Why am I not loosing weight?

Question

I have been on and off The Atkins Diet. Now, on but loosing little to nothing! The first time I was on, I was loosing the weight as fast as lightning. Whats up with this? Help

Answer 1

You might be at a plateau in your weight loss. This has happened to me as well, where I am still dieting and exercising, but the weight loss stalls.
This may surprise you, but if you eat too FEW calories, like less than 1000, it can actually decrease your metabolism and slow your weight loss. Keep it over 1000.
Try something new, like if your largest meal has been dinner, make your largest meal to be lunch instead.
Break up your meals into small frequent snacks. It increases your metabolism to do this, and you will be eating the same amount so it is relatively easy.
Do a check with your food diary. "If you bite it, write it" and make sure you are being totally honest about your calorie intake.
Switch to very low carb phase again, see if that helps.
Good luck! I know how hard it is.

Answer 2

Here is the truth about the Atkins diet. Carbohydrates are the primary energy source for the brain and the central nervous system. In addition, it is the only source of fuel for the kidneys and the erythrocytes (red blood cells). An average person needs about 130 to 150 grams/day to function normally. In a shortage, the liver will break down protein to make carbs (gluconeogenesis) and ketones (ketogenesis) to fulfill requirements. Whenever the body breaks down protein for energy, it creates a lot of ammonia in the system which is toxic, so the liver will turn it into uric acid (which can cause gout) before the kidneys flush it out. Since the kidneys need carbs to function, they are working overtime while short on fuel. Much of the weight that you lose on the Atkins diet is cannibalized muscle tissue (for the protein) and water (from urine production). Any fat lost is simply because by cutting out carbs, you are simply cutting calories. Also, the loss of muscle mass reduces your resting metabolic rate just like any other starvation diet does and makes it harder to burn calories.

The risks of this diet include overworked kidneys, gout, and hypoglycemia among many others. I have personally had to give first aid on 5 separate occasions to people who became hypoglycemic because they tried to workout while they were on the Atkins diet. If you want to lose weight the healthy way, try a balanced diet that minimizes empty calories and combine it with regular resistance exercise (to gain back some of your lost lean mass) and cardio.

Hopefully, what I just told you combined with what you experienced will enable you to see the Atkins diet for the starvation diet that it really is. I sincerely hope that this helps.

Answer 3

From my understanding of the Atkins diet, you have to BE on it and stay on it for it to work. The first two weeks are important. It sends your body into Keytosis. If you stray from the diet you may take your body out of keytosis and then your body just metabolizes the food as normal. Then you just have a high fat diet. If you stray too much, you should start over at the first two weeks. My boss uses only atkins when he needs to loose weight and it works great for him. But he always stresses the importance of the ketosis. Do you have a book? you would be surprised and some of the suggested foods and the diet for the first weeks.

Answer 4

The Atkins diet is a mess. If you want to go on some kind of a program go to Weight Watchers, it's much better and will have you eating normal foods, not grease. Add in some exercise and you'll lose twice as fast......

Answer 5

Why is everyone concered about there weight? I was concered badly one time, And I
Got skinny and it wasn't really fun so I put on a extra few pounds. Your weight is what
god wanted you to be, and if you don't like it, then you don't like what god gave you.
You should be happy god gave you a life.

But!, If you really wanna loose weight heres what you do. swimming season is coming
up and I know your really scared people will laugh at you.

- with every meal drink Water or Orange juice, Milk sometimes (Milk is very fattening).

- If you are bored and you think about eating and you think your hungry don't eat
Because you are really not hungry your just thinking about it. So try to do some sit ups
or push ups instead. Or do what you like to do.

- If you have junk food in your house, then get it all out. Because if you don't have
Junk food in your house, Guess what, You want be ABLE to eat it.
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Let's say you eat alot of junk food, and you stop eating it. You will drop 15 pounds
easy.WHEN YOU SEE A CANDY, THINK OF A HOT GIRL/GUY IN A BATHING SUIT AND THINK WHO
YOU WANT MORE.

- Get some Fruits in your house loaded, and eat those when you are hungry but try
Drinking Lots of water too.

- Exercises -

1.) Punch air - Makes your arm look non-fat.
2.) Running/walking - Good for you also burns what you ate in the past 24 hours.
3.) Biking - Burns the most calories and fun. just ride around fast for 10 - 20 minutes
straight.
4.) Swimming burns the same and more as biking, because your using your whole body, You
can loose 5 pounds by swimming for 2 hours doing fast laps.
5.) Weight lifting - Light weights make your muscles the same and get the fat off you
also you look better. Heavy weights - Builds muscles like body builders.

But, People like you for who you are and if they don't and you wanna
change so they will like you don't because that is not a true friend.But
if you are really fat, and you want to impress a girl, then do what I just told you
Believe me it works. DONT get frustrated if you don't see results, because it will
take about 3-5 days mabey even 2 days if you try really really hard.

Click this link below to count your calories after you workout :
http://www.prevention.com/caloriecalc/0,5719,s1-4-121-48-1158-1,00.html

Answer 6

Depending on your height and weight, where you started and where you are now, you could have reached your plateau. Try increasing your activity level with light strength training thrown in. It helps!

Answer 7

Keep proper distance between meals

Answer 8

carry five grocery bags from the car to the kitchen and put the food away take out the trash wash the dishes and wipe down the kitchen counter

Answer 9

2 hour power yoga class

Answer 10

paint your own toe nails instead of sitting for a pedicure