Your thoughts please

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Hiya

Day 8 for me and going strong.. My scale says nearly 4 pounds weight loss which is still nice (but secretly was hoping for more) BUT.. I can defiantely feel I have lost weight.. I'm sure of it.. plus I am in ketosis middle purple (even though I know these are not be all end all of Atkins - just nice mentally)...

my question is..

HOW MANY people have been on Atkins, and the scale has shown small weight loss (compared to the big losers) and yet have lost inches and dress sizes.. I just thought it might be encouraging to hear other peoples stories...

PS - Plus I'm hoping that I may get TOM soon (just stopped breastfeeding) so i'm crossing fingers that this is the reason I'm going rather slowly.

and on a final note, as i have more than 50lbs to loose, I think I'm gona do induction one more week.. what you think.
xx
Thanks

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Re: Your thoughts please

well, I was 205 and after over nine days of induction, I have only lost three pounds. I have been in ketosis for three days. the last time I went thru induction I only lost five pounds but I dropped a dress size from a 16 to a 14 which was gratifying enough. when i got off Atkins, (because I was discouraged over the small weight loss) I went back into a 16 but never put back on those five pounds...weird right?
So, I am already in a loser 16 with about five more days of induction. I will make it last another week if not more just because I want to really trigger my body into the fat burning mode. i dont think anyone should compare their weight loss to someone else. I honestly think the more you have to lose, the faster it comes off during induction, however eventually you just plateau and lose 2-4 pounds a week like everyone else. So, if you are like me...205lbs on inductions for 9 days and only 202 pounds and your goal is in the range of 140...then you only have 60lbs to lose which sounds like a lot but with Atkins, thats not much at all. I noticed that its the folks with over 100 pounds to lose that shed the weight more rapidly, but they still have a long way to go. dont get discouraged by the timing. Just encourage yourself to perservere. Good Luck!

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Re: Your thoughts please

Inches lost are a given on Atkins, even when the scale stays the same. Last year when we were having challenges (muffin butt/love handles) where you took before pictures in too-tight clothes and after 90 days you took after pictures, hopefully with loose clothes. Some people were upset that they not only did not lose any pounds, but gained a couple. Imagine the surprise when the pictures showed that they had lost many inches and the tight clothes were much looser--even for the person that gained a couple of pounds.