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    Frustration!

    Hi,
    I am in the second week of Induction...I usually get to this point and quit from frustration. Please tell me what is going on...I am drinking my water and following the plan, and the ketosis strips are measuring at the medium level. So this should indicate that I am burning fat...however, the scale doesnt move. I lost 5 lbs. the first week but now 4 days into the second week the scale has actually gone back up 2 lbs. Am I expecting too much? Thanks.
    Paula

    205/196/? @ 5'7
    Started 9/10/06
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    Re: Frustration!

    My weight flucates on this diet quite a bit. Have you measured? I find when my weight is flucating I am usually loosing inches. Also make sure you are not eating too much salt it can cause you to retain water. You might want to post your menus here:
    http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...splay.php?f=50
    There are helpful people there and sometimes a little tweaking of your menu will help.
    Started Atkins 7/31
    Induction- Lost 13 LBS
    Cheat Free Since 9/18/2006
    First Mini Goal 230 9/21/2006
    Second Mini Goal 230 on Digital Scale (weighs +12)
    Exercise Video Challenge 5/15 for October

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    • #3
      Re: Frustration!

      you are doing fine. for complicated biochenical reasons the body is repalcing some of your fat stored molecules with fluids which are denser then the fat so you are shedding inches of fat but the scale doesn't validate your hard work since it only measures total mass changes. This happenes on ANY weight loss program and is the reason many folk say it stopped working for me and quit.

      Also any new to your body exercise program will cause fluid retention in your mucle cells too. once they learn this new load is their nornmal load they will shed the fluids and poof weight loss overnight.
      Stay off the scales as Dr Atkins told you too in his book DR ATKINS NEW DIET REVOLUTION and wait for day 15 then celbrate how much smaller you have become in just q4 days and all without being hungry,

      Happy low carbing
      by the book atkinseer

      started 6/1/02 at 313
      goalie 5/04 at 167 with under 15% body fat ADBB Presidents exercise Challenge


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      • #4
        Re: Frustration!

        I am having the same problem! I lost 15 lbs in the first 2 weeks now i am up 2 lbs and stuck there for a week almost now. ugh!!!!
        Mindy
        started 9/1/06 sw-240 weight was 194 at + preg. test. Restart after pregnancy 2/1/08

        SW: 240
        CW: 174
        GW: 140
        minigoal 1: Quit shopping in plus sizes MET
        minigoal 2: 199 ONEderland MET
        minigoal 3: 170 Where I last felt good

        start pant size - 24
        Current size - 12



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        • #5
          Re: Frustration!

          Originally posted by mothercooter
          I am having the same problem! I lost 15 lbs in the first 2 weeks now i am up 2 lbs and stuck there for a week almost now. ugh!!!!
          I ran into the same problem

          14lbs lost in the first 3 weeks

          week 4 Nada zip nothing

          This is week 5. I only weigh myself once a week though

          so we will see on saturday



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