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  • #1

    Am I failing at Atkins?

    Hi! Don't mean to sound depressing on a Monday Morning but well - I am feeling blue!

    Since June 24th I have lost 10 lbs only ......even though I am in extended induction. And for the last 2 weeks.....I keep putting on and losing the same 3 lbs over & over again.

    Could I be the first failure on Atkins?

    It seems like it is not working for me. What should I do?

    PS: Am eating 20 net carbs
    Drinking water
    1/2 hr swimming 3 times a week
    eating 2 cups salad + 1 cup broccoli
    Tracking on fit day.
    Not losing inches either

    THANKS!!!
    Starting weight: 275 lbs
    11/03/09: 214.8
    Minigoal 1 : 220 lbs - Met 08/25/09
    Minigoal 2: 215 lbs - Met 10/10/09
    Minigoal 3: 210 lbs
    Minigoal 4: 205 lbs
    Minigoal 5: 200 lbs
    Final goal: 135 lbs

    Tags: atkins?, failing
  • #2
    Re: Am I failing at Atkins?

    Why not try going on to OWL. I lost nothing on extended induction so after a week I moved on up and started losing again. Also make sure most of your net carbs are from the veggies you eat.
    5'1/21/F

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    • #3
      Re: Am I failing at Atkins?

      I absolutely agree - move on to owl. Induction is really only used to get you "started" and to help you get rid of your sugar cravings.
      Also - once you've moved up to rung 1 you will add more vegees - which is what your body NEEDS!

      And as far as "only" losing 10 pounds...in the past month and a half - that is FABULOUS! Going up the rungs will help you lose even more! Don't be afraid of owl!

      I've been doing this now for a little over 30 weeks - and I'm literally averaging ONLY 1 pound per week. But i am doing the steps - going up the rungs when I feel like I should - and 30 weeks ago I wouldn't have imagined that I'd be 30 pounds down by now!

      You CAN do it. NO you are not "failing" at atkins. Get the "failing" mindset OUT of your mind. If you think you're going to fail, you will. It's as simple as that.

      You have to retrain your brain to positively think about yourself AS WELL AS retraining your brain to learn how to eat right.

      You CAN do this. Just be patient and follow the book!
      Find my blog at: http://keriannmb.blogspot.com/

      Diagnosed Insulin Resistant in October 2007.
      Committed to Atkins January 2009.

      ~I lost 1 pound 30 times!~

      "Don't let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyways; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use."

      Started Date: 03/January/2009 - 196 lbs
      Current Month: February 2010 - 163lbs
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      • #4
        Re: Am I failing at Atkins?

        cant give advice, still new but your getting good advice here,
        maybe post some menus too
        Sandi


        One day starts TODAY!

        GLUTEN-FREE since (without cheating) 7/29/09
        ATKIN'S INDUCTION 8/1/09
        31 pounds gone so far

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        • #5
          Re: Am I failing at Atkins?

          Yep. What the others have said. 10 lbs in 6 weeks is great --- almost 1.7 lbs lost every week!

          Are you getting over half of your net carbs from veggies? You say you are eating 20 net carbs, so without knowing what your salad veggies are, I am guessing you have quite a few carbs that are not coming from vegetables.

          Are you also taking a multivitamin? And did you check with your doctor that you don't need any additional supplements?
          "Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster."

          -- Theodore Roosevelt

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          • #6
            Re: Am I failing at Atkins?

            You might also consider that you could be intolerant to some foods, even "legal" ones. Can you examine your fit day records and see any patterns as to what foods/amounts you ate before the weight gain? Also salt bothers some people.

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            • #7
              Re: Am I failing at Atkins?

              I had a three month plateau of 156.5, but started losing again and have lost 7.5 lbs since July 25th. Don't get discouraged, the weight will come off. I am drinking two cups of green tea a day with a teaspoon of lemon juice, the scales started moving again after I added that.
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              Judy~in~TN


              40, female, college student, 3 kids
              HW: 187
              sw181/cw139/gw120
              Height 5'3"
              re-started Atkins 12/26/08

              I have lost 5 pounds 8 times!
              I need to lose 5 pounds 4 more times to reach my goal!

              Mini Goal 1: 175 met 1/09/2009
              Mini Goal 2: 170 met 2/02/2009
              Mini Goal 3: 165 met 2/22/2009
              Mini Goal 4: 160 met 4/15/2009
              Mini Goal 5: 155 met 7/25/2009
              Mini Goal 6: 150 met 8/17/2009
              Mini Goal 7: 145 met 9/14/2009
              Mini Goal 8: 140 met 11/08/2009
              Mini Goal 9: 135
              Mini Goal 10: 130
              Mini Goal 11: 125
              FINAL GOAL: 120
















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              • #8
                Re: Am I failing at Atkins?

                You might also want to think about whether you are eating enough. Since the diet causes a suppression of appetite, you might not be taking in enough protein/fat to encourage your body into letting go of its fat stores...
                Started September 15/09
                5'9" F 322.4/322.4/165

                Mini goals:
                Post baby weight (6 months ago): 305
                Pre baby weight: 289
                Wedding weight (6 years ago): 240
                Engagement weight: 199
                High school weight: 180
                Goal: 165 (don't remember when I weighed this)

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                • #9
                  Re: Am I failing at Atkins?

                  I would say that 10 pounds in 6 weeks if far from failing! It's pretty doggoned good! You have to have a little patience until your body settles in. It will happen soon!
                  People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it.


                  "Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
                  ~~Herodotus


                  Doin' the "Real Deal" Atkins 2002 since 9/15/2005
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