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Old Sun, Feb-09-03, 15:09
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Plan: Atkins & Schwarzbein
Stats: 234/157/90 Female 4' 6"
BF:56.4%/38.8%/23.9%
Progress: 53%
Location: Orpington, UK
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Hi Yannick

It sounds as if you are doing OK. Being in ketosis just means that your body is burning fat rather than sugar for its fuel. The fat comes from both your food and your own fat stores.

You look as if you are having the right amount of calories, 2000 a day and you are having 10 carbs a day. I'd up them slightly so that they are nearer 20. Less is not better here and you should be eating vegetables. They are very important on this way of life, so have a salad a day and also brocolli, mushrooms or some other low carb vegetable.

Once you have lost weight in the first couple of weeks then it is only possible to loose one or two pounds a week as you have to use 3,500 calories to get rid of a pound of fat. Exercise will help, but eating right is more important and there are plenty of people who lose weight without exercise. Excercise in the water is great. I do aqua aerobics every Saturday.

Keep the faith with this way of life. You have been told that it looks as if the weight is coming off, so just hang on in there. There is no instant answer, however much we would all like one.
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