Atkins: gaining and scared!

[DVCTiff]

Help! I'm freaking out. I'm at the end of my third week on Atkins and I've been doing induction religiously, or so I thought. I lost 5.5 lbs. the first two weeks (I only have 14 lbs. to go total - I've kept 40 lbs. off for 14 years) and this week I had a couple of Atkins lo-carb chocolate bars and the brownies b/c I was PMS. Could the artificial sweeteners be part of the problem? I still ate way less than I would have if I hadn't been doing the diet and everything I ate was Atkins-approved (and made by the company). I've gained 3 lbs. back! I've been walking every day but I'm so tired and now scared. Has anyone else had a gain like this and gotten passed it? Thanks for your help.

 

[nativetxn]

Hi!

The Atkins bars and low carb brownies are not allowed on induction.

The sugar alcohols contained in those products can stall your weight loss or cause you to gain.

Have you read the book? Are you following induction exactly? If you need the rules for induction send me a pm or email and I will be happy to send them to you.

Hang in there. You can do this, I know you can. All of your WISH friends are going to help you!

Katholyn

 

[thotfulspot]

One more thing -- PMS generally comes hand-in-hand with weight gain. I wouldn't worry too much, but just drink lots of water, maybe cut out the bars, and check back with your scale in a few days. More than likely, you'll see those pounds gone, and hopefully they'll take their friends with them!

 

[DVCTiff]

Thanks so much for the advice. I didn't have the brownies and bars until after my 2 weeks of induction but I think I'm going to stick as closely to induction for the rest of this journey. I really appreciate your kind words!