Ok, I have the book. I am reading it. I understand that the starting carb count is significantly higher than Atkins induction phase. I am stuck in induction! I feel like I have painted myself into a corner. I have stalled, with no inches or lbs lost in a month, yet I am afraid to add carbs even though I probably should. Atkins says to add 5g carbs daily per week, but when I tried to do it all I ever added was a bigger serving of this, a little more of that, or something extra with breakfast. It never amounted to enough anyway. And I like the fact that PP allows more food variety. So, I guess my worry is that if I add carbs, starting at the lowest recommended for PP (that's around 30g right?) that i will gain weight. Because when I started on Atkins I actually was eating 30g a day and not losing anything. I had to get down to 12g to 15g to see results. I don't know what's right for me, but I do know that LC'ing is what I will have to do for life because I m hypoglycemic. I just need help finding the right plan. Any comments or suggestions welcome.

Hey Blue Aprilellen here Logan is right but if you really think you need to change go ahead it is what you feel comfortable with not any body else I love pp It worked for me the first time I was on it lost 120 lbs but then I got pregnant then went through severe depression and ate myself back to what I was before but now I see a therapist 2 times a week and they put me on some anti depressants and I am feeling much better so I am doing pp again and feel so much better no more pain no more headaches and lots of energy I am a pp toter and proud of it my girlfriend found out that she was diabetic a few months ago and I talked her into the pp plan and now her blood sugar stays within normal ranges no pills needed with all of that to look at if you want to try it go for it feel comfortable that is my recipe for success and I hope someday I can be off my anti deppressants but I have a long way to go I know this....April

all i can say is to stick one plan out long enough to know if it is working or now. 1 month stall may not be that abnormal. especially since you are so close to your goal weight.

Well I did step on the scale to find myself one lb lighter than yesterday...and this amounts to a 2.5 lb loss in three days. I have been losing these 3 lbs though, for a month. They come and go. I did my body calculations for PP last night and found that I should weigh between 143 and 154. So I am close.

Whether you stick to Atkins or switch to PP, you might try changing the kinds of things you eat--if you have the "Life Plan" version of PP, look into the stricter versions... Dilitante and .. I forget the name but the more paleo version--switching to more basic, natural foods (i.e., no grains, dairy, processed stuff), can make a difference.

Also, make sure you're getting adequate protein and water--maybe try eliminating any artificial sweetners... caffeine can do weird things to some people.

And another completely wacko idea might be to "cycle" a little and see if that breaks things up--nothing major, mind you, but say increase your carbs to eat more veggies and some berries for a couple of days and then go back to your current levels (upping to include grains or legumes would probably be a mistake, though).

Just some thoughts. Personally, I prefer PP myself--a cheaper version of the more purist approach, actually (cheaper in that I can't afford free range meats and all organic veggies and such! but the general idea of what our bodies are more designed to eat being more... compatible?).

ymmv... heck, my mileage varies depending on city versus highway

It occurs to me that maybe your body really likes your current weight. Just because you would like to lose 10 more pounds doesn't necessarily mean your body needs to. You look quite thin and beautiful in your picture already (I whistled when I saw it ). I have learned that sometimes what you think is the last 10 pounds just will not come off. Just my opinion, though.