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Hi,
I’m at the end of my 2nd week of the induction phase and I’ve only
lost about 1 pound - total. I’ve read the books and I excercise
moderately for an hour every day. I’m eating a combination eggs,
bacon, hamburger, mayo (for egg salad), tuna, atkins brand meal
replacement bars/ shakes, spinach (for salad) w/ 2 net carb/12 g fat
dressing, and decaf green tea. That’s it - seriously. I’m only
getting between 9-17 net carbs a day. Of course, I don’t eat all of
the items listed everyday…
There are a couple of things that I think could be part of the
problem:
1. Not eating enough fat
2. Eating too much or too little (don’t think it is too much)
3. Not varying my food enough
4. My prescription medication. It is in the NSAID category, but I
have to take it everyday - forever.
However, I did lose a lot of weight on a vegetarian version of low
carb diet prior to starting the atkins program. The main difference
is that I didn’t eat meat. I was using MorningStar Farms Griller
Prime (vegetarian), which has 3 net carbs, egg whites (instead of
full fat eggs), and caffeinated green tea. I didn’t eat bacon or
real hamburger. I did this the week before I started induction and
lost 5.5 pounds. I actually had lost nearly 20 pounds using this
same approach earlier this year. I gained 10 pounds back, which is
why I’m starting over. I actually have 15 pounds to meet my goal
weight.
By the way, I’m not vegetarian, but my husband is… He is totally
supportive of my efforts, but I had gotten out of the habit of
eating meat. Could that be my problem?
If you have any advice for me, it would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Erin

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