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01-07-2007, 06:57 PM
**** - Post Induction Stall Syndrome:
I posted this on another low carb site and thought it might help people here. I use some of my atkins rules today but i am not on the atkins plan. post induction stall syndrome is NO REASON TO QUIT:
(1) When you start Atkins induction, your body dumps a lot of water along with the stored glycogen, and there are other hormonal things
going on that promote water loss. So you lose several pounds of water, sometimes
more. You may even get slightly dehydrated at first.
(2) As you continue on induction, your body begins to adapt to the reduced carb intake. Water retention is gradually normalized, so that you are no longer dehydrated. A pound to several pounds of water weight may gradually return.
(3) As the small amount of water weight gradually returns, you're also gradually burning fat. The water weight increase is offset by the fat loss, showing a net slowdown or even "stall" on the scale, sometimes even a small increase on the scale.
(4) As you continue low-carbing, the gradual loss of weight in the form of body fat will finally start showing up, and you'll start seeing the scale moving down again. This whole process may encompass a period of a month or more. Seeing the scale stop changing, or even a small increase in weight is therefore pretty normal for many Atkins dieters, and is not a reason to drastically change the diet or start doing a radically hypocaloric thing. It is always a good idea, at any stage, to be careful about your carb intake, to make sure you're correctly charting your carb intake.
If, after four weeks past induction, you are not seeing the scale start to move, then you probably want to look at ways to get past the stall. A true stall is not diagnosed, by the way, unless you've gone 6 weeks without loss on the scale or in inches. Methods such as counting calories, stepping up exercise, increasing or decreasing carb intake, cutting out certain types of foods can be tried, preferably not all at one time (so you know what is working and what isn't). Also be aware that on low-carb diets, many people (not just women) seem to lose weight intermittently, rather than gradually.
They will go along sometimes for several weeks with nothing showing up on the scale, and then all of a sudden, in one day or over a couple days, lose several pounds. Nobody seems to know why, but this seems particularly common to low-carb dieting. Patience is a good trait for low-carb dieters to work on.
I hope this helps everyone!!!! I know MANY of us are in this situation like me right now!! Lets hang on and prove this theory **** to be right on the nose! GOOD LUCK ALL MY FORUM FRIENDS!
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I posted this on another low carb site and thought it might help people here. I use some of my atkins rules today but i am not on the atkins plan. post induction stall syndrome is NO REASON TO QUIT:
(1) When you start Atkins induction, your body dumps a lot of water along with the stored glycogen, and there are other hormonal things
going on that promote water loss. So you lose several pounds of water, sometimes
more. You may even get slightly dehydrated at first.
(2) As you continue on induction, your body begins to adapt to the reduced carb intake. Water retention is gradually normalized, so that you are no longer dehydrated. A pound to several pounds of water weight may gradually return.
(3) As the small amount of water weight gradually returns, you're also gradually burning fat. The water weight increase is offset by the fat loss, showing a net slowdown or even "stall" on the scale, sometimes even a small increase on the scale.
(4) As you continue low-carbing, the gradual loss of weight in the form of body fat will finally start showing up, and you'll start seeing the scale moving down again. This whole process may encompass a period of a month or more. Seeing the scale stop changing, or even a small increase in weight is therefore pretty normal for many Atkins dieters, and is not a reason to drastically change the diet or start doing a radically hypocaloric thing. It is always a good idea, at any stage, to be careful about your carb intake, to make sure you're correctly charting your carb intake.
If, after four weeks past induction, you are not seeing the scale start to move, then you probably want to look at ways to get past the stall. A true stall is not diagnosed, by the way, unless you've gone 6 weeks without loss on the scale or in inches. Methods such as counting calories, stepping up exercise, increasing or decreasing carb intake, cutting out certain types of foods can be tried, preferably not all at one time (so you know what is working and what isn't). Also be aware that on low-carb diets, many people (not just women) seem to lose weight intermittently, rather than gradually.
They will go along sometimes for several weeks with nothing showing up on the scale, and then all of a sudden, in one day or over a couple days, lose several pounds. Nobody seems to know why, but this seems particularly common to low-carb dieting. Patience is a good trait for low-carb dieters to work on.
I hope this helps everyone!!!! I know MANY of us are in this situation like me right now!! Lets hang on and prove this theory **** to be right on the nose! GOOD LUCK ALL MY FORUM FRIENDS!
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