RE: Gaining weight :/

[Guest guest]

I too gained weight when I first started. After I stopped the cheats my

weight went down.

I've got a bit more to loose (looking to get my BMI/waist line out of the

obese category).

I stopped looking the last couple of months and the only think I could

think of is that perhaps my daily protein has dropped to low. I'm having

the egg drink in the morning with 1/3 cup CO. Then I havent been eating

again till dinner time. I'm GUESSING my body is holding on everything it

can because it's not getting enough protein.

I'm trying to up the protein to see if that will help with the weight

issue. I would love to hear from others.

LAra

-for real since 11/09

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On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 1:51 PM, <laurvick@...> wrote:

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> I am in the same exact situation. It's scaring the heck out of me. I, too,

> had to get new clothes!

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> At the beginning of the diet, I lost some weight and was maybe too thin,

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> now it creeped up (at first I thought it was a good sign and was at a good

> 'ideal' weight) Now, I feel it has passed that point and my legs and middle

> are much heavier now. I have had to buy new clothes! I haven't weighed this

> much in years. I don't want to cut down on the coconut oil I'm up to? I

> haven't changed my diet at all - not sure what its from? Any suggestions?

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[Guest guest]

Hello ,

If you've ever had any weight fluctuations in the past, when you are on the

program you may begin retracing them. This has happened to a number of other

members.

Additionally, our fat is a " safe " place for the body to store toxins - away from

the vital organs - before it is able to get rid of these completely. I, too, am

currently at the heaviest I have ever been, and I wonder if that is not the case

for me. It can't be retracing - since I was always a skinny number. And when I

first started the diet, I lost a *lot* of weight. I suppose I view my extra

bulk as a way-station for toxins on their way from my organs out into the wide

world, LOL.

Rest assured that your body knows exactly what it is doing! Whenever I get a

bit uncomfortable, I take a look at how many months I still need to heal

everything back through my conception, and remind myself that there's still a

lot to do, and plenty of time for my body to " perfect " itself along the way

Hope that helps,

andra, a group moderator

At the beginning of the diet, I lost some weight and was maybe too thin,

but now it creeped up (at first I thought it was a good sign and was at a good

'ideal' weight) Now, I feel it has passed that point and my legs and middle are

much heavier now. I have had to buy new clothes! I haven't weighed this much in

years. I don't want to cut down on the coconut oil I'm up to? I haven't changed

my diet at all - not sure what its from? Any suggestions?

[Guest guest]

Lara wrote:

>>I too gained weight when I first started. After I stopped the cheats my

weight went down.<<

Since the end of April, I've fallen in to carbs (poor choices, poor

planning) on several occasions.

It happened again a week ago Saturday. My weight was up 2 lbs on Wednesday

then 2 more lbs the following Saturday.

All in all, I'm up 16 lbs in about 5 weeks!

, began 03/09/10

[Guest guest]

You could try to lower your carb intake, and see if that makes your weight go

down. I know I've seen prior posts where Bee said we can eat less carbs than

what the Optimal Diet calculator recommends for carbs. I would think if you had

less than 20g of carbs per day you would lose weight b/c then your body would go

into ketosis.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

First of all, a good fat like coconut oil is not making you gain weight. I see

that several folks have chimed in to offer some suggestions for you. All of

which I would tell you, as well.

This is a topic that comes up periodically here on the group so you might also

want to search through old posts to see what explanations Bee has given in the

past.

Just to assure yourself that your ratios are correct, you might recalculate

those. Also, I recall past discussion here that folks who tend to consume a lot

of olive oil have gained more weight than they would like.

Here are links to a couple of articles on Bee's website that will explain why

the good fats aren't the cause of weight gain and how essential they are to good

health:

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/foods15.php

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/foods14.php

Jackie

(group moderator)

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> At the beginning of the diet, I lost some weight and was maybe too thin, but

now it creeped up (at first I thought it was a good sign and was at a good

'ideal' weight) Now, I feel it has passed that point and my legs and middle are

much heavier now. I have had to buy new clothes! I haven't weighed this much in

years. I don't want to cut down on the coconut oil I'm up to? I haven't changed

my diet at all - not sure what its from? Any suggestions?

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[Guest guest]

My weight kept creeping up when I cheated with carbs. I also noticed that when

my protein intake exceeded my recommendation (79g), I also put on weight. Now

that I am following my ratio's 'to a T', my weight is very stable..for the first

time in years!

Natalia

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[ ] Gaining weight :/

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> At the beginning of the diet, I lost some weight and was maybe too thin,

> but

> now it creeped up (at first I thought it was a good sign and was at a good

> 'ideal' weight) Now, I feel it has passed that point and my legs and middle

> are much heavier now. I have had to buy new clothes! I haven't weighed this

> much in years. I don't want to cut down on the coconut oil I'm up to? I

> haven't changed my diet at all - not sure what its from? Any suggestions?

>

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[Guest guest]

That's exactly what I did...lowered my carbs to 10g and I did that for months

and I still didn't lose the weight I had gained from the Optimal Diet ratios.

Eating so little carbs didn't help. And I was in ketosis for months, too, and

that didn't do anything. I even waited the 4 months (and then some) that Bee

says it takes to become a fat burner. Not me...my body was not burning fat in

ketosis so I don't know if this is true for some people and not for others.

I am eating small portions but a little more protein and a little more carbs

(veggies), and a little less fat, and I lost 2 lbs this past week...finally. I

want to be healthy and heal but I also don't want to gain more weight on my very

small frame (5 ft tall).

Everyone is different and I tried to be a fat burner on super high fat and it

just made me gain weight. Now I eat the fat in moderation, with slightly more

coconut oil than butter, as Bee suggested to me several weeks ago.

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> You could try to lower your carb intake, and see if that makes your weight go

down. I know I've seen prior posts where Bee said we can eat less carbs than

what the Optimal Diet calculator recommends for carbs. I would think if you had

less than 20g of carbs per day you would lose weight b/c then your body would go

into ketosis.

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