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Old Sun, May-23-04, 08:04
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Plan: Atkins /NHE/CKD
Stats: 289/219/200 Male 5' 8"
BF:41%/20%/18%
Progress: 79%
Location: West Michigan
Default Hypothesis: why your weight loss slows after induction

After Induction what happens.
It is quite normal for the body to "catch" itself. You just lost a bunch of weight in a short time(2 week induction). Your body says "Whoa I'm losing weight rapidly, I am programed to survive lean times, at this rate of losing I'll be wasted away to nothing in no time, slow down weight loss, apply the brakes" (survival mode)

What you need to do now. Keep daily calories 10-15% under your adjusted BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) If you cut more that 15% your body goes into survival mode again and slow down your metabolism and weight loss.

Eat 5-6 small meals a day. Eating often keeps blood sugar levels even and
prevents cravings. Eating often also fires up meatbolism.

Eat a macro nutrient diet around 65% Fat 35% protein and 5% carbs or <20g.
Remember, when you cut carbs your source of "energy is fat".

Fat recomondations, Extra virgin olive oil, Canola oil, Butter, Virgin coconut oil and Flax oil supplements. Minimize saturated fats. NO, NONE, NADA, ZERO, ZIP Hydroginated fats. Hydroginated fats are not readily digestable by the body due to un-natural fat chain lenghts. Our body doesn't know how to deal with them and they end up in your arteries!

Drink a gallon of water a day, plus a quart for every 25 pounds you are overweight. That helps flush out ketones.

Avoid Polyols; (sugar alcohols) low carb bars and candy.
Labels that read "only 2 NET carbs= warning "
See this article.
http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?t=182859

Exercise! Exercise builds muscle and maintaining muscle burns more fat.

At that rate you will lose 1+ pounds a week and keep your body from thinking it is starving (from too low of calories)
Here is a BMR calculator.
http://www.ecybex.com/education/cal...s/bmr_calc.html
These thoughts are what has worked for Me and they are only MY opinion.

Jag

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