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I'm feeling pretty down right now -- perhaps from feeling wilted from all the added stress w/ Jim's injury...I don't know. But I am pretty frustrated with my persistent stalling. The past few days I've just really lost some of my enthusiasm due to this funk I'm in. I've not cheated or anything - but I've not eaten enough at all. Haven't felt like cooking or anything. Just took the easy route and re-heated whatever I could find in the pantry or leftovers.
To make matters worse, I did my measurements and while the scale gives the same reading, it appears I have gained a half-inch in a couple of places. All I can ask is "How can this be?!" I've cut out Atkins bars and all sugar alcohols forEVER-ago. I've cut out s-f jello and sour cream. I drink over 100oz of water per day. The only other thing I drink is a cup of green tea, almost daily. I never drink diet sodas, Crystal-lite...and coffee is a rare treat. I follow the rules of induction to a T - with my only determent being almond flour as a pie crust once a month or so (when I have company and need to fix a low-carb treat to serve)...evenso, this a rarity and not a staple in my diet weekly. Besides, I've been following Induction for seven months, it won't kill me to have almond flour once in while) I'm just ticked off. (I know - this is really unlike me! :O)
I know for sure I will stick with this lifestyle - and will never go back to how I ate higher carb food before. But, c'mon! The simple fact of the matter is I am still pretty heavy and the weight should be steadily coming off. I accept the fact that PCOS slows my WL down - I can deal with that. But I can't deal with losing 2 pounds in a month and then gaining it back when I have my TOM - only to lose the same 2 pounds the next month. What'll happen when TOM comes again? I'll gain it back and in the long run, I won't be going anywhere.
Do I move on to OWL? What gives?!! Why is my body just shutting this process down? (Yes, I've read Whyguy's forum Why Stalls Happen - forever ago!) AND, I took to heart my friend Les's journal from months back -- the one when he shared about his doctor's evaluation...when he talked with his nutritionist and asked him if there was any validity to "starvation mode" which potentially stalls WL. The doctor replied that it is a myth - that, as far as heavy people are concerned, there is no risk of starvation mode - it is for this reason the bariatric surgery is successful for helping extremely overweight people lose weight. He confirmed that starvation mode is a very real threat to only those who are close to or at a "normal" weight. So, I took this info to heart - and I did not make a huge issue w/ getting close to my RDI, sticking closer to an average of 1600-1650 calories a day. Well, I lost just a bit of weight and then got stuck for a long time--nearly a month stall. So, I decided, maybe there is something to this starvation mode. Perhaps, indeed, I am not eating enough for my metabolism to fire-up and help me burn more fat. I thought: Let me go back and see if eating more will speed up my WL. I know it has worked for others of my Atkins buddies. I worked hard on getting my RDI numbers up, while keeping my Induction percentages right on the mark. It worked for a short spell - lost two pounds. (It was actually after eating my low carb-cheesecake that helped me boost my caloric intake and I lost a pound the very next day.) And then my period started. Gained 2. NOW I'm stuck AGAIN. UGGHH!!! I am so completely frustrated.
I won't give up - I am no quitter. And I know I feel better with this WOE - and I have more energy and I don't feel like I am giving up all that much. I'm just at my wits end - throwing up my hands saying "WHY?!!!" Forgive me - I know it is wicked and I regret that my heart has a propensity towards evil...but I sometimes feel a tad bit jealous of others who whose WL tracker is going down down down steadily, with seemingly rarely even the slightest blip in their progress. (Don't get me wrong - I AM sincerely HAPPY for THEM! But I can't help but wonder why not me?) Some of them admit they even cheat on their diet...and they still lose pounds and inches. I don't cheat - I have shown rock-solid commitment and faithfulness and my weight is still not budging. I am just about to have a tantrum!! (and this is also so unlike me!) Lastly, I'm miserable and ashamed with how many "I"s are in my journal. Typically, I am usually not so self-absorbed or fixated on me...at all. :/ My venting is now over...
Trying to end on a positive note, Jim is doing some better. He's getting around a bit better now, and the intense pain has subsided a good bit. He's still needing to take it easy and is pretty much immobile for the most part, but the worst is over, praise God. THANKS to my friends who have been praying for healing...and for your encouraging support and comments.
Diet Calendar Entries for 14 April 2011:
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869 kcal
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Fat: 46.24g | Prot: 31.30g | Carb: 20.39g.
Lunch: tap water, lettuce, My Tuna Fish Salad, My Vegetable Beef Soup. Dinner: water, Ragu Cheesy Alfredo sauce, chicken tenderloin. Snacks/Other: Tasty Key Lime Pie - Low Carb. more...
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3227 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Walking (slow) - 2/mph - 1 hour, Resting - 15 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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Just offering support Evie. You are such a support to everyone else on here. If you feel the need to rant and rave to us, your friends, go right ahead, its your turn, we all need to let off steam sometime. I do hope your stall is over soon; I am glad that Jim is feeling better. Hang in there girl, it will get better.
17 Apr 11 by member: sarahsmum
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Good Moring Evie, I hope the start of your week is going well. I was reading your entry, and well you sounded like me when i met you. Frustration, is the biggest killer of the diet but you know ya gotta hang in there. I do agree that perhaps it is time to move to OWL at least then you have a way to back up if you need to. I think i read they really only sugest 2 to 4 weeks in induction. Because your body will adapt. So move up a level add nuts see what happens, then berries but be carefull with berries, the only ones I could do without a big swing was blueberries. Every thing is slow in this process, if you start to gain, take that food out. If you really start to gain go back to just the foundation carbs and your reg protein. If that works start again, if it doesn't you can then go back to Induction. but you see then you have more ways to combat the little stubbern times if you are in OWL oh in OWL you do 17-20 net carbs. I know you can do it. We all can. Hang in there and know I'm thinking about you.;p
19 Apr 11 by member: thersmith
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Hi Evie, from your diet calendar, it looks like you've dropped below basal metabolism (1200 cals/day) a number of times. This is probably why you're experiencing no weight loss. Try to keep your calories above 1200 per day, or if you're very insulin-resistant, like me, you might even need a minimum of 1400 calories per day.
19 Apr 11 by member: Runesinger
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Hi Evie, since you have an underlying health problem that is affecting your weight, are you working with a doctor on managing both issues together? If you are taking hormones, they may need to be adjusted. If not, maybe you should be. Based on what I read about PCOS, there are a number of factors that affect your overall health and well being that are critical for you to handle carefully so that you don't end up with bigger health problems. There could also be other issues, such as thyroid. Maybe it is time for a full physical and asking your doctor to help you manage your metabolism, since you are already doing everything right on the diet. Take care of yourself and give yourself permission to be frustrated.
19 Apr 11 by member: IveeVine
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@Runesinger, that only happened AFTER the funk set in. And "during" the funk stage. Before that it was right on the RDI.
19 Apr 11 by member: Evie1010
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Hi Holleee. Thanks for the input. Thyroid is fine... the PCOS is just kickin' my boo-tay. = ) My hormones have been out of whack of years as a result of it, and I have taken progesterone cream (all natural) which helped a lot -- especially w/ regulating my cycle. Just had a routine physical w/ lab work to check lipids and it went peachy-keen. = ) Furthermore, I got a stamp of approval from Colette H (at the Atkins website) on my vitamins/supplements I have been taking. I was prescribed metformin (for PCOS - I am not diabetic) by my GYN and I've taken it off and on for a year...(more off than on, to be honest) but have recently, per Colette's (and FS buddy Vicki's) advice, I am taking it daily now. Hopefully it will help! Thanks for taking the time to read my rant and offer support. I am doing better -- better frame of mind and have opted to move on to OWL (also per Colette's advice) Today was my first day moving to phase 2! Wish me luck!! Take care --
19 Apr 11 by member: Evie1010
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Morning Evie, thanks for the PM. Jim's schedule sounds gruling (?sp). I hope he can find some way to get off that leg. I know he is busy but if he doesn't take care of himself, well you know the rest. Hope you are in a better head space too. Stress, its awful isn't it?
20 Apr 11 by member: sarahsmum
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