Thu, Feb-26-04, 08:09
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Bouncy!
Posts: 9,388
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Plan: Atkins Maintenance
Stats: 297/173.3/150
BF:41%/31%/??%
Progress: 84%
Location: Burlington, ON
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I was just reading DANDR last night and he's got a whole section on prescription meds that can stall you. I didn't pay any attention to blood pressure meds because I don't take them, but I think they are on that list.
If you have the book, I'd advise taking a look in there, and maybe the chapter (20, I think) on slow weight loss or stalls. There are a host of ideas as to what could be wrong, meds, Candida, high metabolic resistance, etc.
I think we are too quick to look at water, sugar alcohols or calories as the culprit (I do it too, it's just so ingrained in me after spending so much time on low-carb bulletin boards); we don't go back to the source. I don't think Dr. Atkins ever advocated upping our water if we aren't losing.
I've been dealing with a plateau for a while too, and decided to actually try the supplements that Dr. A suggests in his book, the L-carnitine, the CoQ10, the chromium. I don't know if it will work, but I figure it's worth a shot.
Valerie
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