not loosing

[amilaine]

i got on the scale today and i didnt loose a pound nothing nada from last weeks weigh in. this is day one of week 5. i had my menstrual cycle so i dont know if that has anything to do with it?? just wondering because ive been doing the same thing since day one nothing different in my meals and drinking more than 64oz a water a day i get reaaly thirsty so i do not know why im not loosing. any suggestions why? im getting discouraged

[liv]

Re: not loosing

Wow you are lucky. You have lost something every four weeks that you have the diet so far. That is kind of rare
Most people see a small pause in week 2 or 3 and here you are in week 5. You are a losing machine.

[2big4mysize]

Re: not loosing

congrats on the 4 weeks of loss.
you need to be patient as weight loss like weight gain isn't a linear thing. We have days of loss days of nothing and even days of gaining a bit but the overal tread when doing atkins correctly is downward.

What are you doing as the mandatory exercise part of your atkins> have you stepped uo p the intensity as you got in better cardio shape to keep the cals burned the same.

I hope your eating has changed since day one cause you should be in appetite suppression from your ketosis and just feeding your hunger which will not be consistantly the same every day for 4 weeks.

hang in there. Everybody as hesitations in weight loss on their way to goal weight.

[Desertthorn]

Re: not loosing

Hi, Amilaine

Don't let it worry you. It probably was PMS and you'll drop again soon. Sometimes it happens and like Liv said, you are one of the luck ones.

[Elizellen]

Re: not loosing

As the others said, your cycle will probably affect your losing progress along with lots of other things. Some women actually gain around that time, but normally those 'extra' pounds leave shortly afterwards and sometimes take some friends with them

I noticed your stats give your start weight and goal weight, but do not say how much weight you have lost now. Assuming you have lost weight in those first 4 weeks and have maybe 30 or so pounds left to lose there is no reason in my opinion why you need to stay on induction levels and food choices.

If you are going to have time to discover your CCLL and any food intolerances (if any) you need to be starting the great OWL experiment now, not hanging around on induction