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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / March 2004STALLED- 5 weeks! HELP!
I've ben LC since mid January. I lost 15# within the first week. Thelast 5 weeks, I've lost nothing. I kept my carbs low under 25 the whole time. I tried upping them, and gained back 3! I gave up anything with sugar alcohols for 2 weeks to see if that would help. I started walking 2 miles daily and have ate the recommended food (Veg. salad meat etc). The only thing I['ve been just a bit lacking at is the water consumption--most days I get in the rec. amount, but osmetimes fall shorts. I am in moderate ketosis and have been for the whole time. I'm about ready to give up. The main thing that has kept me LC is that the sugar cravings are gone and I dont want to go back to having them. ANy suggestions? What are your stats? How tall are you? What is your current and goal weight? And what (exactly) have you been eating. (quanity and quality?) Male or Female? -- AmyB LC since 12/01/03 238/211/165 > I've ben LC since mid January. I lost 15# within the first week. Thelast 5 > weeks, I've lost nothing. I kept my carbs low under 25 the whole time. I [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > sugar cravings are gone and I dont want to go back to having them. ANy > suggestions? > What are your stats? How tall are you? What is your current and goal > weight? And what (exactly) have you been eating. (quanity and quality?) [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > LC since 12/01/03 > 238/211/165 5'6" female 189/175/140 typical day: breakfast: sausage, eggs, water Usually one of the following choices for Lunch and/or dinner: big salad w/ eggs, bacon bits, ham, carrots, onions (sometimes a small salad with a side of some type meat), tuna salad, chicken salad, vegetable soup snacks: usually one serving of the following: nuts (none in the past several weeks), cheese slices- sharp cheddar (very little of this), Breyers LC ice cream, Diet Rite, for a treat: carborite peanut M&M > 5'6" female 189/175/140 > > typical day: breakfast: sausage, eggs, water Looks pretty good. Check to make sure the sausage doesn't have any fillers or sugars. Also make sure that it isn't too high in nitrates. > Usually one of the following choices for Lunch and/or dinner: big salad w/ > eggs, bacon bits, ham, carrots, onions (sometimes a small salad with a side > of some type meat), tuna salad, chicken salad, vegetable soup Cut the carrots, they're loaded with sugar. Be careful with the amount of onions you use. Make sure you're using REAL bacon bits. The vast majority of the 'bacon bits' that you get from the store are some sort of soy product that is loaded with carbs to make it taste good. If you're eating salad, don't eat iceberg. Iceberg is just green colored water. Get some dark green veggies that actually have some nutritional value. Also consider getting more/better veggies. Spinach, broccoli, asparagus, bok choy, peppers, eggplant, etc. You should be drinking at least 90 ounces of water a day. The only thing that counts as water, is water. > snacks: usually one serving of the following: nuts (none in the past several > weeks), cheese slices- sharp cheddar (very little of this), Breyers LC ice > cream, Diet Rite, for a treat: carborite peanut M&M Cheese has been known to stall people, as has nuts. Ice cream and M&M's are not low carb, no matter what the package says. Stop eating them. They are the most likely reason that you're not losing. It's so simple! Fast for 24 hours, one day a week. PJ >> 5'6" female 189/175/140 >> [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > Ice cream and M&M's are not low carb, no matter what the package says. >Stop eating them. They are the most likely reason that you're not losing. > It's so simple! > > Fast for 24 hours, one day a week. I do fast one day per week (36 hours fasting, not 24). i >>> 5'6" female 189/175/140 >>> [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >> Ice cream and M&M's are not low carb, no matter what the package says. >>Stop eating them. They are the most likely reason that you're not losing. what does fasting do for the body and losing weight?  SignatureLC since Feb '04 205/194 . .goal 175 by May '04 > > It's so simple! > > [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > >> Ice cream and M&M's are not low carb, no matter what the package says. > >>Stop eating them. They are the most likely reason that you're not losing. > what does fasting do for the body and losing weight? I only started fasting when I reached normal weight. I tried to lose a bit more weight, and could not. Obviously, some would say that Icould just eat less, but it was hard to eat less. So, instead, I decided to continue eating like Ihad been eating prior, and simply skip one day completely. It is still more of an experiment than something that I would definitely recommend, but so far, the results are positive. 1. I am losing 1-2 lb per month, which is all I need (I plan to lose no more than 13 lbs this year, preferably 10). 2. My appetite is more controllable, in the sense that, say, if I am forced to skip a meal, I do not panic, as I know that being temporarily hungry is not the end of the world. 3. I do not compensate fasts with binges. 4. Somehow I feel "cleaner" these days, although this feeling is not quantifiable and may be due to a placebo effect. 5. I save quite a bit of time on Thursdays by not having to eat. i > You should be drinking at least 90 ounces of water a day. The only thing Ghod, no. Most normal people need a great deal less than that, most of which can come from incidental water you get from food, other drinks, etc. Some people can handle that much but there's really no evidence that you need it or that it's good for you. > that counts as water, is water. Nope, even the water in your veggies counts. Martha SignatureBegin where you are - but don't end there. Try eating less. Exercising wouldn't hurt either. SignatureMost of us probably aren't in danger of eating too little. :) Becky P. > I've ben LC since mid January. I lost 15# within the first week. Thelast 5 > weeks, I've lost nothing. I kept my carbs low under 25 the whole time. I [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > sugar cravings are gone and I dont want to go back to having them. ANy > suggestions? >I've ben LC since mid January. I lost 15# within the first week. Thelast 5 >weeks, I've lost nothing. I kept my carbs low under 25 the whole time. I [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >I'm about ready to give up. Why? Do you feel you are depriving yourself in some way? Are you going hungry? If your plan was to go on Atkins for a few months then drop off, it is a bad idea. You have to change how you eat/exercise permanently to avoid bouncing back to your high weight or worse. That's the goal for Atkins. Maybe you didn't up yor carbs properly and expand your diet. I stayed at induction for 5 weeks before I started upping mine. And YES, in the first few days of each week as I upped my weight went up or stalled, followed by reductions at end of week which resulted in net losses. I am staying at each carb level for two weeks instead of one--easier for me to see what my weight loss is at each level. Track everything you eat at fitday.com and see what you are really eating--calorie wise. Also, know that "NET CARBS" is a marketing term only. Breyers is not 4g per 1/2 cup, it is 7g. Sugar Alcohols convert into glucose and calories just like other sugars, just not at a rate of 4cal/gm or possibly as quickly. >The main thing that has kept me LC is that the >sugar cravings are gone and I dont want to go back to having them. ANy >suggestions? Stop thinking of maintaining a healthy weight as a race to the finish? Your body may not be ready to lose more than the 15 lbs you already lost. Make sure you take appropriate vitamins and supplements, each veggies/fiber/variety. Track your calories and see what you are really eating instead of guessing/estimating. DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email) 350/323/Mar-315/200 Atkins since 1/12/2004 Exercise more. Walk 2 or more miles, 5 or 6 days a week. It's only walking. If you want to improve more, run for a minute and walk two, repeat. Questions is how much do you want to lose these pounds. Don't blame low carbing and stalling, you have to do more activity. Fat doesn't burn off sitting on your a.s. > I've ben LC since mid January. I lost 15# within the first week. Thelast 5 > weeks, I've lost nothing. I kept my carbs low under 25 the whole time. I [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > sugar cravings are gone and I dont want to go back to having them. ANy > suggestions? Well, after low-carbing for 7 months, I just started back on induction level eating 4 days ago. I've been tracking everying with Fitday. I think newbies are kidding themselves about how many carbs they eat. Even eating only induction "legal" foods, I'm finding it almost impossible to eat 20 grams of carbs or less per day. I'm usually closer to 25. My stall has broken though - I'm down 3 pounds for a new low! for the last 4 days this is my sample menu: B - 1 egg scrambled, 2-3 slices bacon, 24 oz. coffee, 2 sweet n low packets, 2 T. heavy cream = 6 carbs L - 2-3 cups lettuce, 1 oz. cheese, 4-5 oz. deli turkey, 3 T. ranch dressing = 8 carbs D - some type of meat or fish and some type of veggie such as brocolli or asparagus = approx. 6 carbs That's 20 grams right there with no snacks, and other than my a.m coffee, I'm only drinking water. I also do at least 60 minutes of cardio daily and lift weights daily. I've lost 43 pounds since early August. I still have 77 to go! After the first couple weeks, weight loss with low carb slows down, but should remain steady if you stick with it! So, you may find that you are actually eating many more carbs than you think if you actually track things in Fitday and weigh and measure everything you eat. Good luck - Jennifer 273 (all time high)/260(8/4/03)/217.5/140 > Exercise more. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Don't blame low carbing and stalling, you have to do more activity. Fat > doesn't burn off sitting on your a.s. If you'll read my post you will see that I am walking 2 miles daily. I'm not sitting on my a.s! Ah, so ya did. Ok, how about trying to eliminate all that EMPTY calories your eating with the LC ice cream and other crap snacks. "Breyers LC ice cream, Diet Rite, for a treat: carborite peanut M&M" Just cause they are LC doesn't mean they are any better for you. Calories are calories, so reduce them or at least replace them with GOOD calories. And you could take my previous advice, though I am not sure this part sunk in... "It's only walking. If you want to IMPROVE more, RUN for a minute and walk two, repeat." Good luck with the weight loss. Whatever you do is don't give it up, if you can't stay on LC your f.cked. It's one of the easiest WOE lifestyles out there. Hang in there or you'll feel the fat the rest of your life. Have a good one. Mike > > Exercise more. > > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > If you'll read my post you will see that I am walking 2 miles daily. I'm not > sitting on my a.s! I agree. Anyone that has stalled for 5 weeks should be eliminating all the products that might cause problems. In this case, I'd discontinue products with sugar alcohols, which in this case are the ice cream and candy. Even though you tried that for 2 weeks and it didn't matter, I sure wouldn't be adding them back at this point. And are you sure how much you actually ate of these? With things like candy, it's very easy to eat a lot more than the skimpy portion size that's used for the net carb count. Are you consuming any products with aspartame? Atkins said that can inhibit weight loss in some people too. > Ah, so ya did. > > Ok, how about trying to eliminate all that EMPTY calories your eating with > the LC ice cream and other crap snacks. > > "Breyers LC ice cream, Diet Rite, for a treat: carborite peanut M&M" So, here's another junk food abuser who wonders why low carbing does not work. Again: junk food is junk food. Low carb labeled junk food is still junk food (and is not even low carb). Iadvise you to stop abusing it at once. i > Just cause they are LC doesn't mean they are any better for you. > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > not >> sitting on my a.s! > > Ah, so ya did. > > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > > > Mike Geez, you guys take stuff to the extreme! I am in no way abusing the junk food! Those are ocassional snacks, not meal replacements! and as snacks, I totally quit them for 2 weeks---guess I will again---but, I was wondering why nothing has spurred on the weight loss. OTOH, I've got the maintenance part down! > I've ben LC since mid January. I lost 15# within the first week. Thelast 5 > weeks, I've lost nothing. I kept my carbs low under 25 the whole time. I [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > sugar cravings are gone and I dont want to go back to having them. ANy > suggestions? How tall are you and what is your current weight and age. How much exactly are you eating per day. Just not gaining weight is a good thing, as well. If you "give up", you will regain your 15 lost pounds. i |
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