[log in to unmask] writes: > while. The ketostix have been showing > low to moderate ketosis for two weeks now, and I've been doing a hard > weight workout every two or three days, but I haven't lost a single > pound. Anyone else experience this sort of difficulty? Atkins is really > supposed to work and I've been able to lose weight before. I'm eating a > fair amount of fat, but that's what Atkins says to do, and he doesn't > say to count calories. One thing I'm wondering about is why my basal > body temperature is so low (96.8 F) Sounds like me -- I too can go into ketosis and not lose weight; I can go into ketosis, count and keep my calories low, exercise, do weights and still not lose weight. Often, I too have a low body temperatue -- sometimes down into the 95 something range -- at least according to my thermometer. Yet because of hot flashes I often feel hot. Go figure. My doctor says my thyroid hormones are fine. Personally I am tired of obsessing about my weight -- it's not worth the extra time I might live if thinner. It's ruining the time I'm alive now. I figure all I can do is eat healthy, exercise, meditate, etc. and enjoy life. My body is stubbornly hanging on to the excess fat -- maybe it knows something m