Need Some Help

[Bazie]

Okay, so I have been living the Atkins lifestyle since October 5th and I am down 17 lbs and five inches...awesome yes, but now I am stuck or stalled out.

For the past two weeks, I have not lost any weight. I am staying about the same. I am really frustrated because I have not cheated, other than a diet coke about a week ago that I blamed my stall on then. I buy and cook most of my food so I know what is in it. I was really doing great and I was staying positive but now I feel like crap. I am not ungrateful about the weight and inches I have lost so far. I am really happy about it. I just feel like I am trying so hard only to fail once more. I say this because I know that if I can't get this weight dropping off that I will have thoughts of giving up. I tell myself I won't but I have done it before.

Is it possible that I should go back to induction (I have been on rung 1 for 1 week) or move to another rung?

Some please talk some sense into me...I feel a panic.

[Georgiana]

Is it possible that I should go back to induction (I have been on rung 1 for 1 week) or move to another rung?

Let's start with a menu and go from there. If you include quantities and net carbs for everything, we can take a look.

Did you lose any inches during these two weeks?

A stall is four consecutive weeks without any weight loss or loss of inches.

How much water are you drinking?

[Bazie]

"I am down 17 lbs and five inches"--I'll list my menu from yesterday.

Breakfast
2 eggs, fried
2 strips of turkey bacon
2 slices of sliced tomato


Lunch
4 oz. steak
2 c. lettuce, spinch mix salad
1 tbs. oil and vinegar (dressing)
1/4 c. sliced mushrooms


Dinner
Chicken breast-(4 oz) w/ hot sauce
1 tbs. bleu cheese dressing
1/2 c. spinich (cooked down)


Snack
10 pieces pepperoni
1 oz. colby
8 olives

Water- 1/2 gallon


and I walked 4 miles yesterday briskly.

[Georgiana]

2 medium slices of tomato have ~1.1 net carbs.
2 cups of lettuce (iceberg?) have ~2.6 net carbs.
1/4 cup of mushrooms has ~0.4 net carbs.
1/2 cup of (cooked) spinach has ~1.2 net carbs.

That's 5.3 net carbs from vegetables. And maybe you have another 2-3 carbs from eggs, cheese, olives, etc. You need more veggie net carbs there, imo. What you are eating now is hardly enough for Induction, let alone for OWL.

And talking about veggies, you might want to join the Veggie Challenge: http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...challenge.html (6th SemiAnnual Veggie Challenge)

As part of this challenge, OWLers are asked to eat at least 17 net carbs from vegetables every day.

Water. 64 oz is the minimum. But drinking more might help you. One recommendation is to drink half your body weight (in lbs), in ounces. So if you weigh 200 lbs, that is 100 oz of water daily.

How many calories are in that menu you posted?

"I am down 17 lbs and five inches"

I understand that you lost 5 inches in total. But did you lose any inches in the past 2 weeks or were all these inches lost during the time you were losing weight on the scale?

[msanjelpie]

Most people who fail at diets think that it is because the diet is failing them... when in reality, the diet is working just fine, they just need patience... so - DON'T QUIT!

The diet is working, you just need to give your body time... Dieting and NOT losing is the HARDEST part of dieting... it takes confidence and commitment...

Turkey bacon and chicken breast are two examples of meats that are not as high in fat as they could be... This is a high fat diet... making high fat choices can often speed up weight loss...

I think you are doing great... and I would stay away from the scale and keep going what you are doing... I can tell you are going to be successful once your body is ready for the next phase of losing...

[EverLosing]

You are on your way. When I read how long you've been on this WOE, my first thought was, well, it's about the right time for a slowdown. I know it sucks. Most of us KNOW. It happens. Georgiana is right though, you need more veggies and upping the fat intake would help too. Butter on veggies, mayo and more dressing if you can work that out. I always lose MORE when I pay attention to the percentages. Are you using Fitday.com to help you out? The most weight I ever lost was while I logged everything daily and paid close attention to what my body preferred. You can get frustrated and panic and quit but what's that really going to do for you? Not a thing. It will just drive you further in the wrong direction and then when it hurts bad enough, you'll be back. Tough love? Yes, but it's true. We've been there. Hang in there and know everyone who has reached goal has been right where you are. The difference is when they faced this, they kept on keeping on. And YOU can too!!!

[Aways2Go]

I agree totally with the above. Sometimes you are doing everything right but your body wants to adjust for several weeks before dropping more pounds. You just have to keep trucking and wait it out, and it will come off. This happens to me regularly, it seems - no loss or even a few pounds up for a week, ten days, two weeks... then I start losing a pound a day or more for a number of days or a week. Then it stops, and starts all over again. It just works that way for some people. But the point is, it still works - just not at an even pace. Whatever, I'll take it.

[Bazie]

Sorry it has taken so long to get back. I got busy.


The salad mix was 2 cups romaine lettuce/2 cups spinich-I mixed them.

My calories usually average around 1600. I was using fit day but started keeping a journal recently due to classes. I don't always have time to sit and type everything in. However, I will try and make time just to keep an extra eye for myself. I'll also increase water and see how that goes. Should I do the induction or get up to rung 1 and extra veggies?

[chinadoll]

Amy,
You are doing really well. And nothing is wrong. A lot of folks have an evil stall for a couple weeks right after their Induction. We even have a name for it. Post Induction Stall Syndrome (PISS). Your body is adjusting to the changes and is trying to figure out if this is going to be permanent or if it can relax and go back to the way things used to be. I'll post a link to the thread on it if I can find it.

It is trying to frustrate you into throwing in the towel. Don't let it. Drink your water, eat your veggies, and make a vow not to get on the scale for two full weeks. Mind you, this can last up to a month so no guarantees that the scale will be your friend at the end of two weeks, but daily weighing is going to make you crazy.

Concentrate on what the plan IS doing for you--it is making you healthier. It is helping you lose inches. It is helping you retrain your palate. It is getting more water and veggies into you probably than ever before.

This is a waiting game you are in right now the key is not to let the evil fat cells break you. When the whoosh comes it usually is several pounds and your weight loss will pick up again. Until then stay strong, rant about it in your journal , and tell your body that you aren't going to give up just cause it doesn't want to play nice. You are in for the long haul!

[chinadoll]

HERE IT IS! So you know it isn't you!

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...highlight=PISS (PISS-Post Induction Stall Syndrome- a reality to be expected)