Couple questions ...

[VaughnTX]

So i've been doing this about ... 8 weeks now - i've lost 13 lbs - but that was basically 10 lbs the first 2 weeks.

Is it normal for as low as 20g of net carbs to kick you out of business after the induction?

How do I know if i'm eating enough? Weighing 255 I would assume i need at least around 1700 calories a day even thought i'm not really "counting" calories. I also don't know if i trust the scale of course (I havent used it for two weeks until today) but it only moved 1 lb - and the body fat thing on the tanita has always flown allllll over the place so no idea if thats right eitehr (it was saying 43% before and today it said 37% so it could be right, who knows)

I do at least 25 minutes of cycling a day and I do 5 reps of a different exercise each of those days.... I see little things like "wrinkles" or whatever on my stomach and am able to wear my 38 jeans comfortably but when I measure my waist it still says 43 (stomach 46) just like before.

The main thing I'm worried about is the carb stuff - I mean for example my daily meal would be few strips of bacon and 2 eggs for breakfast with some water - then for lunch usually chicken breast and some side (string cheese some mushrooms, etc but says should only be 2 net carbs for those) and for dinner more chicken (or turkey) with a side maybe cut up and used with lettuce and a couple tablesppons of dressing. I have snacks usually 2 slices of summer sausage and 1 string cheese 2 times during the day and I was trying 1 of those atkins peanut bar things (the 2 net carb ones) but those confuse me also... it says 10g fiber, 2g sugar and 0 sugar alcohol's but a total of 22g carb... where are those other 10 magic grams going? is that what could be pusing me over?

Anywho.... any advice would be helpful just getting a bit frustrated.

[liv]

Re: Couple questions ...

It is very normal to see a bit of a pause in the second or/and third week. But after that things will get moving again. This happened to me too.

Yes those body fat scales are a bit iffy.

If you are feeling good. Eating regular meals and having a snack if you have to. I would not worry about eating too little.
If you want you can share a detailed day's menu with amounts with us and we could see what we think.

Carbs have to be counted for sure.
Do you have a carb counter?
Have you tried a program like fitday. Maybe it can help you (FitDay - Free Weight Loss and Diet Journal)

I would watch the cheese - no more that 4 oz per day.
And I would keep away from those bars. Known as stallers.

[msanjelpie]

Re: Couple questions ...

peanut butter bars are not allowed...

[Georgiana]

Re: Couple questions ...

Is it normal for as low as 20g of net carbs to kick you out of business after the induction?

Are you still in Induction or did you move to OWL?

Is it normal for as low as 20g of net carbs to kick you out of business after the induction?

Yep. It really depends where those carbohydrates come from. To maximize your weight loss, you should get most of them from vegetables.

I do at least 25 minutes of cycling a day and I do 5 reps of a different exercise each of those days.... I see little things like "wrinkles" or whatever on my stomach and am able to wear my 38 jeans comfortably but when I measure my waist it still says 43 (stomach 46) just like before.

Are you only measuring your waist/stomach? Or did the other measurements not change either?

The main thing I'm worried about is the carb stuff - I mean for example my daily meal would be few strips of bacon and 2 eggs for breakfast with some water - then for lunch usually chicken breast and some side (string cheese some mushrooms, etc but says should only be 2 net carbs for those) and for dinner more chicken (or turkey) with a side maybe cut up and used with lettuce and a couple tablesppons of dressing. I have snacks usually 2 slices of summer sausage and 1 string cheese 2 times during the day

I'll assume you're on Induction... So, are you eating your 3 cups of vegetables? Also, as I wrote above, over half of your net carbs should come from veggies.

Are you careful not to go over your cheese limit of 3-4 oz per day?

Did you check what's in the summer sausage and in the dressing? I would be surprised if all the ingredients in the sausage were legal.

I was trying 1 of those atkins peanut bar things (the 2 net carb ones) but those confuse me also... it says 10g fiber, 2g sugar and 0 sugar alcohol's but a total of 22g carb... where are those other 10 magic grams going? is that what could be pusing me over?

Those are magic carbs indeed. The "real" nutritional info should say:
22 g carbohydrate
10 g glycerol
10 g dietary fiber
2 g sugar

Glycerol is supposedly not affecting blood sugar levels, so it can be subtracted from the total carbs. Yet, FDA ruled that it does not have to be listed on the label. The problem is that some people do metabolize those carbs as sugar, so they can have an impact on blood sugar levels.

Check the ingredients in the bars. All the peanut bars contain peanuts, so they are not allowed during Induction, as per rule #5 in the Rules of Induction (DANDR, Chapter 11):

5. Eat nothing that is not on the acceptable foods list. And that means absolutely nothing!

Plus, as Liv said, they are known stallers, despite their claimed "2 net carbs".