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    Stalling! Help!

    Hi Guys!!!

    Can anyone help me??? I'm stalling in my second week of induction! During my first 9 days on Induction I lost 10 pounds and now I've lost nothing in the second week. I have NO idea why I"m stalling!!!! I know I have to kick up the exercise.

    I might have had too much pumpkin. Is that possible???


    For breakfast I usually have 2 eggs with cheese and bacon.

    Lunch I often have chicken or a meat with veggies

    Dinner I usually have the same. Meat with veggies but I have made the pumpking pudding and Scooter's pumpkin cheesecake!

    I do have lattes which aren't allowed but they sure did not stall me my first week and didn't stall me my first time around with Atkins.

    I am also, as I mentioned in my journal, really struggling with choking. I have anxiety about eating right now because I fear that I am going to choke. I have an appointment with my GP tomorrow and I am hoping he can refer me to someone who can help me with anxiety.
    Katie

    Start Weight: 248
    Current Weight: 231.2 (June 3)
    Mini Goal 1: 230
    Mini Goal 2: 225 - hope to be here by May 25
    Mini Goal 3: 215
    Mini Goal 4: 199
    Mini Goal 5: 190
    Mini Goal 6: 180
    Final Goal: 170 - new wardrobe


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    Re: Stalling! Help!

    Take a deep breath. Losing 10 pounds in a 9 days is most likely the reason you have not lost anything in the second week. It is not a stall until you have gone 4 to 6 weeks without pounds or inches lost. Usually you lose pounds and then your body catches up with inches lost. You lose a lot of water the first few days, so you can't expect to keep losing at that rate, nor is it healthy.

    Yes, you can eat too much pumpkin! You are allowed 1 cup of pumpkin (raw) per day as long as you only have 2 cups of veggies from the salad list otherwise. Cheesecake is very calorie dense and probably put you over your cheese allowance and artificial sweetener allowance.

    Sunny!
    People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it.


    "Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
    ~~Herodotus


    Doin' the "Real Deal" Atkins 2002 since 9/15/2005
    Sunny's Secrets: My Journal



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    • #3
      Re: Stalling! Help!

      It could easily also be your body has REALIZED you are out to looooooose weight, and it's now gonna try and HOLD ON TO ALL OF IT! But you will patiently out last this momentary blip....watch what you eat, and just give it time, you will be loosing in no time...10lbs is great and usually in the first week or so you have your biggest weightloss, now things will slow down and sometime stall or trickle, just take that big breath Sunny was speaking of and let your body adjust to what is going on, you will loose weight, your body has already proved it will respond to the WOE!
      Hang in there!!!!!
      74 8/1/06
      SW225/CW142/GW135 83lbs GONE!
      2 YEARS and 9MONTHS!!! I've been here
      Jess Female/51/5'3

      www.jdudley.blog.com blog site

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      • #4
        Re: Stalling! Help!

        Congratulations on your weight loss so far.. Don't fret...more will come off soon.. I am famous for going 5 days..losing a couple of pounds..gaining it back and then losing even more the first time...
        Sandy
        40th birthday June 27,2009


        Starting Weight 293 Highest Weight
        Current Weight 271
        Goal Weight 150
        Female/40

        Mini Goals
        #1-Get into 260's-
        #2-Get into 250's-
        #3-Get into 240's
        #4-Get into 230's



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        • #5
          Re: Stalling! Help!

          Thanks Sunny, Sandy and Outback Jess!!!!

          I think you're right! I've shocked my body and now it has to get used to it. I am going to hit the gym tonight to sort of remind my body that I want to keep going, not stop! Ha ha ha!!!

          Any food suggestions that usually help to get you back on track that are induction friendly.

          I am obsessed with cesar salads but cannot find a store bought dressing that's good for this WOL!
          Katie

          Start Weight: 248
          Current Weight: 231.2 (June 3)
          Mini Goal 1: 230
          Mini Goal 2: 225 - hope to be here by May 25
          Mini Goal 3: 215
          Mini Goal 4: 199
          Mini Goal 5: 190
          Mini Goal 6: 180
          Final Goal: 170 - new wardrobe


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          • #6
            Re: Stalling! Help!

            Originally posted by Katie_1985
            Thanks Sunny, Sandy and Outback Jess!!!!

            I think you're right! I've shocked my body and now it has to get used to it. I am going to hit the gym tonight to sort of remind my body that I want to keep going, not stop! Ha ha ha!!!

            Any food suggestions that usually help to get you back on track that are induction friendly.

            I am obsessed with cesar salads but cannot find a store bought dressing that's good for this WOL!
            I use Ken's Steak House Caesar--1 gram carbs per 2 tablespoons-- or Neuman's Own and I love them both. I don't like the creamy kind, though.
            People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it.


            "Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
            ~~Herodotus


            Doin' the "Real Deal" Atkins 2002 since 9/15/2005
            Sunny's Secrets: My Journal



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            • #7
              Re: Stalling! Help!

              Also, don't fret the scales...as they aren't as accurate as the tape measure. Keep doing the exercises, eating the WOE and measure at least every two weeks. The inches I've lost motivate me way more than what the scale says. You're doing great. Congratulations
              Starting Date 3/12/04 285/165/145 - F



              Dedication gives wings to our dreams and keeps them in flight! In One Word...COMMITTMENT.

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              • #8
                Re: Stalling! Help!

                SURELY you're not under the impression that you will be registering a loss on the scale every week????????????????????? If you are, then snap out of it!

                First of all, you're not stalled. A stall is four weeks or more with no inches or pounds lost. I was in a two MONTH stall where I lost nothing anywhere. THAT is a stall. I'm now in a 2-3 week period where the scale is only going UP or staying put, but I've lost inches - NOT a stall.

                Secondly, most people have a huge difference between the two weeks of induction. Some lose a ton in the first week and little or nothing the second; others do the opposite. We have one goalie who lost NOTHING EITHER WEEK!

                I'm being tough on you because I do not want you to get into the habit here of panicking every time the scale stops budging. If you do that, you will fail on this woe. We have to relax and trust our bodies. Eat the way we're supposed to, and keep on going even if we can't see anything happening on the scale.

                This is a long, long-term thing. A lifetime thing. A week is just a blip.

                Now go out there, get some exercise, and have a fatty snack!
                Start date: 7/29/2007

                Scale: SW:235 CW:193
                GW:150

                Tape Measure: I've lost 42.5 inches as of 3/15/2008

                Mini goals:
                215 - met 9/10/07
                205 - met 10/17/07
                195 - met 2/20/08
                180

                I survived a two-month stall!

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                • #9
                  Re: Stalling! Help!

                  Thanks Evermind!!!

                  I guess I am just comparing it to when I did it before. I NEVER had even a stall for a few days! I was constantly losing! So it was just discouraging based on where I've been. I was working out agressively then and havne't been yet (just got running shoes last night)! So I hope that'll help! Plus my body is in ketosis but nothing's happening!

                  Thanks for your advice!
                  Katie

                  Start Weight: 248
                  Current Weight: 231.2 (June 3)
                  Mini Goal 1: 230
                  Mini Goal 2: 225 - hope to be here by May 25
                  Mini Goal 3: 215
                  Mini Goal 4: 199
                  Mini Goal 5: 190
                  Mini Goal 6: 180
                  Final Goal: 170 - new wardrobe


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                  • #10
                    Re: Stalling! Help!

                    Yep.. you just need to step away from the scale! Just keep doing what you are doing and don't let the scale dictate your mood and discourage you. Take measurement and weigh once a week if you must. Personally... I haven't stepped on mine for a while. I could care less what it says. I am marking my success by how I feel and how my clothes are fitting. I have no magic number that I am trying to reach. I just ultimately want to be healthy and to be a size that I feel good about.

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                    • #11
                      Re: Stalling! Help!

                      Think big picture or the micro managing of numbers will push that frustrate button and maybe you might quit...
                      I talked myself a few of those and finally realized "what was the big fat hurry?" I mean I KNEW THEN AS I DO NOW, I'm not changing anything once I loose the weight, or I'll gain it all right back....I had a funeral for foods I can no longer eat, period!
                      I stopped trying to ARRIVE and just began to make a lifestyle shift in my thinking....the journey, not the destination....
                      After all I was already DOING EVERY SINGLE THING I COULD TO HELP MYSELF LOOSE WEIGHT, what more could happen in a day???? NOTHING. Right then I stopped and smiled and decided to just enjoy the day....I got off the crazy-mind game playing-treadmill that day! I eventually arrived at a size 6, and recently have reintroduced many old favorites and now again have removed them from my life. I can't fit in the size 6 jeans presently. Thankfully I am in an 8 and see the LIGHT!
                      74 8/1/06
                      SW225/CW142/GW135 83lbs GONE!
                      2 YEARS and 9MONTHS!!! I've been here
                      Jess Female/51/5'3

                      www.jdudley.blog.com blog site

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                      • #12
                        Re: Stalling! Help!

                        Hi

                        I have just finished induction and lost 9.5 pounds in the first week and then 2.5 in the second. I then stayed the same for a few days and lost a pound today. I think it definitely slows down after the first thing which I guess it has to as losing that amount of weight each week would not be healthy!

                        Have a read of this:
                        http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...ead.php?t=5090
                        I think you will find it comforting, interesting and informative as I did.

                        Good luck xx
                        224/200/165
                        F 38 (5'7)
                        Currently doing couch to 5K program to start running and loving it Check out 'Get Running' if you have an iPhone.

                        24 LOST 35 TO GO
                        Mini Goals: 200/190/180/170/165




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                        • #13
                          Re: Stalling! Help!

                          Zarabelle,

                          Thank you so much for that link! It was REALLY helpful! I appreciate it so much!!!!

                          I think you're right on the first week being quicker than the second. I was just expecting some consistency, I guess!!!

                          Thanks for your help and congrats on your loss! That's fantastic!
                          Katie

                          Start Weight: 248
                          Current Weight: 231.2 (June 3)
                          Mini Goal 1: 230
                          Mini Goal 2: 225 - hope to be here by May 25
                          Mini Goal 3: 215
                          Mini Goal 4: 199
                          Mini Goal 5: 190
                          Mini Goal 6: 180
                          Final Goal: 170 - new wardrobe


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