Started Atkins in Aug. Strips read frm Large to Moderate to Small and now Trace to Neg. Still doing induction...Weight 148/140/135. Stuck at 135 for two weeks! If I'm still doing induction
will the strips read Neg? Am I loosing fat if it reads Neg? Also I get sleepy after I eat. Exercise 30min everyday.

A couple questions - If you started in Aug, why are you still on induction? Assuming you started the beginning of August, your carb level should now be around 55 carbs per day if you follow the program properly.

Also, you have 5lbs til goal - you're going to lose the last couple pounds a lot slower than someone with more to lose.

What are you eating in a given day? If you're exercizing for 30 minutes every day, at induction level carbs, you're probably not feeding your body enough to keep it going.

If your strips are reading beige, you are not in ketosis. If they're any shade of pink (no matter how light), you are in ketosis. However, the strips should not be relied on as the map to success. Scale, inches, sticks, how your clothes fit, and how you feel should all work in conjunction with each other.

Good luck!

PS - Post a couple days menus, plus how much water you're drinking, whatever else you're drinking, etc. and you're sure to get a lot more advice.

(296/223/135) 04/01/03
The Downward Spiral Begins

ThankYou!
Breakfast3 0z tuna/w/mayo and hrd boiled egg black tea.
Lunch two celery stalks w/cream cheese + 14 walnuts, snacks=cup miso, Water, have trouble drinking more than 32oz (not near a bathroom atx's) cheese 3-4 oz. Use aprox. half cup to 1 cup a day of heavy cream with water and or/w a no carb protein drink w/ cream. I stayed on induction thinking I could loose faster. Dinner, big bowl grn salad, fried salmon filet or steak, six asparagus or radichio. Late snack tablespoon cream cheese.
5'6" age 71, No health probs.
Vits=CLA, glutimine (1/4 spoon) MultiVit, Potassium, Calcium, Cod Liver Oil, E,
MSM, Chrondrotin, Psyllium, Estrogen, Progesterone and Synthroid, I read taking hormones can slow weight loss.I think after reading post about 'sleepy', it might be too much cream, and cheese, huh,
Appreciate all the posts.
midog

The cream and cheese might well be the problem. Reduce them and see what happens. Do you use a food tracker? some people don't need to but I find it helps keep me focused. There are several to choose from but I use www.fitday.com

Rob
310/247/180

I'd swap out some of the cream, and cheese for more veggies.

(296/223/135) 04/01/03
The Downward Spiral Begins

Splendid advice, did the swap tonight,Had mixed veggies w/ chicken.
I was given an icecream maker and bought the ingredients (for making low carb vanilla)...well, there sat the cream just waiting for the recipe...I leave early in am for work and make a smoothie with cream, egg whites, whey protein, Wonder what to
sub for cream..low fat and water?

Thanks Rob. I just went to FitDay and started a manager page. It does help to keep track of the carbs.

Reading Atkins carb chart: Collards:4 oz.7.3gr. Frozen Chopped Collard package: 1 cup 2 gr.
Curious, do I need a conversion chart.
This counting takes time, hate to focus on "every-bite". I notice too much Splenda makes
me 'crave'...more...Took your advice and went to FitDay, thanks, those little gr's sure add-UP.