Please help. I have been on a low carb diet for about 2 months and lost about 20-25 pounds first month. Now I can?t seem to lose any.
I am a 6? tall 350 pound man with a moderate to sedentary life style. I am also a type 2 diabetic with very bad ankles from childhood (doctor recommended ankle replacement). I haven?t dropped any weight for the last 3 weeks.
My ?typical? weekly meals include;
Breakfast:
2 eggs and 3 pieces of bacon (maybe 2-3 times a week)
1 cup South Beach Cereal and ? cup skim milk or apple other days

Lunch / Dinner: Applebee?s Buffalo wings (bone in no breading) with blue cheese dressing 1-2 times a week
Barbecue pork 1-2 times a week
Steak with salad and sweet potato maybe once a week
Unbreaded meat and green vegetables other days
Snacks: Apples Grapes Plums.
Drinks: 1 cup coffee @ breakfast
Unsweet tea lunch
Water all other times
4-5 1/2 liter bottles of water during day.

What am I doing wrong?

Welcome Mark. From your menu, it looks like you may be attempting to follow a South Beach Diet approach. I am sure there are others here that are familiar with that approach and can provide you with helpful comments. However, I have been following the Atkins approach so my comments would not necessarily be applicable as I believe there is a substantial difference between the two methods, once you are out of the Induction phase.

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Henry

Yes I am "trying" to Follow the South Beach Diet

First off, congrats on the 25 pounds. Although I don't follow South Beach you may want to consider that after your 25 pound drop, your body is just adjusting. In general most people do not lose in a consistent linear fashion. The weight tends to come off in fits and spurts.

You may want to track your progress in a program like fitday.com which allows you to track calories (yes, too many calories, even in low carb, can stall weight loss) and the makeup of your diet. It is great for finding hidden carbs and making one accountable to ones self.

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Libby

2004 174/142/138

Begin Again 2009

184/162.7/145

Mark,

Welcome to the boards and great job on the 25 pounds in the first month! That is quite the accomplishment in itself!!
I wish that I had better info for you but SB isn;t my following, I am atkins girl thru and true! LOL
I guess that "bbq" pork and the sweet potatoes were the alarming items on your menu for me atleast, they are both so high in carbs. Maybe cutting them and replacing them with simply veggies or a protein snack like nuts or seeds instead?

I agree with Libby, I think that the 25 pounds is alot for your body to take in for one month & it might ready to swoosh some more pounds out. If your menu is by the SB book then I don't see your weight doing anything but diminishing frankly.

Wish I had more info for you! Best of luck and keep us posted.

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I just keep rowing toward shore....

Thanks for the positive feedback. I went to Fitday like you suggested libaki and checked my calories and carbs for today. 1750 calories and 137 carbs. I realy didn't think I had eaten that much. I guess the ribeye I had for supper got me lol.
Mark

137 carbs,,,,,,that my weeks carbs.....boo hoo!!!
LOL

Good for you Mark! Maybe that is it?

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I just keep rowing toward shore....