Is she drinking plenty of water, eating enough, eating enought fat?  I
sometimes would eat almost 2 lbs of meat when I first start and then it
tapers off as my appetite changes.  Some people make the mistake that they
shouldn't eat much.  Also a lot of people can't lose weight if they are
eating the so called "low carb bars and snacks."  Caffiene and fake sugars
can sometimes inhibit weight loss.  There are lots of low carb sights she
can go to for info.
>
>Change of subject--
>My husband's secretary, a Seventh Day Adventist (sugar-laden, junk foodie)
>vegetarian for the past 15 years, went on the Atkins Diet 2 weeks ago.  Not
>paleo, for sure, but a vast improvement over what she has been eating.  She
>says she's been staying at induction level but has only lost 3 lbs.
>Anybody
>venture a guess why the weight's not dropping off?  She's about 50 lbs
>overweight.  Everyone else I've known who had a significant amount to lose
>usually dropped pretty fast.   She still has carb-cravings, but I think
>they
>may be psychological/habit, since she says she's not hungry (to me a
>positive sign that she really is keeping carbs real low).
>
>Theola


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