Female problems :-(
Hi all,
I'm pretty new here, and am not sure where (or even IF!) to place this post.. I feel a little shy :eek: I have been following Atkins for a little over a month, and decided to get off The Pill as possibly the estrogen would hinder my weight loss attempts. I went back on it in the Spring, and have subsequently gained 25 pounds. I stopped about 7 days ago, and started spotting. I haven't changed a thing in my diet, and in fact I am really limiting my carbs (no slips). I was in ketosis, but have been out of it for about 5 days now. I am also ravenous! I ate 2 steaks for dinner last night :rolleyes: Should I continue to eat this way? Consume a lot of fat? My weight seems to be fluctuating upwards, and I'm afraid of undoing the good I've done. Any advice would be really appreciated!!! Linda |
Hello Aria. don't worry about things for at least the first month. Going on LC changes the insulin in your body and since insulin is a master hormone, all the others are affected too. It is not unusual to skip a period, have an early one, or have spotting or breakthrough bleeding if on a low-E BP. So give it another cycle to adjust. The apparent gain could just be water retention from PMS. This too will change.
The hunger isn't a bad thing. (If you were forbidden to eat it would be awful.) I often find that I am starving the day before I lose some weight, so go ahead and eat until you are satisfied. I think that you will soon see a change in the scales, or in the measurements of your body that I hope you took. Have you got a piece of clothing that was too tight? try it on in a few days and you may be pleasantly surprised. :wave: |
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