About to Give Up
 

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I weighed myself this a.m. because I was so anxious to see my results this week, official WI not til tomorrow, and I found that I gained a lb:?:

Last week was TOM so I expected not to lose, this week I was 100% OP, did not cheat once, drank all my water, took my pills, ate the veggies, did everything right and when I expected to lose 3-4 lbs I gain instead?

I don't understand. I thought the low carb way was going to work for me. I have lost 1.8 lbs in 3 weeks. Everytime my body reaches this weight it stays there. Why? Feeling so discouraged I cried this morning. Since my 20's I've struggled with this, never reaching my goal. I just want to be comfortable in my own skin.:(

Please help me figure out what I'm doing wrong. Or am I just destined to be this size forever!

Don't give up yet! There could be many reasons...first, are you sure your scale is accurate? Secondly, have you had your thyroid function checked? Lots of people have said that they plateau for a couple of weeks at a time. I know it is hard to not see the results you want when you are working so hard, but please keep going a little bit longer. Talk to your coach tomorrow and see what they say. Can you talk to your doctor? I'm so sorry you are feeling discouraged. Keep your chin up and push the giving up thoughts out of your mind at least until you can have a meeting with your coach.

Ah, don't give up. If you work this plan, it really does work. If you are doing the IP plan using IP products then my comments will be valid for you otherwise I don't have an answer for you.

Are you keeping a food diary? I find that when I do that I can sometimes pinpoint something that I may be doing that is hindering my weight loss. But you have to be honest or it won't work. A little bite of this or a little sip of something all count towards your daily intake. Maybe something you are using actually has sugar in it that you didn't know about.

Plus our bodies just sometimes don't cooperate when we ask them to release the extra weight. We need to keep focused and continue on-plan with no cheating at all and eventually the body releases the weight.

Don't give up. It could still be you are retaining water for some reason.

I'm sorry you're frustrated. You mention that this week was a 100% OP week. Did you have small cheats the last few weeks that might attribute to the smaller losses?

The scale is not the ONLY sign of success on this diet. Are your clothes fitting better? I also think that how I feel eating on this diet is more important than the actual pounds. Are you feeling better eating IP than your previous diet?

I think that since this has been a plateau point in the past it might be expected to slow down now. Wouldn't you like to know what would happen if you pressed on at this weight instead of quitting? Especially since you've been fighting with this for so long?

I say you can do this. You have been OP for a significant amount of time. You have the tools and the routine that will make you get to your goal. Try to focus on something rather than just the pounds. Keep your chin up! Good luck! :p

It looks like overall you have lost 14 pounds in 6 weeks...and over Christmas!

This would be great progress for any diet. I think you should stick to it for another month and see where you end up.

Make sure you are writing down everything you are eating and ask for advice from your coach or on this forum. There are many sources of support out there!

Good luck!

thank you, I checked my thyroid a few years ago and the doctor said it was good. My scale is very accurate, almost identical to my coach's. Funny this is the first week I felt so hungry (hungrier than I've felt for a while), I also felt so lethargic. I wonder if I'm not eating enough? I also try to keep a tally of how many calories I'm eating, I estimate around 800-900, most days, I hardly ever reach a 1000 calories a day. It's so hard to keep motivated when I don't see results. My carb count is anywhere from 25-35 a day, including my veggies (I try to consider that too)

Yes I keep a food diary. I have not cheated and I'm using the IP products. I drink 10-12 cups of water a day. I was hungry lots this week and felt tired. Wonder if maybe I'm not eating enough? I'm going myself one more week on this, it's not worth it to me if I'm going to feel like crap and still not lose weight:?:

I noticed you posted on Tuesday that you have a hard boiled egg & cucumber every day as a snack between breakfast & lunch. But that you don't count them as part of your protein intake for the day.

You might want to rethink that choice.

Funny you should say that, the previous weeks, especially during Xmas I cheated both xmas day and xmas eve, went back on plan for 5 days before my WI and lost 1.8. Since then have not cheated at all. Not even small cheats. But like I said I felt hungrier this week and very tired. Went to bed hungry a few nights (if I'm in Ketosis should I be this hungry) and I also had headaches (some thing I didn't even experience during the first few weeks)

and yes I'm going to give it another week, maybe I will be surprised next week and drop 10 lbs? lol

Agree! 14 pounds in 6 weeks is excellent! How are your clothes fitting? Lots of water write everything down! You're doing great! :)

this week I had the hard boiled egg but counted it as my protein, I had less protein for dinner as a result (4-5 oz only). One day I didn't even have my restrictive, I had a shake instead because I didn't feel like the bars.

yes but 7.8 of that was the first week, in fact I've lost 1.8 lbs in 4 weeks on this program. But I will stick with it for another week and see what happens.

Can you write out what an average day looks like for you (including oil, seasonings, teas, ect.)? There might be something that's keeping you from losing that you're not even aware of.

sure, here goes:

bfast: IP Shake & green tea (half a teaspoon of splenda)
snacks: boiled egg and half an english cucumber
lunch: IP shake & 2 cups of salad (dressing is my own I make, EVOO, vinegar and spices), 2 tsps.
snack p.m.: IP Bar
dinner: 5-8 oz of meat, 2 cups of veggies (this week I had xtra lean hamburger twice), one day I had a whole egg and 2 whites for dinner with my salad and veggies), yesterday I had rotisserie chicken and 2 cups of veggies)

I do not have any packet at night although I am hungry some nights. This week I had half a vanilla pudding because I was hungry on night.

Also I vary it, I may have 3 oz of meat and my salad with lunch and have my IP packet at night around 7:30 (I try not to eat pass 8 p.m.)

I drink 10-12 cups of water a day, religiously!!
and my clothes are much looser and do feel good on me, that's the one thing keeping me going now.

The clothes being looser is great!! That's motivation right there. One question, with your 2 cups of salad for lunch are you eating 2 cups of veggies plus the lettuce or 2 cups including the lettuce? The lettuce is free and doesn't count for a veggie (unless it's spinach) so if you're just eating 2 cups of salad all together you may need more veggies.

Also, I know you addressed it further up but the way I read when you wrote is a boiled egg + 5-8oz meat. You might try cutting the egg out and making sure you're getting 8oz (measured raw) meat every night.

Have you talked to your coach? Who knows, maybe tonight the woosh fairy will visit and you'll be down by the morning. If this is a weight your body is comfortable at it might just take it a little longer to move the scale, but it will move! HTH!

Thanks Navy but I feel if I eat any less on this diet I will faint. I already feel lethargic on the little I"m eating now.
The days I eat the boiled egg I eat less meat (4-5 oz).
I haven't talked to my coach yet, will address it tomorrow. And I'm hoping you're right and the woosh fairy will make me lose tomorrow lol. I doubt it though.
And when I say 2 cups of salad I mean romaine and more cucumbers, red peppers on my salad. I also have with my bar in the p.m. mixed veggies. I don't have the C problem so I know I"m getting enough fibre. I'm also taking a fibre supplement every day my coach recommended.

sigh......

Do you exercise? If you are exercising a lot then you really DO need to eat more. And the exercise can hinder your weight loss.

I don't exercise which is hard for me because I use to go to the gym 3-4 times a week. I have since stopped that because I know, even when I did WW, when I exercise I don't lose.

The most exercise I get is some resistance training I do 3 times a week, just pushups, situps, stretches, just to keep things toned. No cardio. No weights.

Paleeease! I assure you, a hard boiled egg is not going to cause a gain. If your body is at a weight that it has "lived" at for long periods of time, you will hit a bump in the road and plateau for awhile. Stay the course and I promise you the Whoosh fairy will visit you soon. Reallyreallyreally.

I thought so, that egg is something that keeps me from starving and I do not think it's causing me to not lose.

My body has never been lighter than this, maybe 5 lbs but I've never been in the 130's. I really hope you're right. I am giving this one more week. If I stay the same next week I might have to consider another program?

Thank you.

Let us know what your coach says tomorrow!! It does sound like your body is just comfortable at the moment, and might take a little longer to break through. GL!!

Thank you, I've been trying really really hard. The hardest I"ve tried on any diet. Never wanted to waste my money on this so I am serious about losing the weight.

will post tomorrow what the coach suggested. Maybe she will say cut out the restrictives for a week:( that would suck or maybe add a packet more at night. Not sure.

Thanks for all your advice everyone. Will keep on plugging.

Hi there, I am new to this so I don't know if I can be of help but the one thing my coach insisted on was the nighttime snack. I don't remember why but I just remember that was important so I force that one even if I feel full all evening. Lately, I have been doing drinks for my evening snack because they are easier to get down on a full stomach.

Also, hang in there. It's my understanding that those of us who are not quite tall can lose weight at a much slower pace.

Also, I understand what you mean about the hunger. During the day I am too hungry and too full at dinner. I am beginning to think I am one of those people designed for 5 small meals a day.

I am a Family Nurse Practitioner and have seen this same phenomenon many times. If you bag it, and go to another plan, you are really setting yourself up for failure.

thanks Wuv, I was thinking about you this morning, I remember you lost 1 lb and then gained 1 last week but this week lost 4. I really hope my body is just adjusting and it will show next week. When I look in the mirrow I see the weight loss, so I know something is working.

so your recommendation is to keep going for how long? This is my fourth week and I've lost 1.8 lbs in those 4 weeks while eating 8-900 calories a day. This is the least amt of food I've EVER eaten on any program.

I think you have gotten lots of good advice here. Don't give up! I just wanted to add that someone on these boards mentioned once that they were having trouble losing and traced it back to rotisserie chicken. The store they were buying it from was injecting it with some pretty hi carb/fat solution. It might be worth a try if you cut that. I know that sometimes it seems my body has some strange reactions to different prepared foods.
Good luck! :hug:

hmmmm really? I eat rotisserie maybe once a week or every other week, I like the Costco ones the best and I peel every piece of skin off too.

I'm confused now lol. Thanks for the suggestion. I'm actually having a bit of rotisserie for lunch now with my salad

Oh, the plumping.

Stick with it. I will tell you that I limit myself to 1 or 2 restricted foods a week. I think that has really helped me. Because I like chocolate, I usually have a chocolate premade drink as my nighttime snack and then helps with my need to have chocolate. Also, I feel like my weight loss might be slowing down so I am trying to cut down my protein a little. I have always made sure I have every bit of my 8 ounces and I am trying to cut it down to 6-7 right now and see if that helps.

Good luck!

Continue with the phase one sheet EXACTLY as it reads and your plateau will pass soon. If you are following it exactly, not excersising, getting in your water with no cheats, you will start picking up bigger losses very soon. It is physiology- your body cannot hold onto the weight forever with that low of caloric intake. I would prepare my own meat 90% of the time if possible. Another quick time saving option is the turkey lunch meats that have the nutrition info on the package- of course you want no carbs and no fructose or glucose listed in the ingredients. Hang in there.

Another thing you mentioned that might be the culprit is the red bell peppers. They are higher in carbs than the green ones. IF you are eating those everyday... Also, cucumber doesn't have much nutritional value. You may need to add a better variety of vegetables, cut out the rotiss chicken, and switch your meals and snacks around a little bit. Don't give up without trying some different things first. If you give up without being willing to do a little extra work, no diet will ever get you past that stall weight.

Just want a little clarification here: Do you have veggies 4 times a day? You say you have 1/2 a cuke for a snack, then 2 cups cukes and red peppers for lunch with salad, then mixed veggies with your bar which you have listed as a snack, then 2 cups with your dinner? Is that correct or did you mean something else? Just trying to figure out what you are eating.

I only have bell peppers twice a week. I will cut out the chicken and switch around my snacks this coming week. Thanks for the suggestions.

OMG if I eat less than 800 calories a day I might as well drop dead:dizzy:

I might try cutting back on the restrictives this week, will see what my coach suggest

You can't quit, what would you do then? We must solve this mystery!

Here's what I did when my weight loss stalled 2 weeks ago and things have improved!
1. Quit eating beef -- switched to eggs, fish, shrimp, etc. -- a healthier choice than beef anyway. Also, fish tends to satiate me more than beef.
2. Quit using skim milk in my coffee -- it has lactose which is a sugar
3. Quit bars, I sometimes ate more than one in a day. I couldn't control myself with the caramel nut so, I just don't get started.
4. Quit using so much WF syrups, limit it and I'm going to cut-out altogether when supply is gone.
5. Also, slowed down on exercise.
6. If I feel I must eat extra, I have an IP pudding rather than eating extra food protein as I used to do.

half a cuke for my snacks
2 cups of romaine with peppers/cukes/celery (perhaps a cup of veggies with my 2 cups of romaine in my salad)
then my bar in the p.m with another cup of mixed veggies, kholarabi and cauliflower or whatever I buy that week.
then supper I have 2 cups of steamed veggies, mixed with brocoli/cauliflower or sometimes asparagus and my meat.
I only have salad for lunch with romaine.

I know, I don't want to quit at all!! but very hard to keep motivated when I don't see results.

This week I had xtra lean ground beef twice for supper, cooked with cabbabe and mushrooms and some spices. I don't really like shrimp. Got sick in Vegas last year on shrimp and scared I'm allergic to it. But I eat fish maybe once a week, Basa instead of Salmon. I don't use any milk as I don't drink coffee. Only green tea once a day, sometimes twice. Maybe I"ll try not having the bars this week. :?: