Disappointed after induction

[canucme]

i really don't know why i am posting this here. i don't want to bring anyone down or discourage anyone but i really have nowhere else to vent my frustrations.

today is exactly 4 weeks ago that i started atkins. i weighed myself on march 24th and i was 380 pounds. i decided to do a 4 week induction because i want to lose about 140 pounds. i followed the atkins plan exactly to the book and worked out hard almost every day for the last 4 weeks. i have been stuffing myself full of water to the tune of about 100-125 ounces a day. i purposely avoided the scale because i didn't want anything to deter me. i have been feeling really good. 4 weeks ago i could barely run a mile and now 4 short weeks later i am running 4 miles at just over 10 minute miles. so i decided today was the day i would check my progress. i was hoping i took off 30 pounds over the last 4 weeks. the scale in my gym goes to 350 and i wanted nothing more than to get on it and just have it register. well it didn't. so i came to work this morning and went out into the factory and got on the scale out there and i weighed in 365 pounds. i cannot explain how frustrated i am. so i am sitting here thinking of things i may have done wrong and 2 things come to mind. the first thing is i had a few handfuls of peanuts last weekend which i know i am not supposed to do on induction. the other is there has been maybe 3 or 4 days over the last month where i probably exceeded my cheese limits. so i called my trainer this morning and he is saying maybe i should scale my red meat back and start to eat some leaner meats like chicken or trukey.

i am happy that i took 15 pounds off. it is just with the amount of time i put in at the gym and as strict as i was i was expecting twice that. i would have even been happy with 25 pounds. i will not give up though.... just need to vent that out.

[CalicoPrairie]

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My guess, Canucme, is that you put on a bunch of muscle. Did you happen to measure before you started Atkins? How are your clothes fitting?

The way I see it is this--you now own a GREAT victory in not only losing 15lbs in a month, but in learning all you did about how to eat healthy for yourself, AND with your mile. I totally get your discouragement, but I'm hoping you are not feeling like this is all for nothing. Perhaps you set your goal too high for your body, and for your activity level?

I wouldn't go with the leaner cuts of meat unless you really like them. I'm almost sure the extra cheese/peanut incidents didn't hurt you much if at all, if you didn't do them often. It's my opinion (and we know there are a lot of them out there) that your only "mess up" was to set the goal of 30lbs in a month, rather than choosing to accept whatever happened. The reason I say so is because you said you avoided the scale so as not to get discouraged. Goal setting is great (I have some of my own), but to set a goal for a certain time frame doesn't always work out.

Anyway--I've said enough. Get back on the horse and lose the other 15--on your body's schedule.

[Carne!]

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Hi Calico,

Unfortunately, creating muscle takes quite a long time. The average woman who LIFTS WEIGHTS puts on 6lbs of muscle in a year. Even if we doubled this, in one month the OP couldn't have put on more than 2 MAYBE 3 pounds of muscle.

OP:15 pounds is very good weight loss. Maybe if you post a menu we can help you out. Just FYI some known stallers are Atkins bars and other frankenfoods, cheese (just found this one out for me! GRRR), artificial sweeteners/pop, coffee and for some people, certain vegetables.

[canucme]

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thanks for your response. i really appreciate it. my clothes are definitely fitting much better. it was a combination of that and just the way i was feeling in general that made think i was going to lose so much weight.

i am glad that i did finally weigh in. at least now i can monitor how i am doing and make tweaks and changes as needed. there is no way i would give up. i am feeling too good to give up.

[liv]

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The scale you initially weighed yourself on what that the same as the one you did your update on?
Becaseu scales can be very individual and it is best to stick to one scale for this.

Did you measure too? Because sometimes that is a better indication of how things are proceeding than the scale.

And don't be afraid to post things like this. We are here for support.

If you want share a typical menu and we will have a look and maybe give you some feedback that will help you

You are working up your running. Good for you. That is sounding so great.

[CalicoPrairie]

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Hi Calico,

Unfortunately, creating muscle takes quite a long time. The average woman who LIFTS WEIGHTS puts on 6lbs of muscle in a year. Even if we doubled this, in one month the OP couldn't have put on more than 2 MAYBE 3 pounds of muscle.

Thank you Carne, I did not know that.

thanks for your response. i really appreciate it. my clothes are definitely fitting much better. it was a combination of that and just the way i was feeling in general that made think i was going to lose so much weight.

i am glad that i did finally weigh in. at least now i can monitor how i am doing and make tweaks and changes as needed. there is no way i would give up. i am feeling too good to give up.

Ohhh, another victory! You are feeling better!

Glad you are not giving up!

[canucme]

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Hi Calico,

Unfortunately, creating muscle takes quite a long time. The average woman who LIFTS WEIGHTS puts on 6lbs of muscle in a year. Even if we doubled this, in one month the OP couldn't have put on more than 2 MAYBE 3 pounds of muscle.

OP:15 pounds is very good weight loss. Maybe if you post a menu we can help you out. Just FYI some known stallers are Atkins bars and other frankenfoods, cheese (just found this one out for me! GRRR), artificial sweeteners/pop, coffee and for some people, certain vegetables.

hey, thanks for responding.
my typical day would be a 3 egg omelette with 1 cup of diced pepper and onion and 2 strips of low sodium bacon. for lunch i have been mixing it up. some days i will do 2 cheeseburgers with a cup of broccoli or sausage peppers and onions. dinner has been either burgers or steak or ribs or chicken wings with a cup of brocolli or asparagus. i keep a case of water at work and drink 5 16 oz bottles a day here. plus i take in about 50 ounces every morning in the gym and then whatever i drink at home at night. i totally eliminated coffee. i was never a coffee guy so that was easy. i would have 1 cup here and there in the morning. luckily i have always enjoyed water. even when not dieting. i don't drink any diet soda or juice of any kind. for the past 30 days and most of my life it is water. just in the last month i have really stepped up the amount.

i am training 6 days a week in the gym. the past month has been mostly cardio. we have been running 4 miles in just over 45 minutes every day or we substitute that with 20 miles on the bike which takes roughly 52 minutes. also to switch it up 1 day a week i will bust off an hour on the elliptical machine.

i am just down because i have been waking up at 4 am every day to be in the gym by 5. i spend 1-/2 to 2 hours a day in the gym and felt my diet was money. i couldn't be more shocked than i was this morning when i got on that scale.

[canucme]

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thanks guys (actually girls). i needed to be picked up a little and your responses are encouraging.

[atkinsgal08]

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Remember, the scale doesn't tell the whole story.

[ThinSoon]

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Keep up the great work! 15 lbs is only one measure of your success in the last 4 short weeks! Just think in 4-short weeks you lost 15 lbs, lost inches, feel great, are RUNNING and you are eating well!

Do you input your foods into fitday?

I'm glad you posted!

Tracey

[forbey]

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i really don't know why i am posting this here. i don't want to bring anyone down or discourage anyone but i really have nowhere else to vent my frustrations.

today is exactly 4 weeks ago that i started atkins. i weighed myself on march 24th and i was 380 pounds. i decided to do a 4 week induction because i want to lose about 140 pounds. i followed the atkins plan exactly to the book and worked out hard almost every day for the last 4 weeks. i have been stuffing myself full of water to the tune of about 100-125 ounces a day. i purposely avoided the scale because i didn't want anything to deter me. i have been feeling really good. 4 weeks ago i could barely run a mile and now 4 short weeks later i am running 4 miles at just over 10 minute miles. so i decided today was the day i would check my progress. i was hoping i took off 30 pounds over the last 4 weeks. the scale in my gym goes to 350 and i wanted nothing more than to get on it and just have it register. well it didn't. so i came to work this morning and went out into the factory and got on the scale out there and i weighed in 365 pounds. i cannot explain how frustrated i am. so i am sitting here thinking of things i may have done wrong and 2 things come to mind. the first thing is i had a few handfuls of peanuts last weekend which i know i am not supposed to do on induction. the other is there has been maybe 3 or 4 days over the last month where i probably exceeded my cheese limits. so i called my trainer this morning and he is saying maybe i should scale my red meat back and start to eat some leaner meats like chicken or trukey.

i am happy that i took 15 pounds off. it is just with the amount of time i put in at the gym and as strict as i was i was expecting twice that. i would have even been happy with 25 pounds. i will not give up though.... just need to vent that out.

HOLY SMOKES!

You lost 15 pounds in a month, you advanced from barely running a mile to running the equivalent of four (12 minute 15 second miles) and your clothes fit better... AND YOU ARE DISSAPPOINTED!

I'd be ecstatic!

I do believe, that while the average woman (I can't tell by your posting if you are a man or woman so hopefully that doesn's sound wrong, LOL!) might gain 6 pounds a year while in weight training, I believe that is with a seasoned weight lifter. From my recollection of weight training, like with any other training the curve would indicate that when you first begin there would be greater gains at first. Plus there is something called muscle memory. Once you restart working those muscles that have been "vacationing", they quickly rebound to your previous state of fitness. That and the fact that working out 6 days a week, your muscles are in a constant state of repair. This requires the muscle to take in more blood and the cells to take in more water as they work to repair worked tissues and remove cellular wastes.

In following the advice given by Dr. Jeff Volek, weight lifting using general body part exercises 3 days a week allows the muscles to fully recover between workouts. This should allow for greater actual muscle growth and better control over the disposal of cellular wastes. (Usually, 6 day workout plans and doing isolated muscle movements work better for more advanced weight lifters and body builders who are lookiong to excentuate specific muscles.)

Volek's book "TNT Diet", follows Atkins (for the most part) but includes an entire section on exercise and weight lifting as an accompanyment to a controlled carbohydrate and weight loss program.

In addition, cardio works great for building endurance, but the bump in metabolism only lasts a short while after working out. Resistance training (weight training) not only increases your metabolism during and shortly after training, but it also keeps your metabolism elevated for up to 48 hours as your body works to repair and build new muscle tissue. That new tissue also increases your metabolism as well.

EITHER WAY...

Outstanding start on you journey to better health!

forbey

[Browneyedmelly]

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I just want to say congrats!! that is awesome!!! I am scale addicted too, (I hop on the scale at least 10 times a day, I swear).., so I really relate to that... but my philosphy is also to enjoy the little things, like your clothes fitting better, you said your feeling good...I am jealous.. I don't think I could ever see myself in a gym without being in the 100's..Keep up the good work!!! Your doing fantastic..

[summerfun]

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Great Job 15 lbs is Wonderful... I have been going 2 weeks and think my 10 lbs were low... But Oh My it fells sooooo good to put on a pair of pants and not have everything hanging out over the top.....
Keep up the Great Work...

[Likesspace]

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Okay, I just had to jump in on this one........
First of all, it's been about 7 years since I made a post on this board. Not sure why, but that is the reality.....
Anyway, when I read the original poster's remarks the first thing that came to mind was that he is doing great and will hit a VERY happy weight in a VERY short amount of time.
When I first started Atkins (back in '03) I weighed 315 lbs.. Although it took me about 10 months, I eventually settled into a nice and comfortable weight of 195 lbs.
My message to the OP is this:
YOU LOST 15 LBS. IN A MONTH WHICH TRANSLATES TO 180 LBS. A YEAR!!!
If you keep up your current rate of loss you will have lost 90 lbs. in 6 months and 45 lbs. in 3 months.
My friend, 15 lbs. a month is NOTHING to sneeze at!
I can still remember how badly I wanted to see the weight fall off. I was probably the most impatient Atkins follower ever. When I would only lose a half pound a day (or even worse, NO LOSS) I would fall into a depression and begin to feel like a fat slob. My only saving grace was to keep telling myself that the only thing that would keep me from eventually losing the weight was if I gave up and went back to eating the way that had made me fat.
Well as I said before, my weight did not fall off overnight, but along the way I learned how to eat properly.....to keep my body in shape and to enjoy life.
What I'm saying is simply keep your chin up. The fact that you've lost so much weight in a short period of time should be a MAJOR encouragement!
You are well on your way to a life that is so much different from what you have been used to that you can't even begin to imagine. Right now I'm sitting here so envious of the fantastic feelings that are coming your way over the next few months.
It seems that everyone focuses on their goal weight and at the same time forgets that with each pound that is lost you will feel better, happier and more in control of your life.
When I first started I was overwhelmed that I had over 100 lbs. to lose, but I did not realize that when I had lost my first 10 lbs., 20 lbs., 40 lbs., 50 lbs. that my life would change so drastically.
I can't stress this enough.....
With each and every pound you lose your life will change. Maybe not drastically, right at first but you WILL tell a huge difference in a relatively short amount of time.
I wish you all of the best and encourage you to keep in mind that you are the ONLY one that can keep you from your eventual goal.

Dave

[firstlady]

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HUGE congrats on your recent accomplishments! I am DYING to know how you went from no miles to 4 miles running?? I want to start jogging/running SO BADLY. I am currently only doing intervals at 30 seconds each but I would like to start running miles!!!! They say the only way to do is to JUST DO IT...but any advice from you would be greatly appreciated!
How did you start out? What speed? How long?