How much time do you give it?

[mary]

I'm on rung 2 (dairy). This past week I added 2/3 of a cup of Fage full fat yogurt, which is between 4.5 and 5 carbs. I did this on 3 days. I gained a pound. I didn't gain any inches, but I didn't lose any either. TOM is not a factor - it has never affected my weight. It's only one week, but now I'm confused as to what I do next. Do I stay right where I am, adding 5 carbs of dairy 3 days a week to see if I lose next week? If so, I want to keep trying yogurt, because it's the only thing on the dairy rung that holds much interest for me. Or do I drop back to rung 1? That doesn't seem right to me since it's only been a week, but I've never done OWL (last time I did Atkins I did extended induction). FWIW, I lost 9 lbs. on induction and 2 to 2.5 lbs. a week in the 3 weeks I spent on rung 1, so Atkins is working well for me.

[*Emma*]

carry on for another week... see how it goes, our bodies are strange things... if you gain again or stall you may need to cut it out until maintenance.

[not2late]

Also, if you think it's the yogurt, then drop it for a few days and see what happens. If you start losing weight again, then you know yogurt is a problem food. However, the light at the tunnel might be that this particular brand of yogurt is a problem for you. I can only eat 1 brand of ricotta cheese, because all the others caused my weight loss to stop.