Help - I have not lost any weight

[marketer54]

Hello,

Hope everyone is doing well. Can someone please help me? I am on day 18 of ATKINS and I have not lost any weight. The scale says the same number. Granted, I have been eating a lot (of the right foods) and I haven't gained anything. I really thought I looked thinner and felt thinner, but I don't have any proof because I did not measure myself.

I have not drank alcohol since I started. Here is what I eat:

Breakfast
3 hard boiled eggs with sharp cheddar cheese and olive oil
Coffee (decaf) with splenda and non-fat, non-dairy powder creamer

Lunch
Steak or egg salad with lettuce, olives, and olive oil as the dressing

Dinner
Sometimes buffalo wings (plain, naked so just the meat)
Sometimes eggs and tomatos

I drink Coke Zero all day or Unsweet tea with Splenda or Sweet n Low all day. At night, I drink Diet Gingerale or Crystal Light.

I excersise, cardio only, 3-4 times a week for 45 minutes.

No weight loss! Please help.

Justin

[atkinsgal08]

Re: Help - I have not lost any weight

You can measure yourself now.

>>non-fat, non-dairy powder creamer>>

Not Atkins friendly at all ... it's got sugar in it ... and probably trans fats. You should use real cream.

>> drink Coke Zero all day or Unsweet tea with Splenda or Sweet n Low all day. At night, I drink Diet Gingerale or Crystal Light.>>

Water???

There's a limit of 3 servings of sweetener per day ... and you're waaaay over the limit. Only water is water ... none of the above counts as water.

Are you getting most of your net carbs from vegetables?

Do you have a copy of the book, Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution (2002)?

[marketer54]

Re: Help - I have not lost any weight

Thanks for the reply. The creamer, it doesn't have any sugar in it I don't think, should I cut it out? What real cream should I use? Any suggestions?

Yea, I don't think I drink enough water? I do think I'm getting my Net Carbs from the vegetables........so, do you think I should cut out the other drinks except water? What about the cheese?

I really feel like I have made the effort over the last 3 weeks and am not getting the results. I did so back in high school, but I'm losing hope on this now!

What do you think?

[atkinsgal08]

Re: Help - I have not lost any weight

>>The creamer, it doesn't have any sugar in it I don't think,>>

You need to read the list of ingredients.

>>What real cream should I use?>>

Heavy cream, or it might be called whipping cream. Comes in a carton in with the milk.

>> Yea, I don't think I drink enough water?>>

Since you didn't mention any, that's probably a safe bet! A minimum of 64 ounces is "the rule".

>>do you think I should cut out the other drinks except water?>>

Yes ... they're not helping with anything.

>>What about the cheese>>

There's a limit of 3-4 ounces per day. You didn't say how much you were having.

>>>I do think I'm getting my Net Carbs from the vegetables>>

You need to count the carbs to know for sure.

>>I did so back in high school,>>

When was that?

[marketer54]

Re: Help - I have not lost any weight

When I did it in high school, it was about 7 years ago.

is there a limit to the amount of whipping cream I can use?

Thanks for your help. Do you think its too late since I'm alraedy on day 18?

[atkinsgal08]

Re: Help - I have not lost any weight

>> is there a limit to the amount of whipping cream I can use?>>

Yes. The limit is 2-3 Tbs. per day.

Also ... you really need to own a copy of Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution, 2002.

>>Do you think its too late since I'm alraedy on day 18?>>

It's never too late.

Why would you think it's "too late"?

[ziggy]

Re: Help - I have not lost any weight

diet soda , coke zero , crystal light? do these have aspartame? aspartame can cause weight loss stalls along with being extremely health hazardous

[mission to lose]

Re: Help - I have not lost any weight

Hello,


No weight loss! Please help.

Justin

Hi Justin,
To get help you are going to have to help yourself and follow this WOE the proper way. Do you have the book and have you read it recently? To be successful you have to educate yourself and follow the plan.
Have you read the stickies for induction in the forum section? Also, it helps others to answer your questions better if you show your:

• High weight/current weight/goal weight
• Height
• Possibly your age, too.

Check out some other people's signatures.

Also, it is good idea to measure yourself as soon as possible. You will be delighted when you see how much your inches disappear!

[Rayley]

Re: Help - I have not lost any weight

Drinking Diet Soda stalled me big time, because of the aspratame. You might want to try to cut that out ( not to mention its horrible for you) and drink more water!!! and see what happens there.

[Georgiana]

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along with being extremely health hazardous

This is an exaggeration! Just because some people have a sensitivity to aspartame, it does not mean it is "extremely health hazardous."

[Aways2Go]

Re: Help - I have not lost any weight

I fully believe there are a number of health issues that will eventually be undeniably linked to high consumption levels of aspartame other than just the issue of sensitivity/weight loss stalls reported by some.

It may still be on the fringe at this point, but some of these same fringe type folks/groups said transfats in margarine were terrible for you and much worse than butter ever could be YEARS before it became a widely accepted truth. During the 60s, these were the same kinds of fringe groups who strongly objected to the growing notion, fueled by marketing and profits, that scientifically concocted baby formula mixes were much better for infants than the mother's own breastmilk.

Maybe it won't turn out to be such a terrible product, and studies will never prove any serious negative health issues related to its use. In the meantime, I avoid it at every possible opportunity.

Here is an example of an article about aspartame's negative side by alternative health advocate Dr. Joseph Mercola - he is a little out there sometimes, but he gets some points from me for advocating several diet/nutrition/weight loss ideas that flow right with Dr. Atkins... who was considered a bit of a quack and outside the mainstream himself.

Aspartame: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You

[meat]

Re: Help - I have not lost any weight

the way you're eating is completely fine, it's very hard to believe you haven't lost any weight.

that leaves only two possibilities, to reaffirm what others have said:

completely ditch all of the soft drinks, diet or otherwise. just forget about them. drink water. if i recall correctly, atkins says fresca can be alright, but thats it.

next, ditch the tomatoes. atkins doesn't recommend them for intense weight loss phases, or at best recommends experimenting with them and figuring out how they may or may not influence your weight loss, again if i recall correctly. it's been awhile since i read the book but i've read it twice.

diet soft drinks tend to be very addictive, google for apartame addiction if you start to struggle with it and see what others have done to get off them.

otherwise, what you described sounds completely fine.

[atkinsgal08]

Re: Help - I have not lost any weight

>>the way you're eating is completely fine,>>

How is "non dairy creamer" completely fine?

>>if i recall correctly, atkins says fresca can be alright, but thats it.>>

Is Fresca made with Splenda? It's certainly not mentioned by name in DANDR!

>>ditch the tomatoes. atkins doesn't recommend them for intense weight loss phases,>>

Actually, they're an Induction vegetable.

[meat]

Re: Help - I have not lost any weight

he should be drinking heavy cream as some already said but the tiny amount of non dairy creamer hes using surely is not a show-stopper for 0 weight loss.

my copy of atkins says fresca.. i confirmed this with a google search:

+fresca +atkins - Google Search

perhaps im wrong on the tomatoes but i could have swore he recommended avoiding them if youre having trouble losing weight.

>>the way you're eating is completely fine,>>

How is "non dairy creamer" completely fine?

>>if i recall correctly, atkins says fresca can be alright, but thats it.>>

Is Fresca made with Splenda? It's certainly not mentioned by name in DANDR!

>>ditch the tomatoes. atkins doesn't recommend them for intense weight loss phases,>>

Actually, they're an Induction vegetable.

[mizski]

Re: Help - I have not lost any weight

meat, you're following the 1972 version of Atkins. We're doing the 2002 version here. The two programs are VERY different.