Re: Fading FAST

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It may be the antibiotics for sure adria - especially if you get a yeast overgrowth because of them.

It is frustrating as heck when we are perfect and don't lose. And sometimes it can be that way for weeks and months at a time and all you can do is hang on with the faith that eventually, the weight WILL come off. Just keep drinking lots of water and don't be too strict with yourself. I've proved time after time that I can not lose weight just as well at 30 carbs a day as I can at under 20 carbs a day - sometimes our bodies are just hanging on no matter what we are eating.

You probably aren't truly gaining from eating the stillman stuff.. just water fluctuation that is even more annoying because you are hoping so hard for results on the scales. Ignore it. In fact, stay off the scales for the rest of the week and judge your success by how well you stick to plan even when it is getting frustrating. This is the true measure of long-term success... when the going gets tough, the tough get going... if dieting were easy, we'd all be thin... tell yourself all those platitudes because they are true. Show us what you are made of

Get out in the Spring sunshine with the kids and get your activity level up a bit, drink water until it comes out your ears and relax a little. This is a journey, not a race. Right now just pretend you are taking the scenic route around the Gaspe peninsula. Take a moment to enjoy the scenery :-)

{{{hugs}}}

Kirstie

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Amazing as always Kirstie,

I forwarded the message to my husband (Who broke down and cheated on sunday, probably what triggered me , watching him ) I'm going to go make some cinnamon cheese danish atkins rolls, and sob, maybe i'll throw caution to the wind and have another decaf..

and *grins* I partially blame quitting caffeine for my stall, last time I quit, I stalled, started coffee again, and weight came off, could be a coincedence, but I wonder!!!!

However, I will not go on caffeine ever again! these past weeks of calm (sans panic attacks) is well worth these mysterious pounds..

I think, thanks

Adria

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Adria,

The antibiotics could be affecting you, so don't panic. And, as you know,

even though you may want to eat to make yourself feel better, it definitely

will NOT make you feel better, but worse!

Just keep on keeping on. That's all I can tell you. Keep your carb intake

at 20. Scour your menues to see if there are any substances you are eating

this time around that you didn't last time. Perhaps they are foods you

don't tolerate well, even though they may be low carb.

So far, your average weight loss is 3/4 pound per week. If you can keep

that up, do you realize that by the end of a year, you'll have lost 40

pounds?

Whatever you do, pick something and stick with it. . . give it a fair shake.

Take your measurements. Too much monkeying around with our bodies just

isn't good, I think.

Terry

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Hey Adria,

My suggestion would be to find that cake roll recipe that I posted (if you need, I can post it again). Instead of using yogurt, how about mixing whipped cream with some chocolate protein powder for the filling. That would help the chocolate fix, and it sounds

kind of good. Maybe I will try that tonight. Gee, you know what sounds even better, making some LC chocolate ice cream for filling and maybe some almonds for a chocolate almond type of thing? I don't know why it wouldn't freeze okay. I think I am going to have to try one or the other of my suggestions here tonight.

Sorry, can't help you, LOL, I'm in the midst of a TOM chocolate craving myself! Have faith, though, those darn scales have got to cooperate one of these days.

Jean190/142.5/13512/7/98

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Egads,

You must post the recipe again

I went to make danishes, out of eggs (foiled again) grrr, but chocolate does sound good, I'm gonna whip out the old icecream maker right now!! just cream and hot chocolate mix lowers the carbs and tastes mmmmmm, peppermint extract, ooooh la la I'm there!

Adria

Hey Adria,

My suggestion would be to find that cake roll recipe that I posted (if you need, I can post it again). Instead of using yogurt, how about mixing whipped cream with some chocolate protein powder for the filling. That would help the chocolate fix, and it sounds

kind of good. Maybe I will try that tonight. Gee, you know what sounds even better, making some LC chocolate ice cream for filling and maybe some almonds for a chocolate almond type of thing? I don't know why it wouldn't freeze okay. I think I am going to have to try one or the other of my suggestions here tonight.

Sorry, can't help you, LOL, I'm in the midst of a TOM chocolate craving myself! Have faith, though, those darn scales have got to cooperate one of these days.

Jean

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Hi, Adria.

First let me say I feel for you. I know from experience there can be

absolutely nothing more frustrating that stalling, especially after

you work so hard and follow the program and stay soooo good >smile<.

It's like " all this work for NOTHING " - BUT, it really isn't. It will

pay off in the long run.

Some questions and suggestions. Are you by chance losing inches? Are

you pants, shoes, or underwear getting bigger (you have to hang out

with the weightloss buddies I do...They walk in and announce their

shoes and underdrawers are getting bigger, but they aren't losing

weight according to the scales LOL)?

Are you exercising? Getting in your water? Vitamins? Veggies? Have

you tried writing down everything you eat and calculating the carbs.

Looked for hidden carbs? I had to do this the last go round. I

wasn't losing and couldn't figure out why until I started writing

everything down. To my surprise, a lot of those " free " foods aren't

so free. The cheese, eggs, cream, cream cheese, broccoli...Then

factor in the nuts I would snack on and those innocent looking celery

sticks that aren't quite so innocent...It all adds up. Once I started

writing stuff down, I became more aware of what I was consuming and

where a lot of the hidden and not so hidden carbs were (Well, they

were hiding alright...On my booty).

But, beyond that, even if you are staying within your limit, artifical

sweetners can be a staller - As well as nitrates, apparently. Some

people react to them the way they do sugar - It causes their insulin

to spike and cravings to occur. I find I do best if I stay away from

sweetners - Which is cool, because Splenda gives me a headach, anyway

LOL. I usually don't eat desserts very often and find that after a

few days of low-carbing I don't think about them or crave them

anymore.

The only other things I might suggest would be 1)slowly uping your

carb count for a couple of days (last measure, I think). I have heard

people say they lose weight at higher carb counts than at lower, 2)

use Fitday and maybe monitor your calories and carbs, 3) If

you are adjusting your carb counts for fiber (ie, subtracting

fiber from your carb totals) stop and go with a straight carb

count,...and/or 4) trying the elimination diet (I think that's what

it's called), if you haven't already.

Hang in there...Stay strong...Be good to you, and recognize all the

hard work you've done for you.

Beth in Atlanta

> Agargl!!!

> This is driving me nuts!!!! week 5 of induction, weight loss so

far, 4 pounds, weight loss in past 4 weeks, 0!!!!!

> I did it didn't I? I snapped my metabolism..I can eat 25 carbs, and

gain, yesterday I ate about 5, and gained a pound this morning, I did

the turtle menu a week, gained a pound, took another off, it's up and

down up and down...Yesterday I tried a stillman day, boiled eggs,

chicken breasts, and well drained beef, lots of water..and I gained a

pound?!?!?!?!? this is 1 1/2 years now, true enough, I've been

cheating for the past YEAR, but now that I set myself straight, and

promised to be good...I stall right off..this has never happened...the

only thing different was the toenail infection I had, since I've had

that, I can't lose a pound, anyone think of a connection?? now that

i " m on antibiotics for it, I can see why I might stall a bit, but it's

only been 4 days since I started the meds....

>

> PLEASE, some positive words? I'm fading, I've been crying for 2 days

now with the frustration, I want to EAT, I guess I need to comfort

myself, and as good as it tastes, a steak is no sub for a brownie

sundae when it comes to easing depression

>

> thanks in advance, hate to boohoo again!

>

> adria

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Adria,

I'm sorry that this month has been so tough. I admire you for sticking with it.

Lynn

> PLEASE, some positive words? I'm fading, I've been crying for 2 days now with

the frustration, I

> want to EAT, I guess I need to comfort myself, and as good as it tastes, a

steak is no sub for a

> brownie sundae when it comes to easing depression

[Guest guest]

Beth,

all the postive responses have calmed me down, it's frightening how I can get so deep in to that pit of hopelessness and despair, over something as silly vain as my weightloss (or lack thereof) I've been looking over my menus from november of 99, and there's not much difference, I used to use Dietwatch and I'm addicted to the USDA so I figure I've got a good idea of counts, my only veggies are lettuce, a touch of cukes, or mushrooms ...today I went nuts and had a cashew chicken stirfry with bamboo shoots, it was delicious, and probably a good 10 carbs, argh, but I felt I needed to treat myself, and those 10 carbs are going to sit better than the 300+ I can probably take in in one evening of bingeing!!

As for measurements, nope, things actually feel more snug, my worry is major water retention, it seems to go up and down during the day, I'm a little nervous about it but I'm going to try some teas (like dandelion) to ease of the fluid, and once it's gone I'm going to pay more attention to what triggers it..

thanks for the kind words, everyone

adria

[Guest guest]

-

Well, they were hiding alright...On my booty).

OHHHHHH Beth...this was too funny! I spit water out of my nose!

Suzanne in VA heehee

-- In Atkins_Support_List@y..., " Beth " <Oberdawall@y...> wrote:

> Hi, Adria.

>

> First let me say I feel for you. I know from experience there can

be

> absolutely nothing more frustrating that stalling, especially after

> you work so hard and follow the program and stay soooo good

>smile<.

> It's like " all this work for NOTHING " - BUT, it really isn't. It

will

> pay off in the long run.

>

> Some questions and suggestions. Are you by chance losing inches?

Are

> you pants, shoes, or underwear getting bigger (you have to hang out

> with the weightloss buddies I do...They walk in and announce their

> shoes and underdrawers are getting bigger, but they aren't losing

> weight according to the scales LOL)?

>

> Are you exercising? Getting in your water? Vitamins? Veggies?

Have

> you tried writing down everything you eat and calculating the

carbs.

> Looked for hidden carbs? I had to do this the last go round. I

> wasn't losing and couldn't figure out why until I started writing

> everything down. To my surprise, a lot of those " free " foods

aren't

> so free. The cheese, eggs, cream, cream cheese, broccoli...Then

> factor in the nuts I would snack on and those innocent looking

celery

> sticks that aren't quite so innocent...It all adds up. Once I

started

> writing stuff down, I became more aware of what I was consuming and

> where a lot of the hidden and not so hidden carbs were (Well, they

> were hiding alright...On my booty).

>

> But, beyond that, even if you are staying within your limit,

artifical

> sweetners can be a staller - As well as nitrates, apparently. Some

> people react to them the way they do sugar - It causes their

insulin

> to spike and cravings to occur. I find I do best if I stay away

from

> sweetners - Which is cool, because Splenda gives me a headach,

anyway

> LOL. I usually don't eat desserts very often and find that after a

> few days of low-carbing I don't think about them or crave them

> anymore.

>

> The only other things I might suggest would be 1)slowly uping your

> carb count for a couple of days (last measure, I think). I have

heard

> people say they lose weight at higher carb counts than at lower, 2)

> use Fitday and maybe monitor your calories and carbs, 3) If

> you are adjusting your carb counts for fiber (ie, subtracting

> fiber from your carb totals) stop and go with a straight carb

> count,...and/or 4) trying the elimination diet (I think that's what

> it's called), if you haven't already.

>

> Hang in there...Stay strong...Be good to you, and recognize all the

> hard work you've done for you.

>

> Beth in Atlanta

>

>

> > Agargl!!!

> > This is driving me nuts!!!! week 5 of induction, weight loss

so

> far, 4 pounds, weight loss in past 4 weeks, 0!!!!!

> > I did it didn't I? I snapped my metabolism..I can eat 25 carbs,

and

> gain, yesterday I ate about 5, and gained a pound this morning, I

did

> the turtle menu a week, gained a pound, took another off, it's up

and

> down up and down...Yesterday I tried a stillman day, boiled eggs,

> chicken breasts, and well drained beef, lots of water..and I gained

a

> pound?!?!?!?!? this is 1 1/2 years now, true enough, I've been

> cheating for the past YEAR, but now that I set myself straight, and

> promised to be good...I stall right off..this has never

happened...the

> only thing different was the toenail infection I had, since I've

had

> that, I can't lose a pound, anyone think of a connection?? now that

> i " m on antibiotics for it, I can see why I might stall a bit, but

it's

> only been 4 days since I started the meds....

> >

> > PLEASE, some positive words? I'm fading, I've been crying for 2

days

> now with the frustration, I want to EAT, I guess I need to comfort

> myself, and as good as it tastes, a steak is no sub for a brownie

> sundae when it comes to easing depression

> >

> > thanks in advance, hate to boohoo again!

> >

> > adria

[Guest guest]

Hang on! I went for 6 MONTHS with no loss what so ever-- no inches- no pounds.

But then in Feb I lost about 8 or 9. Nothing in March so I am hoping I am not

looking at anothre 6 months...

--- Adria wrote:

> Agargl!!!

> This is driving me nuts!!!! week 5 of induction, weight loss so far, 4

> pounds, weight loss in past 4 weeks, 0!!!!!

> I did it didn't I? I snapped my metabolism..I can eat 25 carbs, and gain,

> yesterday I ate about 5, and gained a pound this morning, I did the turtle

> menu a week, gained a pound, took another off, it's up and down up and

> down...Yesterday I tried a stillman day, boiled eggs, chicken breasts, and

> well drained beef, lots of water..and I gained a pound?!?!?!?!? this is 1 1/2

> years now, true enough, I've been cheating for the past YEAR, but now that I

> set myself straight, and promised to be good...I stall right off..this has

> never happened...the only thing different was the toenail infection I had,

> since I've had that, I can't lose a pound, anyone think of a connection?? now

> that i " m on antibiotics for it, I can see why I might stall a bit, but it's

> only been 4 days since I started the meds....

>

> PLEASE, some positive words? I'm fading, I've been crying for 2 days now with

> the frustration, I want to EAT, I guess I need to comfort myself, and as good

> as it tastes, a steak is no sub for a brownie sundae when it comes to easing

> depression

>

> thanks in advance, hate to boohoo again!

>

> adria

>

>

=====

Kathy

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[Guest guest]

Hang on! I went for 6 MONTHS with no loss what so ever-- no inches- no pounds.

But then in Feb I lost about 8 or 9. Nothing in March so I am hoping I am not

looking at anothre 6 months...

Look at it this way...at least the scales are moving Down!