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    My son's weight loss

    hi.. I started my son's atkins... really fully.. on this past saturday On sunday his dad said on his scale he weighed 242.. On monday he weighed on my scale at 237.6. then.. tuesday... 239.2.. then this am .. 238.6.. ok.. what is happening? was my ex husband's scale off? or did my son drastically dropped 5 lbs?
    this is what he has for breakfast

    4 egg omelette in real butter... sprinkle with mozz cheese.. 4 strips bacon
    quarter cup of soda .. pepsi with splenda.. water

    lunch... chicken salad with only mayo and celery seed.. about a cup
    2 hard boiled eggs
    celery sticks ..about 7 small
    blue cheese .. one Tablespoon.. to dip
    pork rinds
    about 6 small cheese cubes of cheddar
    can of pepsi with splenda

    dinner
    One fresh made saute'd hamburger patty in real butter... with olive oil... with mushrooms
    dipped in mayo
    and cup of romaine with blue cheese.. cucumbers and bacon bits
    water
    celery with cream cheese for snack... any advice is appreciated.. yes.. we are walking... rained yesterday.. so we didn't go.. but we average about 5 times a week for an hour
    LiaHello, I am an autism advocate. I urge you to take care of your immune system as vaccines have heavy metals that will damage your brain and nervous system. GREEN OUR VACCINES... take the toxins out of the vaccines. 1 in 150 children are diagnosed with autism and the numbers are increasing. It is a man made epidemic as there is no such thing as a genetic one. Thank you for reading!!

    5'2
    Starting weight 135
    Current weight 115.0
    Goal weight achieved!!!!!
    Tags: loss, son's, weight
  • #2
    Re: My son's weight loss

    O... that menu has been followed for 2 full days... today it is shrimp salad with mayo and celery seed... two hard boiled eggs. celery with blue cheese dressing.. can of pepsi with splenda... pork rinds.. and 6 cubed small cheddar cheese.. he had for breakfast a 4 egg omelette with pinch of mozz cheese and 3 strips of bacon.. with water. For dinner.. the hamburger with mushrooms .. sauted with butter.. olive oil... dip in mayo.. with cup of romaine .. blue cheese.. my daughter loves that burger...anyway... any advice.. thanks... Lia
    LiaHello, I am an autism advocate. I urge you to take care of your immune system as vaccines have heavy metals that will damage your brain and nervous system. GREEN OUR VACCINES... take the toxins out of the vaccines. 1 in 150 children are diagnosed with autism and the numbers are increasing. It is a man made epidemic as there is no such thing as a genetic one. Thank you for reading!!

    5'2
    Starting weight 135
    Current weight 115.0
    Goal weight achieved!!!!!

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    • #3
      Re: My son's weight loss

      Your son lost 5lb already thats good he will contine to and as a male if he goes for a walk sticks to diet he will lose faster.Try to avoid the pepsi i have read on other members say avoid diet soda so i ditched it 2 weeks ago finally started water more and im losing slowly again.All the best with your son i hope others can advice you better i had to say well done so far!

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      • #4
        Re: My son's weight loss

        Weights will bob up and down a bit. I don't know your circumstances or history, but even on Atkins 4 eggs and 4 slices of bacon in the morning seems excessive. Try three of each and see what happens. After 20 mins he may be full. If not, then eat something else. Many times we get used to eating a certain quantity without realizing we could be satisfied with less. Also this is really high in cheese. check that he is getting only 3-4 ounces a day.

        If your child is a teen, there are better options than Atkins. The book "Feed your Kids Well" by Fred Pescatore, is an Atkins based program for teens that guarantees their nutritional needs while losing.
        JILL

        HW 298
        HW (this time) 248
        GOAL ONE 228         (take 2)
        GOAL TWO 213 (personal goal)
        GOAL THREE 199 ONE-DERLAND
        FINAL GOAL 165

         It's not about the results. Its about the process.

        "I've never come home after a workout and said, MAN, I wish I had NOT exercised today!"



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        • #5
          Re: My son's weight loss

          That looks like a good start for him, well done Lia

          You are doing a good job on planing the 3 cups of veg, but maybe if you could have some veg at each meal it might be better. Also try to choose more nutritious veg if you can, as having 2 of his allowed 3 cups from lettuce will make it hard for you to make sure he gets 'most' of his carbs from his veggies as instructed by Dr A.

          You will probably find that his appetite lessens after a while and so he will not be hungry enough to eat such a large omelette for breakfast, so be ready to scale down portions in due course.

          I do see quite a few 'entries' for cheese - just keep them down to the 3-4 ounces a day and I am sure all will be well!
          Wondering how to get 'most' of your net carbs from your induction veggies?
          Take a look at the thread from the latest Veggie Challenge to see how others manage it!



          Check out our Low Carb Recipes website and add to it!!





          F/60 yrs/5ft 5.5" (Though due to collapsing vertebrae I am now only 5'3" - but I refuse to recalculate my BMI )

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          • #6
            Re: My son's weight loss

            Oops - Jill and I were posting at the same time so I have repeated some of the same advice that she gave.
            Wondering how to get 'most' of your net carbs from your induction veggies?
            Take a look at the thread from the latest Veggie Challenge to see how others manage it!



            Check out our Low Carb Recipes website and add to it!!





            F/60 yrs/5ft 5.5" (Though due to collapsing vertebrae I am now only 5'3" - but I refuse to recalculate my BMI )

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            • #7
              Re: My son's weight loss

              Decide which scale is the most accurate... Weigh him on one scale and one scale only... weigh him in the morning before eating only once a day (at most). Write it down and keep a log. At the end of the 14 days compare the two numbers...

              And yes... a drop of 5 lbs in the first 3 days is normal...
              F/46/5'2" - 249/198/115
              Start Date 03/06/09

              Mini goals:
              1st - 25 lbs down - Met 06/19/09
              2nd - Onederland - Met 03/10/10
              3rd - 75 lbs down
              4th - size 12
              5th - BMI 21



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              • #8
                Re: My son's weight loss

                hi.. and thanks.. we already have been doing a log and using one scale and only that scale.. and yes.. will reduce the eggs.. and cheese... he eats breakfast at 6am and lunch is NOT until 11:30.. no snack until after lunch... which is around 2.. then.. dinner is at 5... he drinks tons of water.. and loves veggies... Lia
                LiaHello, I am an autism advocate. I urge you to take care of your immune system as vaccines have heavy metals that will damage your brain and nervous system. GREEN OUR VACCINES... take the toxins out of the vaccines. 1 in 150 children are diagnosed with autism and the numbers are increasing. It is a man made epidemic as there is no such thing as a genetic one. Thank you for reading!!

                5'2
                Starting weight 135
                Current weight 115.0
                Goal weight achieved!!!!!

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                • #9
                  Re: My son's weight loss

                  Wow! That is a long stretch until lunch! Poor guy. Sounds like you just need to tweak but you are doing great so far. It is so tough to help a kid do this, I give you a great deal of credit because kids are so "now" motivated.
                  JILL

                  HW 298
                  HW (this time) 248
                  GOAL ONE 228                   (take 2)
                  GOAL TWO 213 (personal goal)
                  GOAL THREE 199 ONE-DERLAND
                  FINAL GOAL 165

                   It's not about the results. Its about the process.

                  "I've never come home after a workout and said, MAN, I wish I had NOT exercised today!"



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                  • #10
                    Re: My son's weight loss

                    4 eggs and 4 slices of bacon sound fine to me you dont want him geting hungry i think once his body heals itself and he naturally becomes less hungry then you can try 3 eggs and 3 slices of bacon

                    but also remember breakfast is the most important meal of the day i get lots of energy from my breakfast to have good work outs at the gym

                    and ya 6 am till 11:30 is a long stretch

                    when i first started atkins i was eating 7-8 eggs for breakfast however i did have a damaged gut and it took 6 months on atkins before it was healed and before i could absorb food normally now im satisfed with 5 eggs for breakfast

                    and 1 egg is worth about 1.8 slices of bacon right? guess it depends what kind of bacon

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