I don't understand why i'm gaining weight all of a sudden! Please rate my menu today

[shabutter587]

I don't understand why I'm gaining now. My lowest was 174 this week and I just checked the scale and I'm 178! Habitually, I check the scale every morning when I wake up. I'm still in ketosis-check everyday. I'm at a moderate level. Also, I just started working out on yesterday. I haven't worked out since I began atkins about 6 wks ago and still lost weight. I did a 35 min. moderate-high level workout on the eliptical today. So this is why I don't understand! This makes me not even want to work out anymore...it's so tiring. This was my menu today:

Breakfast:

2 eggs with 2 tbsp shredded cheedar cheese
3 pieces bacon (no sugar)

Snack:
4 pieces of pepperoni
4 pieces of salami
5 square pieces (size of quarter) of cheedar cheese and colby

Lunch:
1 can tuna (the regular size-white albacore in oil) mixed with approx:
3 tbsp mayo
1 tsp whole grain mustard (0 carbs)
1 tbsp yellow mustard (0 carbs)
1 tbsp chopped celery
1 tbsp onion
1 tbsp dill pickle
1 tsp jalapeno
3 whole iceberg lettuce leaves (made this into low carb wrap)

Snack:

3 baked chicken wings
2 tbsp hot wing sauce (about 2 carbs-but no sugar)

Snack:

2 cups Orange-pekoe tea
2 tbsp cream
2 tbsp sugar-free vanilla
1 mocha flavored splenda
(I'm out of regular splenda so had to substitute)

Drinks:

40 oz of water
8 oz of crystal light

Does anyone see what I'm doing wrong? I could understand a stall, but I'm GAINING! Please help...I don't want to give up on this. I really want to succeed

[Ohbehave007]

Re: I don't understand why i'm gaining weight all of a sudden! Please rate my menu to

I would say you need way more veggies. You are eating a lot of meat (that is good, but...), which takes a lot longer to digest, some times up to 2 weeks (or so I was taught in Biology) While veggies only take about 12 hours to complete the journey.

And I would so more water. It helps flush you out and keep everything moving.

Last off, measure your self, you could be gaining muscle.

[momtomany1]

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I see a lot of salt. No way you gained 4 pound of fat in a couple of days.. so it is something else.. water being the likeliest culprit! And the exercising can make your muscles hold to extra water too, but it isn't weight gain, and isn't a bad thing. Don't give up and don't weigh every day!

[liv]

Re: I don't understand why i'm gaining weight all of a sudden! Please rate my menu to

Ok Deep breaths.
You weighed yourself at the end of the day after exercise. Yes your scale will be up. Just works that way. Pick you time of day and be consistent. We can fluctuate a lot during a day so do not pay any attention to it - what so ever.
And let that scale alone for a bit. I am thinking you are wearing it out.

Your menu has some things that can be improved.
*As has been mentioned you are skimping on your veggies. I am thinking on OWL you should be eating about 17-25 net carbs from veggies. You are not even close.

There is a lot of salt in your menu this day (bacon, pepperoni, salami). You probably are retaining water

You did not eat supper?

Remember to drink your water. All of it.

Most of all: You are doing fine. Relax. Things will even out.

[Georgiana]

Re: I don't understand why i'm gaining weight all of a sudden! Please rate my menu to

Drinks:

40 oz of water
8 oz of crystal light

You are drinking Crystal Light. The stuff is sweetened with aspartame, which can slow down or stall your weight loss. Add this to the processed meat, lack of vegetables and only 40 oz of water, and you can see that your weight loss will be affected.

Are you tracking your foods in something like FitDay? Do you know how many carbs you are consuming and from what sources, how many calories, how much sodium, fat, protein, etc.? You should be getting over half + 5 net carbs of your total net carbs from vegetables. For example, if during OWL Rung 1 you have a total of 18 net carbs, then 14 of these should come from vegetables.

Also, did you check the salami and pepperoni for added sugars (e.g. dextrose) and for ingredients derived from soy or wheat?

[barbiedoll4j]

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I just thought that I would add, beacuse I know a butcher and sausage maker, there's almost always some sugar in salami. Maybe the sausage meat is setting you back. I'm lucky enough to be able to get beef sticks with no suger added.