help with ketosis / stalling :'(

[chunk!]

i was on the extended induction regime for awhile and then stalled, so i decided to move along to the next phase because i thought it might jump-start the weightloss again. for a month now i have been stuck at the same weight, even after reverting back to induction foods.

i drink plenty of water, eat about 3 oz cheese daily, about 4 oz cream daily, and generally eat sliced meat [ham] and hard boiled eggs [or cooked a different way, but most often hard-boiled]. i am not getting too many greens [about one cup], and i am not eating anything that could be responsible for a stall [aspartame, diet soda, etc... cut all of those out of my diet!] i am extremely cautious about what food i eat, how it is prepared, etc... and yet i still have no weight loss results.

so why am i stalled? my ketostix show that i am not in ketosis. this is incredibly frustrating - is it possible the atkins diet just stops working after awhile? it sounds doubtful but i feel that i should not be stalled for this long.

also, yes, i get good feel-the-burn exercise - i quickly walk about 20-30 minutes uphill/downhill a day as part of my commute.

HELPPP.

[kate58]

Re: help with ketosis / stalling :'(

You are very close to your target and also are within the normal weight range for your height, so it is going to inevitably be a slow process for you. Staying on induction or not, that is the case. I honestly do not believe that at your age, weight and height you should be still on induction.

A ture stall is no weight loss or inches lost for 4 weeks while staying absolutely on plan. Have you been measuring? How long since you lost inces?

Although you are avoiding sweeteners, cheese and cream can both be stallers for some people. 4oz of cream a day seems like an awful lot to me. Cream is a special category food, they are supposed to be used occasionally, not to the max every day. While the book says you can have three oz of cream in a day, it also points out that it can slow your weight loss and that some people need to avoid it.

Also you don't sound as though you are eating enough veg AT ALL. It is really, REALLY important to eat your veg right up to the max allowed. Remember that even on induction most of your carbs should come from veg. If you look at the people around here who have reached and maintained goal, you'll find that they don't eat a lot of cream and they eat a tremendous amount of veg. That is pretty much universal among the more successful people.

Are you eating enough overall? Of proper food, not extras like cream? It might be helpful if you post in the menu review forum. Post a very detailed menu, for 2-3 days, with amounts of everything you ate included. Sometimes it's just a small thing that needs changing and the losses start up again.

[OzLover]

Re: help with ketosis / stalling :'(

Eat some veggies man!

[ValidRouge]

Re: help with ketosis / stalling :'(

Ditch the cream and up the veggies!

I find it so unfortunate that we will eat so many carbs in the form of cream, cheese and other special category foods (this means use sparingly) but be deathly afraid of a carb in a vegetable!!! Very, very unfortunate.

If it were me...and I've DONE THIS with success....
cut out the cheese and cream
add lots more veggies
cut out the processed deli meats, cured meats such as ham and bacon (sugars and chemicals abound)
eat fatty FRESH cuts of meat (chicken with the skin--legs and thighs are best, marbled cuts of beef, pork, etc.)
Eat fatty fish such as salmon--and add REAL butter to it.