Well ladies, I'm here. Hope I don't bore ya'll. I needed a boost - so I went back to my old journal to see how far I've come ...almost 42#'s and 32 inches. That's almost a yard!!!!! Wow, I don't want to stall. This week before thanksgiving I went back on induction and reduced my calories to diet level (12-1300) By the 5th day, weakness set in and I couldn't keep up in aerobics or have the stamina for weights. I logged this same weakness in my old journal - same day. Must be the detox process.
But a peculiar thing happened on induction this time. I have been taking metamuil (sp) every other night, but there is not much of an effect. (I have trouble with cheese binding me up) I'm thinking that I am burning enough calories that I do not have the waste product to eliminate in the morning. I mention this because of the comment about famine mode - the body goes into to protect it's plateau. I know I plateau at about 160 - I'm trying to break it by going back on induction last week and adding the weight trainning 2 days per week. I may be putting on muscle, and that is why the scale won't budge- or like you said - famine mode. What do you think. PS I drink so much water - the ketone sticks don't show anything.