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Hi, Can anyone help with some advice.... story so far... successful 2 week Induction, then moved onto OWL level 1. I have stayed on rung one for 3 weeks and during those three weeks my weekly weigh ins showed - 1)Same, 2) Same, 3) Gain 2 lbs (that was last Sunday). According to the book my Induction weight loss showed medium-low metabolic resistance.
I've not been too worried, as I've read several threads on here where this happens, and I know from my past efforts on Atkins that I don't lose every week, and sometimes I gain a bit and then show a good loss after that! I'm also waiting on a late TOM, so was happy to keep plodding along and keeping my fingers crossed! Last night though I had my first cheat since I started - a piece of garlic bread. It wasn't a rebellion because of the lack of weight loss
- I'd been very busy all day, and kept saying "I'll just finish 'this,' then I'll get something to eat" - so by the evening I was tired, hungry and tempted. I should have had a break and a legal snack earlier, so that is something to remember next time.... but.... I got on the scales this morning and had lost over a pound - not what I expected to see!
So... it set me thinking - over the last 10 days I've had several times during the day when I've been hungry, which didn't happen in the first 3 weeks. I had a legal snack every time, so the hunger didn't last! I've checked labels for any rogue ingredients I may have missed, and can't find anything, my water intake is good. I don't use Fitday every day, but when I enter a day's food it seems to be OK - I'm basically sticking to induction amounts with 5 more carbs worth of veggies during the day. I've reduced my fat amounts a bit at each meal as suggested in one of the OWL 'stickies' to keep the percentages in line, by using a bit less mayo/oil etc.
So... as I've been hungry here and there I'm wondering if I need to increase my food intake. I'm exercising 4 - 5 times a week for about an hour - over the winter I haven't done any exercise at all, so is it possible that I need to increase my carbs because of that? It seems a bit 'converse' increasing food intake to lose weight, but I've seen several posts that suggest it in similar circumstances.
I know that the piece of garlic bread, and therefore the increased carbs yesterday, could be absolutely nothing to do with the loss this morning. I suppose I may have to go back to Induction levels to keep losing, but I'd much rather the answer was to eat more rather than less
I was planning to move onto rung 2 and introduce some dairy this week-end, and then move up to 5 more carbs the following week, but without showing an overall loss at this level, I'm not sure whether to or not.
...'cos someone's bound to ask.....! Typical menu:
Breakfast - nearly always something with Eggs (usually 2) - examples: boiled with butter, mock danish, scrambled or fried with bacon, tomatoes and mushrooms, 'pancakes' made with cream cheese and eggs, with sweetener (splenda) and lemon juice
Lunch - Either salad (tuna, or ham, or chicken, or cheese, or cheese and eggs, or other cold cooked meats, or a combination of the above!) with salad leaves, tomatoes, cucumber, few olives and mayo/sour cream and herbs OR Homemade soup with veggies and meat or veggies and cheese - if it's only veggies in the soup I nibble some eat or cheese to get the protein in. Sometimes both salad and a small soup!
Evening - Stir fried meat and veggies with chillis, ginger, garlic, (sometimes lime juice) or lamb/pork chop(s) with veg - sometimes baked au gratin with cheese if no cheese used earlier, fish baked with herbs and a pat of butter and veg.
Drinks: Water, water, water, water, water, water....oops sorry - floated away there a bit! Occasional cup of decaf with dash of cream - not every day - have done this since the beginning, and two cups green tea - no milk or sweeteners.
Snacks - cheese/ham with cherry toms or cucumber, devilled eggs, stuffed chillies (cream cheese, onion, wrapped in bacon) olives, celery with cream cheese.
Veggie amounts are Induction levels (weighed/measured) plus 5 more grams of veggie carbs. I've worked my way through most of the allowed veg over the last 5 weeks - so plenty of variety there! Meat and fish amounts are around 6/8 oz. Cream and cheese are within Induction amounts as well
Sorry this goes on a bit - I've tried to include the answers to some of the most likely questions! Any advice very much appreciated - it seems the answer is going to be either 'eat more,' 'eat less,' or 'carry on the same' - easy-peasy really!
Thanks, CP
I've not been too worried, as I've read several threads on here where this happens, and I know from my past efforts on Atkins that I don't lose every week, and sometimes I gain a bit and then show a good loss after that! I'm also waiting on a late TOM, so was happy to keep plodding along and keeping my fingers crossed! Last night though I had my first cheat since I started - a piece of garlic bread. It wasn't a rebellion because of the lack of weight loss
- I'd been very busy all day, and kept saying "I'll just finish 'this,' then I'll get something to eat" - so by the evening I was tired, hungry and tempted. I should have had a break and a legal snack earlier, so that is something to remember next time.... but.... I got on the scales this morning and had lost over a pound - not what I expected to see! So... it set me thinking - over the last 10 days I've had several times during the day when I've been hungry, which didn't happen in the first 3 weeks. I had a legal snack every time, so the hunger didn't last! I've checked labels for any rogue ingredients I may have missed, and can't find anything, my water intake is good. I don't use Fitday every day, but when I enter a day's food it seems to be OK - I'm basically sticking to induction amounts with 5 more carbs worth of veggies during the day. I've reduced my fat amounts a bit at each meal as suggested in one of the OWL 'stickies' to keep the percentages in line, by using a bit less mayo/oil etc.
So... as I've been hungry here and there I'm wondering if I need to increase my food intake. I'm exercising 4 - 5 times a week for about an hour - over the winter I haven't done any exercise at all, so is it possible that I need to increase my carbs because of that? It seems a bit 'converse' increasing food intake to lose weight, but I've seen several posts that suggest it in similar circumstances.
I know that the piece of garlic bread, and therefore the increased carbs yesterday, could be absolutely nothing to do with the loss this morning. I suppose I may have to go back to Induction levels to keep losing, but I'd much rather the answer was to eat more rather than less
I was planning to move onto rung 2 and introduce some dairy this week-end, and then move up to 5 more carbs the following week, but without showing an overall loss at this level, I'm not sure whether to or not.
...'cos someone's bound to ask.....! Typical menu:
Breakfast - nearly always something with Eggs (usually 2) - examples: boiled with butter, mock danish, scrambled or fried with bacon, tomatoes and mushrooms, 'pancakes' made with cream cheese and eggs, with sweetener (splenda) and lemon juice
Lunch - Either salad (tuna, or ham, or chicken, or cheese, or cheese and eggs, or other cold cooked meats, or a combination of the above!) with salad leaves, tomatoes, cucumber, few olives and mayo/sour cream and herbs OR Homemade soup with veggies and meat or veggies and cheese - if it's only veggies in the soup I nibble some eat or cheese to get the protein in. Sometimes both salad and a small soup!
Evening - Stir fried meat and veggies with chillis, ginger, garlic, (sometimes lime juice) or lamb/pork chop(s) with veg - sometimes baked au gratin with cheese if no cheese used earlier, fish baked with herbs and a pat of butter and veg.
Drinks: Water, water, water, water, water, water....oops sorry - floated away there a bit! Occasional cup of decaf with dash of cream - not every day - have done this since the beginning, and two cups green tea - no milk or sweeteners.
Snacks - cheese/ham with cherry toms or cucumber, devilled eggs, stuffed chillies (cream cheese, onion, wrapped in bacon) olives, celery with cream cheese.
Veggie amounts are Induction levels (weighed/measured) plus 5 more grams of veggie carbs. I've worked my way through most of the allowed veg over the last 5 weeks - so plenty of variety there! Meat and fish amounts are around 6/8 oz. Cream and cheese are within Induction amounts as well
Sorry this goes on a bit - I've tried to include the answers to some of the most likely questions! Any advice very much appreciated - it seems the answer is going to be either 'eat more,' 'eat less,' or 'carry on the same' - easy-peasy really!
Thanks, CP
It might be that all you need to do is be patient.
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