Re: comments please

[Guest guest]

Try and send in EXACTLY what went into your mouth the last 2 days bob.

Food, drink, supplements. Give quantities where you can and put down how

many carbs you think each thing has. We might be able to make some useful

suggestions if we can see what you are doing and whether you have any

misconceptions. It's a little work on your part, but hopefully we can then

help you out

Kirstie

[Guest guest]

Try and send in EXACTLY what went into your mouth the last 2 days bob.

Food, drink, supplements. Give quantities where you can and put down how

many carbs you think each thing has. We might be able to make some useful

suggestions if we can see what you are doing and whether you have any

misconceptions. It's a little work on your part, but hopefully we can then

help you out

Kirstie

[Guest guest]

> Try and send in EXACTLY what went into your mouth the last 2 days

bob.

> Food, drink, supplements. Give quantities where you can and put

down how

> many carbs you think each thing has. We might be able to make some

useful

> suggestions if we can see what you are doing and whether you have

any

> misconceptions. It's a little work on your part, but hopefully we

can then

> help you out

>

> Kirstie

thanks for the kind response. i have canadian bacon and an egg for

breakfast. tuna with a chopped hard egg and mayo or baked fish (salt

and pepper only) for lunch. a cornish hen for dinner last night, the

night before it was buffaloe wings with butter and tabasco sauce. for

snack i have hard sausage and pepper jack cheese. i also have gin and

diet tonic (no carbs) in the evening. suggestions are appreciated.

thanks again.

[Guest guest]

> Try and send in EXACTLY what went into your mouth the last 2 days

bob.

> Food, drink, supplements. Give quantities where you can and put

down how

> many carbs you think each thing has. We might be able to make some

useful

> suggestions if we can see what you are doing and whether you have

any

> misconceptions. It's a little work on your part, but hopefully we

can then

> help you out

>

> Kirstie

thanks for the kind response. i have canadian bacon and an egg for

breakfast. tuna with a chopped hard egg and mayo or baked fish (salt

and pepper only) for lunch. a cornish hen for dinner last night, the

night before it was buffaloe wings with butter and tabasco sauce. for

snack i have hard sausage and pepper jack cheese. i also have gin and

diet tonic (no carbs) in the evening. suggestions are appreciated.

thanks again.

[Guest guest]

Bob - are you drinking all your water? Scale won't move for me if I don't.............

[Guest guest]

> Bob - are you drinking all your water? Scale won't move for me if

I don't.............

robin, thanks for the response. i am indeed drinking lots of water,

more than ever. i have a glass with me at all times. other

suggestions? thanks again...

bob

[Guest guest]

> Bob - are you drinking all your water? Scale won't move for me if

I don't.............

robin, thanks for the response. i am indeed drinking lots of water,

more than ever. i have a glass with me at all times. other

suggestions? thanks again...

bob

[Guest guest]

> You might want to lose the Gin for a few days and see what

happens. Even

> though hard liquor only has trace carbs, the calories from the

alcohol still

> must be metabolized before you start burning fat again.

>

> No veggies! I'm a firm believer that veggies are key to long term

success.

> They give needed vitamins and minerals, fiber, and add variety to

our diets.

> Are you taking any supplements? You need to stay healthy!

>

> For your weight and goal, the popular rule of thumb says you need

to be

> drinking about 9 x 8 oz. glasses of water each day.

>

> Your menu seems like you should be ok, but obviously something isn't

> working. It could be that you are very close to goal anyways, so

you may

> not see dramatic weight loss. Hard to say. Many of us find that

we have to

> tweak Atkins to make it work. My advice would be to add some

veggies - at

> least a salad a day, make sure you are drinking your water and lose

the

> booze. Try that for a week and see what the scales do. Also, make

sure you

> are at least taking a mult-vitamin a day to stay healthy.

>

> Those are just my opinions and I'm sure you'll get a bunch of

differing

> ones. Weed through them and try and find things that work for

you

>

> Kirstie

i'll add the veggies, thanks. i am taking 3 megavatamins daily, plus

extra folic acid and C and essential oils. i'll cut back on the gin

and see what happens. hard to beleive that it's the cause

though.....any other " drinkers " out there with suggestions? thanks

bob

[Guest guest]

You might want to lose the Gin for a few days and see what happens. Even

though hard liquor only has trace carbs, the calories from the alcohol still

must be metabolized before you start burning fat again.

No veggies! I'm a firm believer that veggies are key to long term success.

They give needed vitamins and minerals, fiber, and add variety to our diets.

Are you taking any supplements? You need to stay healthy!

For your weight and goal, the popular rule of thumb says you need to be

drinking about 9 x 8 oz. glasses of water each day.

Your menu seems like you should be ok, but obviously something isn't

working. It could be that you are very close to goal anyways, so you may

not see dramatic weight loss. Hard to say. Many of us find that we have to

tweak Atkins to make it work. My advice would be to add some veggies - at

least a salad a day, make sure you are drinking your water and lose the

booze. Try that for a week and see what the scales do. Also, make sure you

are at least taking a mult-vitamin a day to stay healthy.

Those are just my opinions and I'm sure you'll get a bunch of differing

ones. Weed through them and try and find things that work for you

Kirstie

[Guest guest]

You might want to lose the Gin for a few days and see what happens. Even

though hard liquor only has trace carbs, the calories from the alcohol still

must be metabolized before you start burning fat again.

No veggies! I'm a firm believer that veggies are key to long term success.

They give needed vitamins and minerals, fiber, and add variety to our diets.

Are you taking any supplements? You need to stay healthy!

For your weight and goal, the popular rule of thumb says you need to be

drinking about 9 x 8 oz. glasses of water each day.

Your menu seems like you should be ok, but obviously something isn't

working. It could be that you are very close to goal anyways, so you may

not see dramatic weight loss. Hard to say. Many of us find that we have to

tweak Atkins to make it work. My advice would be to add some veggies - at

least a salad a day, make sure you are drinking your water and lose the

booze. Try that for a week and see what the scales do. Also, make sure you

are at least taking a mult-vitamin a day to stay healthy.

Those are just my opinions and I'm sure you'll get a bunch of differing

ones. Weed through them and try and find things that work for you

Kirstie

[Guest guest]

Alcohol doesn't seem to impede my weight loss, but having no vegetables definitely does.........

[Guest guest]

> Alcohol doesn't seem to impede my weight loss, but having no

vegetables definitely does.........

robin, do you mean that no veggies impedes weight loss?

bob

[Guest guest]

> Alcohol doesn't seem to impede my weight loss, but having no

vegetables definitely does.........

robin, do you mean that no veggies impedes weight loss?

bob

[Guest guest]

> Alcohol doesn't seem to impede my weight loss, but having no

vegetables definitely does.........

robin, do you mean that no veggies impedes weight loss?

bob

[Guest guest]

The gin was what stood out for me, too.

Good luck.

Robin B

On Tue, 2 Jan 2001 20:39:51 -0400 " Kirstie Hawkey "

writes:

> You might want to lose the Gin for a few days and see what happens.

>

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[Guest guest]

What I mean is that if I don't eat vegetables, I don't lose weight.

[Guest guest]

What I mean is that if I don't eat vegetables, I don't lose weight.

[Guest guest]

What I mean is that if I don't eat vegetables, I don't lose weight.

[Guest guest]

Bob,

I have two suggestions. #1 -- write back and tell us what, exactly, you are

eating and drinking so we can perhaps find some trouble spot for you.

#2 -- just keep it up and be patient. It doesn't always happen quickly, but

it does happen.

Terry

[Guest guest]

Bob,

First, to do a strict induction would require that you have meat or other

protein, 2 small salads per day, full fat dressings, other fats as you can

work them in, and no more than 2/3 cup of cooked low carb vegetable. And no

alcohol of any kind. At all. The gin will have to go. I suspect it might

be keeping you out of ketosis.

And you need to drink lots of water to stay hydrated.

Why don't you try that for two weeks, a true induction. I bet you'll find

that you do go into ketosis and you do lose weight.

Terry

[Guest guest]

BTW - I've never drank on induction (that I can remember) and I don't drink as regularly as you. Maybe you should abstain from the gin for awhile?

[Guest guest]

> Bob,

>

> I have two suggestions. #1 -- write back and tell us what,

exactly, you are

> eating and drinking so we can perhaps find some trouble spot for

you.

>

> #2 -- just keep it up and be patient. It doesn't always happen

quickly, but

> it does happen.

>

> Terry

thanks for all the constructive comments. the only other thing i'm

doing is sugar-free metamucil, i tsp. in a full glass of water once

or twice per day, 5 carbs per tsp. i feel i need it since my " habits "

are very, very different than before i started the diet. any other

suggestions about the change in regularity, which is no longer

regular?

thanks again,

bob

[Guest guest]

> Bob,

>

> I have two suggestions. #1 -- write back and tell us what,

exactly, you are

> eating and drinking so we can perhaps find some trouble spot for

you.

>

> #2 -- just keep it up and be patient. It doesn't always happen

quickly, but

> it does happen.

>

> Terry

thanks for all the constructive comments. the only other thing i'm

doing is sugar-free metamucil, i tsp. in a full glass of water once

or twice per day, 5 carbs per tsp. i feel i need it since my " habits "

are very, very different than before i started the diet. any other

suggestions about the change in regularity, which is no longer

regular?

thanks again,

bob

[Guest guest]

> Bob,

>

> I have two suggestions. #1 -- write back and tell us what,

exactly, you are

> eating and drinking so we can perhaps find some trouble spot for

you.

>

> #2 -- just keep it up and be patient. It doesn't always happen

quickly, but

> it does happen.

>

> Terry

thanks for all the constructive comments. the only other thing i'm

doing is sugar-free metamucil, i tsp. in a full glass of water once

or twice per day, 5 carbs per tsp. i feel i need it since my " habits "

are very, very different than before i started the diet. any other

suggestions about the change in regularity, which is no longer

regular?

thanks again,

bob

[Guest guest]

Irregularity problems usually work themselves out, so to speak. And that's

why you need to get those salads and other veggies into your meals each day.

Personally, I never had any irregularity problems, but others have reported

a problem at first that did remedy itself after adjusting to the WOE.

It's quite a shock to our poor old bodies, I suppose.

Terry