No weight loss during TOM

nova_12 · 01-25-2007, 10:30 AM

I need some help, I had no weight loss during TOM, is this normal?? This is only my second week doing atkins.......the first week I lost 4 lbs.., then TOM came, and i have lost nothing this last week. I also seemed to have gained a pound.....I'm hoping that's from TOM, and will be gone soon. Also, I'm not in ketosis anymore, but i'm still doing everything the same! Can anyone shed some light on this??

LoveMyGSDs · 01-25-2007, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by nova_12

I need some help, I had no weight loss during TOM, is this normal?? This is only my second week doing atkins.......the first week I lost 4 lbs.., then TOM came, and i have lost nothing this last week. I also seemed to have gained a pound.....I'm hoping that's from TOM, and will be gone soon. Also, I'm not in ketosis anymore, but i'm still doing everything the same! Can anyone shed some light on this??

So, were you registering on the stick that you were in ketosis this first week and now you're not?

Not losing during TOM is common and also generally deceptive. I GAIN 3-5 lbs during TOM, but generally afterward drop what ever I gained plus another pound or 2.

mermaid · 01-25-2007, 11:14 AM

Oh yeah, it's normal, and just as frustrating each time. The important thing is not to let it derail you. I also find that drinking a little coffee and eating a little lc chocolate helps with cravings. I'm going through it right now, and hoping the whoosh will come any day.

nova_12 · 01-25-2007, 12:55 PM

The strips were registering the first week, and yesterday the stip changed color just a little (or maybe it was wishfull thinking). I wasn't sure if others had this occur, or maybe my cycle has screwed up my trying to lose weight. And if I will have to struggle with this every month........gosh I hope not, very discouraging. Still on Atkins induction though.....haven't cheated.

LoveMyGSDs · 01-25-2007, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by nova_12

The strips were registering the first week, and yesterday the stip changed color just a little (or maybe it was wishfull thinking). I wasn't sure if others had this occur, or maybe my cycle has screwed up my trying to lose weight. And if I will have to struggle with this every month........gosh I hope not, very discouraging. Still on Atkins induction though.....haven't cheated.

Do you have any other signs of ketosis, like lack of hunger, bad breath or increased energy? I ask because it's infrequent that I register more then trace on the sticks, but am clearly in ketosis because I have bad breath, tons of energy, am not hungry and am losing weight.

Either way I wait until after TOM before worrying.

Cinders411 · 02-03-2007, 05:58 PM

Since my restart I have had my TOM twice now. Both times no weight loss for the week but, still in Ketosis. I think I just retain a lot of water during TOM.

nova_12 · 02-05-2007, 11:32 AM

SAGlaze - I didn't lose any weight while on TOM, but I'm back to "normal" now, in ketosis and losing weight. Although it did last longer than what it normally does by 2 days, and was heavier. Thanks for the advice!

sweetie_pie · 02-05-2007, 09:53 PM

I have learned this the hard way many times in the past....
TOM would always get me so discouraged, I would cheat & have to start over. Whenever I stayed the course, & stayed OFF the scale until it was over, I ALWAYS went down by 3-6 pounds overnight.

Don't let it get you down. In fact, I now expect it to happen, and I just look forward to the huge jump down on the scale

01-25-2007, 10:30 AM	#1
nova_12 Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 4 Gallery: nova_12 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 13, 2007	No weight loss during TOM I need some help, I had no weight loss during TOM, is this normal?? This is only my second week doing atkins.......the first week I lost 4 lbs.., then TOM came, and i have lost nothing this last week. I also seemed to have gained a pound.....I'm hoping that's from TOM, and will be gone soon. Also, I'm not in ketosis anymore, but i'm still doing everything the same! Can anyone shed some light on this??

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01-25-2007, 11:14 AM	#3
mermaid MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,036 Gallery: mermaid WOE: Clown Diet Start Date: re-start March 2006	Oh yeah, it's normal, and just as frustrating each time. The important thing is not to let it derail you. I also find that drinking a little coffee and eating a little lc chocolate helps with cravings. I'm going through it right now, and hoping the whoosh will come any day.

01-25-2007, 12:55 PM	#4
nova_12 Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 4 Gallery: nova_12 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 13, 2007	The strips were registering the first week, and yesterday the stip changed color just a little (or maybe it was wishfull thinking). I wasn't sure if others had this occur, or maybe my cycle has screwed up my trying to lose weight. And if I will have to struggle with this every month........gosh I hope not, very discouraging. Still on Atkins induction though.....haven't cheated.

02-03-2007, 05:58 PM	#6
Cinders411 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 326 Gallery: Cinders411 Stats: 176/154 Height 4"11 WOE: Atkins Start Date: December 2006	Since my restart I have had my TOM twice now. Both times no weight loss for the week but, still in Ketosis. I think I just retain a lot of water during TOM.

02-05-2007, 11:32 AM	#7
nova_12 Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 4 Gallery: nova_12 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 13, 2007	SAGlaze - I didn't lose any weight while on TOM, but I'm back to "normal" now, in ketosis and losing weight. Although it did last longer than what it normally does by 2 days, and was heavier. Thanks for the advice!

02-05-2007, 09:53 PM	#8
sweetie_pie Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ontario, CANADA Posts: 504 Gallery: sweetie_pie Stats: 235.5/211.5/165 WOE: Atkins / low carb Start Date: Jan. 1, 2007	I have learned this the hard way many times in the past.... TOM would always get me so discouraged, I would cheat & have to start over. Whenever I stayed the course, & stayed OFF the scale until it was over, I ALWAYS went down by 3-6 pounds overnight. Don't let it get you down. In fact, I now expect it to happen, and I just look forward to the huge jump down on the scale