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    I'm gaining weight on induction! What gives???

    I'm following the induction. Staying well under 20 carbs. no caffine. I could be drinking more water, and since I have a spinal disease, I have limited moblity, but I'm not on any meds that could mess with induction. At first I started to lose and now it all has rebounded, plus another pound! What gives?? I double and triple checked my carb intake, everthing is measured.


    Help Please.
    Today is A new day! I will succeed!!
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    Re: I'm gaining weight on induction! What gives???

    how long have you been on Induction?
    ~Megs~
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    • #3
      Re: I'm gaining weight on induction! What gives???

      Maybe post a days menu. Maybe you're missing something.
      My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people.
      ~Orson Welles




      Everytime I am tempted to use food to satisfy my frustrated desires, build up my injured ego, or dull my senses, I will remember,
      That even though I overeat in private, my excess poundage is there for all the world to see.
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      • #4
        Re: I'm gaining weight on induction! What gives???

        You haven't gained any fat. It's water, and that's normal - your weight will fluctuate on the scale from day to day, hour to hour. This is noticeable for people who weigh themselves every day or more. (like me!) Don't sweat it.

        DO take your measurements, though. Chest, waist, abdomen, hips, upper thighs, calves, ankles, upper arms, wrists - at a minimum. Do it every 2 weeks. Even if the scale is being silly, the tape measure never lies.
        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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        • #5
          Re: I'm gaining weight on induction! What gives???

          If you have a pre-existing medical condition, I'd talk to your doctor before you make a radical diet switch and do it under the advice of your doctor. Who knows if a drug you are taking will react badly or if you moving to a ketogenic diet might agravate your condition. Talk to your GP.
          Grovemonkey
          5Ft10Inches,179cm 31yr Male
          110kg Start
          91kg Current
          80kg Goal

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          • #6
            Re: I'm gaining weight on induction! What gives???

            How much sodium are you eating/drinking? Bathroom habits okay (I just *love* asking that question. )?

            Please, list a couple days worth of menus - food and drink - and amounts also please. That'll help us help you.

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            • #7
              Re: I'm gaining weight on induction! What gives???

              Well, I take no meds. My condition is not effected one way or another by diet. So let me tell you what I ate today.

              Breakfast
              3 eggs fried in butter

              lunch
              2 hamburger patties
              salad, drizzled with oil

              dinner
              chicken thighs
              califlower

              I did not drink near as much water as I should have and I did not even try to do my chair areobics tape. The stick test says I am throwing a small amount of ketones. Maybe if I increase water and try do do a bit of exercise I will get a moderate reading on the ketone sticks. Salt? I'm sure more than I should.
              Today is A new day! I will succeed!!

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              • #8
                Re: I'm gaining weight on induction! What gives???

                Oh, the bathroom habits are never an issuse. LOL!
                Today is A new day! I will succeed!!

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                • #9
                  Re: I'm gaining weight on induction! What gives???

                  first look i would say youre not eating enough....

                  is that salad a 2 cup salad? and your cauliflower a one cup?

                  are you going more than 4-6 waken hours without food?

                  I would say you needed to add something more in there in the way of snacks inbetween meals, cheese sticks, devilled eggs, etc....

                  you said yourself you're not drinking enough water, you NEED to! please ensure you do that!

                  try and shrink your salt intake down a little, it will make you retain water which is why you could be seeing a gain!

                  otherwise your food choices are pretty good!
                  HW 303
                  Aug '04 SW-287 LW-232
                  Restart - Apr 07 - SW 266 CW 225




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                  • #10
                    Re: I'm gaining weight on induction! What gives???

                    Hi Emma,

                    Okay, thinking about it and you are right. I'm going to restart and call today "day 1" of my induction. I will add snacks, water and lower my salt intake and maybe, if I can will myself, I'll do one of my exercise tapes. I have a few that fit in with my disability, I shouldn't be so lazy.

                    Thanks for your imput, I'll keep you updated on my progress.
                    Today is A new day! I will succeed!!

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                    • #11
                      Re: I'm gaining weight on induction! What gives???

                      How long have you been on Induction? See, some folks run into a mini-stall period during weeks 3-6 of being on Atkins. If they retain water during this time, that retention might look like a "gain" of fat weight.

                      Also, start measuring yourself as others have advised. Dr. ATkins wrote that the loss of inches was a more reliable indicator of losing fat than the loss of pounds.
                      ~Megs~
                      242/141/160 (130)
                      dress size 26/10/8
                      5'4", Female, May 2, 2003
                      My blog:
                      http://mformiscellaneous.blogspot.com/

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                      • #12
                        Re: I'm gaining weight on induction! What gives???

                        I would have to agree with several here too,,more water and more Induction snacks sounds like your not eating enough and believe it or not if your eating right stuff u will loose more from what I have seen over the years anyways.
                        So sorry about your spinal disorder my 8yr old has scoliosis/syringomyleia, DONT OVERDO that exericise tape or you will be more miserable and crave carbs just do what you can , hang in there
                        GOOD LUCK
                        Female/39 5'9"



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