Stalls
 

The more I read this board and talk to people who are doing Atkins, the more I am beginning to think this diet doesn't work for everyone. Although obviously it has good results for many.

I stalled for 9 months last year and then lost about 10 lbs and I've stalled again for over a month now. My colleague at work who is also doing Atkins has stalled for 5 weeks as well. We are both following the program, exercising, taking vitamins and staying away from the frankenfoods. My colleague has lost a bit in inches but that's been modest. I have not.

It seems many people on this board stall for weeks at a time. I've been sitting here this afternoon reading through old posts and noticing that there are many people who have not lost for weeks at a time.

It sounds like many of us have tried the usual suggestions - back to induction, increase exercise, cut out the frankenfoods, drink more water, etc. etc. but it's still not working.

I would be happy with 1 lb a week or even half a pound. I'm not sure what to try next. My results from induction showed that I am not metabolically resistant so I would have thought I'd continue to lose.

Trying to keep my enthusiasm up about this WOE but I'm also starting to look around and see if there are other options that might work better for me. :(

Squid

Before you switch, try a month or so of taking measurements. Sometimes, especially if you regularly work out, you'll be losing inches without realizing it. If after a month you are not losing any inches or pounds, maybe you should look around for another option. Many people believe they are not losing anything, when in fact they are but don't realize it. There's more to it than just the number on the scale.

I have been taking measurements, and I'm not losing there either. I can't understand it because I am in ketosis. Oh well. You're probably right - time to face reality.

Squid

I would just like to say that being in ketosis dose mean that you are burning fat. But it doesn't mean that that it is your fat. You can be burning the fats you have eaten. You may have to take an honest look at how much food you eat a day. Being metabolically resistant may also mean that you are one of those people who have to look at calories you consume a day also.

Hi Red, any thoughts you have would be greatly appreciated...

I'm the same way. But no matter what diet I'm on, I tend not to lose weight unless I count calories.

However, for me the advantage with Atkins is that my appetite is much, much less than on a high carb diet. And my cravings are far less.

So, sometimes you just gotta face the music and realize that Atkins for some of us isn't an "all you can eat" diet.

Hi Squid, after seeing your menu I want to suggest that you enter your daily food intake into Fitday for a few days. It looks to me like you are not eating enough.

On any weight loss program there will be periods of slow or no loss while the body catches up. The problem with Atkins is people lose well the first couple weeks, then when that doesn't continue, they panic.

While there are some with ligitimate stalls, many posts are from people who havn't lose in a day, eat only candy with no veggies, or are otherwise not in a full stall.

You've done really well by getting already 60% of the way to your goal. The clsoe ryou get the slower it goes. Allso fo ryour height, you are already in the healthy weight range. That means the weight is going to fight you even harder and it may take more then just diet to take it off. Going back to the weight lifting, but a moderated program for the shoulder, may help.

Also have you read the chapter on stalls and plateaus to see if you have the candidia symptoms? You might try the candida restricted diet for 2 weeks along with some healthy bacterias to see if they help. Twin labs has a good yeast fighter. Doctors probably wouldn't be ocncerned with an over growth until it effecte dhealth, while a dieter would be concerned about it much sooner.

I was in the same boat without losing weight for about 5-6 weeks. I might have lost inches but I never measured so I wasn't sure. Someone suggested that I up my carb intake as well as fat. I did and I finally dropped another 2 pounds. I had been in induction for way too long!
It made no sense to me that eating more fat and carbs would work but I guess I went into "starvation mode" and my body was holding onto everything I had. I did what I had been resistant to and increased my healthy carbs (more veggies and even a couple of bananas and upped the fat BIG TIME) and it seemed to work.....
I'm also very close to my goal so I know it will be REALLY slow from here on out.

Good luck!

Hey Squid,

If you've been lifting weights and doing cardio, you've probably got a lot more muscle than you had. Muscle weighs more than fat (but looks better) so you might be trading them off right now. Get a body fat baseline and check it again in a couple months..stick with it.

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