I think that what people mean is to change what you are doing. Sometimes
your body needs to be "shaken up" a little....more exercise, more food,
different food. It isn't that bad of an idea and has definitely worked
for me. I didn't intentially "gain" a certain number of pounds, but
changed the way I ate for a couple of days and then back to low Carb. When
you eat higher carb foods you will put back on the water weight, but then,
I was able to take it back off quickly and go a little lower.

It worked for me. I think one thing I've learned from the wonderful ()
people here is to not be afraid to experiment and look at this whole
dieting/eating thing a little less emotionally and more like a science
experiment. It kind of takes the scare tactic out of "gaining 1 lb" or
whatever, esp. when you are talking LC and being a female (like me), it's
okay to fluctuate a little bit and if you are trying to find out what
"makes you tick" it may take a little while of ups and downs and eating
different ways.

I know that I find myself sometimes eating the same way day in and day out
for a couple of weeks. If things settle down to "boredom" and nothing is
happening, weightwise, and it seems like it should (in other words, I'm
being very controlled, etc.) I would definitely do something different for
a couple of days.

However, I think most people think they are stalled when they are just
eating too much--in other words, they are probably really eating at what
their body needs, and thus, don't. Probably it feels like "dieting"
because most Americans eat way more than we need.

JMO,
Becky P.
www.family.solidrockpl.org