Is my body saying No Owl?

[Summerdressgirl]

Hello all

I started Owl about 4 days ago and only increase a cup of veggies to my diet well I gained 5 lbs! and for the past two days I am out of ketosis..what the heck! this morning I started on induction again because I am not sure if moving to owl is good for me yet? or is this normal?

[Georgiana]

Re: Is my body saying No Owl?

You didn't gain 5 lbs of fat eating a cup of vegetables.

What veggies did you add? Were these vegetables you ate during Induction?

Are you around TOM?

Did you eat more salt?

Did you drink less water?

Did you change your exercise routine?

[Georgiana]

Re: Is my body saying No Owl?

for the past two days I am out of ketosis

Ketostix are not reliable. Just because you don't have (enough) excess acetoacetate to excrete in urine, it does not mean your body is not burning primarily fat for fuel... which is Dr. Atkins' definition for ketosis.

You might want to read this:

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-low-carb-dieting-faqs/82407-article-ketostix-color.html

[Desertthorn]

Re: Is my body saying No Owl?

You might want to post what you ate, but it's gotta be water weight, so did you drink all your water? Did you overdue on sodium.

[Georgiana]

Re: Is my body saying No Owl?

increase a cup of veggies

And in OWL Rung 1 we increase our carb level in 5 net carb increments (with the exception of nuts), not by cups.

[Summerdressgirl]

Re: Is my body saying No Owl?

I don't eat a lot of different veggies so I just increase 1 cup of cauliflower which is about 5 carbs or so. Not on TOM, have not added nothing else. Nothing new except the extra cauliflower..gym still an hour a day, trying to drink as much water as possible but that still a struggle ..going thru a divorce stress maybe? lol

[Georgiana]

Re: Is my body saying No Owl?

I don't eat a lot of different veggies so I just increase 1 cup of cauliflower

Did you eat cauliflower on Induction?

which is about 5 carbs or so.

It's not 5 net carbs. Are you counting net carbs?

stress maybe?

It certainly doesn't help.

[Summerdressgirl]

Re: Is my body saying No Owl?

Yes, I ate it on induction..should I tried something new? Net carbs I thought I that fitday thing was giving me the net carbs is it not? freak.

[Georgiana]

Re: Is my body saying No Owl?

Yes, I ate it on induction..should I tried something new?

If you ate it on Induction, it should not be a problem.

But vary your vegetables... don't eat the same thing over and over.

My advice is to keep going with OWL. That cup of cauliflower didn't make you gain 4 lbs.

And definitely drink more water... otherwise you'll retain water... which will show on the scale.

Net carbs I thought I that fitday thing was giving me the net carbs is it not?

Nope. FitDay shows total carbs and dietary fiber. You find net carbs by subtracting the grams of dietary fiber from the total carbs.

[liv]

Re: Is my body saying No Owl?

It does not give netcarbs - you need to deduct those yourself but it is easy.
How long had you been on induction when you added that extra carb?

I would try again. A 5 pound just could mean some fluid imbalance and if so that should come off again.

[Rayjax]

Re: Is my body saying No Owl?

And this folks, is why we don't live on the scale. Measure yourself.