New (but not new) and needing some help.

[terrioso]

Hi, Im not new to Atkins but i am new to this bulletin board,well almost--I have "browsed" but not posted. I decided I need some encouragement. I lost 7lbs during induction and the next week (actually 10days) i did not lose anything! This week I either lost nothing or 1lb. Stepped on the scale twice and decided to keep the second weight--1lb down. I have been measuring myself and havent lost any inches. I'm sure I havent been drinking enough water but way too much tea--hot and iced--so am probably holding water. I pretty much have been eating the same way I ate the first time around but dont remember this kind of stall! Help!! I will keep going but just feel like whining. Everyone here is so encouraging and I just need some pats on the back and some keep on going and "make sure to drink your water!"

What does everyone think? Do you think the stall so soon after induction could be on the water (or lack of it)?

Thanks in advance for any help/encouragement everyone offers.
I look forward to being part of the ADBB family!!
Terri

PS. Here is what my daily menu usually consists of:

Breakfast--2 scrambled eggs
Midmorning snack--cheddar cheese, around 2oz--however I stopped after induction.
Lunch--Plain cheeseburger from Sonic,or Arby's roastbeef sans bun; salad from home which is usually lettuce,radished, celery, cauliflower. No dressing, I dont like it. ( I know Im weird like that, I also dont like ketchup, mayo, mustard...you get the picture).
Afternoon snack--Induction: pepperoni, After induction: nuts
Dinner--either grilled hamburger, bratwurst,chicken and salad or veggies (broccoli or green beans or my new best veg brussel sprouts.
Evening snack--Atkins shake, or a chocolate bark made from coconut oil, cocoa and splenda-yum

I have not been good about measuring my salad/veggies.

[Porcelain]

Re: New (but not new) and needing some help.

Well I am pretty new at doing this the right way but according to the book, the next step up after induction is Rung 1 OWL where you add 5 carbs of the veggies on the approved list (That is where I am, I upped my spinach). I know it is a pain but it is a good idea to weigh/measure your veggies, especially if you weight loss slows down like that.

Processed meats can have hidden sugars/syrups for preservatives.

Nuts are not even supposed to be introduced yet. They are on a different rung.

When I tried this earlier, I used Atkins shakes occasionally and bars occasionally along with nuts as a snack every now and then and I wasn't losing well and I fell off the wagon because I just didn't pay enough attention and make my health a priority. I was lucky I didn't gain any weight but those 8 months I was off diet, I could have been LOSING! Now I am back and doing it correctly and I am realizing very good results.

I posted to you mainly because you seemed to be kinda eating like I was and if you clean up your diet just a little bit you too will realize great results! One of the biggest difference makers was switching to only drinking water and nothing else. I hated it at first, I mean sometimes I wanted to vomit. But the longer I did it and the caffiene withdrawals went away, I feel much better for doing it. For an occasional treat, I will have a Diet Rite soda and some cream but now that is only like once a week.

Good luck. I hope you do well on this. Once you are a good solid month in on very clean eating like I almost am (3 weeks), you will definitely not regret it.

BTW, what regular exercise are you doing? I tried to do too much too soon also and I burned out. Now I strive to do an hour a day even if I have to break it up into 15 minute intervals. I get up in the morning and walk for 15 minutes at 2 mph with an incline (1/2 mile) It isn't much, I know, but it is something. On days I don't swim, I do that a few more times in the day. The point is to get moving and get in the habit. Before long, you will start getting antsy to do some exercise. I was like that Wednesday with swimming and I had a headache until I went swimming, then I was fine.

Wow, I talk too much, lol

[terrioso]

Re: New (but not new) and needing some help.

Thankyou Porcelain,

I know the nuts are not on the next rung after induction but I went straight to the 1 oz of nuts the last time and was able to lose so thats what i did this time. However, I'm older now so.....I dont know...
I think I will start this next week with a very clean rung 1 OWL along with only one cup tea in morning (I dont do coffee) and LOTS of water and see how it goes. I will let you know.

[liv]

Re: New (but not new) and needing some help.

Age does a number on us I think. Slower metabolism may be one thing. The good thing about how the Atkins plan is written is that the beginner phase works for almost everyone and after that you use baby steps to find out what you can and cannot do.
I did those shakes but could not lose weight with them. They tend to be bad news for a lot of people so you may want to rethink that.
Exercise is also helpful - have you included some?

[julirama723]

Re: New (but not new) and needing some help.

Make sure you do the plan by the book--if it's done as intended, you will see results. Bending the rules never works, and if you bend the rules, you're not doing Atkins, you're doing Terriosokins.

Don't compare yourself to "last time"! Focus on how you're doing NOW. A lot of things play into how we lose weight--BMR, exercise, hydration, age, gender, medication, injury, metabolism, etc. The "me" from 4 years ago would have lost weight differently than the "me" of today.

DITCH THE SHAKES and the coconut bark! The shakes are known stallers for many (and I believe they also contain ingredients not legal until higher rungs of OWL), and why eat something processed and full of chemicals when you have a whole kitchen's worth of foods available to you? Coconut bark is DANGEROUS, for me anyway, it gives me mad cravings. It's also NOT legal until Rung 3 of OWL.

Do a clean rung 1, adding more veggies. You can stay on rung 1 for a while if you want, increasing your veggies each week, or if you want more food choices, move up another rung in a few weeks.

[Porcelain]

Re: New (but not new) and needing some help.

I look forward to hearing from you and how you are doing. Once you get a few good habits under your belt, it won't be hard. Do your best!

[Bulldawg]

Re: New (but not new) and needing some help.

My induction meal plan is pretty boring, but I'm keeping carbs down....

Breakfast: 3 frozen sausage links (1 carb for all three), and an egg poached.

Lunch: Salad with a bit of schredded cheese (5 carbs), ranch or italian dressing (2 carbs).
Snack: think sliced turkey or chicken breasts with hot mustard (1 carb for six slices).
Supper: hamburger patty with slice of cheese (2 carb in cheese), or skinless chicken breast, or port chop or boneless ribs.....along with salad same as lunch.

If I've been a "good boy" and not pushing the twenty carb limit, I love a slice or two of cheese with lowest carb peanut butter I can find spread on it....about a tablespoon of peanut butter.

Used to be chicken skin was not to be eaten. Is that still true?