I must admit I left the scene for a week. I was so sick and tired of being on a stall (for 3 months) I lost my faith in the program.

I really want to belive that I am eating right but I think the amount of calories that I take in MUST be too much from fat (since it is 3 times as many calories)

I am going to redo my induction for 2 weeks again.

Then I am going to reduce my fat intake slightly and increase my veggies and fruit (low sugar) to replace the lost calories.

I will then start counting calories. I am 295 so I will allow myself 2500 calories a day (5x500 calorie meals)

I will drink 1 gallon of water a day or more BEFORE I drink a Splenda based soda.

I will exericse 3-6 times a week (I do that anyway)

I really belive that I can eat way too many calories of fat and just not notice.

I would really like to hear from people who have lost more than 40 or more pounds...how did you do it... do you count calories?
Do you avoid certain fats?

(I only eat hard cheeses, Cream, Butter, Coconut Oil, Fish Oil, Natural Peanut butter for fats)

Am I supposed to eat mainy Vegies and a small piece of fat and protein once I am done with induction...I am not getting that part correct (even though I read the book)

HELP!!!

I have also had to start from scratch... unfortunately my willpower is pretty week. But I won't get into that.

Anyway, when I started induction again last Sunday I re-read Dr. Adkins book. I can't believe how much it helped my attitude. I also found alot of helpfull hints. Chapter 8 was probably the best, it goes over the rules of induction, the allowed foods and the foods to avoid. Here he also talks briefly about supplements, I don't know how you feel about vitamins (I have always taken them... Thanks to Mom) but I make sure to take at least a good multi, C, A&D, E, Flaxseed, Potassium, B Complex, and Chromium. There's others I take but these are the biggies for me to get the best energy and metabolism. Chapter 22 is more detailed on this subject. He does say that everyones body is different and that each formula would be different for each person.

As far as my fat intake, I eat extra virgin olive oil daily (with salad and sauted foods). I eat fatty protien only occationally (bacon and sausage) If i'm gonna have fatty meat, i'd rather eat a nice cut of rib eye steak (if you like blue cheese, it taste awsome crumbled over a grilled steak!! )

And I never count caleries, only carbs, I have to keep my carbs under 25 per day to lose. Since I started again last week I'm still trying to be consistant and do this right.

I stared adkins over two years ago, but I got serious Jan 03 at 230 lbs. I had long periods that I worked very hard and lost consistantly. Then I'd let myself eat more carbs than is good, I bounced around the scale slightly. Now I am down to 195. I started a journal and fitday and I am staying possitive.

I think the fitday is very helpful because you really see what you are eating.

I wish you lots of luck and strength to keep up all the good work

Hey there-try hard not to get to discouraged. The same thing happened to Barry and myself. We both lost approx 60 lbs. Then we went on a stall for about 5 months. We tried joining a gym, stopping certain food, etc. However, we just gave up. Needless to say, we tried other plans too and could not get anywhere. We both just started over again with 45 lbs back on.
Take it from us just stick to it. We didn't have any help with our stall. I see so many different suggestions on here , like carb cycling...

Good luck to you.

...since you asked..
I flushed 57 pounds on the Fat Flush plan. It was my experience that even when the scale wasn't budging, I was STILL shrinking because the inches were melting away.
Not only that, but a certain amount of stalling HAS to occur (IMHO!) because your body has to consolidate the loss. Think of it like this: You're moving from a 2500 sq.ft home to a 900 sq.ft. condo. Where you going to put everything? How you going to move around in such a shrunken space?

Anyhoooooooo...all that said, if neither inches OR pounds changed in a couple months, I'd sure be ready to try something new.

Dunno if this will help or not, but my tried n' true plateau busters include:
1) drinking MORE water
2) rebounding (nothing like jumping up and down to loosen up fat!!...not ta mention it helps the lypmphatic system flush out nasty stuff)
3) increasing daily protein (10-12 oz lean protein + 2 eggs + whey protein serving)
4) adding CLA (1000mg w/each meal)
5) there is no 5...just seeing if you're paying attention!
6) decreasing fruit to one serving of low glycemic fruit, daily (apple, pear, berries. NO TROPICAL FRUIT!!)
7) changing exercise routine - the body DOES get in a rut!

best wishes!

When I originally lost my 40, I was VERY strict. No cheating at all. 2-3 eggs with soy cheese each am, 2 beef patties with soy cheese at lunch, chicken, steak or fish for dinner with 1 cup of green beans or broccoli and I snacked on nuts (no peanuts) and beef/chicken jerky. The weight melted. I really need to get back to that diet now. If I could break my stall and stop cheating!!! I would drop another 40. Hang in there, it is not easy, but it is effective!

Years ago, I lost 50 on Atkins. Didn't count calories or anything, didn't even count carbs, really. Just ate basically induction foods, and eventually added a few carbs here and there as I got closer to goal. Plus exercised a few times a week. And had no low-carb frankenfoods, since they didn't exist at the time.

I too have went off track. I'm upset at myself just typing this because I worked so hard to get off these 20 pounds. I have been stuck at 160 for almost 3 months now and haven't seen any change.

I guess I got frustrated with it all and slowly started introducing bad carbs back into my diet. Honestly, I haven't seen the scale move yet but its only been 4 days. I'm so mad at myself for starting these bad habits again. (Wendys, McDonalds, Taco Bell)

But I will start induction again and start working out again. Hopefully I will lost these last 20 pounds that I intended in the first place.


Good Luck to you and stick with it.