induction weight gain?

[clarabear]

sup guys i didnt read the book

[pinkfusion]

Re: induction weight gain?

Nuts are not induction.

[pinkfusion]

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Isnt most imitation meat from a carbohydrate source and last but not least:

did you read the book?

I find in the short period of time that I have been on this board that many people have not.

[clarabear]

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no, my friend had read it and i have been following him along. i thought since nuts and imitation meat have so few net calories (no more than 3 per serving) it would be an okay substitute for meat.

[phaedra]

Re: induction weight gain?

Heya,
Speaking from experience you might have a bit of a hard time doing induction without eating meat. I've tried doing induction several times without eating meat and wasn't able to lose any weight - or actually gained weight. This may be completely inappropriate advice but... if you can't eat meat (which I totally understand), AND you're gaining weight on the plan that you are doing (which isn't strict atkins) then maybe this way of eating isn't right for you? Just a thought...
good luck with whatever you decide to do!

[liv]

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I agree with all of the above
1 Read the book yourself. Your friend is obviously not giving you the correct info
2 Nothing wrong with being a vegetarian and keeping an eye on calories. I just don't think it is the best thing for you to do to do a diet which is high protein and fat and think it going to make you drop a few pounds. Find something that is right for you - that you can live with. It may be lowering the unhealthy starch and sugars you are consuming.

If you really want to look into doing Atkins vegetarian style look at this thread

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-low-carb-dieting-faqs/6729-can-i-do-atkins-vegetarian.html

Good luck. Hope things work out. You can do it

[clarabear]

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nah that is just the kind of advice i am looking for. i am willing to do what it takes to stick to the 20g of carbs a day until the end of induction, and i am planning to continue on with the diet and slowly increasing my carb intake rather than jumping back to eating pasta the second induction is over. if there is a way to make atkins work for me without having to eat meat, then that's great. if i can't get away with altering the menu a bit so it fits my lifestyle then i guess this is not the diet for me after all!

i am just curious whether my vegetarian substitutes really are the cause for the weight gain, since i am still within the carb limitations. i was hoping it might just be my body struggling to adjust to the sudden change in diet.

[JulieB]

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Out of curiosity, what is the imitation meat made out of?

I also believe that diets aren't a one-size fits all thing - you have to find what works for you, and what you can live with long-term. I can't see this WOE being very appealing to a vegetarian (but to each his own!).

One note: Atkins is not a high-protein diet, it is high fat, medium protein and low-carb. Perhaps if you read the book you will have a better idea of how this can (or can't) work for you.

[pdxchix]

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Hi,

Bottom line, you're not following Atkins if you're not following the plan according to Dr. Atkins. You're following your own diet plan that you made up. If you gained on your own plan then maybe it's not working for you and Atkins would. If you're a vegetarian however I don't see how you could ever follow Atkins. Atkins is meat based. What you're following sounds like a vegetarian version of The South Beach diet or something.

Good luck in your weight loss. I don't think Atkins is the plan for you, personally.

[LoriMarie]

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I agree with everyone above. Im still new to this, but form what I have read and gathered from people here, meat is a huge part of this.

Have you considered the 80/10/10 diet? My friend has had wonderful sucess with that, I however, could not give up meat

Good luck!!

[msanjelpie]

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i decided to start with the induction phase because hey, i can lose most of my goal weight in a couple weeks and then just work on maintaining it.

You can not lose most of your goal weight in a couple of weeks... Not with how low your weight is... I think you now know this...

[Jo7]

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Atkins talks specifically to vegetarians who are going to do Atkins in sections of his book and how to do it successfully. Definitely read the book.
Also, just on a personal note, whatever you decide about atkins, I personally think adding healthy (non meat) proteins and veggies will significantly improve your health regardless.

Best wishes

[Georgiana]

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i was raised in italian house, and have been living in europe for the past few years so my diet has always basically consisted of pasta and pizza. add to that the fact that the fact that i am a vegetarian (have been since i was 13) but have never really bothered to eat a lot of high-protein food to make up for it and i eat a lot of fresh fruits. basically, i have always had a diet that is very high in carbs.

I understand you are a vegetarian, not a vegan. The answer to question 6 in Chapter 12 will be useful to you. There Dr. Atkins talks about his experience with vegetarians willing to follow Atkins. Also check the link Liv posted.

okay so here is the part where atkins comes in: i decided to start with the induction phase because hey, i can lose most of my goal weight in a couple weeks and then just work on maintaining it. i started the diet on friday.

That is exactly how Atkins should not be followed. Dr. Atkins warned against this in Chapter 17, where he talks about "The Wrong Way to Do Atkins":

You will lose weight more quickly if you continue doing Induction, but you won't learn how to keep that weight off permanently if you don't move through the four phases. More important, you will miss out on the benefits of the phytochemicals present in health-promoting carbohydrate foods.

obviously, being a vegetarian this has been very tricky. i reluctantly reintroduced tuna back in my diet, and bought a bunch of imitation meat that is really low in carbs. i've also been eating nuts, eggs, and small amounts of cheddar cheese and tomato.

Are you eating any other veggies? Or do your carbs come from nuts, eggs, cheese, tomatoes and imitation meat alone? Imitation meat I suppose is made of soy. Does it have any other non-Induction fillers?

so here is my question (finally!) could it just be that atkins is not right for me? it's not the 2 lb weight gain that bothers me, as long as i am sure to lose it by the end of the 2 weeks.

I think your problem comes from not eating enough veggies (if tomatoes is all you eat) and too much cheese, imitation meats and nuts. Can you post a few menus and include quantities too?

but i went on google and found that other people had tried to do the induction and gained 7lbs or more!

If you Google "Atkins Diet", you'll find all kind of bad things. Usually these are written by people who weren't following the diet properly, but thought they were because that's how their friend/uncle/dad/cousin followed it and lost weight. My advice would be that you read the book yourself before embarking on Atkins and decide yourself if this way of eating is appropriate for you.

or should i not be bothering with induction at all?

You might want to consider moving to OWL. The extra veggies, diary, nuts, berries, etc. will make your life much easier.