Have the rules changed?

[onemoresong]

I'm on rung2 and have a few questions. May I still only eat the same amount of cheese and sourcream that were allowed in Induction or may I eat more now?
Haven't lost any weight in almost three weeks and I'm very close to giving up. I felt so depressed today that I drank 0,5 gallons of dietcoke. yes I know, bad bad me

And a question about avocado, in Induction the book says I can eat half an avocado. But now when I'm supposed to have 5 extra carbs for the veggie rung I eat 1 whole avocado, is that ok? It isn't on the allowed veggie list - and I know it's technically not a a veggie...

[runnwme]

Re: Have the rules changed?

Hi there onemoresong. SOunds like we share the same story. I am (was) on OWL rung 2 and was stalled for 3 weeks...just nothing. It was so discouraging. I ate a lot of cheese (a lot) so I'm staying away from cheese now. I alos looked into the posibility of a candida overgrowth and it turns out I was positive for that. After one day of cheese/diary free, the scale finally jumped for me. Only a pound, but at least it was a change! So you might want to look into that too. Otherwise, hang in there, drink lots of water and exercise. Maybe try cutting back on the cheese or dairy.

I love avacados and eat them a lot. I beleive they are fine on OWL as long as you count the carbs

[Grant]

Re: Have the rules changed?

I beleive when you increase your veggies for the first time on OWL you are supposed to stick with the veggies on the veggie list.

If I remember correctly one thing Dr. Atkins recommends for those who are having problems losing is cutting out the special foods to see if they might be having a larger then normal affect. You might try no avacado, olives, heavy cream for a while and see if that helps.

[onemoresong]

Re: Have the rules changed?

wow, so I have to cut back on dairy like cream, cheese and sour cream AND avocados... that's all my fave's, typical!

[Grant]

Re: Have the rules changed?

Well if it were me I probably first just check to see if I were going over the recommended amounts of those foods. 1 to 2 tablespoons heavy cream, 3 to 4 ounces cheese etc. If not I'd probably pick one and eat none or very little of it for a few days to see what happens. If that doesn't work then I'd pick another one and limit it too.