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Originally Posted by CindyLynn
I went away for the night to go to a meeting the next morning. I wasn't prepared enough, and had basically a carb fest. I rationalized and ate things I wouldn't have touched before Atkins. From that one day less then 24 hours I gained 10 pounds. And I honetsly don't think it's water weight. Over the past month I haven't lost much of anything. I've been denying the physical problem I do have. So I've been eating legal foods (like lc bars, ect.), but in quantities that are uncalled for.
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Something identical has happened to me!
It was a month ago when I heared about the "Bell Vita lo carb pasta". I bought a box and ate one dish and enjoyed it but never enjoyed what happened later!
24 hours after my historical meal, my weight climbed 5 lbs. By the end of the week, my weight gain reached 12 lbs and until now I have never been able to reverse the trend! My appetite has climbed to the roof, however just as you did, I have been eating large quantities of legal food. I have managed to keep myself in ketosis most of the time.
If I take it by the scale, I have already gained half of all the weight I lost on Atkins diet without violating any of Dr. Atkins rules! This is not a Hallaween night story! This is real!
But wait! I'm not scared! Here I tell you why:
(1) When I lost 24 lbs, I went down 3 sizes, from size 40 to size 34. When I gained 12 lbs, my size stayed the same at 34.
(2) People are still looking at me as I have already lost all the weight I needed to lose, although this is not what I personally agree with.
(3) There is no way, my weight could have climbed up so fast unless it was mostly water weight gain. I think the current weather causes our bodies to retain and keep more water.
(4) I feel that some parts of my body are getting more dense, so I believe that I'm gaining some muscles. I'm always doing daily exercises.
In general, we lose more water weight on Atkins diet than we lose on other diets. All the water we lose will be gained back quickly when we stop the diet. So I like to tell hcomeau that maybe 15 of the 25 lbs she has gained have been just water.
Sam