Is Jello Light the same as Sugar-Free jello? I found that if I have atkins
shakes and alot of aspertame containing foods (like sugar-free jello or caff
free diet pepsi) I stall and even get cravings.

My

I bet you will start losing once youstart eating again - sounds funny right?
It's happened to me though, I've had times where i had to add fat or make
sure I eat more full meals and I start losing again.

Good luck, hang in there!

I see we have the same goal weight (controversial as it may be LOL) my stats
don't show it but I was over 200 after having my kids and now I am 19lbs
from goal....hang in there - it's not as long a road as you may think!!

JoAnna
176/139/120

What do you mean by tough it out?  This is the way weight loss works.  Give
it time and those several days of low food intake will show up on the scale.

Make sure those shakes don't have sugar alcohols, however.  if they do, you
could be getting more carbs than you think, but it won't matter if you
calories are very low.

Bottom line: don't do anything special or different.  Get back on solid food
asap adn get your calories back up around 1200.  And you might try more
exercise since you didn't even mention that! :)

Just wait it out.  Since you referred to it as THE week three stall, it
sounds like you already know that it is very common and, in fact,
EXPECTED for weight loss to slow down significantly or even stop
temporarily, because the loss during the first two weeks is mostly water
and, thus, more dramatic.  Also, the body tends to pause and readjust
sometimes.  I've gone for periods of time with no weight loss, but with
DEFINITE reshaping.  Even if you eat low carb/low fat/low-cal for a few
days, the effect of that might not be apparent for a week or more.  Stay
the course and focus on the future rewards.

I hope you're feeling better soon!

Just got passed that one myself. It is annoying. If you simply ignore it,
it'll kick in and hard. You'll start losing the correct type of weight.

Here is the scoop. You're not on a 3 week, 2 week, 4 week or any week
diet. You're on Diet. You're also not running a race.

I'm totally enjoying my new food habit. It's like a brand new world
discovered. Lots and lots of fun. Experimenting. Just totally being blown
away the possibilities of success.

I root for me. Root for you. And I just root. It's the journey. Dig it.
All of it.

   Best Regards,

                Steve

Tout est per·du fors l'hon·neur

Yay, after 2 weeks of losing and gaining the same lb I've finally
broken through =)

285.5/261.5/120 monthly-goal: 5