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<blockquote data-quote="Patch" data-source="post: 174958" data-attributes="member: 13526"><p>You're experiencing what we all have expereinced - you body has adjusted/is adjusting to a lo-carb lifestyle.</p><p></p><p>No doubt last time you tried lo-carbing, it was the first time you'd tried it. BIG shock to the system, as your bpdy believed that it's primary food source (glucose) was in short supply, so it kicked over to a fat burning metabolism, hence the rapid weight loss.</p><p></p><p>Lo-carbing is like a drug - the first time is always best! :wink: </p><p></p><p>This time around, your body isn't so shocked by it, so the weight loss is not so pronounced.</p><p></p><p>Additional exercise DEFINITELY helps. It'll fire up your metabolism for days after.</p><p></p><p>It's quite important to know, that if you STOP eating carbs altogether, it takes your body around 2 days to completely deplete it's carbohydrate stores.</p><p></p><p>This depletion can be slowed down significantly if you continue eating even very small QTY's of carbs (berries, almonds - even tomatoes).</p><p></p><p>I'd suggest hitting it REALLY hard for a couple of days. Go SUPER lo-carb to get those carbohydrate stores depleted, and kick start the weight loss. make sure your body is fat burning mode before you SLOWLY re-introduce the carbs.</p><p></p><p>I've had the EXACT same problem at the beginning of the year, where my BG came down significantly, but the weight was hardly falling. I've been hiting it hard for about a week now, and the weight is slowly but surely dropping.</p><p></p><p>I'd cut out the berries, and give the almonds a rest for a few days. Don't listen to those that would say "you are deficient in x, y, z...". You'll only be eating like that for a few days (depending on how successful it is, beacuse if it's working - why change it?)</p><p></p><p>It might be worth doing a little extra reading. I'd suggest you google a couple of things:</p><p></p><p>1) The Induction Phase</p><p>2) Fat Fasting (might help kick start the fat loss again).</p><p></p><p>Also, the chilli might be causing you some problems. I make a mean chilli - but I find it CAN push BG up (only sometimes, though - strange). One reason is that the longer you cook the chilli, the more you break down the sugar in the tomatoes. I use half of the tinned tomatoes that I used to in my chilli, and make it RED HOT (using chilli powder and fresh chillis). </p><p></p><p>Don't use the packet/powder sauces - they might not have a great deal of sugar in them, but they do have some, and this combined with the broken down sugar from the toms can start to add up. Instead of using a packet sauce, I make up the same amount of sauce using chilli powder, garlic powder, beef stock cube, boiling water and a touch of tomatoe puree. You can experiment with this sauce. Once you're back in fat burning mode, you could even add a couple of squares of 90 - 99% cocoa chocolate to the chilli at the end. (Trust me on this!)</p><p></p><p>Also - spicy food fires up the metabolism! I fill my chilli with as much veg as I can fit in the pot - mixed peppers, chillis, mushrooms, onions, brocolli (is AWESOME in a chilli!), cauli, string beans, all make an appearance. I don't drain the mince after browning, either.</p><p></p><p> I love chilli (in case you couldn't tell!) and could write a whole thread on it!</p><p></p><p>[EDIT: Another helpful hint is "Protein Thrsdays". I've taken this from the Dukan Diet. Dukan states that one day a week, you should eat nothing but protein. I've adapted this, and on at least one day a week, I only eat protein (without trimming the fat). This will surely help with keeping your carbohydrate stores to an absolute minimum, which will aid in weight loss].</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Patch, post: 174958, member: 13526"] You're experiencing what we all have expereinced - you body has adjusted/is adjusting to a lo-carb lifestyle. No doubt last time you tried lo-carbing, it was the first time you'd tried it. BIG shock to the system, as your bpdy believed that it's primary food source (glucose) was in short supply, so it kicked over to a fat burning metabolism, hence the rapid weight loss. Lo-carbing is like a drug - the first time is always best! :wink: This time around, your body isn't so shocked by it, so the weight loss is not so pronounced. Additional exercise DEFINITELY helps. It'll fire up your metabolism for days after. It's quite important to know, that if you STOP eating carbs altogether, it takes your body around 2 days to completely deplete it's carbohydrate stores. This depletion can be slowed down significantly if you continue eating even very small QTY's of carbs (berries, almonds - even tomatoes). I'd suggest hitting it REALLY hard for a couple of days. Go SUPER lo-carb to get those carbohydrate stores depleted, and kick start the weight loss. make sure your body is fat burning mode before you SLOWLY re-introduce the carbs. I've had the EXACT same problem at the beginning of the year, where my BG came down significantly, but the weight was hardly falling. I've been hiting it hard for about a week now, and the weight is slowly but surely dropping. I'd cut out the berries, and give the almonds a rest for a few days. Don't listen to those that would say "you are deficient in x, y, z...". You'll only be eating like that for a few days (depending on how successful it is, beacuse if it's working - why change it?) It might be worth doing a little extra reading. I'd suggest you google a couple of things: 1) The Induction Phase 2) Fat Fasting (might help kick start the fat loss again). Also, the chilli might be causing you some problems. I make a mean chilli - but I find it CAN push BG up (only sometimes, though - strange). One reason is that the longer you cook the chilli, the more you break down the sugar in the tomatoes. I use half of the tinned tomatoes that I used to in my chilli, and make it RED HOT (using chilli powder and fresh chillis). Don't use the packet/powder sauces - they might not have a great deal of sugar in them, but they do have some, and this combined with the broken down sugar from the toms can start to add up. Instead of using a packet sauce, I make up the same amount of sauce using chilli powder, garlic powder, beef stock cube, boiling water and a touch of tomatoe puree. You can experiment with this sauce. Once you're back in fat burning mode, you could even add a couple of squares of 90 - 99% cocoa chocolate to the chilli at the end. (Trust me on this!) Also - spicy food fires up the metabolism! I fill my chilli with as much veg as I can fit in the pot - mixed peppers, chillis, mushrooms, onions, brocolli (is AWESOME in a chilli!), cauli, string beans, all make an appearance. I don't drain the mince after browning, either. I love chilli (in case you couldn't tell!) and could write a whole thread on it! [EDIT: Another helpful hint is "Protein Thrsdays". I've taken this from the Dukan Diet. Dukan states that one day a week, you should eat nothing but protein. I've adapted this, and on at least one day a week, I only eat protein (without trimming the fat). This will surely help with keeping your carbohydrate stores to an absolute minimum, which will aid in weight loss]. [/QUOTE]
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