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Old Sat, May-10-03, 10:51
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Plan: Bernstein Diabetes Soluti
Stats: 260/-/145 Female 5' 3"
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Progress: 63%
Location: Michigan
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If you're happy with what you're eating on induction, you can stay there for another week or two, but it's quite normal for weight loss to pause for a few weeks after induction, especially if you have lost a fair amount during that two week period (and it looks like you have).
If you feel that you aren't happy with what you're eating, moving on to ongoing weight loss would mean adding only 5 grams of carb to your daily allowance, using more vegetables first, and they staying at that level for another week or two.
The goal here isn't to lose weight fast, but to lose it in a healthy manner all the time increasing your carbs until you find out what the level of carbs is that you can consume and still lose as well as figuring out what your body can and can't tolerate within the allowed foods.
It's up to you whether or not you want to proceed to the next level, but don't stay on induction for too long hoping that the quick weight loss will continue. That often backfires on people and they only begin to lose again once the carb level is increased a bit.
Good luck!
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