Forgot to add

- I am taking an Iron free multivitamin
- Energy level is up (but could be in my head)
- I am sleeping much better (but thats probably due to no caffene)
- I feel differernt, not better or worse but there is an overall
different daily feeling if that makes any sense....
- I am generally not hungry all the time and I dont really crave things
I cant have much

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It might just be me but your meals look protein heavy with not enough fat.
Try putting them into Fitday to see what your percentages are.
http://www.fitday.com
Protein is converted to glucose at a rate of about 58% so if you're eating
too much you end up with more carbs than you thought.
http://www.grossweb.com/asdlc/faq.htm#4p

If you haven't read the FAQ you really should. It's a treasure trove of
information. http://www.grossweb.com/asdlc/faq.htm

Well, over the years this newsgroup has been in existence, we've seen quite
a few people who failed to lose, or even gained, while in induction, but who
went on to lose substantial amounts of weight because they continued to
stick to the program.

The fact is, people don't lose much fat weight in induction - it's almost
all water weight. Some people, however, just don't lose the water weight
right away. And apparently some may even temporarily retain a little bit
*more* water during induction, for reasons not well understood. Maybe they
are salt sensitive and eating more salt. Maybe it's their body's
ideosyncratic reaction to the stress of an abrupt change in diet. Who knows?
But even if you lose a pound or two of fat, if you retain water temporarily
that may mask any weight loss from fat.

But... if you stick with the program, you will probably start to see the
weight start to drop. For one thing, as you get into ketosis your insulin
levels should start to drop, which usually causes appetite to decrease, so
you eat fewer calories without even trying. Also, the lowered insulin levels
make burning body fat occur more efficiently.

I remember one lady - Lia - who actually gained a couple pounds over
induction, but who went on to lose over a hundred pounds on Atkins. And
another woman from England who didn't lose, and didn't lose... and then all
of a sudden dropped a whole bunch of weight! She continued to lose like
that... nothing, nothing, nothing... then all of a sudden these big 10 or 20
pound drops! Most likely she was losing fat all along, but for some reason
her body was just hanging onto the water for ages.

Moral, your mileage may vary... considerably! Don't give up yet.

HG

If I remember correctly there was even a statement in the Atkins book
about how it is possible that you may gain some during induction,
especially in the early statges.

If you are feeling better, it is a pretty good indication that
something is going right.