I am just the opposite......

[susan514]

of Karebear. Let me explain:

Last night, I went nuts. I have been the same weight for a 10 days now. Something snapped in me and I went chocolate crazy. Had a BIG browniie and 2 carbolite treat.(By the way, I have never had them before, they are good) So, my carbs were at 50 or 60. I gained a pound today, not surprisingly.

But, here comes the interesting thing, my ketones were measured at large this morning.

So here are my questions: If I still have ketones, does that mean I didn't throw myself off?

And, does anyone find that when they hit certain weights, their body loves that weight? The weight I'm at, my body, over the years, loves to stay at.

I am back on the straight and narrow but will do induction for now.

So, Karebear, I sit with big ketones and have not been losing, opposite of you.

 

[susan514]

About the keytones. I still cntinue not to lose but show purple. I guess my body really loves this weight!!!

 

[disneychrista]

Anytime your body stalls you need to do something different to get it unstalled. Increase your exercise, increase your food intake, something for your body to take notice. Maybe since your doing atkins you need to decrease your carbs (or maybe increase ?) Just like we get bored with the same routine day after day, so does our bodies.

 

[Rhonda]

When I have a lapse and eat something bad, sometimes it takes a day or two to show up on my ketosticks.

 

[karebear1]

Susan- I don't want to make you feel bad or anything but............


I AM SO HAPPY TO HEAR THAT!!!!



I thought I was the only one in the whole wide WISH world that was having a hard time losing on induction!! I feel so much better knowing you are too. Yes, misery (me) loves company (you) !
I hope Katholyn or glo read this- they have a way of helping understand how this works better then I do. But, kath always says to measure yourself, because if you not losing on the scale- you are probably losing in the inch department. I know that both glo and kath have had plateaus. Last night I was talking to Kath and she said she seems to lose weight every 6 weeks - 2 months. and she plateaus in between. I know glo has also just broken a stalling period for her.
I think if you are still showing color on the keytone strip that you are still in ketosis. But, like Rhonda said, it may not show up for a few days.
As for me and my SORRY state of being..... I am now on the THREE-pete! That's right! This is the 3rd time I am starting induction in 6 weeks! FYI- in the book, Atkins says that if you have already been on a low carb diet or are on meds for high blood pressure, that this can slow down you losing weight in induction. ALL of those things account for moi! Also- the less wweight you hvae to lose , the slower you will lose it on induction. i have over 100 lbs! So I think it should be falling off, but that's just not gonna happen for me. I am following BY THE BOOK the meals, so that I am absolutely positive I am as close to doing what I'm supposed to be doing as I can be. I refuse to give up on this. I want to undertand it and lose weight. I hope you'll continue on the journey- maybe we can learn together WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON!!!

 

[susan514]

I 'm glad misery loves company!!!! Thanks for the pep talk, I really can't complain since it's only a 2 week plateau but it can get frustrating. I feel shamed of myself, for not having a positive attitude like you do .

If you can do it with a threepeat, I can do it too. WE SHALL SUCCEED!

 

[karebear1]

Susan- you and I are going to do this!!1 I saw you officially signed up for the WISHcon 2005! I am so excited you did!! Think of how proud we both will be that Sunday when we cross the finish line together. The 2 of us- who thought we didn't hvae a chance. We'll show 'em who the real winners are!! Let's keep up with trying. I had a good day yesterday and I'm gonna have a good day today! If you need extra encouragement or just need to talk to someone, please feel free to PM me. Do you have a PM buddy?? If not, I'd be happy to help you out there by being yours!