I have been on this diet now since October 19th 2003. Im very new to this diet. I been doing the diet faithfully and was loseing very little weight. I was becoming very discouraged. I couldnt understand why. I started to think and think about what I could be doing wronge. I have the Atkins books and read them often. I knew it said that you shouldnt drink while in the first stages of the diet if not at all but i thought to myself what would a glass or two of wine hurt sometimes after work? After all it had no sugar and very little if any carbs. Well i just couldnt seem to see the weight that everybody talks about coming off. I was beinning to think this diet was not going to work for me, so i decided to stop having wine all together just to see if maybe the wine had something to do with my poor weight lose results. I must be honest it wasnt long at all till my weight started to really come off!!! I was so surprised!! I still know I have a ways to go and im not sure if it was the wine but i do know the weight is coming off now. After i stopped drinking the wine i quickly lost 12 pounds!! Im so excited!! I feel great and I look forward to getting on the scale now!! Thanks for this GREAT website and I hope to make some lowcarbeating.com friends. Nicole

Good for you Nicole! Glad you found your problem and kicked it! now on to the weight loss!!! LOL Keep up the good work!!!

Hugs, Lisa

lc since 8-8-03
298/261.5
want to be 175 at least
"Where every you go There you are"

Nicole
It definitely sounds like the wine was stalling you. Alcohol can cause bloat as well as stopping ketosis for a period of time.
Congratulations on your lost weight.



Rob
310/239.5/180
Me, a skeptic? I trust you have proof

One tequila, two tequila,
three tequila, floor