Hi zynx and picnic,
More information is needed before people can give any advice e.g. which type of low carb diet are you doing Atkins, Paleo, South Beach or something else, what are your macro goals and, most importantly what is your maximum amount of carbs that you want to consume a day?
Are you both trying to do induction?

p.s. zynx I can see your diary (sorry sounds well creepy :flowerforyou: ) so can make suggestions in private or on this thread-What would you prefer?

Hi zynx and picnic,
More information is needed before people can give any advice e.g. which type of low carb diet are you doing Atkins, Paleo, South Beach or something else, what are your macro goals and, most importantly what is your maximum amount of carbs that you want to consume a day?
Are you both trying to do induction?

p.s. zynx I can see your diary (sorry sounds well creepy :flowerforyou: ) so can make suggestions in private or on this thread-What would you prefer?

Publicly is better. Not only will it help me but maybe there is someone like me going through the same thing.

I think your body is just taking a break. You look good, your skin has good color, it is tight you look 5 years younger. Just relax !! You are doing great

i tend to lose in bursts too. Keep at it!

I hope you guys are right! I lost steadily for 2 months then stalled for a week. Today I'm having a carb cheat day -- I did 100 carbs, and I hit the gym big time.

I may do another tomorrow.

Then I'm going back on low carb. Let's see if I shock my body into shape.

Good luck, all...

I started Atkins in Jan 2011 and lost over 50 lbs. Then a year ago I stalled big-time. I lost nothing for nearly a year - gained and lost the same five pounds over and over. I tried all the recommendations but nothing worked for me. I tried a cheat day on vacation - gained five pounds but did not have the big loss afterwards that others report. I'm a grandmother with thyroid issues, a chronic illness, and I take b/p meds which all make me a slow-loser anyway. I didn't give up but I was getting very frustrated, especially since my DH lost 60 lbs. in six months and maintained it the entire time I was stalled. (I was proud of him, but we ate the same things basically, so that doubled my frustration that he reached his goal and I didn't.)

Then I did a Whole30, cutting out all dairy, legumes, and artificial sweeteners, and that did the trick. I lost five pounds during that month and I'm still losing, although it is going slowly again. I've now switched to a paleo/primal lifestyle and I'm feeling great. Others tell me I look thinner, and suddenly I notice I've dropped another clothing size. For me, I think it was cutting out the sweeteners and dairy that did the trick. I tried adding back dairy but I gained four pounds in a week. I stopped dairy again. and I've lost three of those pounds. I've permanently switched to coconut milk in my morning coffee now and find it's not nearly as hard to live without cheese as I thought it would be. Also, since I'm feeling better I've started walking every day which helps.

After being on Atkins for so long, the paleo diet is a nice change. Although I've given up dairy and sweeteners, I've added many fruits and veggies that weren't allowed on Atkins. It's really nice being able to eat a few apples, raisins, winter squash, and sweet potatoes at this time of year. I replaced the artificial sweeteners with a few dates or raisins when I just had to have a sweet fix, and I find they seemed to satisfy me much better and I seldom want sweets now.