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Old Tue, Dec-16-03, 14:08
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Nille Nille is offline
"Princess" of Norway
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Plan: Atkins / Lindberg
Stats: 187/169/143 Female 162 cm
BF:Yes
Progress: 41%
Location: Norway
Default Have you read DANDR ???

If not, I recommend you read the book first.

It could be you're not eating enough - at least not enough veggies - and not enough fat. You need 20 NET carbs, (that's carbs minus fiber). I had about the same menu as you. Until I started using Fitday (www.fitday.com) I was so sure I was doing it right. Well, I was wrong, I didn't deduct the fiber and it turned out my net carb level was 10-15 carbs. This is not a "count calories" WOE, but I found I needed to control that as well. Atkins recommend 10-12 times your current body weight pr day in calories. (I received this long e-mail from Atkins Support when I asked them for tips to break my 8 weeklong stall) I was having less than 1100 most days. Now I'm averaging around 1500 - 1700 calories. I have been told the recommended breakdown is 70 % fat, 25 % protein and 5 % carbs.

There could be a lot of reasons for you not losing weight. Medications, yeast infection, allergies.......

If you start using Fitday and post a link here, I'm sure somebody will go through it for you and make suggestions. Then at least you'll know IF your're doing anything wrong foodwise.

Weight loss is NOT linear, but if you are doing everything right, the trend is almost always downward.

During Induction, you can REASONABLY expect to lose ~10-15% of the total you need to lose. This means that if you have 100 pounds to lose, 10-15 pounds is very reasonable Induction. If you have 25 to lose, 2.5-4 pounds is not out of the question.

Not everyone will lose at the same rate, especially during Induction. A lot depends on how your metabolism is 'set' and how many times you've yo-yo'd before, and on and on.

I expect the people I consider specialists in this forum will join soon. There are so many people here ready to help you. So don't give up - just hang in there !!!
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