Finding my CCLL

[jmprgrl74]

I'm a little confused on how to find my CCLL. I started Atkins on 3/5 at 169.6, started recording on my ticker as below on 3/13. So, as you can see, from 3/5-3/23 I lost about 11 pounds. Between then and recently, 4/14, I bounced up and down between that and 161, even 162 sometimes. Now it seems to be moving in the right direction again.

I started adding more veggies in prob'ly 3 weeks ago, but at that time I wasn't keeping good track on Fitday so think I was still low on carbs because when I started adding them back in, I was still averaging around 15-17. So last week I kept up with the more veggies, but started dairy as well. I've been averaging around 20-23 carbs.

From what I understand, your CCLL is when you average 1-2 pound loss a week. That's kinda what is going on right now, so does that mean this is it?

Also it seems to have STARTED moving when I started trying to get a few more carbs. Maybe when I start this week trying to get 5 more it will help?

Any thoughts are appreciated!


04/19/2007 155.4
04/14/2007 156.4
03/23/2007 158.0
03/22/2007 158.2
03/21/2007 158.8
03/19/2007 159.4
03/13/2007 160.0


Pam

[not2late]

Re: Finding my CCLL

From what I understand, your CCLL is when you average 1-2 pound loss a week. That's kinda what is going on right now, so does that mean this is it?

Pam, your CCLL is an individual level. You find it by adding carbs and monitoring your loss. Once you move to a carb level where you stop losing pounds/inches, you back off by 5 net carbs. See if you start losing weight (pounds/inches), if you do, then you know that you cannot eat above that level and still lose weight.

For example, you're up to 45 net carbs daily and you're still losing weight (pounds/inches). You add 5 net carbs to make 50 net carbs daily for a week or two. You stop losing weight. So you drop back to 45 net carbs. See what happens. If you start losing weight again, then you know you cannot eat above 45 net carbs and still lose weight. That's your CCLL.

[jmprgrl74]

Re: Finding my CCLL

So even though I am already only losing maybe a pound a week, since I'm still losing I should go on up to 30?

[attek]

Re: Finding my CCLL

Yes. You should keep adding more carbs until you find your CCLL. Then you eat below that number to continue your weight loss.

Did you do a clean 2 week induction, and what level of metabolic resistance did you determine that you have?

[jmprgrl74]

Re: Finding my CCLL

Clean as a whistle. In fact, other than a one-shot meal of waffles and beer (seriously, it was good) 2 weeks ago, I've been by the book.

I'd have to double-check because I don't have my book at work but I believe it was low metabolic resistence. (10.2 lbs.) BUT, I also wonder if part of the beginning weight loss was because it was just after my TOM and I generally tend to lose a few after that anyway, not sure. I also started exercising a month before Atkins, so that could've helped to I'm guessing. (The reason I saw these things is I NEVER lose weight usually! At least not on the low fat, low cal diets.)

Pam

[not2late]

Re: Finding my CCLL

As long as you keep losing weight---you haven't found your CCLL. So keep adding until you find it. When you do, you can individualize your Atkins: eat at the CCLL, eat slightly below it, etc. Your daily menu will be less monotonous and you'll have more food choice "freedom". For example, if you know your CCLL is 45 and you've only had 25 net carbs for breaksfast and lunch, you know you have 20 net carbs left for dinner and snacks. So, if you want to eat another 5 net carbs of broccoli casserole, you can eat it without worrying that you've "gone over" your CCLL.