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Here it is, the end of week 3. I chose to extend induction as the second week I lost very little, only a pound. The first week of induction was incredible. I lost 12 pounds. The second week I lost a pound, the third week has been even less than the second. I haven't lost any inches, actually gained a pound, the Ketosticks show I am out of ketosis, not even a trace. I have no idea why. I'm doing nothing different than the first week. I posted a days a menu here and was told it looked good. I've scoured the DANDR, my daily records looking for anything I could possibly be doing wrong. I'm eating just above my BMR.
I have had a clean induction, I eat very simply and have not gone over the carb intake even by a gram. I drink lots of water now. I've had good support in my doctor. She is very familiar with Atkins. Because I have had spells of not feeling well and I have been unable to work out at the gym for more than 15 minutes without being exhausted and hurting she ran some blood work.
So, on top of what I have already mentioned, my blood sugar is low, my CK (muscle) enzymes are high and my A.M. cortisol is just a bit out of whack. This is all new to me. I haven't had results like this before. The doctor said that I can continue doing Atkins even with the blood work showing what it does but wants me to modify it some. Don't do the rungs and go to eating nuts etc. To me this seems to be defeating the whole purpose of what this WOE is all about. I am not losing now, out of ketosis by the stix etc, then doing the diet in a modified manner would have me gaining weight.
While I feel physically somewhat unwell, my moods are swinging all over the place the past few days. I am becoming very frustrated. I lost 120 pounds 4 years ago on a low cal, low fat regime and I have kept it off until the past 6 months when I gained 15 pounds. It became clear that I had become metabolically resistant so I had to make a change. I chose Atkins. I always wanted to go down another 15 or 20 pounds from my original loss so that makes it about 30 pounds total that I have been wanting to lose.
More than anything I guess I am just blowing off steam. I want to cheat, go and have pasta...or even just toast and peanut butter.
Can I have some cheese with my whine?
I have had a clean induction, I eat very simply and have not gone over the carb intake even by a gram. I drink lots of water now. I've had good support in my doctor. She is very familiar with Atkins. Because I have had spells of not feeling well and I have been unable to work out at the gym for more than 15 minutes without being exhausted and hurting she ran some blood work.
So, on top of what I have already mentioned, my blood sugar is low, my CK (muscle) enzymes are high and my A.M. cortisol is just a bit out of whack. This is all new to me. I haven't had results like this before. The doctor said that I can continue doing Atkins even with the blood work showing what it does but wants me to modify it some. Don't do the rungs and go to eating nuts etc. To me this seems to be defeating the whole purpose of what this WOE is all about. I am not losing now, out of ketosis by the stix etc, then doing the diet in a modified manner would have me gaining weight.
While I feel physically somewhat unwell, my moods are swinging all over the place the past few days. I am becoming very frustrated. I lost 120 pounds 4 years ago on a low cal, low fat regime and I have kept it off until the past 6 months when I gained 15 pounds. It became clear that I had become metabolically resistant so I had to make a change. I chose Atkins. I always wanted to go down another 15 or 20 pounds from my original loss so that makes it about 30 pounds total that I have been wanting to lose.
More than anything I guess I am just blowing off steam. I want to cheat, go and have pasta...or even just toast and peanut butter.
Can I have some cheese with my whine?
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