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Need some advice about going to OWL
Okay, here is my question....
I have been doing a very clean induction for the last 5 weeks. I have lost 11 pounds of the 50 I need to lose. I have kept it under 20 net carbs, only deducting fiber. All of my carbs are coming from Green veggies. At this point I am not at all bored with the food selections or anything but I did not lose any pounds this week. I started working out more, upped my cardio from 30-50 minutes. I have lost 2.5 inches this week but am wondering, since the scale did not budge if I need to start adding more carbs? I am kind of nervous to add fruit but I don't know how much more veggies I can eat! I did add 1/2 of a lc tortilla from time to time and a little pumpkin yesterday. Anyway, what are suggestions about when to go off of induction into owl and start adding more foods? Another thing that may be affecting my scale right now is that last night I had 2T of almonds that were actually quite salty...I don't know if that may have something to do with it too? For those who will ask, my sample menu is this: B: 2 eggs scrambled in 1/2 T butter 2 oz meat L: 3 oz chicken or tuna 2T mayo 1 Cup romain lettuce 1 Cup cucumber or 3 cups romaine lettuce with 2 T dressing 1 oz asiago cheese 4 oz chicken or steak D: Chicken ceasar salad or 4 oz meat and 1.5 cups brocolli or green beans S: Rarely eat but if I do it is a laughing cow swiss cheese wedge, or an Italian cream soda or a diet root beer with cream, only one of those a day. Thanks for any input... Christa 187/176/135 |
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"Okay, here is my question....
I have been doing a very clean induction for the last 5 weeks. I have lost 11 pounds of the 50 I need to lose. I have kept it under 20 net carbs, only deducting fiber. All of my carbs are coming from Green veggies. At this point I am not at all bored with the food selections or anything but I did not lose any pounds this week. I started working out more, upped my cardio from 30-50 minutes. I have lost 2.5 inches this week but am wondering, since the scale did not budge if I need to start adding more carbs? I am kind of nervous to add fruit but I don't know how much more veggies I can eat! I did add 1/2 of a lc tortilla from time to time and a little pumpkin yesterday. Anyway, what are suggestions about when to go off of induction into owl and start adding more foods? " What's the problem in adding some more vegetables? The amount you showed is pretty modest and during induction they are limited, so adding some as you move forward should be natural and easy. Overall, I'd say if you lost 2.5 inchs in the current week, what more did you expect? It's normal to stall in both pounds and inchs at times. The fact that you lost 2.5 inchs is excellent. Since you have a lot to lose and everything is going well, personally, I'd keep doing what you're doing, or just increase carbs slightly for awhile by adding more vegetables and expanding the list of foods from those allowed on induction. |
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"Okay, here is my question....
I have been doing a very clean induction for the last 5 weeks. I have lost 11 pounds of the 50 I need to lose. I have kept it under 20 net carbs, only deducting fiber. All of my carbs are coming from Green veggies. At this point I am not at all bored with the food selections or anything but I did not lose any pounds this week. I started working out more, upped my cardio from 30-50 minutes. I have lost 2.5 inches this week but am wondering, since the scale did not budge if I need to start adding more carbs? I am kind of nervous to add fruit but I don't know how much more veggies I can eat! I did add 1/2 of a lc tortilla from time to time and a little pumpkin yesterday. Anyway, what are suggestions about when to go off of induction into owl and start adding more foods? " What's the problem in adding some more vegetables? The amount you showed is pretty modest and during induction they are limited, so adding some as you move forward should be natural and easy. Overall, I'd say if you lost 2.5 inchs in the current week, what more did you expect? It's normal to stall in both pounds and inchs at times. The fact that you lost 2.5 inchs is excellent. Since you have a lot to lose and everything is going well, personally, I'd keep doing what you're doing, or just increase carbs slightly for awhile by adding more vegetables and expanding the list of foods from those allowed on induction. |
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