I am just starting the LC thing again -- since I'm now fatter than I ever was pregnant. But my husband and I have done it for 2 week induction style periods before, and we have generally greatly reduced the corn and potatoes in our house. (I have real trouble giving up bread, however.)

In our previous LC journeys - he always lost significantly more weight than me And now I weigh significantly more than him. That makes me a "turtle" I suppose. So I went searching and found information on starting a weight loss program on low carb if you are "resistant" to it. it was called the fat fast. See link below if you are curious.

http://atkinscenter.com/Archive/2001/12/21-237659.html

I am considering trying the less restrictive of these for a few days -- but it does seem extreme. So I was wondering has anyone tried this method? I was also wondering if a day or two of this might help some of you who are at a plateau move on

Anyway, I really don't know and will be reading up a little -- any coments please?

The fat fast is not to be used as an initial diet, it is only to be used if you do not lose any weight OR inches on induction. I would not call you resistant to weight loss just because your husband loses faster than you do... men react totally different in dieting than women, it is a biological factor. I would suggest sticking to induction, and keeping track of weight and measurements... before doing anything drastic as the fat fast, as Atkins warns... it is dangerous for those who are not metabolically resistant~

I'm holding off on this and just going to try to find a combination of foods that works for me.

Although the idea of having a "fat fast" has reminded me that maybe I should eat a little more of the obvious fatty things - as absurd as that sounds. Because I always skin my chicken and cut the fat off my meat, which while I dont like the texture of fat maybe I need eat more of it for balance.

... still drives me crazy that he looses so much more weight than me, and eats grapes too!

I know there was an experiment awhile back on one of these boards where members incorporated days of fat fasting and Stillmans into their regular plans. How did that work for people? Does anyone have experience adding a single fat fast day into their plan? What were your results?

You can read about that project under Group Projects, there are various people's study journals there.

I'm trying a rotation style diet again, using a modified fat fast day one time per week. I just add extra protein so that I won't be deficient in it.

Some people have lost 3 pounds in one day doing fat fast. This is most likely water. If you read back a ways in my journal I have some menus posted and results. Doing the rotation diet, the fall before I became pregnant resulted in my being at my lowest weight since High School, and size 10 jeans for Christmas! I'm hoping to have the same results in the months to come.

Beth

Just stumbled onto this thread,,,,,sounds like just what I need. I have been stalled for a few weeks and getting really frustrated. I am going to try the fat fast tomorrow,,,just for a day or two to see if it jump starts the losing again. I have been on this WOE for five months with a total loss of 32 pounds so far, but nothing has moved in the last three weeks or so. That is so discouraging.

I'll pop back in and let you all know what happens!

cya lighter

I did the fat fast for two days and I lost two pounds of fat. I didn't come back even when I went back to eating 35 carbs a day.
I plan on doing the fat fast after Thanksgiving and then induction for a week, fat fast for 3 days, induction for a week.....wish me luck

I did the fat fast Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. I used the one that is 1,000 calories a day and includes 6 ounces of cream cheese and 2 ounces of macademia nuts. LOTS of water! The first day was horrible I was SO hungry. The second and third days were actually tolerable. I lost 7 pounds in the three days. Of course, this is my first week back to less than 30 carbs a day.....so we will see whether I regain some of it or not. I won't weigh myself until Sunday. But interestingly, my ketostix is still purple after being back to the regular plan. I did this as an experiment to see if it would kickstart me a bit. I think it is worth a try if you are totally determined and want to see what your body does with it. Cindi (definitely read Atkins book or website before you do this)

I don't think you guys are using this properly. But it's none of my business so just be careful and healthy ok????

Well, while I didn't ever actually do the official fat fast, I did do something like it.

I decided that maybe it was extreme for me to go with virtually no carbs and so few calories. But I thought why not try a low cal/low carb day once or twice a week to try to kick my loss into a higher gear. It has certainly helped me, and since I have a long way to go I think that is a good thing.
For me, I try to do it on Tues/Thursday which are the days I don't go home for lunch. My typical menu for these days has been

Breakfast: Egg discarding 1/2 the white and a slice of cheddar cheese or bacon for breakfast.
Lunch: Small serving of Tuna Salad w/crumbled bacon ?4 oz
Snack: 2 oz cream cheese macadamia mix (w/ sucrose)
Dinner: A small piece of steak or salmon pan grilled in butter ?4oz
Snack: Sharp Cheddar Slice 1/4" thick off a brick.

Anyway doing this has probally changed me from loosing 3 lb in a week to loosing 5 lb. But that is only when I am really good on the weekends too.

I bought a pack of 4 atkins type shakes and 4 bars today at the market. I plan to try using a shake for breakfst and a bar for lunch on the days I don't go home next week. (that is to say the lowcal+low carb days)

I'm sure they arent as good for you as eating real food, but they will offer convinience on days I travel. I'll try to remember to update you all if they let me keep loosing weight at a good clip.

In the post above I said I typically lost 3 lb a week before -- that is true of the good weeks. But I stalled often just loosing 1 lb in a week, which was dissapointing. So three weeks of doing this has made me quite happy with the scale.