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    Weight Loss Stalled - Day 11 - HELP

    I know I shouldn't but I hopped on the scales this morning to find that I have no net loss since Sunday which was day 8. I'm concerned that I'm doing something wrong.
    Here's yesterday's menu & exercise - which is pretty typical.

    Menu:

    Breakfast - 2 Bacon + 2 Eggs + 1 Small Tomato

    Lunch - Crayfish Tails in Mayo + Salad with some grated cheese & slices of pepperoni

    Dinner - Omlette ( 4 Eggs ) with cheese and sliced sausage. ( Carb 1% )

    Post Workout Snack - 3 Sides of Smoked Mackeral

    LOTS of water.

    Exercise:
    45mins Spinning - High intensity
    45mins Eliptical trainer
    30mins Pilates

    PLEEEEASSSE HELP - I am very disheartened by this.

    Alan
    M / 29yrs / 5' 10"

    Started Induction : 17 July 2005

    HW: 245
    SW: 231
    CW: 208
    GW: 196

    Inches Lost: +15"
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  • #2
    Re: Weight Loss Stalled - Day 11 - HELP

    PLEEEEASSSE HELP - I am very disheartened by this

    You shouldn't be. Stay off the scale. Just because you didn't lose in 3 days doesn't mean squat.

    If those are correct exercise stats, well, I wouldn't weigh for a while, because depending on your activity level before, you may not show a loss at all.

    Just watch your inches weekly
    335/265/230
    Death rides a tall horse, He is clad all in black. His quivers never empty and His bowstrings never slack. He rides through forest and field, harvesting warrior and maid. The Mechanized Infantry ride for Blood and Death

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    • #3
      Re: Weight Loss Stalled - Day 11 - HELP

      Some people, during induction, lose a ton the first week and nothing the second. Some lose nothing the first week and a ton the second. Some spread it out over the two weeks. And there are a few who lose NOTHING in the first two weeks, then start dropping pounds after.

      You are not going to lose weight every day. You will definately reach a plateau after the first couple of weeks, as your body adjusts to the huge weight loss from the intitial period of ketosis.

      Don't worry about it. Measure yourself every 2 weeks, and you will see that whether you stay the same or lose pounds, you are always losing inches. An example: Over in the Second Time Around forum, one of our members lost 2 lbs in 2 weeks, but also lost EIGHTEEN INCHES!
      Started Atkins 2d time 6/20/05
      218/187/140
      Measuring every 2 weeks
      As of 10/31/05, losta total of 56.75 inches!



      Minimum 45 min cardio per day

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      • #4
        Re: Weight Loss Stalled - Day 11 - HELP

        Thanks for the feedback.
        So tape measure every weeek & weigh every 2nd week ??
        M / 29yrs / 5' 10"

        Started Induction : 17 July 2005

        HW: 245
        SW: 231
        CW: 208
        GW: 196

        Inches Lost: +15"

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        • #5
          Re: Weight Loss Stalled - Day 11 - HELP

          Sounds like a plan....unless when you weigh, it shows some complete odd number, then wait 3 days until weighing again.

          By following that, you will save yourself alot of heartache. Just reflect a second about how you felt before you weighed then how you feel after you see some crap on the scale?
          335/265/230
          Death rides a tall horse, He is clad all in black. His quivers never empty and His bowstrings never slack. He rides through forest and field, harvesting warrior and maid. The Mechanized Infantry ride for Blood and Death

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          • #6
            Re: Weight Loss Stalled - Day 11 - HELP

            Hi dubguy/Alan
            You have been given good advice already but I just wanted to suggest you read the sticky called 'weightloss is not linear which may reassure you about your situation
            http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...ead.php?t=5090

            Another suggestion - if you put your start/current/goal weight figures and your height and age in your signature block others can give you more useful feedback at times like this.
            Wondering how to get 'most' of your net carbs from your induction veggies?
            Take a look at the thread from the latest Veggie Challenge to see how others manage it!



            Check out our Low Carb Recipes website and add to it!!





            F/60 yrs/5ft 5.5" (Though due to collapsing vertebrae I am now only 5'3" - but I refuse to recalculate my BMI )

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            • #7
              Re: Weight Loss Stalled - Day 11 - HELP

              I know what you mean! I am on day 12 and I my weight has stalled. I went from 220 to 209. And it has remained there since last friday! Grrr. It's okay though, I am still sticking to low carb and my clothes are still looser. Last time I lost 14lbs on induction so who knows mabey I'll lose 4lbs in the next 2 days.
              220/207/170

              1st Goal= 200
              2nd Goal= 190
              Target= 150

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              • #8
                Re: Weight Loss Stalled - Day 11 - HELP

                Thanks for the feedback folks.


                Will let you know how day 14 looks ......
                M / 29yrs / 5' 10"

                Started Induction : 17 July 2005

                HW: 245
                SW: 231
                CW: 208
                GW: 196

                Inches Lost: +15"

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                • #9
                  Re: Weight Loss Stalled - Day 11 - HELP

                  hi al

                  its shaz here
                  snap! same thing havent lost since sunday but have been 100% i thought my scales where broke(booted them and everything but no budge)
                  we will just have to keep going imagine if we hadnt started we wouldnt have lost what we have
                  i say lets keep going we will get there soon
                  how bouts we dont weigh till monday and see whats what

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                  • #10
                    Re: Weight Loss Stalled - Day 11 - HELP

                    Sounds like a plan
                    M / 29yrs / 5' 10"

                    Started Induction : 17 July 2005

                    HW: 245
                    SW: 231
                    CW: 208
                    GW: 196

                    Inches Lost: +15"

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                    • #11
                      Re: Weight Loss Stalled - Day 11 - HELP

                      I have also stalled. I dropped 6 pounds in the first 4 days, and have kept that off (even though I suspect it was just water weight)...but I haven't lost any more. I also don't seem to be losing inches. I went and bought ketosticks just to see if I was even in it, and I am, so no problems there. Just is very frustrating. I guess I'll just have to stay on induction (I'm on day 11 as well) longer until I am confident that something is coming off.


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                      Total Goal:



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                      • #12
                        Re: Weight Loss Stalled - Day 11 - HELP

                        FYI I'm in the same place you are right now. I was at day 8 and lost 8 lbs. Pretty good. Then I stalled.. Now I'm up 2 pounds. Its important to read the posts on this board. They will REALLY put your heart at ease.

                        I couldn't have done atkins before.

                        Apparently this is perfectly normal.

                        I have lost an inch off my waist though.

                        Also make SURE to re-read all the directions continually to prevent mistakes. I've made about a dozen screwups but they were mostly small.

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                        • #13
                          Re: Weight Loss Stalled - Day 11 - HELP

                          I promise ALL of you that the weight will come off. I just went back and looked at my charts for last year, when I did Atkins the first time. I would "pause" every 2 weeks for awhile, then drop a few pounds, then "pause". The pauses seemed to last forever, but when I look at the charts now, they weren't endless at all. Sometimes a week, at most.

                          Remember that your body needs to adjust after a drop in weight. Water fills up those fat cells and stays there until your body decides it's safe to release them. It's a life-preserving thing to protect against starvation, and it happens even if you aren't starving!

                          As I write, I'm at 207 lbs. Last year when I weighed this much, I was wearing a size 18. Today I'm wearing size 16 jeans and an XL shirt that I couldn't fit into two weeks ago by a long-shot. (in the last 2 weeks, I've lost 3 lbs) Check your size, instead of the scale!
                          Started Atkins 2d time 6/20/05
                          218/187/140
                          Measuring every 2 weeks
                          As of 10/31/05, losta total of 56.75 inches!



                          Minimum 45 min cardio per day

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                          • #14
                            Re: Weight Loss Stalled - Day 11 - HELP

                            Well I weighed in on Sunday and was still at 221lb ............BUT have dropped a further 5" so went from being disheartened by the weight to happy about the inches.

                            I did cheat Sunday night but am back on track and VERY motivated !!
                            M / 29yrs / 5' 10"

                            Started Induction : 17 July 2005

                            HW: 245
                            SW: 231
                            CW: 208
                            GW: 196

                            Inches Lost: +15"

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