Lottts Of Beeef

[BiggestLooser1]

could this be whats stalling me? I eat hamburger nearly everyday and when I say LOTS i mean close to 16 oz at a time.....
its almost like i eat lightly and when its hamburger time i eat a LOT!
could i be consuming too many calories and thus causing me to stall??????
i havent lost a lb in 4 weeks...

[ladyinred]

Re: Lottts Of Beeef

How about some more details? Are you male or female? How tall are you? How much are you exercising? Are you drinking enough water? It could be that you are eating too many calories. This isn't a calorie counting program, but you should be eating just enough to be satisfied, not stuffed. 1 lb of meat at one sitting does seem like a lot. Why don't you show us your menus for the last few days and maybe we can figure out if it's that or something else.

[killerbombshell]

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It has always been my secret theory that too much hamburger has caused me to stall as well. Sometimes I'll go meat crazy and eat nearly that much in a day and I'll have problems making any progress for the next few days. I'm not sure if there is any science behind it, but it has been my experience.

[not2late]

Re: Lottts Of Beeef

could this be whats stalling me? I eat hamburger nearly everyday and when I say LOTS i mean close to 16 oz at a time.....
its almost like i eat lightly and when its hamburger time i eat a LOT!
could i be consuming too many calories and thus causing me to stall??????
i havent lost a lb in 4 weeks...

Are you eating to satisfy your hunger or are you eating to satisfy your appetite?

It's very possible to over-eat your Atkins foods, especially if you are an over-eater.

Remember too that Dr. Atkins said that excessive protein is converted to sugar by your body and whatever sugar you do not immediately use is stored as fat.

[ladyinred]

Re: Lottts Of Beeef

Remember too that Dr. Atkins said that excessive protein is converted to sugar by your body and whatever sugar you do not immediately use is stored as fat.

That's probably it! I have to restrain myself with the ground beef as well and limit myself to one burger at a time. I don't know if it's the ground beef per se or if it's just one of those "can't stop eating it" foods and we need to stop eating it before we overeat.

[sadie147]

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16 ozs of lean cooked ground beef has around 1000 calories, 16 ozs if weighed cooked has almost 1200!

Don't forget as you lose weight your BMR and AMR changes, because the smaller your body gets the less calories it needs. Even though this is not a calorie counting plan, it is important that you watch your portions and are eating just until satisfied, not until stuffed as mentioned above.

[kinderteach]

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I have started eating ground turkey. It is really good and has less fat and calories. My husband, son, and I all love the taste. I make taco meat out of it as well as hamburger patties and all kinds of good stuff. My favorite is turkey taco salad with sour cream and salsa! YUM!

[ttdriver]

Re: Lottts Of Beeef

16 ozs of lean cooked ground beef has around 1000 calories, 16 ozs if weighed cooked has almost 1200!

Don't forget as you lose weight your BMR and AMR changes, because the smaller your body gets the less calories it needs. Even though this is not a calorie counting plan, it is important that you watch your portions and are eating just until satisfied, not until stuffed as mentioned above.

EXCELLENT RESPONSE! RIGHT ON THE MONEY!

You can eat more if you are burning more calories through rigorous exercise. I am very tiny, but I run upwards of 40 miles a week which gives me alot of latitude with my calories (another IMPORTANT reason to exercise!) I can easily eat a 16 oz prime rib, salad, veggies a couple of times a week without gaining ANYTHING.

Betty

[BiggestLooser1]

Re: Lottts Of Beeef

that my problem then.... i honestly think it is... because i eat SO MUCH hamburger... and i think its just TOO many calories and I am stuffing myself....

im gonna cut down WAY down on the hamburger and see if that helps me! : )

[iyamamaschke]

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Hamberger makes me stall I don't have it very much at all it also makes my stomach Ache I don't knwo what they put in it when they process it but, that stuff makes me sick so I stick with Whole meats now LOL.

Sarah

[2big4mysize]

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that my problem then.... i honestly think it is... because i eat SO MUCH hamburger... and i think its just TOO many calories and I am stuffing myself....

im gonna cut down WAY down on the hamburger and see if that helps me! : )

over eating Atkins legal foods will stop weight loss.

Dr Atkins talks in both induction chapters abour eating only enough food to satisfy our hunger when we eat and stopping even if we have food on the plate carbs in the budget or room in our bellies. He even says to practicing eating only a portion of the food on the plate and stopping. if you are still hungery eat a bit more and stop. Since on the Atkins plan we can eat any time we are hungry you know you can have the rest just as soon as you get hungry.

With the appetite suppression of the plan most folk have to use the 6hr rule and have a small snack of a fat/protein with a bit of their veggie carbs. Remember belly fullness isn't a function of hunger. Learn what hunger is for yiu and feed only your hunger and you will be a big loser too.

happy low carbing

[sadie147]

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Hamberger makes me stall I don't have it very much at all it also makes my stomach Ache I don't knwo what they put in it when they process it but, that stuff makes me sick so I stick with Whole meats now LOL.

Sarah

If you are buying ground beef, and not preformed hamburgers there shouldn't be any fillers, and if there are they need to be listed on the package. They can't put ingredients in foods without listing them on the package. Premade hamburgers frequently have fillers however, but plain ground beef shouldn't.

[BiggestLooser1]

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i buy ground chuck.... but i eat alot of it at once...
its STALLING me....

[iyamamaschke]

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I buy the Ground Burger and I don't know what's in it or Why but, it makes me feel sick I don't buy the premade Burgers and I just can't eat hamberger at all could be all the fat in it or my body just can't process it properly something in it doesn't like me even if it is only fat and ground up mean who knows what meat goes in burger really. You have no idea they put Dye in it after the fact fresh hamberger is almost a Brownish color they put the dye in it to make people think it's fresh. Same with steaks it got red dye in it and how do I know this I used to work at a packing pant it's amazing what they put in meat you don't know about. SO yes even know it says fresh ground beef it has Dye in it. SO that is an additive. Just thought inquiring minds might want to know.

[Vampyre]

Re: Lottts Of Beeef

There are a lot of factors that can cause a stall. While it's pretty obvious that overeating one food will do it, we are serious about wanting to know what else you have been eating and how much water you have been drinking. Dehydration, too much sodium, hidden carbs, nitrates, too much caffine, too much of the allowed foods like cheese, are all factors as well. How much exercise are you getting and is it always the same thing?

From your starting weight to current weight, it looks like you have been doing really well on the diet so far. Have you been to see your doctor lately? It's a good idea to get your blood work done and your medication levels checked. Some may need to go down because of loss of weight. It's also a good idea to get you thyroid level checked. Resistance to weight loss is a sign of hypothyroid.