Why am I gaining weight???NO OT if you please.

So much good advice, I'm soaking it all in. What I've taken in so far is that it could be my thyroid, it could be my salt intake or it could be that the excersize that I -am- doing is converting fat to muscle. I shouldn't weigh myself but instead take photos and go by how I feel not by a digital scale. Lots of water to flush the system and more excersize combined with more fruit and veggies and non processed foods couldnt hurt.

I think I've got it. You all rock!

Please bump this thread every now and then and let us know how you're doing. Good luck!

I definitely will..and thank you for the advice and well wishes!

...My menu consists of a Lean Cuisine breakfast, lunch and dinner. lunch is a Nabisco 100 calorie pack of some type and then my dinner snack is a Skinny Cow ice cream (150 calories, low fat)...

No offense, but losing weight in a healthy way doesn't really require you to work out. Of course is speeds up the process and is actually healthy to be more active.

If you can look past the BS, check out bodybuilding.com. The nutrition and losing fat forums are pretty good places for info and have a lot of great users that help out a lot. Post your diet up and they'll critique it.

Not sure where your reading this at all. Look at any recommendation on how to loose weight in a healthy way by a creditable organization such as the AHA, ADA, doctors etc and they all include exercise as an important part. Why? Because exercise burns calories, it also helps control cravings, and boosts metabolism. Its also good for your heart, blood pressure, etc. Now this doesnt mean the OP should go be a body builder but instead look at cardiovascular activities. Even simple walking is better than nothing. Work up a sweat and do it on a regular basis. It will help. Diet a lone is not the answer.

Fat loss is about the ratio of calories in vs. calories out. Plain and simple. But what most magazines and infomercials do not tell us is that in order to achieve our fitness goals the ratio is actually 70% nutritional and 30 % exercise. But that does not mean starve yourself and do as little exercise as possible. It means eat sensibly, have 5-6 smaller meals per day to balance the blood sugars, that will also keep the metabolism stoked, and exercise on a regular basis, which should include strength training to maintain and develop lean muscle mass. This too helps boost your metabolism.

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Interesting..

What about this from their website?


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Do not, I repeat DO NOT do Atkins. It puts your body into a state of ketosis which is basically your body in starvation mode, also you're not gonna help your blood vessels or any thing else by putting that much fat into your body. It'll lead to heart attacks and high blood pressure later...ie you may be skinnier but you'll die a lot faster.

This is epic BS. I lost 30 pounds on Atkins and despite eating virtually nothing except meat, eggs, cheese, and salad for 6 months..in other words fat fat fat..and more fat. Unlike traditional diets, you don't feel deprived on a low carb regimen. I had my bloodwork done before and after the diet. In addition to losing weight, my "bad" cholesterol plummeted 40% and good cholesterol went UP around 20%. Do your research on it and don't go by your "gut" or what conventional wisdom would seem to indicate. People have been eating virtually the opposite of the Atkins diet for 50 years (since the carb-friendly food pyramid came) out and they are FATTER THAN EVER. Google "Atkins testimonials" and you will find very few people who have a negative experience with it. Follow the diet..make sure you get enough leafy vegetables and low carb nuts for fiber, and you will be fine. It takes discipline, because if you screw up and exceed your carb limit, your body leaves ketosis and it takes 2-3 few days to get back into "fat burning mode". You need to stick with it once you get into ketosis, exercise, drink plenty of water, and you will lose weight.

This is epic BS. I lost 30 pounds on Atkins and despite eating virtually nothing except meat, eggs, cheese, and salad for 6 months..in other words fat fat fat..and more fat. Unlike traditional diets, you don't feel deprived on a low carb regimen. I had my bloodwork done before and after the diet. In addition to losing weight, my "bad" cholesterol plummeted 40% and good cholesterol went UP around 20%. Do your research on it and don't go by your "gut" or what conventional wisdom would seem to indicate. People have been eating virtually the opposite of the Atkins diet for 50 years (since the carb-friendly food pyramid came) out and they are FATTER THAN EVER. Google "Atkins testimonials" and you will find very few people who have a negative experience with it. Follow the diet..make sure you get enough leafy vegetables and low carb nuts for fiber, and you will be fine. It takes discipline, because if you screw up and exceed your carb limit, your body leaves ketosis and it takes 2-3 few days to get back into "fat burning mode". You need to stick with it once you get into ketosis, exercise, drink plenty of water, and you will lose weight.

You need to eat healthy, whole foods. Try a low carb diet like atkins or the anabolic diet, and stop eating prepackaged processed junk food!