Sending out an SOS! 5 lbs up now since Monday - steady weight gain!

[wrldcitizen]

Hi you guys!


Yesterday when I posted I was up 3.3 lbs since Monday. Today is 5 lbs up! I have now gained 50% of weight lost on atkins since I started a month ago.

I have checked and there is no sugar in the metamucil, bacon & 2 gms in the ranch dressing. I think I am still a week/10 days away from my TOM.

I am freaking out! HELP!!! If I can't fix this will I have to quit Atkins?????

My menu for yesterday/pretty standard : OWL rung 1:

1 mug of tea with 2 tbs heavy cream
2 eggs baked with butter, 1 tbs cream & 1 tbs cheese

Snack: 1 oz monterey Jack

Lunch: 4 oz romaine lettuce
1/2 tomato
1/2 cup cucumber slices
2 slices bacon
2 tbs ranch dressing

Snack: Tea/Coffee with 2 tbs cream + 1 oz cheddar cheese

Dinner:
Roast chicken
1/2 cup green beans cooked with 2 oz pork sausage
1/2 cup yellow squash cooked with onion & 1/2 slice bacon

Total carbs: 26
Fiber: 8
Net carbs: 18

Total Carbs from veggies: 19
Fiber from veggies: 8
Net carbs from veggies: 11

Fat%= 66.24
Protein%= 23.91
Carbs%= 9.85

45 mins swimming laps 5 days a week
1 mutivitamin complete
1/2 rounded tsp metamucil
10 glasses water

[Dimple_Flirt]

Re: Sending out an SOS! 5 lbs up now since Monday - steady weight gain!

I would stick to the diet and stay away from the scale till a week after tom is over.Plus it may be helpful to go to decaf.Caffeine an hormones will make you retain fluid. Just stay positive.

[Ohbehave007]

Re: Sending out an SOS! 5 lbs up now since Monday - steady weight gain!

I can start to bloat and hold on to water up to 10 days before TOM. It will also go up and down until TOM finally comes and then it will go down like 5lbs. I have always been like this. Maybe your body is doing the same. Your menu looks super and everything. Also I know that the first couple of weeks on OWL can change the way your body is working. It could be a side effect of that as well seeing you are on Rung 1.

Keep at it, it gets better.

[not2late]

Re: Sending out an SOS! 5 lbs up now since Monday - steady weight gain!

You posted the same thread in the OWL Forum yesterday. Have you taken a look at what was advised to you in that thread?