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Old September 24th, 2003, 04:56 AM
DJ Delorie
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"Edelman" writes:

The first 2 weeks I did induction and since the weight loss was
pretty nonexistent I started to add one fruit a day because I felt
it was unhealthy to not have fruit.


"I felt" ? The whole point of following a diet is to FOLLOW it.
Adding the fruit may not have been a good idea; there are other ways
to get the nutrition you need via other foods.

Also, you're eating 5 oz cheese each day; Atkins says 4 oz or less.
The cheese alone is 570 kcals/day.

so this is what I have been eating for the last two weeks


Ok, count up the calories - every single one of them. 1 tablespoon
cream cheese is 50 calories, for example. Use my LC food search if
you want, it deducts fiber for you:

http://www.delorie.com/health/ns/

Also keep track of fat, protein, and carbs. Use www.fitday.com if you
want, or one of my food forms. Weigh food if you're not sure how much
you're eating, or use measuring spoons instead of regular eating
spoons.

Once you know how many calories you're *really* getting, we can try to
help you figure out if it's the right amount. It's highly variable,
especially as you near your goal weight (as your body fights back
more). I weigh about as much as you (but I'm 5'10") and I have to
push calories very low to lose weight (7-8x). We normally recommend
starting at 10-12x (12 calories per lb = 12 x 158 = 1900 kcals/day)
and reducing it a little each week until you're losing 1-2 lbs/week or
so.

See http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/proteincalc.htm for help
setting up an appropriate schedule of macronutrients.

I exercise 3 to 4 times a week - each time I do 30 to 40 minutes of
cardio and 6 to 9 different weight training exercises


Count those aerobics as no more than 500 kcals each, more like 200-300
for the average aerobics. If you push net calories (food - aerobics)
too low, your body may react by slowing its metabolism. If the net
calories are too high, you just won't lose weight. You need to know
how many calories you're eating.

Keep up the weight training.

Also, my urine says I am not in ketosis anymore.


It's the fruit, me thinks. *Which* fruit? Berries are LC, bananas
are not.