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    How is this possible???

    I have been on induction for one week and I lost 7 pounds!!! I went to put on my tight pants and they are still just as tight as ever! How is this possible? I would have thought that losing 5-7 pounds would have made my pants a little looser!?! Any thoughts?
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  • #2
    Re: How is this possible???

    I know, it's like that for me too. I'm down 8lbs and my clothes fit about the same too.

    Did you happen to measure yourself before you began your diet?

    I did, and I only have lost a half inch off my waist and 3/4 off my hips.

    Don't worry, it'll happen. Just keep plugging along with what you are doing. Chances are it is more healthy than what you were doing, right?
    ~Kristi
    Age: 42, Height: 5'5.5"
    Induction Start Date: April 7, 2010

    1st Goal: 160 lb. - BAM! 4/20/10
    2nd Goal: 155
    3rd Goal: 150
    4th Goal: 145
    5th Goal: 140
    6th Goal: 135

    My Journal - Second Time Around and Serious

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    • #3
      Re: How is this possible???

      I did take measurements. I will check those after week 2 of induction. Thanks for the encouragement...You're probably right!

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      • #4
        Re: How is this possible???

        Yeah, just hang in there. If this is going to be our way of life now, we've got time to learn it well and enjoy the ride as we get smaller.
        ~Kristi
        Age: 42, Height: 5'5.5"
        Induction Start Date: April 7, 2010

        1st Goal: 160 lb. - BAM! 4/20/10
        2nd Goal: 155
        3rd Goal: 150
        4th Goal: 145
        5th Goal: 140
        6th Goal: 135

        My Journal - Second Time Around and Serious

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        • #5
          Re: How is this possible???

          Sometimes we are losing that important-to-get-rid-of fat that is around our internal organs. This doesnt really seem to show in clothes sizes.
          Or you could be losing from your arms or hands or elsewhere - I lost several ring sizes as well as a hat size on my Atkins journey
          Wondering how to get 'most' of your net carbs from your induction veggies?
          Take a look at the thread from the latest Veggie Challenge to see how others manage it!



          Check out our Low Carb Recipes website and add to it!!





          F/60 yrs/5ft 5.5" (Though due to collapsing vertebrae I am now only 5'3" - but I refuse to recalculate my BMI )

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          • #6
            Re: How is this possible???

            Originally posted by Elizellen View Post
            I lost several ring sizes as well as a hat size on my Atkins journey
            Oh wow...I never thought about my head being fat. My face, yes; but my head???

            I've found I've lost weight all over. My first noticeable loss was my FEET. Like who cares about that when you are trying to fit into smaller clothes! The typical measurements (chest, waist, hip) may not show much change but if you could add up all the small incremental changes all over your body, then a difference would be noticeable.

            Hang on...the tight pants WILL fit some day.
            Female, 54, 5'6" START DATE: 22JUL09




            Journal of a Shrinking Foodie
            Stats of a Shrinking Foodie

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            • #7
              Re: How is this possible???

              Don't forget - the first part of weight loss during induction is your glycogen stores and any excess fluids you're holding onto.

              7 lbs is a great number, but it certainly isn't all fat that you're losing right away. That comes with continued effort on this WOE.

              So keep your resolve going strong, and eventually the fat will leave and your pants will fit, and then your pants won't fit because you'll have lost more weight.

              Mini Goals:
              Goal 1 - 10% (September 13th, 2009)
              Goal 2 - Pre-Pregnancy Weight with 2nd Child (September 27th, 2009)
              Goal 3 - 50 lbs down (December 1st, 2009)
              Goal 4 - Highest Pregnancy Weight with 1st right before c-section (February 20, 2010)
              Goal 5 - Lowest weight reached on WW after having 1st child
              Goal 6 - 100 lbs down
              Goal 7 - Pre-pregnancy weight with 1st
              Goal 8 - Weight I met my husband
              Goal 9 - 150 lbs down
              Goal 10 - Weight in Grade 8
              Goal 11 - Weight in Grade 6

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              • #8
                Re: How is this possible???

                Hey WetBanana, thanks for your advice and motivation! It definitely put a positive spin on my day!

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                • #9
                  Re: How is this possible???

                  you can also carry a lot of water weight.
                  generally the first 5-10 lbs is water.

                  i lost about 12 lbs i think before i noticed any difference in my clothes, and then the following 3ish i went down an entire dress size.
                  F 28years 5'7" HW 212/SW206.6/CW185/GW160
                  Atkins start date: January 25, 2010
                   1st goal: 200 - Met January 29, 2010
                                     2nd goal: 190 - Met March 26, 2010
                   3rd goal: 180
                  4th goal: 170
                  GOAL 160!!!
                  Journal: http://tinyurl.com/yfr9om5
                  Progress Pics:                  http://tinyurl.com/yguedch

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