Yesterday was day 5 of the FF. Atkins recommends 4 or 5 days.

As of yesterday morning I had lost 4 pounds in 4 days. HOWEVER, yesterday evening I decided I was finished with FF and had meat and vegies for supper - nothing "illegal".

Here's what surprises me, this morning I had gained back 2 of the 4 lost pounds.....I didn't drink as much water yesterday as I've been drinking. Go figure - I don't get it. Take a look at my Fitday food section - the fat was lower yesterday and protein was up a bit. Carbs about the same.

I have NO IDEA. I do know that today I am beginning the Modified FF, according to the book. At least it offers some meat and eggs.

I'm not sure but I think the ff is just a test of sorts to see if one is insulin resistant. I also did the ff and actually lost 12lbs, gained every lb of it back when I got back to the induction level of the diet (actually gained it all back within a week)

Gail

You can't lose four pounds of fat in four days unless you are a super athlete. Losing a pound of fat requires burning 3500 more calories than you consume.

Your weight is probably fluctuating because a lot of the changes in your weight are simply changes in the amount of water you are holding. I try to focus on the long-term trend and not the day-to-day fluctuations. My weight fluctuates 2 or 3 pounds up and down all the time.

I did this diet for two weeks (there are two parts to it)

Gail

Gail, I think you may be confusing Dr. Atkins Fat Fast for metabolic resistance with Louise Gittleman's Fat Flush Plan?

Sookie68, this is generally the results in people who do the fat fast. The four pounds lost and 2 pounds gained are water, but the fat fast should have moved you into lipolysis. It's not the way to lose fat, but the way to enter a fat burning state.

Karen

I started the ff April3 At 150 now 146, i have till Tuesday to weigh. Iam 1lbs short of my first goal wt.145.
I have been waking 2 miles . drinking water. but really wanting a dietrite today.

Now do i have to go into that other ff to. i thought it just gave u both and u could pick the one u wanted to do.??

I know when i come off this am going to be careful on what am eating next week and stay with 20. and just hope for best that i dont gainback.
i have been wondering how u were doing. glad u wrote. i have to do my jounal today. did u see about getting on chat?? and do u have a jounal?? I think u did great job. Man i watch i would lose 12 lbs like Gail did but i want to keep it off. behappy with10. but what ever it is. Got me back moving down when before i could not move it. take care janet

Nope, did the ff. The first part is if I remember 5 days then you go on to phase two which lasts a week and then on to induction.

Gail

Thanks for your responses. As long as I'm in lipolysis I'm happy.

Gotta go. More later.

Thanks Gail. then when done with fast fat then off to do the other.
Boy that is going to hit me hard with doing thattoo. for my hubby has surgery on the 12 of this month. and going to be next haard weeks. But i will do it. Now got to find how many Macadametion nuts. those might help me too.
so far. good. my back does not hurt now. think because i lifted. will off to to clean. Hope all is doing good with u gial. by the way how are you doing?? and good luck sookie on the other one. keep me posted as iam doing the same.
janet

I did the fat fast. lost 5 lbs in a week and gained back two the first day I went back to induction. I have stalled since and haven't felt very good. I wonder if I put my body into starvation mode. I think I won't do it again because it made me sick of sausage.

Any weight anyone would lose in such a short time is water and nothing else. Water comes and water goes.
FF is not for losing weight at all, it's a "mega induction" for people who have a high metabolic resistance. FF is not meant for people who can get good results on "normal" induction as Atkins writes here....
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