What is the longest period of time you did not lose any weight?

[Aways2Go]

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I, too, am bouncing up and down within 4 lbs. It's very frustrating, to say the least.

It sucks.


Yes, it does suck, but the alternative (giving up and gaining the weight back whether slowly or quickly) sucks more, LOLOL!

Let's just all keep trucking, losses will start again if we keep at it. Double check your foods, your carb counts, your measurements of food, your body measurements, your water intake, whatever there is to check... adjust where you think it might help, but don't give up. That is DEFINITELY not the answer.

[jake1970]

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i was 98kg before xmas then during went up to 102kg few weeks of exercise and im now 100kg but not going down ,but not gonna worry bout it i know that with the amount of exercise and my WOE my weight will come down hard to stay off scale i just dont pay a lot of attention to them at the moment lol

[Elizellen]

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Have your measurements changed lately, Jake?

[Peytonn]

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right now I'm stuck.. for over a week... it's killing me..

[atkinsgal08]

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Peytonn,

Here's something for you to think about:

Is Atkins a lifestyle change or a diet?

If one week without a loss (which is NORMAL), is killing you, how will you handle a month, two months, etc.?

And ... if you want to post a menu, we can take a look.

Maybe your "stuck" is normal, or maybe it's something that can be tweaked.

[Peytonn]

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thanks for offering to help... I just get impatient... NOT giving up...

I know that when it happens (a drop).. I'll love it...

I think this is because of TOM... as old as I am... that STILL HAPPENS!!!

and.. my menus .. yeah..... that's part of my problem... I don't eat 'meals' sometimes..

I'm retired... the only meal i make is for hubby.. .at night... the rest of the time.. I really don't eat 'meals'.. like I should... THAT's something I need to fix for myself....

I take my thyroid medicine in the morning... and can't eat for 30 minutes after that.. sometimes I just forget to eat until around lunch time... then I'll make something.. somethings scrambled eggs... sometimes a tuna 'salad'... (a pack of white albacore .. that kind in the soft packet.. ).. with lettuce... olive oil... cilantro... sometimes green pepper..

at night.. hubby is a hamburger freak.. so it usually revolves around ground beef... and salad..

and yeah.. i'm looking at this as a lifestyle change this time...... so... I'm not stressing about not losing a pound in a week.....

my main goal right now is this post thyroid thing... get my cholestrol down... (316).. tryglycerides down (340)... and hdl up (29)...

the doc thinks all that is screwed up seriously because of the thyroid cancer and the 8 weeks with not thyroid medicine.. or thyroid...

so... while I am committed to this eating plan... I'm really not stressing as much about the not losing a pound... as much as it seems.. (the it's killing me thing).. I'm a hyper.. impatient... over the top kinda person (came from teaching kids with behavior disorders ... and I told them.. I'm just like them... as hyper as it comes)

ok.. more than you wanted to know..

If I seriously start worrying about it.. I'll start measuring and doing better at keeping up with stuff so I can post a menu....... right now.. I think it's just tom..

I'm walking anywhere from 1-3 miles a day... doing yard work.. cleaning the barn... that kind of stuff.. feeling stronger every day.. so I know i'm on the right track...

thanks again for your help though..

[jake1970]

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my clothes are getting even more loose

[Reta]

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I have not lost anything for about 6 months. And what is so depressing is I have been sick for about a week with a bad cold and sore throat. So All I am eating is some fresh fruit and broth. You would think I would lose not eating more then 800 calories a day. Nope, Not me. I just can not handle protein now because of my sore throat.

[Princessdmw33]

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I have been bouncing back and forth about 2 pounds since the beginning of January. It is getting frustrating and I am committed to this way of eating so I have to keep thinking to myself that one day my body will just let go of some of this weight.

In the meantime I am working on doing Callanetics to try and transform my body some. I finally took some measurements and have another pair of pants that I am going to try on each Monday until the muffin top disappears.

[dizzyphil]

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Kinda new here, kinda not!! I was going to start the diet last year but medical reasons stopped me. Got the ok about 6 weeks ago and started the diet immediately. Started Feb 1st at 277 lbs. Today I weighed in at 258 lbs. But, this has been my weight +/- 3 lbs the past two weeks. I am stalling out as well. Hopefully once I start fishing this weekend, I will start losing with all the 'weight' I am going to be lifting!!!!

Diz

[2big4mysize]

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Kinda new here, kinda not!! I was going to start the diet last year but medical reasons stopped me. Got the ok about 6 weeks ago and started the diet immediately. Started Feb 1st at 277 lbs. Today I weighed in at 258 lbs. But, this has been my weight +/- 3 lbs the past two weeks. I am stalling out as well. Hopefully once I start fishing this weekend, I will start losing with all the 'weight' I am going to be lifting!!!!

Diz

actually you are not stalled out at all. Dr Atkins defined stalls as 4 weeks of no weight nor inches lost not 2 weeks of a bounce on the scales.

have you measured to see if you are shedding body fat? I dropped only 4 scale pounds in the course of 6 months but actually dropped over 10 pounds of body fat cause I upped my lean body mass too. I went from a size guys medium to a ladies 10 during that time too.

[Kimmi]

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This is one reason why I wont weigh myself, Its nice just to feel the benefits and clothes getting looser, and the pain in my knees and back gradually going.

[poobears1972]

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I've only been on plan for a couple of months but so far I have lost every week. I had a couple of weeks where it wasn't much but the scale moved down a little. Hope it continues but doubt it will.

[atkinsgal08]

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>>(a pack of white albacore .. that kind in the soft packet.. ).>>

Are you aware of how contaminated tuna is with mercury?

It's probably not as "safe" as you think.

>>I don't eat 'meals' sometimes..>>

There's nothing wrong with grazing ... it's just important to keep your metabolism stoked with fuel.

[atkinsgal08]

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>>6 weeks ago and started the diet immediately.>>

Moving to OWL would most likely help you to start losing again.