stalled on atkins

spcramirez
spcramirez Posts: 1
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OK, heres the scoop. I have been on atkins for 3 1/2 months now. I weighed 277, and now down to 230. I am trying my best to go lower, and nothing seems to be working. I have even been hitting the gym everyday, and sometimes twice a day. My means consist of:

Breakfast: 4 eggs and sausage
lunch: Tune, mayo, and relish.
Dinner: Chicken, a lot of cheese, and mustard.

Now, I do drink diet soda, and don't know if that would be my problem. I also eat carls jr lettuce wraps a couple times a week. I know that its all processed food, but would like to know anyones thoughts. I know that i have lost a lot of weight, but i am on my 3rd week of being stalled. Any suggestions?

Thanks, Troy

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  • Meerataila
    Meerataila Posts: 1,885 Member
    If you aren't counting your calories it is still possible to eat at maintenance or more on low carb, even if you work out. Also, cheese was my biggest downfall when I did low carb. I had to limit it pretty carefully. A little is a lot of calories.
  • He1loKitty
    He1loKitty Posts: 212 Member
    Wow that strikes me as a lack of variety. I would suggest working some other foods in, just so you don't go crazy. Like pork tenderloin, salads, avocado, sliced turkey (I don't judge the processed foods, sometimes that's the only way you can get through a day on a low carb diet), berries (lower in sugar than apples and bananas). But anyway, I've been eating low carb for about four months now. From mid-May to mid-June, I lost nothing. It was incredibly frustrating. Only in the last two weeks have I lost another 3-4 pounds. Like all of a sudden, every day the scale is a little lower. I haven't done anything different, perhaps just been slightly more intense in my workouts. So I would say just stick with it, I bet you'll see another drop very soon. Maybe try drinking some extra water to flush the sodium out of your system. I notice that helps me. Good luck!
  • He1loKitty
    He1loKitty Posts: 212 Member
    If you aren't counting your calories it is still possible to eat at maintenance or more on low carb, even if you work out. Also, cheese was my biggest downfall when I did low carb. I had to limit it pretty carefully. A little is a lot of calories.

    Yes, I also have to keep the amount of cheese i consume in check, despite the fact it's low carb.
  • SomeNights246
    SomeNights246 Posts: 807 Member
    Two things struck me. They have both been mentioned.

    A lot of cheese... cheese can send you over your calorie goal really quickly. I know. I used to be a cheese addict. Still am, but I keep it in check now.

    And lack of variety. Seriously, how do you not get bored?!
  • beautifulwarrior18
    beautifulwarrior18 Posts: 914 Member
    Are you diabetic that you are eating low carb? If not then there really is no point to eating low carb. I would recommend doing heavy lifting and worry about inches as opposed to the number on the scale.
  • nursenonnie74
    nursenonnie74 Posts: 1
    I am new to LCD...but have found that a few things stall my progress (alcohol and monthly cycle mainly), but more importantly, I've identified my body's two superfoods- avocados and almonds. I was sick and on antibiotics for one week and lost nothing, ditto for two periods...but have lost 22 lbs in a month and a half. I chose to change my diet only (for now), but will be beginning an exercise program when I lose 10 more lbs.
  • 5inead
    5inead Posts: 8 Member
    I have even been hitting the gym everyday, and sometimes twice a day.

    First thing that strikes me is this. You will weigh heavier after a workout and if you are working out constantly, your body will never have a chance to relax and return a normal weight. Similarly, if you are working out hard every time you hit the gym, you are sure to be building muscle which will change your body composition and, in turn, the number of the scales.

    There is definitely a school of thought out there that there is no need to train twice-a-day unless you are either a body builder or stuck for time and split your workout in two to do half in the AM and half in the PM. It won't benefit weightloss to a huge extent going by this theory. Your body needs time to recooperate too.
    Breakfast: 4 eggs and sausage
    lunch: Tune, mayo, and relish.
    Dinner: Chicken, a lot of cheese, and mustard.

    Now, I do drink diet soda

    As someone else mentioned, you need more variety in your diet to promote the body to spring into action. Without seeing numbers, it looks like your diet is more high protein than Atkins/LCHF suggests. Also, cheese stalls me; I am socarb sensitive that I can't eat it anymore. And only certain sweeteners are allowed on Atkins so, if the diet drinks have the bad sweeteners in them, they could be stalling you.

    Ultimately, you would probably benefit from weighing and logging everything that you put in your mouth for the next few weeks and then reassess your calorie consumption and/or whether you are truly doing a low carb/high fat diet or if it's way off.

    Good luck!

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