Tomorrow will be 5 weeks on this WOE. I haven't cheated not one single solitary time. This is the best I've been on a diet (this isn't a diet I know)
The first 4 weeks I lost 19 pounds, but in this past week and especially the last 2 days I've gained 2 pounds back.

It's not that TOM is around, that was a week ago.

I'm on my treadmill for 2 miles a day, 7 days a week.

I can even feel it.

Below are my meals from Fitday the last 2 days. Does anyone see anything wrong with it? This is how I've eaten in days prior. Actually on days prior I was having a 1/2 cup of sugar-free jello with cream cheese/whipping cream etc as a desert. I cut out deserts the last 2 days and gained. Please help. I'm so depressed at this moment but I'll get through it. I'll just go 3 miles today

Here is my food consumption L2D (last 2 days)

Calories Eaten Yesterday
source grams cals %total
Total: 1679
Fat: 119 1069 65%
Sat: 32 292 18%
Poly: 39 355 21%
Mono: 37 336 20%
Carbs: 20 54 3%
Fiber: 6 0 0%
Protein: 132 528 32%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%
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Food Name Servings Serving Size Cals Fat Carb Prot
Turkey breakfast sausage, bulk cup, cookedoz, raw (yield after cooking)link, cookedpatty, cooked 246 11 0 33
Chicken, boneless, NS as to part and cooking method, light or dark meat, skin not eaten cup, cooked, dicedoz, boneless, cooked (yield after sk...oz, boneless, cooked, skinlessoz, boneless, raw (yield after cooki...oz, boneless, raw, without skin (yie...cubic inch, boneless, cooked, skin r...medium slice (approx 2" x 1-1/2" x 1/4")thick slice (approx 2" x 1-1/2" x 3/8")thin slice (approx 2" x 1-1/2" x 1/8")Quantity not specified 422 16 0 64
Mayonnaise, regular cuptablespoonMcDonald's salad dressing packetpacketQuantity not specified, if saladQuantity not specified, if sandwich 396 44 1 1
Celery, raw cup, NFScup, dicedcup, stripsoz, raw, yieldslarge stalk (11" - 12" long)medium stalk (7-1/2" - 8" long)small stalk (5" long)strip (4" long)fennel bulbQuantity not specified 3 0 1 0
Lettuce, cos or romaine, raw innerleafcup shredded 16 0 3 2
Coffee, decaffeinated, made from ground fl ozcoffee cup (6 fl oz)mug (8 fl oz)Quantity not specified 5 0 1 0
Aspartame sweetener, sugar substitute teaspoonindividual packettabletGuideline amount per fl oz of beverageQuantity not specified 7 0 2 0
Cream, heavy, whipped, unsweetened cupQuantity not specified 52 6 0 0
Onions, young green, raw cup, choppedoz, raw, yieldslargemedium (4-1/8" long)small (3" long)Quantity not specified 9 0 2 0
Ground beef, regular, cooked cup, cookedcup, raw, yield cookedoz, cookedoz, raw (yield after cooking)cubic inch, cookedcubic inch, raw (yield after cooking)cocktail meatballlarge meatballlarge patty (5.3 oz, raw, 3 patties ...medium meatballmedium patty (4 oz, raw, 4 patties p...small meatballsmall patty (3.33 oz, raw, 5 patties...Quantity not specified 244 17 0 20
Cheese, processed, American or Cheddar type cup, NFScup, dicedcup, meltedcup, shreddedcubic inchkissslice, NFS (.75 oz)slice (1 oz)Quantity not specified 95 7 2 6
Blue or roquefort cheese dressing cuptablespoonQuantity not specified 154 16 2 1
Broccoli, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt large stalk (11" - 12" long)medium stalk (7-1/2" - 8" long)small stalk (5" long)spear (about 5" long)cup, chopped 33 0 6 3
Water cupfl oz 0 0 0 0
Totals 1679 119 20 132
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[B]Day Before[/B]
Calories Eaten
source grams cals %total
Total: 1553
Fat: 111 998 66%
Sat: 38 346 23%
Poly: 19 172 11%
Mono: 43 383 25%
Carbs: 18 49 3%
Fiber: 5 0 0%
Protein: 119 475 31%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%
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Food Name Servings Serving Size Cals Fat Carb Prot
Coffee, decaffeinated, made from ground fl ozcoffee cup (6 fl oz)mug (8 fl oz)Quantity not specified 5 0 1 0
Bacon or side pork, fresh, cooked oz, raw (yield after cooking)slice, cookedQuantity not specified 184 16 0 10
Ground beef, regular, cooked cup, cookedcup, raw, yield cookedoz, cookedoz, raw (yield after cooking)cubic inch, cookedcubic inch, raw (yield after cooking)cocktail meatballlarge meatballlarge patty (5.3 oz, raw, 3 patties ...medium meatballmedium patty (4 oz, raw, 4 patties p...small meatballsmall patty (3.33 oz, raw, 5 patties...Quantity not specified 324 23 0 27
Cheese, processed, American or Cheddar type cup, NFScup, dicedcup, meltedcup, shreddedcubic inchkissslice, NFS (.75 oz)slice (1 oz)Quantity not specified 95 7 2 6
Lettuce, cos or romaine, raw innerleafcup shredded 3 0 0 0
Cucumber pickles, dill cup, chopped or dicedcup (about 23 slices)large (4" long)medium (3-3/4" long)slicesmallspearQuantity not specified 7 0 2 0
Broccoli, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt large stalk (11" - 12" long)medium stalk (7-1/2" - 8" long)small stalk (5" long)spear (about 5" long)cup, chopped 44 1 8 5
Beef steak, broiled or baked, lean and fat eaten cup, cooked, dicedoz, boneless, cookedoz, boneless, raw (yield after cooking)oz, with bone, cooked (yield after b...oz, with bone, raw (yield after cook...cubic inch, boneless, cookedPorterhouse steak (yield after cooki...T-bone steak (yield after cooking, b...large steak (yield after cooking, bo...medium steak (yield after cooking, b...sirloin steak (yield after cooking, ...slice of London Broilsmall steak (yield after cooking, bo...Quantity not specified 574 34 0 63
Pork skin, rinds, deep-fried cupbag (2 oz)rindsQuantity not specified 54 3 0 6
Aspartame sweetener, sugar substitute teaspoonindividual packettabletGuideline amount per fl oz of beverageQuantity not specified 7 0 2 0
Water cupfl oz 0 0 0 0
Blue or roquefort cheese dressing cuptablespoonQuantity not specified 154 16 2 1
Mayonnaise, regular cuptablespoonMcDonald's salad dressing packetpacketQuantity not specified, if saladQuantity not specified, if sandwich 99 11 0 0
Mustard cupteaspoonpacketQuantity not specifiedQuantity not specified, if sandwich 3 0 0 0
Totals 1553 111 18 119
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I had read somewhere that you should be at 65% Fat/30% Protein/5% Carbs???

I'm pretty darn close.

Not sure about my calorie intake though? Where should I be?

Thanks in advance for reading and helping out.

Forgot to add, I'm still on induction. I decided to stick on induction for 2 months when I started and I'm going to stick to that. So I haven't added any nuts or fruit yet.

Congratulations! You've hit the "plateau" almost everyone hits about a month into the plan. Don't be depressed. This is normal and is just your body adjusting to the weight loss/change of nutrients/exercise.

You said that you can "feel" it. That is what matters, not the scale. Chances are, especially if you're exercising, is that you're starting to build muscle mass. That probably is why your weight hasn't changed much. Muscle is more dense than fat and takes up less room for the same or more amount of weight. This is a good thing. I would wager that you've lost inches and that your clothes fit better.

Keep up the good work!

Joan

I agree with tagcaver, you are probably adding muscle which weighs more than fat and also your body needs time to adjust. You have had a great start with losing so far. Make sure you are drinking plenty of water, maybe switch to Splenda instead of aspartame for your sweetner. A few more dark leafy greens might be good instead of lettuce go for fresh spinach etc. I didn't check - are you taking a good multi vitamin? Keep up the good work. You are doing great!
Marie

..........Hang in there !!!.......

...and always look at your trousers.... (are they losses / or not )....
...and......later, you'll even find that you lost one size too....funny, hey? .....

Yep check my records, your body needs a break, stick right to it and don't worry about weekly losses.
good Luck Kathy

Two pounds is normal scale fluctuation. As you do this longer, you will discover that at times your body holds on to water for various reasons and the scale goes up a couple of pounds. Just keep eating right and it will go back down.

I agree with the other posts on this thread -- almost no one loses weight consistently week after week. The longest I have gone without losing is two months. It just happens the longer you low carb. Our bodies seem to need time to adjust to a new weight before they can start losing again.

I had a 3 week stall where at times the actual weight went up. It happened right after the 2 week induction and I wasn't eating any differently. I paniced and dropped cheese and diet soda but nothing helped, after about 3 1/2 weeks I started losing again, about 2 pounds a week, until the 7 month point when I stalled again. Don't give up. Your body is trying to get you to, but don't give in.

just a quick note watch the onions. they are problems for me. maybe try leaving them off for a few days.

I agree with the pp's. I was so bummed, I got stuck from Dec. 4th to Dec. 19th and I know how horrible it feels (mentally). Just stick with it and keep doing what you're doing and you'll move on
Alli

But hang in there. It's just as normal to gain 2 lbs as it is losing 2 lbs.
I wouldn't panic or fret about this yet, it's still early days and I think you're doing great !!! Here is some advice I received on a "black" day !

Weight loss is NOT linear, but if you are doing everything right, the trend is almost always downward.

During Induction, you can REASONABLY expect to lose ~10-15% of the total you need to lose. This means that if you have 100 pounds to lose, 10-15 pounds is very reasonalb efor Induction. If you have 25 to lost, 2.5-4 pounds is not out of the question.

Not everyone will lose at the same rate, especially during Induction. A lot depends on how your metabolism is 'set' and how many times you've yo-yo'd before, and on and on.

Weight can fluctuate up to 7 lbs during any given day (from www.atkins.com) so you could be up or down up to 7 lbs. and still be essentially the same.

There is no disputing that it is scientific fact that a pound of fat is composed of 3500 calories. If you didn't eat 3500 calories more than you needed yesterday, you have NOT gained a pound of fat overnight.

Dr. Atkins suggests that you weigh yourself at the same time of day, BUT NOT EVERYDAY. The recommendation is once per week.

Your body is probably the most amazing, most complex piece of machinery known to exist in our world. There are SO MANY factors that come into play. You might be exercising more and retaining a little water in your sore muscles, you might have had more sodium and be retaining more water, your body might be reacting to any number of outside or inside stimuli that are causing it to hold a few more pounds this morning than yesterday morning. Try to figure it out, and you will assuredly GO MAD!!

A STALL is defined as not losing any POUNDS OR INCHES for a period of AT LEAST 4 weeks, where all other factors are equal. This means you have not added new foods, you have not changed medication, etc. etc. etc. If you have not lost in 3 days, or you have gained a pound overnight, you ARE NOT in a stall.

I would also suggest to cut Aspartame - a lot of people stall using aspartame. Atkins does not recommend it either. Switch to Splenda/Nutreen or other (read about it in DANDR)

I wouldn't panic or fret about it yet, it's still early days and I think you're doing great !!!

GOOD LUCK !!