Sun, Apr-21-02, 17:42
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New Member
Posts: 10
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Plan: Dr. Atkins
Stats: 300/282/170
BF:
Progress: 14%
Location: Canada
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darn plateaus
Hello, fellow LC'rs:
I'm really frustrated and would like to learn more about weight plateaus. I began the Atkins plan about two days before April 1, and have lost 12 pounds to date, but most of that came off in the first 10 days.
Now, despite spending 20-30 minutes a day on the bike (five out of seven days), there is no movement on my scale. I can't believe it. I have tried eating fewer than 1,000 calories a day, then upping that to more than 3,000 calories, with a low carb intake of less than 20 carbohydrates a day, but so far, things are going slowly.
I know the theory is that I am supposed to ingest a lot of calories, but I feel I can't eat anymore than I do now which ranges from 1,000 to 3,000 a day. I have not cheated to date, and don't have any hunger.
I am really interested in information on plateaus. How long do they last? What is the physiology behind the plateaus? I know that metabolism slows, however, I never saw photos of someone like an anorexic who doesn't lose weight eventually.
At what point does the body kick in and stop the body's resistance to losing weight? Is weight loss inevitable if one just sticks to a high protein/low carbohydrate way of eating?
I'd love to find out more. Anyone?
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