my carb intake. It's taken me about 5 days after to get back to my original weight.

[liv]

I think the worst thing for most people who step off the plan is that they cannot get back on. Many of us have some severe addictions to certain foods and allowing that just one taste or one meal will just send us spiralling downwards.
I have been hanging around here for what will be two years in November and that is what I have seen. Many people who think sure I can do this or that just cannot and they end up falling off plan.

[Tenntech]

So, if I hit a roadblock at the 3rd week mark and show a gain 4 lbs after losing 17, does this mean I put back on water weight? Im confused here. I haven't waivered and am curious what Saturday holds for me.

[liv]

What do you mean you "hit a roadblock"?

[Tenntech]

Originally Posted by liv

What do you mean you "hit a roadblock"?

Sorry, my "road block" was gaining back 4 pounds the third week.

[liv]

If you suddenly gained 4 lbs and you had not done anything that involved stuffing yourself with carbs - binging on artificial sugars the weightgain is very likely water retention due to hormonal changes (women do have quite a few and some of us put on 5 lbs when we are ready for our period) other times heavy exercise will make you hold on to water - too much salt the same thing. It will all flush out again.