No weight loss in 11 days/and I AM drinking all the water!

[cpb0214]

FitDay Journal for carabrennan (Feb 17, 2009)

Food Name
Amount
Unit
Cals
Carb
Fat
Prot


Total
1,692
15.3
124.4
121.2
Cucumber, raw
1
cup, unpared, chopped
17
3.1
0.2
0.8
Pepper, sweet, red, raw
0.5
cup
19
4.5
0.2
0.7
Chicken
2
large piece (yield after cooking, bone removed)
465
0.0
26.4
53.1
Bacon, cooked
4
thin slice (yield after cooking)
108
0.3
8.4
7.4
Egg, whole, raw
2
large
143
0.8
9.9
12.6
Cheese, Cheddar or American type
1
oz
102
1.4
8.0
5.9
Salad dressing, KRAFT Ranch Dressing
4
oz
578
5.2
60.9
1.6
Fish, cooked
1
oz, boneless, cooked
32
0.0
0.3
6.6
Fish, whitefish, mixed species, raw
6
oz
228
0.0
10.0
32.5


Total
1,692
15.3
124.4
121.2

[cpb0214]

Re: No weight loss in 11 days/and I AM drinking all the water!

Okay-it didn't post the way I thought. I will try the link approach:

FitDay Free Calorie Counter and Diet Journal: Public Journal

[Georgiana]

Re: No weight loss in 11 days/and I AM drinking all the water!

You should be eating three cups of veggies during induction (see the rules of induction in the book or here), so you are off by 1.5 cups. Most of your carbs should come from veggies, which is not the case for the menu you are showing.

The dressing you are using has sugar in it, so try substituting it with a SF one or make your own.

During induction, the average weight loss is 5-10% of your excess weight. For you, this means around 1-3 lbs.

[cpb0214]

Re: No weight loss in 11 days/and I AM drinking all the water!

I want to cry-what dressings can I buy in the store? I thought sugar free meant sugar alcohols which is a nono- I don't have time to make my own dressing unless there is a fantastic no fuss caesar dressing-nothing in the store I can use with just 1 carb per serving? I am ready t cry and quit with my insomnia and no progress...

[liv]

Re: No weight loss in 11 days/and I AM drinking all the water!

You had 4 oz of the dressing? That is like half a bottle?

[cpb0214]

Re: No weight loss in 11 days/and I AM drinking all the water!

No, I am sure I am off on the ounces then. It was maybe 6 tbs. whatever that is- I had it with a whole cucumber for lunch. I can't just eat veggies without a dip and now I am told I can't have dressing even though it has only one carb? I didn't remember you have to make your own from last time! Help!

[Sunny_0ne]

Re: No weight loss in 11 days/and I AM drinking all the water!

No, I am sure I am off on the ounces then. It was maybe 6 tbs. whatever that is- I had it with a whole cucumber for lunch. I can't just eat veggies without a dip and now I am told I can't have dressing even though it has only one carb? I didn't remember you have to make your own from last time! Help!

Here's what Dr. Atkins said about salad dressings:

For salad dressing use oil and vinegar (but not balsamic vinegar which contains sugar) or lemon juice and herbs and spices. Prepared salad dressings without added sugar and no more than 2 carbs per tablespoon serving are also fine.

I think the main problem is with the quantities. 6 Tablespoons is WAY too much. I had to cut down to 1 T salad dressing or mayonnaise per serving.

Try cutting down to two until you get used to it, then maybe you can cut that after you get used to it.

And please don't skimp on the veggies. You will lose weight a lot faster if you eat the amount Dr. Atkins recommended.... 3 cups salad-type vegetables, or 2 cups plus 1 cup of the other allowed veggies.

I also learned that the hard way.

[liv]

Re: No weight loss in 11 days/and I AM drinking all the water!

You can have the dressing - just use some portion control with it.
Eat more veggies so that you have 3 cups of it. Try some fats - there is no oils or butter on you list? And perhaps limit your protein a bit.
How tall are you?
Are you exercising?

[cpb0214]

Re: No weight loss in 11 days/and I AM drinking all the water!

I am frustrated and exhausted with this already- I don't think I can continue on induction with 3 cups of veggies and lemon juice only with herbs. Too hard for me. I have to see if anyone can recommend a store bought dressing without sugar and only 1 carb. You mean to tell me everyone is making their own Caesar from scratch?

[OzLover]

Re: No weight loss in 11 days/and I AM drinking all the water!

Walden Farms dressings are sugar free. Marie's Blue Cheese is 0 carbs. It's all a matter reading labels & find something that works for you.

Here is a link to a recipe site. Numerous dressing recipes.

Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes - Recipes

[cpb0214]

Re: No weight loss in 11 days/and I AM drinking all the water!

Liv,

I am 5'7" and I do exercise (walk) 3 days a week with my dog plus I chase around a 3 year old daughter. I didn't really have anything that required being cooked in butter. When I cook sausage in the morning, I usually use spray canola oil-no carbs no sugar. I have 1600 calories a day and the bacon I thought had plenty of fat in it. I don't know where the protein comes from-I have to look at fit day again. I am ready to give up. This diet is much harder to adhere to than I remember just from the simple reality that too many things have to be prepared and I work 3 full days a week. I'd just love a good SF 1 carb bottle dressing I could have so I can eat the veggies. I was told on induction b/c of my weight loss "need" I will only lose 1-3 pounds in induction which is ridiculous. The last time I did this BY THE BOOK, I lost 15 pounds and went from 148 to 133 in 3 weeks...

[Georgiana]

Re: No weight loss in 11 days/and I AM drinking all the water!

I can't just eat veggies without a dip and now I am told I can't have dressing even though it has only one carb? I didn't remember you have to make your own from last time! Help!

You don't necessarily have to make your own dressing. Just find one that has no sugar. Sorry, I don't know what brands you have where you live. Here's a fast, easy to make dressing:
Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes
and you can find more recipes here:
Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes - Misc. Recipes

Or you could use olive oil and vinegar (not balsamic).

No, I did not say you will lose only 1-3 lbs. What I said is that a loss of 1-3 lbs would be in the average range since you only have 20 lbs to lose. Of course, you can lose more than that. However, don't compare your rate of weight loss now with the rate you had years ago -- our metabolism changes in time.

[liv]

Re: No weight loss in 11 days/and I AM drinking all the water!

Personally I don't worry about the sugar in mayo and kraft dressings.
But then again you ate a lot of it and now you are stalled so you may have to think about whether it is OK for you or not. Try smaller quantity.
Have you tried making a dressing out of vinegar and oil - it is pretty easy and a yummy change.
I sometimes make my own ceasar salad dressing - I keep anchovy paste in the fridge Most of the time I use the Kraft one though.

[cpb0214]

Re: No weight loss in 11 days/and I AM drinking all the water!

Thanks- 11 days of induction with nothing is depressing enough. I can't even look to add anything fun for a long time now and have to somehow find the willpower to stick with this with no results so far. I will check in next mOnday and hope that I see some sort of progress. Thanks for the follow ups!

[ThinSoon]

Re: No weight loss in 11 days/and I AM drinking all the water!

I'm not big on raw veggies so I have cooked. And with my salads, I used very fine shredded cheese and mix it up, then there isn't so much dressing needed. I use regular dressings with no problem.

I will say that each time I start this over and over, my own fault, it does get harder and I lose less. Bodies need time to adjust.

How about exercise? Are you losing inches instead?

Hang in there!!

Tracey