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Originally Posted by CMCM

Mike, this is really a learning process. It's about learning how your body works and how it reacts to foods. Each of us is different. I adore vegetables, but through a lot of time and experimenting I've found that they give me a lot of trouble, and often, bloating. While trying to lose weight, I've pared down my veggie list to cabbage, lettuce, limited avocado (actually a fruit of sorts), moderate onion, moderate red peppers, mushrooms, occasional asparagus, and that's really it. I also have to be careful with dairy (not too much of it, and only the full fat things). So my best weight loss comes with meat, some poultry, some fish, limited veg, eggs, and that's about it. If you go up in weight, take a look at what you ate the last couple of days. Even if you ate theoretically "correct" Atkins foods, there might be an item of two that bloated you up. Sudden weight gain is always water retention, so look for a reason. Once you find your magic recipe or formula for how to best eat to keep losing weight, then stick with it. Boring is good. Eat a limited group of foods that totally agree with you, that's the key. Once you find that group of foods that work well for you, stay in that lane and it becomes easy street.

Thanks Carole! Yeah, I wish that my body came with a manual that said, "These types of food are good for your particular body, these are bad..."

I'm down about 19 pounds since I started six weeks ago but have definitely hit the proverbial wall. I'm teaching myself not to panic, because I knew that this would happen. Science dictates it.

Thinking about cutting back on dairy, although the only dairy that I eat is full-fat Greek yogurt and cheese. I'm told that some types of cheese are better than others.

My goal is two-fold: First, and most importantly, get to a healthy body weight. Second, though, is to find enough variety that I can eat healthily for the rest of my life and not get bored with the menu.

I love the "Why The Scale Lies" article because I'm one of those people who is always thinking, "Suppose I'm that one person in a million for whom nothing is going to work?" The article puts a lot of scientific explanation in layman's terms, and my motto for this diet (in the sense of what I eat, not losing weight), which will last the rest of my life, is "trust the science."

I don't know if Atkins is the right diet for me long-term, even if I'm losing weight now, but once I get down to a healthy weight, I'll have a little more room to experiment with what works and what doesn't.

Thanks!
Mike