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I was hoping to continue to be able to lose 3 lbs a week like I was in the beginning of induction.
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It's not quite realistic to expect to keep losing at the same rate that you did while on induction and it wouldn't really be healthy for your body to continue to lose at that rate, either.
It's perfectly normal for your body to take brief pauses while you are losing weight, sometimes for a few weeks. This is not a stall, even if it is frustrating. A stall is defined as no loss of pounds or inches for at least 4-6 weeks. If you are losing inches, but not losing pounds you are not stalled. Conversely, if you are losing pounds but not losing inches you're not stalled there either.
This is why it's important to take measurements periodically or use a tight piece of clothing as a measuring stick. People often find that even though they are not currently losing pounds, the inches continue to disappear and that their clothes are getting looser. Many members have also noted that they either lose pounds
or inches, but rarely both at the same time.
If you continue to experience slow weight loss, you might want to drop that 1/2 slice of wheat bread and cut back on the nuts a bit. Grains are the last thing that you add back in while you are progressing in the ongoing weight loss phase, not one of the first. 1/2 slice of wheat bread would also have a much higher glycemic index and more carbs than a few slices of tomato, so it wasn't quite an even trade.
Depending on how many nuts you are eating, they could be adding more carbs than you think. Have you checked out
www.fitday.com ? It's a great tool to help you track your carbs and overall calories for the day so that you can quickly see if that dreaded "carb creep" is sneaking up on you.