It's not working

[Aways2Go]

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If you have been drinking lots of crystal light and eating lots of diet jello made from a mix, you are likely having a LOT of aspartame. I was too, in the beginning, till I quit losing weight and someone suggested cutting those out - I cut those out along with about 1 or 2 low carb tortillas I had been having per week, and I started losing weight again within a day or two. Seems like I lost about 5 pounds over the next week, though I don't remember exactly.

I think the more things you eat that are made from a mix, or that you eat out, the more complicated and tricky it gets. It is just amazing the stuff that gets put into mixes and drives up your carbs that you wouldn't imagine... like why is one pack of taco seasoning something like 20 or more carbs, which when I mix up my own spices has zero carbs? They put fillers and starches and corn syrup into nearly everything, and that will trip you up in a heartbeat.

The simpler foods I eat, in my opinion, the quicker I see results. Boring sometimes maybe, but being fat ain't exactly thrilling me either, LOL! ;-)

Good luck with it.

[atkinsgal08]

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>>which when I mix up my own spices has zero carbs?>>

No ... spices have carbs.

If it didn't have a face, it has carbs!

[Aways2Go]

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Okay, just for kicks, I went and figured up the spices I used, and it came to 2.4 carbs in the amount I used in the whole recipe. Since this made at LEAST 6 servings, that would be 4/10ths of a carb per serving... or maybe less if we got more servings than 6 out of it.

I won't worry myself over 4/10ths of a carb that I counted as zero on some spices I eat maybe once every three weeks in that kind of quantity. If missing that little bit of counting once in a while was gonna kill me on this diet, I would have had to quit long ago.

[atkinsgal08]

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Whether or not you count every fractional carb is up to you ... the point was, spices have carbs. You said they have zero.

[I am not fat, I am fluffy]

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Your not eating right in my opinion but I too am new here. I have read the book and other posts, been frustrated and kept on going. On Atkins to my understanding, means you eat a fat, a vegetable and a protein at each meal. Your also not drinking enough water, I would stay away from sode at all costs. The plan is to be followed to a T. NO CHEATING. I would start over again and stick with the plan exactly..what have you got to loose?? lol...Keep trying..its worked for me.

[atkinsgal08]

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There's no reason to "start over". One can correct one's mistakes, and keep moving forward.

Also ... you don't have to eat a vegetable at every meal ... it's not a "rule" or a requirement. It's helpful to do so, since then you spread out your vegetable carbs throughout the day ... however, one can't always have a vegetable at breakfast, for example.

[Georgiana]

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I would start over again and stick with the plan exactly..what have you got to loose??

I agree with J. No reason to start over. Induction is not a punishment for not doing things perfectly. Moreover, it's impossible to re-do day 1; the results would simply not be the same.

I've noticed that many people without a lot of weight to lose stall if they extend their Induction period beyond the initial 14-days. Moving to OWL and adding more vegetables almost always solves the problem.

Whether or not you count every fractional carb is up to you

Personally, I always count the carbs in spices when I enter the recipes I make online (I use Nutrition Data: Nutrition facts, calories in food, labels, nutritional information and analysis – NutritionData.com). But if I just add some salt and pepper to an omelette, then I don't bother.

[CountryMum]

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I was not aware that you could lose inches and not weight. I will have to check on that!

[Georgiana]

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I was not aware that you could lose inches and not weight. I will have to check on that!

Dr. Atkins told us that losing inches is the best indicator of fat loss. And yes, it is possible to lose fat without losing weight. The scale measures everything: fat, muscle, water, etc. So, for example, if you gain 2 lbs of water and lose 2 lbs of fat, your weight will stay the same, although you lost 2 lbs of fat.

It is also possible to lose fat without seeing a change in weight or inches for a while: http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...s-can-lie.html.

[Josiebeanie]

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Thanks all...

Aways2go- I only eat the jello maybe once a week, and the crystal light maybe twice a week. I was specific about limiting artificial sweeteners since day 1, after reading the book. I really don't get how these limited amounts could stop me from losing weight, but again, if everyone says they do, I will listen.
I get the mix thing, but the only one I use is for the spinach dip which has 6 gms per packet, and 1 packet makes several servings. (Georgiana- I make my spinach dip with 2 cups sour cream, 1 cup mayo, 1 package frozen spinach, and 1 packet of dry vegetable soup mix.) And as for going out, it's not too often, but ya know, I can't avoid it all together. I do really try to order things that can't have too many hidden carbs.
I will try to keep things simple.

Fluffy- While I appreciate you trying to help, I think you are just wrong. I too read the book and at a minimum of 85 oz of water daily, I am certainly drinking enough. I'm sure I'm not eating perfectly which is why I'm trying to get help, but I do eat quite a bit of vegetables like green salads, broccolli, cauliflower, squashes, spinach, etc. I have been avoiding tomatoes, onions, etc b/c of carbs, but thanks to advice here, I will be adding them to my diet now. ( I hope I don't sound mean saying I think you're wrong, it's just what I think )

Georgiana- I think you are right and my biggest mistake (thus far) may have been staying on induction for so many weeks. I thought if I eat as little carbs as poss, I must lose more weight. Clearly I was wrong. I feel like you are my sponser... hmmm, did I thank you yet? LOL, well, again thanks.
Also, I know I should measure, but I really know what my clothes feel like, and I think knowing my measurments would scare me. I didn't weigh myself for 2 years before day 1 of this diet, and only did because I knew I had to.
Meanwhile, I have almost no clothes to wear now that the season has changed and I'm fatter than I've ever been, and I refuse to buy any. This diet WILL work! I have lots of clothes I love from size 12 to 6, so I'll be good all the way down once I get back to a 12.


Anyone who can help... I find this site terribly difficult to navigate. Even getting back to my own thread is a bit tricky, but I can do it. People also quote from others' posts and I can't figure that out either. I consider myself fairly computer savvy, but not on this site. Any help would be appreciated. Someday I could maybe help people too,if I could figure out this diet and this site!

[I am not fat, I am fluffy]

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Hey thats not mean at all. Its just my opinion. I am really new and far less "with it" on Atkins then many but after reading the book and if I was in your shoes that is what I would do. Start over, cut out all the extras and find out what is cause me not to loose weight, it has to be something you added or are missing.
This is a learning process for us all. I know certain people think they are the end all and be all about Atkins but really we are all learning. We learn from trial and error.
I will watch this thread for sure incase I run into the same problem on my journey. Thanks for posting, please keep us posted how it goes

[atkinsgal08]

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>> I get the mix thing, but the only one I use is for the spinach dip which has 6 gms per packet,>>

And the ingredients are icky!

You don't really need to make spinach dip from a packet. Atkins is also about the list of ingredients ... not just the carb count!

>>I find this site terribly difficult to navigate.>>

Have you "subscribed" to topics that you post in? Then you get an email when there's a response ... and it's pretty easy to follow.

Also, at the top, there's a menu option for "New Posts".

You can also look at your control panel and find the topics you've posted in.

[atkinsgal08]

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>>squashes,>>

What squashes, specifically?

[Josiebeanie]

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Zucchini and yellow squash

[Elizellen]

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People also quote from others' posts and I can't figure that out either.

To get the post you are replying to quoted at the beginnning of your reply is quite easy.
Instead of clicking on the 'reply' button, click on the 'quote' one at the end of the post you want to respond to and it will appear in the reply box.

You can then delete the bits you are not responding to and leave the bits you are. Just be careful not to delete either of the 'quote tags' which are each side of the text you are quoting. These consist of the words 'QUOTE' and '/QUOTE' and are inside square brackets.