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  • #1

    Stalling?

    How long should one be at the same weight before deciding they are stalling?

    I have been at the same weight for a week. I should mention this is my 14th day on induction.

    Thanks.
    272/253/150 5'6" 23/F
    Started 1/10/09 - 7lbs lost during Induction.
    Goal 1: 260 1/28/09 (18 days)
    Goal 2: 250 - 3 more pounds 2/12
    Goal 3: 240
    Goal 4: 230
    Goal 5: 220
    Goal 6: 211 - Halfway!
    Goal 7: 200 By 2010!


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    Re: Stalling?

    A stall is 4 weeks. You are nowhere close. A slow down is normal between weeks 3-5 for most people. You may want to post a sample menu so people can look at it for you. I found my lack of appetite caused me to go into starvation mode because I just forgot to eat. Have faith, even if you aren't noticing results on the scale, you are probably losing inches. Inches is probably a more accurate measure of how you are doing anyway. I tried buying a new scale, but it still gave me the same reading as the old one.
    "...Health and fitness are more than just personal goals - they're gifts we give to the people around us. Being fit and feeling on top of our game will ensure that we're there for the people who rely on us. It will make us better fathers, husbands, friends, lovers... and yes, even better sons." -David Zinczenko -Mens Health Magazine
    39M/Married with two wonderful kids
    Mini goal #1 - 225 1/16/2010
    Mini goal #2 - Stick with this WOE until 1/31/10
    Mini goal #3 - 214 No longer obese
    Mini goal #4 - Stick with this WOE until 2/28/10
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    • #3
      Re: Stalling?

      Hey,

      Thank you very much
      272/253/150 5'6" 23/F
      Started 1/10/09 - 7lbs lost during Induction.
      Goal 1: 260 1/28/09 (18 days)
      Goal 2: 250 - 3 more pounds 2/12
      Goal 3: 240
      Goal 4: 230
      Goal 5: 220
      Goal 6: 211 - Halfway!
      Goal 7: 200 By 2010!


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      • #4
        Re: Stalling?

        Have you worked out what sort of metabolic resistance to weight loss your 14-day induction loss represents? The chart is in chapter 13 of DANDR.
        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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        • #5
          Re: Stalling?

          Yes, it is average.
          272/253/150 5'6" 23/F
          Started 1/10/09 - 7lbs lost during Induction.
          Goal 1: 260 1/28/09 (18 days)
          Goal 2: 250 - 3 more pounds 2/12
          Goal 3: 240
          Goal 4: 230
          Goal 5: 220
          Goal 6: 211 - Halfway!
          Goal 7: 200 By 2010!


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          • #6
            Re: Stalling?

            Great

            Do you take measurements (waist/hips/bust/thighs/wrist/ankle etc)?

            Seeing them diminish often helps confirm our losses even if those pesky scales refuse to
            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: Stalling?

              I just did my measurements today. Both my calves got larger. I lost 1/2 inch off my waist, and an inch off my hips.
              I am worried I just measured wrong. How am I an entire inch smaller around my hips with no weight loss?
              272/253/150 5'6" 23/F
              Started 1/10/09 - 7lbs lost during Induction.
              Goal 1: 260 1/28/09 (18 days)
              Goal 2: 250 - 3 more pounds 2/12
              Goal 3: 240
              Goal 4: 230
              Goal 5: 220
              Goal 6: 211 - Halfway!
              Goal 7: 200 By 2010!


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              • #8
                Re: Stalling?

                Are you like days away from TOM? Then you might be retaining water in your legs... hence the "larger" calves and the lack of weight loss.
                "Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster."

                -- Theodore Roosevelt

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                • #9
                  Re: Stalling?

                  Yes, just a couple. Hmm.
                  272/253/150 5'6" 23/F
                  Started 1/10/09 - 7lbs lost during Induction.
                  Goal 1: 260 1/28/09 (18 days)
                  Goal 2: 250 - 3 more pounds 2/12
                  Goal 3: 240
                  Goal 4: 230
                  Goal 5: 220
                  Goal 6: 211 - Halfway!
                  Goal 7: 200 By 2010!


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                  • #10
                    Re: Stalling?

                    You know I called this "hesitation: the end of Induction Stall as it just about happened to all of us. This is when trying on those tight jeans that you had to lay down on the bed to snap and zip now come into play. You try them on and OMG there is room to breath now.

                    Your doing great.



                    41 pounds down and counting

                    If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else. - Yogi Berra

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                    • #11
                      Re: Stalling?

                      I only lost weight the first week. I am on day 2 of the 3rd week.

                      Edit: I had not lost anything from the 16th-23th and now it is the 25th and I still haven't lost anything more.
                      Edit #2: and! I just looked at my measurements again... I haven't lost an inch off of my hips! What is going on? How long should I continue without seeing results?
                      Last edited by gaffe; January 25, 2009, 08:19 PM.
                      272/253/150 5'6" 23/F
                      Started 1/10/09 - 7lbs lost during Induction.
                      Goal 1: 260 1/28/09 (18 days)
                      Goal 2: 250 - 3 more pounds 2/12
                      Goal 3: 240
                      Goal 4: 230
                      Goal 5: 220
                      Goal 6: 211 - Halfway!
                      Goal 7: 200 By 2010!


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                      • #12
                        Re: Stalling?

                        I lost 7lbs during the first 4 days of induction, then it look me until day 16 to see 2 more lbs go...unfortunately, it just takes time. I wish you would have done your measurements sooner, I've lost 12 total inches, which keeps me motivated more than the 9lbs loss in 3 weeks.



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                        Mini goal #4= 155
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                        • #13
                          Re: Stalling?

                          I was just getting ready to post this question when I saw this post. I am on day 26 (I have been continuing induction). I was on a constant .5 to 1 pound loss per day for a few weeks. I have remained at the same weight for 4 days now. Is this normal? Is my body just adjusting to the new weight? I am still very well in ketosis and I have not been cheating or have added anything new to my diet.

                          Thanks all!


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                          • #14
                            Re: Stalling?

                            I did do my measurements the first day of the diet... I haven't lost anything.
                            272/253/150 5'6" 23/F
                            Started 1/10/09 - 7lbs lost during Induction.
                            Goal 1: 260 1/28/09 (18 days)
                            Goal 2: 250 - 3 more pounds 2/12
                            Goal 3: 240
                            Goal 4: 230
                            Goal 5: 220
                            Goal 6: 211 - Halfway!
                            Goal 7: 200 By 2010!


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                            • #15
                              Re: Stalling?

                              Have you read this thread?
                              Atkins Diet Bulletin Board
                              http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-diet-extended-induction/5090-weight-loss-not-linear.html


                              It might reassure you some
                              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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