What is my ACE (CCLL)?

[not2late]

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Oh yeah, you can stay on a rung for as long as you want to try out the foods. But I would try to move up in the net carbs maybe once every 4 weeks. The way I did it was to hang around on Rung 1 and found my CCLL---I love veggies so that wasn't a problem for me to do: having a veggie-based gravy with roasts, veggie sauces (tomato, red pepper, etc.) to put on my spaghetti squash or zucchini 'noodles', etc. My CCLL was 35. Then I moved up the ladder with that 35 CCLL in mind.

[kisstuck]

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Great posts Meg. Very easy to understand and good info.

[Kawispice]

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Not2Late,

I just want to confirm Dr. Atkins tables independently. I am a high resistance loser, always have been, so above 15 carbs does not work for me. However, when I exercise quite vigorously I can really add carbs - up to 60 gm. Each time I read something Dr. A wrote and I test it against myself, it seems to work.

As you can see, I am not by nature a "groupie" but the more I get into this diet the more sense it seems to make. Thank you for your very informative posts.

[kat1974]

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Okay, let me see if I have this formulation correct:

I started out at 285 pounds and I want to lose 185 pounds. During my induction period, I lost 10 to 12 pounds (I forgot to weigh myself on the 14th day, but on the 15th day, I was 12 pounds less for sure.)

So this means that my ACE is what, 40-60 gms of carbs a day? If this is true and I choose to eat less (I do about 23-27 a day), does this mean I will lose weight quicker?

Thanks!

[not2late]

Re: What is my ACE (CCLL)?

Okay, let me see if I have this formulation correct:

I started out at 285 pounds and I want to lose 185 pounds. During my induction period, I lost 10 to 12 pounds (I forgot to weigh myself on the 14th day, but on the 15th day, I was 12 pounds less for sure.)

So this means that my ACE is what, 40-60 gms of carbs a day? If this is true and I choose to eat less (I do about 23-27 a day), does this mean I will lose weight quicker?

Thanks!

Your ACE might fall into that range and it might not. We had folks here whose ACE/CCLL has been higher than what the estimated range is.

No eating below your ACE/CCLL is no guarantee of faster weight loss. If you look at the folks who have a low to average metabolic resistance to weight loss and who choose to stick it out on Induction "longer" they often hit weight loss plateaus that are only broken when they move onto OWL.

[kat1974]

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I think I am at one of those plateaus - I stayed on induction 2 weeks longer and lost a total of 17 pounds but now, no matter how stringent I am with my carbs and how much I work out, I haven't lost anymore and it's been a week.

[jamistar77]

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I have low metebabolic resistance (woman). I lost 7 pounds on induction, well in the first week, none in the second week. What would My CCLL be if I haven't lost anymore weight on induction? Especailly after 8 weeks? I stayed on induction because my weight loss stalled....after a week! I was going to stay on it until I started losing weight again. I'm scarred to graduate to OWL. I do excersize 4 times a week, about 90 minutes per session, cardio and weights. Plenty of water and no frankenberry food. Natural, organic, nitrate free, coconut oil. Any suggestions,

[liv]

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Depending on how much you have to lose. 7 pounds may just be great.
You can only find your CCLL by adding carbs on OWL. Our induction losses may be an indication but we can only tell by testing it out.
I think perhaps posting your menu in the Menu review section to see if there is something to correct there may be a place to start. Also if you post your stats it will be easier to tell where you're at.