I've been eating a low carb (50), low calorie (1500) since January 11. I have had little success in weight lose, 3 pounds. After reading the comments tonight, I 'm starting the Induction tomorrow.

I need all the help I can get. I would love some friends to help me.:blushing:

Personal January Challenge Goal: -6#

Weigh-In Report

01.01.2014 - begin
01.05.2014 - down 1.6#
01.19.2014 - down 1.8#
01.26.2014 - down 1.0#

Down 4.4#

Achievement To Goal: 73.3% Complete
Time Lapse 31-Day January Challenge: 83.8% Complete

<potential is there for January Goal success, but things could go either way at this point>

=^x^=

What a mess up!
For the past few weeks i've exercised even though I didn't have to, forgone cheese, even though I didn't have to just to ensure weight loss which worked. The first weeks are great, aren't they?

I have a slight injury that kept me from exercising 2 days last week and I ate cheese this past weekend. This probably wasn't a really bad thing but I did buy some red wine. I know. I figured it has about 3 carbs per small glass. Well, I bought mascotto which has 11 carbs per glass! I had already opened it so I had 1 small glass 2 nights. That's all it took to knock me out of ketosis. I gained 1.8 pounds over the weekend.

I did what I could with exercise today and will not eat anymore cheese or wine this week for our challenge. It's terrible that even when I go out of induction that I can't have more than 30 carbs before I'm out of ketosis!

A few more days left. I'm not giving up.

Disappointed but I know if I do what I'm supposed to do eventually it will come off so that's all I can do..

hang in there...you may not have done as much damage to your diet as you think...it should take about 3 days to get back into ketosis if you really are out of it. Also, I recently read that even though the strips may not show that you are in ketosis, you could still be burning fat. ie. Taubs book. And, if you are doing a low-carb diet, you should be able to eat 3 to 4 ounces of cheese a day. Just make sure it's real cheese and not processed. I think the wine is the thing that probably made you lose ground as it sounds sweet.(I have to admit though that I know nothing about wine), but since the veggies you eat on a low-carb diet aren't supposed to be over 5 or 6 grams of carbs per serving and your wine was 11 carbs, it seems to be the culprit. I hope I'm not rambling on, but I think we all make mistakes and for me this type of eating is a learning curve. Don't beat yourself up about it...you're already aware of the problem, you'll figure it out and succeed.

Tunesntea - I find the first weeks are always a challenge!! Before you know it eating low carb becomes second nature!! Be kind to yourself - you are trying to incorporate a way of eating that has to last a lifetime - so I don't expect wine to be off your menu permanently!! but expect a blip up when you have it....for me it just has to be a sometime choice and I know I will see it on the scale.

Holding at 172 but hoping to see a lower number by the end of the week...hoping!!

Chownot,

I started at the beginning of December, did great the first two weeks, then 0 the third, then back up to 3 the next week. It has been varied since, from 1.2 this past week to a high of 4, but it seems to be averaging for the month around 2.5-3.0. Definitely slowed from the first two, but still consistently down. I'm still doing induction, but have added back almonds and 90% dark chocolate squares as snacks.

I still have a big chunk to lose and expect a bigger slow down as I get closer and will probably look back wistfully to these days when I'm losing 2ish a week.

I think its normal.

Chownot,

I started at the beginning of December, did great the first two weeks, then 0 the third, then back up to 3 the next week. It has been varied since, from 1.2 this past week to a high of 4, but it seems to be averaging for the month around 2.5-3.0. Definitely slowed from the first two, but still consistently down. I'm still doing induction, but have added back almonds and 90% dark chocolate squares as snacks.

I still have a big chunk to lose and expect a bigger slow down as I get closer and will probably look back wistfully to these days when I'm losing 2ish a week.

I think its normal.

Thanks. I'm on week 3. It's nice to know there's hope with perseverance!

Kind of late! Although I'd like to lose 1-2 lbs by january 31.. lots of water should do it!
Good luck on your goals everyone!! )

To those of you who believe in low carb lifestyle (I can't say high fat because it really depends on the day), the more I read different books and opinions about it, the firmer my belief is in it. This seems to be the direction that all the new studies and tests that have come out in recent years are pointing to. It is the way to lower blood pressure, prevent or lessen diabetes, heart disease, asthma, high cholesterol , skin disorders, etc. Last night , I read a little book on the glycemic index by a French author who did a wonderful job of charting calorie intake and weight loss in various countries around the world. Calorie intake has nothing to do with obesity according to all these studies...in fact, we are eating a lot less calories than our grandparents did and getting fatter...it has to do with ...sugar, insulin which ends up stored in the fat cells as the body can't handle the large amounts it gets when you eat carbs.
Now, I've been thin while eating carbs, but I was eating 'good' ones that didn't affect my body badly and spike the insulin level. Also, I was eating very few carbs (I lived in Japan), compared to a 'western' diet. They don't know what bread is over there! (exaggeration), but you get my point. Throw in the 'American' diet and it's a constant battle to stay thin. It shouldn't be that way.
Also, something I've found very interesting is that low carb-Ketogenic diet is sometimes prescribed for epileptics. My son has epilepsy and the neurologist has never even mentioned it to him.! I went on-line looking for a doctor that could monitor me while on this diet and there isn't one here.....I can either just use my personal physician (who I have seen and seems onboard), or see a naturopath (who will be onboard for most of Atkins, but not all of it). ie. My naturopath doesn't want me to eat cheese.

These are just some thoughts as the more I read, the more I realize there is to know about low carb diets...in order to get healthy.

Tunestea, that is a really nice surprise, congratulations on reaching your goal!