People that just keep gaining weight on Atkins?
 

body fat
 

Have you lowered your body fat percentage? Perhaps since you are great at exercising (my weakness), you have gained muscle. Muscle weighs more than fat, so your body might be changing but the scales aren't showing it.

I have read some of your posts on the paleo board. I think your body is just trying to recover from all the dietary stress its been through over the years (for example, your long fasting and raw vegan diet probably caused your body to catabolize its own muscle). In fact, you might not lose weight for a while, but it will continue to repair tissue and muscle damage. The body is incredible in this way, if you give it the proper materials it will work back to some kind of equilibrium. For me, I had to see my body as very ill--and good health comes before any weight loss. You are on the right track. Just be patient :)

Also, I really don't think you are eating enough at all (1200 cal or less). You really need all the nutrients you can get at this point.

"Catabolize"? what does this mean?, how long do you think a body can take to recover?... is a very intresting point, I did enroll in huge major fasts...and well I start eating meat just 3 months ago..

have them check your thyroid for EVERYTHING.

my doc at first said it was ok and then did a test for EVERYTHING and found out it was WAAAY below normal.

docs still don't know everything about hypothyroidism.

good luck.

I had past eating disorders and fasted a lot (also did raw). When your body isn't getting what it needs to survive, it starts eating (catabolism) its own muscle to survive. Also, I agree with Flynnlee-- you should definitely have very thorough and complete thyroid tests done-- I have found hypo to be common amongst ex-vegans.

For what it's worth...40 days is not a long time for your body to recover. Plateaus are basically your body re-adjusting to weight loss, and I've had some that lasted for 6 months at a time. Everyone is different. I suggest you hide your scale in a closet and stay away from it for an entire month. Measure yourself now, and again in a month as well. Stay on plan with your food, water and exercise and I'm willing to bet you will see a difference
With me, the whole time I was plateaud I continued to exercise, eat right, and drink my water. When the inches started to move again I dropped 9 of them in a 3 week period of time. Followed by a 3lb. drop on the scale the week after that! Losing weight is not for sissies. It's hard work and it takes determination, persistence, and above all..patience. Stay the course and it will happen for you. :)

Forty days of low-carbing is not going to instantly clear up the damage caused over the years. :)

This is the way I look at it... A great imbalance has been created by going too far in one direction. Now the pendulum has to swing far in the other direction. When your body has repaired itself, the pendulum will come to rest in the middle which is where it should be.

Your body has survival as its first task. It does what it has to do to keep you alive and functioning. Let it carry on it's repairs and be patient.

Karen

Just wondered if you have measured yourself, maybe you could be losing inches first???? Good luck!! :)

“The Pendulum analogy” by Karen…lol
This will help me in those moments I get very angry because I don’t lose weight and remain me that I have done a lot of damage to my body in the past…