Low Carb Living Ups and Downs

Lindsey Root - Monday, May 24, 2010

It has been almost 8 months since I left my job as a pharmaceutical sales rep to work with my husband! I can't even believe it has been that long! The year has flown by so quickly. It has been so much fun working with my husband, but it definitely presents different challenges that I'm learning to overcome.

Owning your own business has wonderful benefits, but at the same time it has a lot of stress that comes along with it. Learning how to flip the switch from business woman to wife has been difficult but I'm getting better at it everyday. Although it's wonderful working together, it's hard knowing when to stop working and just enjoy each others presence. Just like any lifestyle change, you must overcome the obstacles in order to successfully reach your goals.

I realized after talking to my mom today, that it has been a couple of months since I've written a blog updating my journey! So here is the latest...I've been living low carb for 11 months and counting. It's amazing to me that it has almost been a year! The best part about this whole journey is learning what works and what doesn't work along the way.

Right now I'm focusing more on eating "clean", natural, unprocessed food and working out 5 days a week. I know that if I want to reach my goal weight and feel confident in the mirror, I need to tone up my body. So my biggest question for you.... have you ever hit a plateau along your journey and if so what did you do to overcome it? I'm currently fluctuating between 142-145lbs and I'm tired of it!!! Any advice and tips would be greatly appreciated! Thanks for reading and please feel free to share your story and tips! I love hearing from you! :-)

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Vaughn commented on 24-May-2010 10:05 PM

Atkins wrote about a fat flush to get over the hump. It's 1000 cals/day of only high fat foods (almond butter, cream cheese & etc.) for 3-5 days. This ensures you get into ketosis. I've done it a couple times but never more than 3 days. Despite the lack of cals, I was mostly satisfied. I enjoy eating real food too much to do 5 days. Check it out.

Lindsey commented on 24-May-2010 10:14 PM

Thanks for your advice Vaughn! I appreciate it! :-)

Nikki commented on 24-May-2010 10:47 PM

Lindsey, don't lose sight of the incredible progress you have made over the last 11 months. There are lots of opinions about how to get over a plateau, but more importantly, I'm really proud of the lifestyle changes you've made. I know it sounds trite, but when you know you're going to be eating LC for the rest of your life and embracing an active and healthy lifestyle, the number on the scale isn't as important as what you're doing every day. I'm confident the weight will come off in time. Just be patient with yourself. You've finally gotten off the yo-yo dieting rollercoaster. You are an inspiration!

Lindsey commented on 24-May-2010 11:14 PM

Thanks so much Nikki! I really appreciate your encouragement! I'm in this for the long run, and I know I'll get there one of these day! :-)

Sarah commented on 25-May-2010 09:28 AM

Plateaus come and go, best thing is be patient and change things up. Your body gets use to the same old same old. Change what you are eating and drinking. Don't always have the same things for breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. You are already exercising so that is awesome! I have the hardest time exercising. I have lost 40 pounds since April 8th, I have 45 more pounds to lose! I have hit a few plateaus but usually in a few days I see a drop. I have stayed on strict induction and no soda. Yes I gave up caffeine! I was a hard core diet soda and low carb energy drinker. I would drink 2, 440z sodas a day and if I didn't the headaches would come. After going off the soda I had a headache for 3 days and then it was gone. I haven't gone back. If I can do you you can too! The diet soda is making you retain water.

Heather H. commented on 25-May-2010 12:59 PM

Hi Lindsey! You may want to try eliminating things like wheat and dairy. I've been LCing for around 8 months, and had hit some BIG stalls too! Quite depressing... Anyway I'm also suffering from adrenal fatigue (which affects your whole endocrine system), and I believe that you just need to give your body a rest sometimes from certain things. Wheat and dairy are two allergenic foods to a lot of people, so even though I HATE to give up my lc wraps, and cheese, cream and the like. I'm trying it now for health and weightloss. We just got back from a 2 week vacation w/some cheats, and I gained 6 lbs. back! I've STRUGGLED over the 8 months to just lose 21 lbs. w/all my health issues! BUT I have to say w/in 3 days of being back on LC (STRICT), and cutting out the wheat and dairy- I've already lost 3 lbs. in 3 days of the 6 I gained! So- I'm HOPEFUL this will kick things back into weightloss mode! :)