Gaining?

[JaxMama]

Re: Gaining?

Just remember you could gain but still lose in the end.

My body does that constantly. I will lose 1 lb or more than my body will say "stop" and I end up gaining it back and then it goes down again dramatically to the point where I weigh less, AGAIN. Then I note it as a loss and wait for the cycle to start all over again. For some reason my body will lose a lot in a few days but then try to balance out. It's been like this since I went into OWL.

I am in the "gain" portion of my weight loss as we speak. It could be another 3-10 days before I lose again.

I watch my salt intake. I never liked pork rinds either. And I force myself to eat something if I am not hungry. It keeps up the calorie count.

[miller98b]

Re: Gaining?

Jules, you can do this. OWL rung 1 is the exact same as Induction, but you add in 5 net carbs from veggies. That is it! The problem I notice is that it looks like your carbs are way too low and it looks like your calories may be too low as well. Get on fitday and track everything you eat. The extra time spent will make a HUGE difference. Like I said before, I bet your body is in starvation mode if you are around 18 net carbs and too low on the calories. At your weight, you should be around 1800 cals and 25 net carbs for a good OWL.

Also, are you getting all of your vitamins and nutrients? Potassium has the exact opposite effect as salt. They are like Ying and Yang. Us ing fitday, I realized that I was around 9% of my recommended Potassiuma dn that causes bloating. Salt keeps water in your body and potassium kicks it out. Find foods taht are high in Potassium, like Avocado, and add it in. And you water......your liver cannot metabolize fat without water. Kepp it flowing so that your body can do its job. You are on the right path, you just need to adjust a little bit.

You are falling back to induction, because of your fear of the unknown. OWL will work.....just trust the system. Come on, I have "FAITH" in you and I will start to sing again if you give up on this!

Keep it up girl!

[2big4mysize]

Re: Gaining?

I did some major abdominal exercises yesterday. Aside from that its all been the same.

new to you exercises can cause fluid retention in those muscles until your body learns that new load is theri new normal load. Brook can gain 5 pounds just changing exercise videos because of those new muscle loads.

[mission to lose]

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Good to know! I am going to start this tomorrow for sure!

Check this out if you need some veggie help----
Veggie Help----

Go to this journal, and click on her blog link in her siggy. Then navigate around until you find her 11 in 3 series.

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...ournal-14.html

Or try this link- you are looking for her 11 in 3 series...It shows how to get 11g of carbs in 3 cups. Scroll thru menu 1, menu 2, etc. She did a lot of work putting this together:

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...ml#comment3330

[Jules1980]

Re: Gaining?

any new to you exercise this week?

I did some major abdominal exercises yesterday. Aside from that its all been the same.

[2big4mysize]

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sounds like a good plan. enjoy your veggies check one of the veggie challenges old topics if you need some recipes for those rung one veggies.

[Jules1980]

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and thanks mission as well!

[Jules1980]

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Alright! So i introduced a couple of new foods in just 3 days. I will cut them and move foward with fresh foods and once per week ad a new one. And yes back to measuring veggies!
Thanks 2big, atkinsgal and liv!
Appreciate your input ALOT!!

[2big4mysize]

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Humor ok! Thanks for the laugh! I figured as much!
New foods this week, I had some spinach, tried some water chestnuts, and also scheshwan spice sauce! (0 carb) Also I was trying pork rinds for crunchy snacks...didn't like them...but maybe all these I should cut for now.

those could be your bloat food they are notorius ofr causing bloating and gas issues

[2big4mysize]

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Lol
I cant thank you enough for listening to my nonsense! I will read again, and tomorrow is a new day! Time to pull out my food scale again like i did in the first week!
Thanks again 2big4mysize

ut oh could be the dreaded carb creep if you are not measuring your veggies.

just keep taking notes about how you feel before during and after you eat and see if it is a food causing your bloat or a new supplement or even a virus going round.

My sister discovered she was allergic to spinach cause every wednesday where she worked served a fresh spinach salad and she was having that yummy salad with pecans chicken and cranberries with somekind of vinegar dressing. and every wednesday night and thursday morning she was feeling bloated and nausous. she went on s business trip missed the sald for 2 weeks and had an ah ha moment so she tested spinach by itself and sure enough she was feeling bad again.

[liv]

Re: Gaining?

Days ending with Y - those are the worst

I think you are doing good. We all have those days for reasons - who knows. Just keep going it will even out.
Just watch serving size - when something says two carbs - how big is the serving they are listing.

[atkinsgal08]

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>>scheshwan spice sauce! (0 carb)>>

I doubt it's really 0 carbs. What's the list of ingredients.

Also ... you should only add one new food at a time ... it makes it easier to eliminate a suspected culprit.

Now you have to cut out "spinach, tried some water chestnuts, and also scheshwan spice sauce! (0 carb) Also I was trying pork rinds".

[Jules1980]

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>> Net carbs...not really sure.
On fit day its saying 18g I know I'm suposed to be in the 25g mark now...so how do I up my veggies if Im rarely even hungry these days?>>

Why don't you know?

You need to count up the total carbs of your vegetables, then subtract the total fiber from those same vegetables ... then you'll know the net carbs of your vegetables.

Good to know! I am going to start this tomorrow for sure!

[atkinsgal08]

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>>Maybe I should just go back to inducion for a week and than try to learn and understand how to add these OWL standards in.>>

A better solution would be to keep moving forward and learn and understand.

Going backwards doesn't generally make your Atkins journey any easier.

[Jules1980]

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Humor ok! Thanks for the laugh! I figured as much!
New foods this week, I had some spinach, tried some water chestnuts, and also scheshwan spice sauce! (0 carb) Also I was trying pork rinds for crunchy snacks...didn't like them...but maybe all these I should cut for now.