I'm new- and Hypo- and having no results

[Aimnbuster]

Hi everyone,I have been reading posts on this site for over a month and today decided to join.I started induction 4 and a half weeks ago. I have lost nothing. My mother joined me a week in and has lost 10 pounds, my bff joined 2 weeks in and has lost 5 pounds...Okay, so what the heck is wrong with me... Well, I have had a diagnosis of hypothyroid since 2005. I've been taking medicine and was feeling great for awhile. The last year I have gained 10 pounds- and have been feeling not well again.I went to the Endocronologist today (for the first time) and she has upped my medication to try to bring me down between 1. - 2. which is where I was when I felt best before.QUESTION:I was thinking of starting induction again Monday... Should I? Or should I wait to see that my thyroid get under control first? That could take 6-8 weeks of course.I am so discouraged. I am very active- play roller derby in Denver, practice 2 times a week at least, work full time and go to school full time, and weight lift at least once a week.During induction I was having about 14-20 carbs a day with no results. arg... I need help.

[stephbob]

Re: I'm new- and Hypo- and having no results

Hello and welcome!

First off, everyone here is going to ask these questions, to get a better idea about your situation

1) How much weight do you have to lose?
2) Did you measure before starting? Do you feel your clothes getting a bit looser?
3) Can you post a copy of you typical daily intake, so we can look at it and tell you if it's being done right.
4) Have you followed Induction word for word, or have you been cheating? ;-) Be honest!

It's possible that your medication and condition could make a difference, but I'd still expect that you'd lose something!

[Aimnbuster]

Re: I'm new- and Hypo- and having no results

I am really just trying to lose the ten pounds I've gained. I am 5'8.5" and 162- at the weight 150 I feel great.I have had a few problems during the last 4 weeks:1. I thought I was in heaven when I found sugar alcohols- and started using them for about 1.5 of the 4 weeks and then quit when I read some low carbers issues with them.2. I use sweetners several times a day (sucralose only now-except jello which has aspartame) in the am- coffee (been doing half decaf or full decaf- because I read horror stories about that too)- soda at lunch and dinner- but I am drinking 9 cups of water a day on top of this - no cheating.3. I have definetely been have 3-4 oz of cheese daily.4. I did have some isopure/flax pancake creations some of the days- but zero carbs.In a day I would have:Eggbeater/cheese omlette with 2 bacon or sausagecouple cups coffe (decaf or half decaf) with cream2 lettuce wraps- meat and chees and mayo wrapped in lettucepork rinds and hard boiled eggSalad with zero carb ceasar and cheese with meat (whatever kind- I'm not picky) and additional veggie like broccolijello with heavy whipping creammaybe another hard boiled egg or cheese stick

[Aimnbuster]

Re: I'm new- and Hypo- and having no results

Oh- and I didn't do measurements. The first week I really did feel like my clothes were looser- but not so much the third and fourth week.The diet makes me feel better- I wasn't craving carbs like bread or pasta or potatoes- but I did have cravings for something sweet- which is where jello really helps me.

[liv]

Re: I'm new- and Hypo- and having no results

The meds will probably help. Good working getting that checked out. I am hypo too so it is one of my concerns as well.

I suggest trying clean induction and eliminating the following
**sweeteners (looks like you are overdo it with sodas, jello, and other stuff) Let it all go for 2 weeks and see how you do (especially jello and sodas with aspartame). Your bacons sausages and dressing probably had sugars as well. Look at the ingredient list
**coffee - can you wean yourself off it? Only decaf perhaps. Hard I know
**flax - only allowed to deal with constipation
**whey - is for rung 2 so not on induction
**watch the sugar content in your sausage and bacon - you may be getting too much.

**Use fitday and make sure you get enough calories and that your fat is around 65% of your total calorie of the day

It will work.

[Aimnbuster]

Re: I'm new- and Hypo- and having no results

Thanks for your response! With your incouragement and thought - I have decided to start with a clean induction on Monday. I am so hopeful that my new medicine dosage will help me, because I really want Atkin's to work for me. I know the diet works- because I've seen people around me losing.

I will cut out the artificial sweetners totally- because I know that I am addicted to them...

I will not use flax - only for digestive purposes.

No whey... haha

and I have no problem with cutting only to decaf- no biggy there.

So- whats the deal with items that state 0 carbs but have sugar in the ingredients? For instance- some pork rinds have sugar in the list- but then says no sugars or carbs in the values?

[liv]

Re: I'm new- and Hypo- and having no results

Good for you. Yes the 0 carb is tricky. They are allowed to put zero on the label if the amount is under one. So there are often times when the label will say 0 but there are carbs in the product so we have to read the ingredient list to double check. And it is good to get into the habit of checking ingredient lists.
We avoid sugar, syrups, most stuff ending with -ose (like destrose-a stuff often in sausages), HFCS (which is High Fructose Corn Syrup), starches, flours.