My experience on extended induction (so far)

[Viking Jim]

I saw a good stickied thread called weight loss is not linear, which was a very encouraging thread for me to see. I especially liked Siksak graph of the first 127 days.


I too have been keeping a graph and it seems to bear out the idea that weight loss is not linear as well, especially for me since I have not cheated on Atkins at all and am in an extended inducation. Here is the data of my first 38 days to see the rhythm of my weight loss (and some gains). As you can see I went through cycles...good weight loss and then it seemed my body strugged to recover its equilibrium (?) and gain the weight back...out of 38 days I gained from the prior day 12 times (weight gain days in RED)

I hope this helps encourage anyone that is going through the same ping-pongprocess....other than Siksak's great graph I didnt see too much on this with hard numbers. But note that I have lost some significant weight percentages despite my yo-yo-ing


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[grovemonkey]

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That's very cool. Thanks for posting that.

[Hayden]

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Hello Jim,

Good post, and good idea.

Our weight-loss as men is more consistent due to our biology.

This is a chart of my weight-loss when I was also on Extended Induction.

You can see a very similar trend.

The downs, and then the ups after the down. Then a pause with no weight-loss followed by another down.

The break in the data on the graph was because I was in a business meeting in Hiroshima, and not at home. So I was unable to weigh myself.



Once again, thank you for sharing your experience.

[cgdat136]

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great post...thanks so much for sharing that. i went to the members list and located that post. i copied it and pasted it in an email to myself. i think i will have to read and re-read this from time to time.

[Bluebelt2007]

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Great post, I think it is very helpful for everyone see. Congratulations as well, your weight loss is going great.

[kate58]

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I don't record weight gain - unless it's due to a cheat or something and - touch wood - I haven't cheated yet. I just hold the loss until I get back to it or move on. But this graph of my weight since I started on Sept 5th shows that it definitely isn't linear. The flat bits definitely involved some small gains and relosses.



Note for those still on induction and thinking of moving to OWL, I have marked the date I moved with an x. Perhaps there is a slight slow down of loss though I think that would inevitably have happened anyway and a much greater range of foods were eaten, which may be an encouragement to some to move on.

[Chopper9994]

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Hey this is great.

I'm at day 26 absolutely cheat free and have a very similiar weight loss profile. I know it's big taboo to weigh yourself every day but I did it anyway. Based on my first attempt at Atkins a few years ago and the readings here it's obvious the numbers are going to jump around a little but as long as the main trend is downwards, I try not to let the "mini stalls" or even an unexplained gain bother me too much.

Anyway, it's definitely a little frustrating when I get up first thing, head for the bathroom then head for the scale and see a GAIN?? I just take a deep breath and say it's normal and not let it get to me. Then reading a post such as yours really helps as it just goes to show how UN-linear weight loss really is. No way I'm going to complain about losing 19 lbs. in 26 days!!

Thanks for a great post.

[blue996]

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Thanks for posting! I weight myself every morning and much prefer it to waiting a week or two in between. I am tracking my daily weight in fitday and it is very motiviating to see the graph go down every few days.

[Jessica Alexandra]

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This is why I refuse to step on the scale for a while being I just started diet.The down's and up's were discouraging!!! but your graph was encouraging. I still choose to measure instead..smile. b/c I was on that darn scale at least 2-3 times daily at first. It was addictive.

[colider]

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Your 38 day thing really helps me. Now I can see why I have been advised to stay off of the scale! If this happend to me I would lose my mind and throw my scale out the window (I guess that would solve the problem wouldn't it). I weigh myself about 5 times a day and to the Ketosis stips about 3 times a day. I guess I do these things because I am looking to use my progress as my motivation. But if I experience what you experience and hit a long stall like you did in the middle there, I would be in danger of giving up because I know that I would get really angry and when I get mad I rebel usually.

Thank you for this post!!!!!!!

[twink]

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I gotta stay off the daily scale. If I gain any at all, I get discouraged and start to doubt. I have a girlfriend who texted me yesterday that she lost 18 lbs since Thanksgiving on her own diet. I thought, "Wow, that would be so cool, maybe I should do what she's doing," which I know doesn't work for me by the by. But it occurred to me just now that she reported an 18 pound loss over a six week period, not a day-to-day loss (in which there could have been some gains). I think weight loss is psychological first, and physical second, just like weight gain. So, just like I'm avoiding carbs, I'm avoiding those things that may discourage me. Make sense?

[colider]

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It makes perfect sense! I am going to start only weighing myself on Sunday or Mondays from now on. That is the best I can do because it's like not peeking at your Christmas presents when you know they are in your parents closet

Thanks for the good advice!

[stargazer78]

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Viking Jim,

Your post helped me a great deal. You gave me a lot of inspiration by showing that your weight truly fluctuated as you began to lose. My fiance and I started Atkins for the 2nd time together (third time for me overall) on 01/01/08. Both of us were worried that the lbs. aren't falling off like they have in past Inductions. We are both cheat free and trying so hard. I personally have only lost 2 lbs in 7 days. Thanks again for the inspiration. We're gonna keep truckin'!!!

[Hayden]

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Hello Jim.

As a fellow numbers man, I thought you might be interested in this chart. This is my total weight loss in 2007 since I starting in July.

You can see a trend very much the same as your data.
A weight loss, a small gain, a hold, then a loss again. Which is repeated.

[deek deek]

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That makes perfest sence...I used to weigh myself everyday until my scale broke....but we do have lots of ups and downs everyday!! I just eat what im allowed and no that its working!! keep up the good work everyone!!