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Cancunkid
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10-01-2003

Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - 9:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I am also in that kinda stalled boat. I have been down 28 lbs since about the 10th of February and can't seem to move it. I am still turning keto sticks purple so something must be going on. I would just like to see something steady on the scales. Ya'll are doing great! SCM if I was in California I could not give up fruit ahhh a mixed blessing of the midwest winter fruit holds no appeal. Do not have a clue how I will handle corn and tomato season since I love to eat about 3 ears of corn and 6 tomatoes for a meal in June and nothing else. AARRGH the carbs! LOL

Luckily last night it was warm enough to grill steaks so I think I will have steak for lunch too. Gotta take advantage of mid 60s while I can we havn't had those temps since mid January so everything in the freezer is going on the grill.

Llkoolaid
Member

08-01-2001

Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - 6:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I got on back on the scale 2 days ago, I am now down 31 lbs. I am still on the only 20 carbs a day phase because I am happy there and doing quite fine. I do have a little more variety and it is so nice to finally have the low carb bread. It isn't actually on the market here yet but my best friend manages the bread depo in this area for the major bread suppliers around here and they put a bunch of this bread in the store, but they recalled it before the launch because they were not satisfied with the shape of it. It had to be all destroyed , so she grabbed a couple of trays and took them home for me so now my freezer is full of it. They expect it to be ready very soon but I have it now. It is great, it comes in whole wheat and white and has only 6 carbs per slice. It is made by Dempsters, I don't know if you have that in the states but I did see bread advertised on an American channel by Sara Lee and it only has 9 carbs. I find it is giving me a lot of variety, like sandwiches for lunch and french toast for breakfast. It really helps, but boy do you feel like you are cheating. I like this bread just as much as regular bread that I used to eat.

Grumpy
Member

02-08-2004

Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - 7:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Llkool, At GNC in Colorado they have a fantastic bread that I have once in a while. It is honey wheat bread. It is soooooooooo gooooooood!!! I love it, but it stalls my losing so I don't eat it all the time. It is only 3 carbs per slice. The Sarah Lee was real good, but I'm still on induction. 9carbs is alot at this point.


Silly, Don't give up. I really feel for you. Have you tried soy milk? "Soy Slender" has vanilla and choc milk made with sucralose. Not bad, I don't miss milk at all. There is a plain soy milk that is good, too, but my personal preference is van and choc. Good luck and I hope you feel better.

Tabbyking
Member

03-11-2002

Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - 7:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
cancun, oh i know what you mean! i got an $8 heart box of chocs for 2 bucks today. i ate 4 candies and had to do an extra half hour on the treadmill!

Fabnsab
Member

08-07-2000

Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - 11:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Guys, be careful of that lowcarb bread. Some brands are being recalled because they had alot more carbs than what they advertised. I am scared of all those products.

Sillycalimomma, you can stick with this. You have a goal in mind, you have set the wheels in motion, now all you have to do is coast these next few months till the wedding. If you need some recipe ideas, email me and I will be happy to share whatever I have bookmarked. That goes for all of you. Theres a ton of sites out there with great info to keep us motiviated.

Tashakinz
Member

11-13-2002

Thursday, February 19, 2004 - 10:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Dannon has introduced a low-carb yogurt. They "ultra-strain" the skim milk and add cream to the mix. (This was the only change I found in the ingredients). I tried the "raspberries and cream" this morning (3 carbs for 4 oz. cup) and it was quite tasty.

Rslover
Member

11-19-2002

Thursday, February 19, 2004 - 11:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I just tried the Vanilla, not bad.

Cancunkid
Member

10-01-2003

Friday, February 20, 2004 - 8:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ugh what is wrong with me? I am stuck and going up now. You would think with over 100 lbs to lose it would be easier. Yesterday I was so good had a cup of coffee and half an Atkins bar for breakfast a grilled chicken bacon ranch salad from McD with my own lower carb dressing for lunch and crab imperial and about a 1/4 cup of green beans for dinner yet this morning I am up a lb! I am ovulating that is my only hope on what to blame. I even attempted my killer beachbody.com power 90 tapes. I walked 2 miles! I am getting so frustrated. I have been at 25 to 27 lbs lost for 12 days now and now I am going up?? Next it will be TOM and then what?? Help me!!! Toss me a line......I am going to Texas to visit family the 1st and really wanted to wear my new pants

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Friday, February 20, 2004 - 8:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
It sounds like you aren't eating enough. If you don't your body starts holding onto all the calories it can.

Konamouse
Member

07-16-2001

Friday, February 20, 2004 - 9:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Your initial weight loss included a significant amount of water. True fat loss is not going to be more than 2 lbs in a week (7000 kcals). Heavier people appear to lose much more than that the first two weeks on Atkins due to the fluid shifts. We store glucose in the muscles and liver as glycogen. 1 gram glycogen = ~3 g water in your muscles; more muscles = more stored water. With 20 g carbohydrate intake during inducation, your body mobilizes it's stored glycogen - converting it into glucose for your brain. When you convert glycogen to glucose, that water is released - hence the large weight loss is really mostly water (and your inches drop as the muscles shrink from lost water - watch a body building competition and the commentators will mention "holding on to body water").

Now your body fluid levels are stabilizing and you should continue non-fluid loss in the next week or so if your total kcal intake is in the reasonable range (and you continue your daily exercise program).

'squeek'

Rslover
Member

11-19-2002

Friday, February 20, 2004 - 9:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Cancunkid,
Everyone reaches a plateau at some point and then begins to lose again.
Some suggestions -
There may be alot of sodium in some of those things you are eating, and perhaps you tend to retain water. You might want to add more fiber in your diet such as vegetables, nuts, and bran crackers. I would also recommend testing your urine every night with the ketostix. It also doesn't hurt to count calories too, as well as no snacking after dinner. When I first went on the diet 7 yrs ago, I lost 36 lbs in 12 weeks and these are some things that helped me. I also wonder about some of these so called "low carb" items that are so prevalent these days. I used to make my own low carb bars. Hope this helps.

Tashakinz
Member

11-13-2002

Friday, February 20, 2004 - 11:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Cancun: Remember too that fluctuations can occur just because you're a girl. It's nature's little joke on us to make us retain water every month... Also try eating natural (i.e., no prepared food products - carb bars, etc) for a few days and see if that helps.

Dahli
Member

11-27-2000

Friday, February 20, 2004 - 11:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hey Kid - Texannie has a good point you need to make sure you're getting enough calories and also make sure you're getting enough fat, that can slow down your loss without the right fats in your diet. I use Udo's choice for salads and shakes olive oil occasionally and only (virgin) coconut oil especially for cooking as it doesn't convert to trans fats with heat and it's made a great difference.

Cancunkid
Member

10-01-2003

Friday, February 20, 2004 - 8:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Okay thanks for the encouragement. It is stupid for me to get down on this I mean I have lost 27 lbs! I am the one who gained 16lbs on a 9 day cruise once so I have to be happy.

Okay I am going to just not look at that scale for at least a week and really try to up my water cut back on salt no packaged or processed food.....and eat more fat. I had mahi mahi fillets with shrimp butter and just a touch of garlic and sauted mushrooms for dinner. No LC candy or snacks at all today. I had an A&W diet root beer last night the first diet soda in 2 weeks maybe that made me retain some water.

Unfortunately I am going to be sore tomorrow. While I was checking on a cat (I am a pet sitter)the cat was twisting around my feet while I was going down the stairs needless to say I went down them! The last 6 or 7 were a blur and for once I am glad I am fat because nothing broke and I rolled so slowly the cat had no problem staying clear. I just lay at the bottom of the stairs and thought....hmmmm how long would I have been here had I broken a leg?? Funny I was just thinking how much easier it was to go up and down the stairs!! I always thought it would be one of the huge dogs I watch not this little cat that would send me flying downstairs. So no exercise but I am hoping to make it to some movie tomorrow. Any suggestions? I am taking an 18 year old friend with me.

Fabnsab
Member

08-07-2000

Friday, February 20, 2004 - 10:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Those are the reasons I refuse to look at my scale. I know I will get discouraged if I do. I feel thinner so I will go by that.

Cancunkid, you have been doing great. Make sure you measure yourself because when most people stall, they still find that they're losing inches. You'll never know if you dont measure yourself. All of these bad thoughts could be for nothing if you could see another inch off your waist! listen to the above advice from other posters. It is all good stuff.
Sorry about your fall. What we don't put up with for our cats. I have 7 myself.


I had to cut out all pop. I was addicted. I havent had any in 3 weeks and (((girl talk))) I will tell you that for the first time in my life, I dont have cramps for my TOM. I always read that caffeine causes worse cramps but I never tried to see for myself. My cramps were always hellish. This time- nothing! I didnt even know I started, which I usually get tipped off by the horrid cramps a week before.



Cancunkid
Member

10-01-2003

Saturday, February 21, 2004 - 9:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hey Fab this morning I am actually happy I looked at the scales because all that gained weight was gone along with a half pound. I am so relieved I promise the scales are gone....to the basement and since I have 6 cats and uncarpeted stairs here I won't go down often!

Hope it wasn't the fall that knocked off those pounds! I will have to train mine to knock me down.

I was wondering if anyone has their old Atkins book. I swear I heard somewhere that you burn 200 more calories a day after you ovulate??? I thought it was a friend who was on Atkins years ago.I found that later in the month I did lose more with optifast. I was ovulating yesterday so now I wonder. I sure have blown my wiccan friends moon theory this month though.

Have a great weekend everyone! I am off to go figure out riceless sushi.

Grumpy
Member

02-08-2004

Saturday, February 21, 2004 - 10:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I could just see all of us throwing ourselves down flights of stairs trying to lose weight.LOL. someone would see us and think its Atkins thats made us all go coo-coo.

Sillycalimomma
Member

11-13-2003

Saturday, February 21, 2004 - 3:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh yum! I made the chicken that Fab suggested and it was delicious! Everyone loved it! I didn't have any oregano, but put some basil in-still great! Thanks!!!

Rslover
Member

11-19-2002

Saturday, February 21, 2004 - 8:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Cancunkid,
No, it's you burn 200 calories every time you have sex (unless you are with the minute man). By the way, just heard (on Oprah)that there is more protein in a man's ejaculation than the average pork chop. Just thought I'd lighten the mood.

Did anyone see the Dateline special yesterday on Atkins? It was very interesting. Basically, mostly positive. It seems like the veggie activists put out the story that he didn't die from a fall on the ice. They claimed he was 258 when he died. They showed the medical record when he was admitted and he was 198 lbs. They showed his last interview when his wife was cooking for the journalist. They discussed positive medical studies and success stories (one woman complained). They also had an independent lab test some low carb products. The numbers on the Atkins products were all correct, some even slightly less. So, all of you using Atkins are probably o.k. but some of the other products were higher. Whole Foods low carb bread was 7.8 not 4 per slice. They removed it from their shelves.

Grumpy
Member

02-08-2004

Saturday, February 21, 2004 - 9:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
No, I didn't see that. I turned the channel.I was watching MONK instead. I figured they would just be knocking the diet since Atkins was so big when he died. My better half already thinks it's bad for me, and I just don't wanna hear neg things about it since it's working for me.

Isn't it illegal for them to post wrong info on package labells? I wish I would have watched it now.

Ktbb
Member

08-10-2003

Saturday, February 21, 2004 - 9:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
grumpy's SO is happy that grumpy is littler now, but I also want her to be around for a long while and be healthy.
And how much candy can a grumpy eat?

Grumpy
Member

02-08-2004

Sunday, February 22, 2004 - 8:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    


Grumpy
Member

02-08-2004

Sunday, February 22, 2004 - 9:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My dearest KTBB, I was NOT saying you are not supportive at all, I was just saying that I know you think Atkins is not that good for me. I am really sorry that I hurt your feelings.

You are very supportive and I really need that. Thank you for all yer support and efforts in helping me.

Sillycalimomma
Member

11-13-2003

Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 9:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Okay, well I am all over my illnesses and feeling just down right crumby and although I haven't gained any weight I haven't lost any either....so back to induction I go! I just hope that all of this medical drama I have been going through did not have to do with the diet. If so, looks like Atkins is not for me. I am heading off to the store soon to pick up veggies and fish. Keep the recipes flowing guys....it helps so much to hear what works for you all!

Earthmother
Member

07-14-2002

Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 9:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Don't forget that some of us are keto resistant as well and this will slow down your loss after induction. For us it will take longer, but the results do come.

I have followed the low carb eating program for a year and a half. I have lost only 80 lbs., but the difference with this program is that I am totally aware of everything I eat and staying focused is much easier than the low fat programs.

The slower you lose the more apt you are to keep it off and better for your body to catch up, by doing a few toning exercizes a day
( meaning tightening loose skin }.

I have lost 6 pants sizes so even if I only lose 1 or 2 pounds per month it's better than the nothing I lost on the others.