Help 26 days back on atkins and nothing :(

[saraalaswad]

Hey all

Im so confused? i started atkins last year feb 20th 2008 and stayed on it cheat free untill jan this year 2009. I then cheated and went off atkins for about 2- 3 weeks of which i sort of binged on anything and everything. since then i have been back on atkins and strict, but nothing i am loosing nothing? and i can not understand why? i am notin ketosis.. what should i do? i love the atkins way of life, it worked for me , and i regret the silly mistake i made but i have made every effort to stay on atkins for good this time, trying to forget my mistake.

if anyone can advise me on what to do i would be most appreciative because i still have around 40lbs- 50lbs to loose and want look good for summer.

i lost around 33kg the first time on atkins, and since my restart i lose 1kg in over 3 weeks

thanks guys
sara

[Georgiana]

Could you post a few menus in the "Review my Menu" forum?
Review My Menu - Atkins Diet

Without a menu (include absolutely everything you eat and drink, and quantities), there is little advice we can give.

[emr3857]

Are you writing down your food?

[saraalaswad]

Hello all,

Yea i do write down everything I eat.

this is what i ate yesterday:

Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs
Lunch: Burger king xl bacon cheese burger ( BUN removed) with mayonaise (1 tsp) and ketchup ( 1/2 tsp) and diet coke
snack: babybell cheddar cheese x2, fine green beans(1 cup) in butter and pepper
Dinner: 2 sausages and 1/4 chicken with (2 tsp mayonaise) and pickled gherkin

and no weightloss, in fact i have now gained weight i have gone from 85.0kg- 90.9kg in 2 weeks and i am exercising i do boxercise..

Im so scared i feel like i am in a rut, im not loosing and now gaining.

[Georgiana]

Good... let's see...

Originally Posted by saraalaswad

Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs
Lunch: Burger king xl bacon cheese burger ( BUN removed) with mayonaise (1 tsp) and ketchup ( 1/2 tsp) and diet coke

Ketchup has a lot of sugar in it, so it is not allowed. An alternative is to make your own or to buy Heinz Low Carb Ketchup (1 carb per serving).

Diet Coke is sweetened with aspartame. Dr. Atkins warned that aspartame can stall one's weight loss (I actually gain from it) and many people discover their weight loss restarts once they drop it.

Also check the ingredients in mayo.

Dinner: 2 sausages and 1/4 chicken with (2 tsp mayonaise) and pickled gherkin

Did you check the pickles for added sugar? You should also check if the sausages contain only legal ingredients. Most of them have sugar (e.g. dextrose) or fillers derived from soy or wheat.

Your veggies are too low. During Induction you should be eating three cups of them, maximum one of which can come from the "Other Vegetables" list. Right now you are eating one cup of green beans and one cucumber, so you're missing almost two cups of salad vegetables.

How much water are you drinking? The minimum is 64 oz, but you should be drinking more if you are exercising.

It's pretty hard to gain 13 lbs (5.9 kg) in two weeks. You'd have to eat each day about 3250 calories above what you are burning, so for this to happen you'd need to have a 14-day long massive binge. What this means is that the weight you've gained is probably water weight, or at least most of it is water weight.

Constipation can be a reason. Another can be water retention from exercising. Or maybe TOM. Plus all the food-related issues I mentioned above.

and no weightloss, in fact i have now gained weight i have gone from 85.0kg- 90.9kg in 2 weeks and i am exercising i do boxercise..

Are you also taking body measurements? If you are exercising heavily, you might be gaining weight or stalling, but nevertheless losing inches.

So the plan...
- drop everything sweetened with aspartame or sugar (e.g. ketchup)
- eat all your vegetables
- always read the labels and look for "illegal" ingredients -- if it's not on the Induction Acceptable Food List, it shouldn't go into your mouth
- drink plenty of water
- take body measurements

[AlaskaGirl]

I just wanted to point out that you may want to look at the amount of fat eaten as opposed to the amount of protein. You might want to aim for a little more fat (no more cheese though) and a little less protein and be sure to drink water.

I agree you are probably retaining water like Georgiana said.

The burger king and the sausage probably has your sodium levels at all time highs (not to mention the diet coke ((also full of sodium)), ketchup, and mayonaise are also full of sodium).

The water will flush out if you give your self a chance.

Julie

[Focused]

Just wanted to say... Hang in there, Sara.

And those were pretty spectacular responses. Hoping that you can work that plan and make it work for you.

[freshlysarah9]

hi friend! i had a HUGE problem with water weight a few months ago which caused me to get really dissapointed in myself and cause me to not want to stick with my regimine. I would make sure that not only is your diet ok, but from a medical stand point you should also make sure you take other considerations, my water weight was due to a fluctuation of imbalanced hormones. i made sure my birthcontrol was taken at the same time EXACTLY SAME TIME. I also found some herbal supplements that could help me. so i studied and one thing that could help could be your liver, which is your main body's filter and needs to be in check. having a healthy liver can help relieve tons of problems for you including water weight. i started taking milk thistle and it has helped me so much. milk thistle is a natural (mild) detox. you can get it at wal mart for like 7 bucks and you take it with your meal. after about a week of taking it my water weight was off and i noticed differences in it from day one.
i had gained about 10-12 lbs easily just from water weight. not making sure your body's hormones are in check can cause you to give your self adema. thats what info i can give you good luck!

[Jenileigh]

I wanted to add that I do not lose on Atkins if I'm drinking diet soda. I just don't, no matter how correctly I eat. I see enormous losses when I'm drinking only water with the occasional cup of hot blueberry tea w/splenda. (Once a week) I will have a cup of decaf with Splenda once a week too but the more water I drink, eating correctly, the more weight I lose. It amazes me that a diet soda halts me. I learned the hard way!