Impatient... what gives???

"khalamity" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I started low carbing again mid September, and was doing quite well.
Started at 205 and am now down to 195. I've doing everything to a T, not
cheating, paying very close attention to the carbs I take in and I have

not

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gone over 20 a day at all. But now, I'm not losing. As a matter of fact,
yesterday I was at 192 but this morning when I woke up I was at 195... I
don't understand why. I do drink coffee, and diet pepsi... is that it?
UGH... not sure what to do. I walk everyday and am using my 2 pound

weights

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everyday for my arms. I guess I'm just frustrated. Any ideas?

are you a girl or boy person? the girlies ususally put on some water weight
around you-know-when. if you are a man, maybe that's not the reason.

Good question. I'm a woman, so in my frustration apparently I've forgotten
about Aunt Flow. Thats probably it. Oh I hate Aunt Flow!!!

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"khalamity" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I started low carbing again mid September, and was doing quite well.
Started at 205 and am now down to 195. I've doing everything to a T, not
cheating, paying very close attention to the carbs I take in and I have

not

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gone over 20 a day at all. But now, I'm not losing. As a matter of
fact,
yesterday I was at 192 but this morning when I woke up I was at 195... I
don't understand why. I do drink coffee, and diet pepsi... is that it?
UGH... not sure what to do. I walk everyday and am using my 2 pound

weights

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everyday for my arms. I guess I'm just frustrated. Any ideas?

are you a girl or boy person? the girlies ususally put on some water
weight
around you-know-when. if you are a man, maybe that's not the reason.

khalamity wrote:
:: I started low carbing again mid September, and was doing quite well.
:: Started at 205 and am now down to 195. I've doing everything to a
:: T, not cheating, paying very close attention to the carbs I take in
:: and I have not gone over 20 a day at all. But now, I'm not losing.
:: As a matter of fact, yesterday I was at 192 but this morning when I
:: woke up I was at 195... I don't understand why. I do drink coffee,
:: and diet pepsi... is that it? UGH... not sure what to do. I walk
:: everyday and am using my 2 pound weights everyday for my arms. I
:: guess I'm just frustrated. Any ideas?

Give it more time....after the initial weight loss (which is mostly water)
it takes a while for you to start seeing real fat loss, and that happens
mainly according to how much below maintenance you are eating. If you want
to speed weight loss, eat a bit less and exercise a bit more. Also, using 2
lb weights on your arms is not doing much. Start doing some bodyweight
squats, chair dips, pushups, etc, if you want some real progress. Of
course, only attempt that if you are able. How much walking do you do
(time, speed, etc.)?

You are too loosing! I started at 206lbs. I lost 2.5 pounds a week for the
first 4 months. You are typical! Low carb is not a magic thing but it does
work. It doesn't all happen over night either. Of course you will flux a
pound or two here and there don't be discouraged. That is probably water
retention weather you are female or male. Don't give up.
(I do drink coffee, and diet pepsi... is that it?) Caffeine and diet
drinks with aspertame are not recomended as they may cause slows or stalls.
You might try to cut them out and see what happens.
Jennifer S.
206/156/135

Those are great tips Roger, thank you!!! I am not walking too much... just
a stroll around a couple blocks pushin a stroller. I need to do more... I
think thats apparent. I am just impaitient is all.... like Varuka Salt.. I
want it and I want it now!!!!
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khalamity wrote:
:: I started low carbing again mid September, and was doing quite well.
:: Started at 205 and am now down to 195. I've doing everything to a
:: T, not cheating, paying very close attention to the carbs I take in
:: and I have not gone over 20 a day at all. But now, I'm not losing.
:: As a matter of fact, yesterday I was at 192 but this morning when I
:: woke up I was at 195... I don't understand why. I do drink coffee,
:: and diet pepsi... is that it? UGH... not sure what to do. I walk
:: everyday and am using my 2 pound weights everyday for my arms. I
:: guess I'm just frustrated. Any ideas?

Give it more time....after the initial weight loss (which is mostly water)
it takes a while for you to start seeing real fat loss, and that happens
mainly according to how much below maintenance you are eating. If you
want
to speed weight loss, eat a bit less and exercise a bit more. Also, using
2
lb weights on your arms is not doing much. Start doing some bodyweight
squats, chair dips, pushups, etc, if you want some real progress. Of
course, only attempt that if you are able. How much walking do you do
(time, speed, etc.)?

Thanks Jennifer.. today I bought decaf coffee (yuck) but I gotta do what I
gotta do. Bye Bye to the diet pepsi too. Dite Rite has a really good white
grape soda, guess if I have to have pop I'll get that instead. Thanks for
the kind words.. I can use all the advice I can get :-)

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You are too loosing! I started at 206lbs. I lost 2.5 pounds a week for the
first 4 months. You are typical! Low carb is not a magic thing but it
does
work. It doesn't all happen over night either. Of course you will flux a
pound or two here and there don't be discouraged. That is probably water
retention weather you are female or male. Don't give up.
(I do drink coffee, and diet pepsi... is that it?) Caffeine and diet
drinks with aspertame are not recomended as they may cause slows or
stalls.
You might try to cut them out and see what happens.
Jennifer S.
206/156/135

In article <46A8d.335716$Fg5.16858@attbi_s53>, [email hidden] says...

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I started low carbing again mid September, and was doing quite well.
Started at 205 and am now down to 195. I've doing everything to a T, not
cheating, paying very close attention to the carbs I take in and I have not
gone over 20 a day at all. But now, I'm not losing. As a matter of fact,
yesterday I was at 192 but this morning when I woke up I was at 195... I
don't understand why. I do drink coffee, and diet pepsi... is that it?
UGH... not sure what to do. I walk everyday and am using my 2 pound weights
everyday for my arms. I guess I'm just frustrated. Any ideas?

It is VERY common for weight loss to slow or stall in the 3rd week. This is
because most of the initial impressive weight loss is water that is bound to
glycogen molecules in the liver. Once that emergency store of glycogen is used
up, THEN the body turns to burning FAT for fuel, which WILL take longer to lose.
1-2 lbs per week is considered a GOOD loss. If you are a woman, be prepared for
your weight to fluctuate with PMS. THAT is REALLY annoying, but there isn't much
you can do about it but stay the course and look forward to the loss that will
happen afterward.

--
Saffire
205/148/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

khalamity said:

I started low carbing again mid September, and was doing quite well.
Started at 205 and am now down to 195. I've doing everything to a T, not
cheating, paying very close attention to the carbs I take in and I have not
gone over 20 a day at all. But now, I'm not losing. As a matter of fact,
yesterday I was at 192 but this morning when I woke up I was at 195... I
don't understand why. I do drink coffee, and diet pepsi... is that it?
UGH... not sure what to do. I walk everyday and am using my 2 pound weights
everyday for my arms. I guess I'm just frustrated. Any ideas?

A large percentage of lowcarbers appear to stall scalewise after the
first 2 weeks for the next one to three weeks. This seems to have to
do with the body rebalancing fluids after the initial diuretic effect
of the diet, and the fluids mask fat loss on the scale for a while.
Often people lose inches during this time without seeing pounds drop.

It is also fairly common for women to only see losses on the scale
during the first 2 weeks of their cycles, while hormonal fluid
retention masks fat loss for the other half.

And though it didn't happen to me, many women find that starting
lowcarbing throws off their first cycle or two (which probably has
something to do with the fact that the body makes estrogen from
cholesterol).

Some people find that aspartame stalls their loss, but other people
have no problem with it. The same for caffeine/coffee, it's a
"my body, my experiment" sort of deal. One former longtime poster
(K in Cali) found that coffee stalled her, but caffeine tablets did
not.

Walking is good for you, but it takes an awful lot of walking
to see results from it. It takes roughly 35 mlies of walking
to burn the calories of one pound of fat. The 2-pound weights
are not going to do much of anything for you, while using
larger weight to build muscle will burn more fat, even at rest.
See http://www.stumptuous.com/weights.html for great advice on
women's weight training.

After the initial water weight losses, it's extremely difficult to
lose more than one percent of your total weight in actual fat per
week, unless you exercise several hours a day. Weight loss programs
which promise losses of several pounds a week are typically so low in
calories and/or protein that you lose substantial muscle mass along
with fat -- this looks nice when you step on a scale, but lowers
your daily caloric burn significantly, and makes weight loss harder
to maintain.

A frequent pitfall for many people, especially short women, is total
calories. I suggest you treat cheese and other high-fat dairy products
more like a condiment than a staple or snack food.

This is *not* to suggest you should try to eat low fat as well as
low carb. When low carbing, the majority of calories *should* come
from fats. But most allowed dairy products are about 100 calories
per ounce (a one inch cube for most cheeses), which can add up very
quickly to so much dietary fat that your body doesn't need to burn
any body fat.

You might want to track your calories on a diet diary or spreadsheet,
or a site like fitday.com

Most people lose weight fairly easily by eating 10 to 12 times their
current weight (pounds) in daily calories. A small percentage, myself
included, find that they need to drop to 8 to 10 times their weight
in calories to lose weight (yet I can maintain fine at 13 to 16).

HTH

168/125/125 LC since 2/18/97 maintaining since 3/17/99
--
jamie ([email hidden])

"There's a seeker born every minute."

"khalamity" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I started low carbing again mid September, and was doing quite well.
Started at 205 and am now down to 195. I've doing everything to a T, not
cheating, paying very close attention to the carbs I take in and I have not
gone over 20 a day at all. But now, I'm not losing.

Are you measuring, as well as weighing? Wouldn't surprise me if you're
developing some muscles, which are dense. I have no-weight loss weeks fairly
often, but waist, back and hips are still shrinking, so I'm happy with that!

Nicky.

--
HgBA1C 10.5/6.4/<6 Weight 95/82/72
1g Metformin, 75mg Thyroxine
T2 DX 05/2004

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I started low carbing again mid September, and was doing quite well.
Started at 205 and am now down to 195. I've doing everything to a T, not
cheating, paying very close attention to the carbs I take in and I have not
gone over 20 a day at all. But now, I'm not losing.

Mid September? As in a few weeks ago? I know of very few people who do not
stall around weeks 3-5. If you're female, it's likely you'll stall and/or go up
temporarily every month.
LCing since 12/01/03-
Me- 5'7" 265/162/140
& hubby- 6' 310/188/180
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lcer09/my_photos

khalamity said:

I started low carbing again mid September, and was doing quite well.
Started at 205 and am now down to 195. I've doing everything to a T, not
cheating, paying very close attention to the carbs I take in and I have not
gone over 20 a day at all. But now, I'm not losing. As a matter of fact,
yesterday I was at 192 but this morning when I woke up I was at 195... I
don't understand why. I do drink coffee, and diet pepsi... is that it?
UGH... not sure what to do. I walk everyday and am using my 2 pound weights
everyday for my arms. I guess I'm just frustrated. Any ideas?

lift heavier weights and eat less food.

calories still count, whether you want to believe it or not.

khalamity said:

Oh I hate Aunt Flow!!!

i hate people who need to use cheezy euphemisms to describe bodily
functions.

Gee thanks!... but I bet its possible with an attitude like that, they hate
you too.

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khalamity said:

Oh I hate Aunt Flow!!!

i hate people who need to use cheezy euphemisms to describe bodily
functions.

Thank you jamie! This was very informational and I appreciate the advice..
;-)

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khalamity said:

I started low carbing again mid September, and was doing quite well.
Started at 205 and am now down to 195. I've doing everything to a T, not
cheating, paying very close attention to the carbs I take in and I have
not
gone over 20 a day at all. But now, I'm not losing. As a matter of
fact,
yesterday I was at 192 but this morning when I woke up I was at 195... I
don't understand why. I do drink coffee, and diet pepsi... is that it?
UGH... not sure what to do. I walk everyday and am using my 2 pound
weights
everyday for my arms. I guess I'm just frustrated. Any ideas?

A large percentage of lowcarbers appear to stall scalewise after the
first 2 weeks for the next one to three weeks. This seems to have to
do with the body rebalancing fluids after the initial diuretic effect
of the diet, and the fluids mask fat loss on the scale for a while.
Often people lose inches during this time without seeing pounds drop.

It is also fairly common for women to only see losses on the scale
during the first 2 weeks of their cycles, while hormonal fluid
retention masks fat loss for the other half.

And though it didn't happen to me, many women find that starting
lowcarbing throws off their first cycle or two (which probably has
something to do with the fact that the body makes estrogen from
cholesterol).

Some people find that aspartame stalls their loss, but other people
have no problem with it. The same for caffeine/coffee, it's a
"my body, my experiment" sort of deal. One former longtime poster
(K in Cali) found that coffee stalled her, but caffeine tablets did
not.

Walking is good for you, but it takes an awful lot of walking
to see results from it. It takes roughly 35 mlies of walking
to burn the calories of one pound of fat. The 2-pound weights
are not going to do much of anything for you, while using
larger weight to build muscle will burn more fat, even at rest.
See http://www.stumptuous.com/weights.html for great advice on
women's weight training.

After the initial water weight losses, it's extremely difficult to
lose more than one percent of your total weight in actual fat per
week, unless you exercise several hours a day. Weight loss programs
which promise losses of several pounds a week are typically so low in
calories and/or protein that you lose substantial muscle mass along
with fat -- this looks nice when you step on a scale, but lowers
your daily caloric burn significantly, and makes weight loss harder
to maintain.

A frequent pitfall for many people, especially short women, is total
calories. I suggest you treat cheese and other high-fat dairy products
more like a condiment than a staple or snack food.

This is *not* to suggest you should try to eat low fat as well as
low carb. When low carbing, the majority of calories *should* come
from fats. But most allowed dairy products are about 100 calories
per ounce (a one inch cube for most cheeses), which can add up very
quickly to so much dietary fat that your body doesn't need to burn
any body fat.

You might want to track your calories on a diet diary or spreadsheet,
or a site like fitday.com

Most people lose weight fairly easily by eating 10 to 12 times their
current weight (pounds) in daily calories. A small percentage, myself
included, find that they need to drop to 8 to 10 times their weight
in calories to lose weight (yet I can maintain fine at 13 to 16).

HTH

168/125/125 LC since 2/18/97 maintaining since 3/17/99
--
jamie ([email hidden])

"There's a seeker born every minute."

No, I haven't measured yet.. kind of scared to. Guess I'll run out and buy
something to do that with. It;s likely you are right. Thanks Nicky!
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I started low carbing again mid September, and was doing quite well.
Started at 205 and am now down to 195. I've doing everything to a T, not
cheating, paying very close attention to the carbs I take in and I have
not gone over 20 a day at all. But now, I'm not losing.

Are you measuring, as well as weighing? Wouldn't surprise me if you're
developing some muscles, which are dense. I have no-weight loss weeks
fairly often, but waist, back and hips are still shrinking, so I'm happy
with that!

Nicky.

--
HgBA1C 10.5/6.4/<6 Weight 95/82/72
1g Metformin, 75mg Thyroxine
T2 DX 05/2004

Yup, about 3 weeks ago. i didn't mark the date.. just one day I decided
enough was enough.

Yall are so nice!!

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Quoted message said:

I started low carbing again mid September, and was doing quite well.
Started at 205 and am now down to 195. I've doing everything to a T, not
cheating, paying very close attention to the carbs I take in and I have
not
gone over 20 a day at all. But now, I'm not losing.

Mid September? As in a few weeks ago? I know of very few people who do not
stall around weeks 3-5. If you're female, it's likely you'll stall and/or
go up
temporarily every month.
LCing since 12/01/03-
Me- 5'7" 265/162/140
& hubby- 6' 310/188/180
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lcer09/my_photos

"khalamity" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<46A8d.335716$Fg5.16858@attbi_s53>...

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everyday for my arms. I guess I'm just frustrated. Any ideas?

Your weight is fluctuating due to the amount of water being held. If
you just plot your weight once per week on a piece of graph paper and
look at it in perspective of several months you will notice that your
weight is really declining all the time. Most people lose a few pounds
of water when they start dieting but then gradually gain it all back
and a little more as they continue to lose fat.

khalamity said:

Gee thanks!... but I bet its possible with an attitude like that, they hate
you too.

i certainly hope so. i wouldn't want to hang out with trash like that.

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khalamity said:

Gee thanks!... but I bet its possible with an attitude like that, they hate
you too.

i certainly hope so. i wouldn't want to hang out with trash like that.

I hate trashy people who hate people and call them trash for such
insignificant things.

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.