I MUST BE DOING SOMETHING WRONG! I LOST 2 LBS!

[Hobbermittens]

I started the boy diet a week ago or so, and I lost 2 lbs! What am I doing wrong? ? I have been eating a TON!!!

My only issue is trying to eat carbs and protein together. I really am trying. When I have a piece of fruit, I eat some beef jerky or nuts with it. When I eat meals, I try to make sure they are balanced.

I need to make sure I GAIN and not lose any more!!! Help!

[nuthinbutpink]

You are probably eating a lot less sugar if you are not eating refined foods now. I would lose weight too. Are you doing any weights? That would help with muscle mass.

[Hobbermittens]

You are probably eating a lot less sugar if you are not eating refined foods now. I would lose weight too. Are you doing any weights? That would help with muscle mass.

I can't afford the gym, so I have been doing stuff at home... just a few days a week for about 20 min. I guess I could try to do more. I just kind of hate exercising...

[begonia]

You are probably eating a lot less sugar if you are not eating refined foods now. I would lose weight too. Are you doing any weights? That would help with muscle mass.

I think that is a big reason I didn't gain much on the boy diet ... my girl diet was not low-calorie it was low-nutrient with lots of sugar. So the calories I consumed didn't change much in total, just changed drastically in their make-up. Do you think this could be part of it for you Hobber? I bet it will balance out in the next couple of weeks. I also agree with NBP that doing some weights to build muscle mass will help!

[Hobbermittens]

You guys are right--It probably is the lack of sugar. I was doing Atkins before this, but I was still eating refined things, and I was eating very high fat foods, which I am eating less of now. Before any of this, I was eating a TON of sugar. I have always had a huge sweet tooth!

[purplepoet20]

Try having a non-diet soda with every meal... thats an extra 200 cals. And for dinners always have a sauce on the meat (BBQ, Honey something, Ranch, Gravy, or whatever sounds good). Hubby likes ranch on his brocilli and a mix of mayo and mustard for other veggies (1/4 cp of mayo and 1-3 tbsp of dijon mustard). Also eat 5-6x's a day so your body doesn't have time to burn of the weight.

[zanacal]

Do you drink alcohol? When I want to lose weight giving up wine makes a huge difference - I don't drink loads but a few glasses spread throughout the week and perhaps a few more at the weekend makes it very difficult to lose weight no matter how good I am - it almost always leads to more snacking too! Wine has all those anti-oxidants too

[atomic sagebrush]

Don't panic, it's ok! I agree with everything everyone already said and I do want to stress the idea that nutrient dense foods are actually much better for a blue sway even if you don't gain a pound. I suspect that you will plateau shortly and then you can go from there.

You can also add in nuts, an energy bar, more juice, etc. but I don't know if I would bother, I'd just hang on and wait for the plateau, because it's surely coming!!

PS - thanks for sharing this, some days I feel crazy because I really do eat like a boy-mom all day long and I never gain weight!!

[Hobbermittens]

Don't panic, it's ok! I agree with everything everyone already said and I do want to stress the idea that nutrient dense foods are actually much better for a blue sway even if you don't gain a pound. I suspect that you will plateau shortly and then you can go from there.

You can also add in nuts, an energy bar, more juice, etc. but I don't know if I would bother, I'd just hang on and wait for the plateau, because it's surely coming!!

PS - thanks for sharing this, some days I feel crazy because I really do eat like a boy-mom all day long and I never gain weight!!

I lost two more pounds this week!! I can't believe that I am complaining AT ALL about this, and if I weren't doing a boy sway I surely would be THRILLED to lose weight! But I know losing is bad for blue. I wonder if I cnaged something in my body by doing that Atkins diet??

I am still plugging away, stuffing my pie-hole with potatoes, meat and tomatoes. I haven't had much juice, but I will do that next. Hopefully the plateau will come soon! But since my high school reuinion is in 2 weeks, I won't complain too much about weight loss!

[Flava]

You are lucky! I look like a pinata!