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Gaining weight whilst low carbing

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Lavendersbluedillydilly1969 · 16/07/2013 07:24

Have been low carbing since September 2012 and love this WOE, have had all the benefits like better sleep, less pmt and more energy so it suits me.
Apart from a couple of big cheats at Xmas and Easter I have been pretty consistent and have lost about 22lbs from the start.
In the last week or so I have started gaining weight but have not cheated, I have however been eating a couple of teaspoons of total Greek yoghurt with ground flaxseed and a few strawberries every day for a month or so. My other not so good thing is tea with double cream which I drink about 6-8 mugs of a day but have done since the start. Don't eat much cheese but do drink gallons of water too.
Is it just that I've got accustomed to the food and now need to calorie restrict, I've got about 10lbs to go?
Any help and advice much appreciated.

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GiraffesEatPineapples · 26/07/2013 20:37

Actually caffeine can cause plateaus too....

Lavendersbluedillydilly1969 · 27/07/2013 11:40

Chipping - thank you I'm trying to eat 3 meals a day again with eggs for breakfast as this was how I started out. It's ok but hard when it's warm and sunny, a bowl if yoghurt and fruit etc is so much more tempting. Giving up cream tho is just impossible, I need my cups of tea and nothing else is as good.
Giraffes - thank you too for your information about coconut milk, will have a look next time I go shopping
I have read about plateaus and think that maybe it's where your body has to sort of stabilise before you can lose again. Bizarrely yesterday I had a slight slip and ate a whole 100g bag of Brazil nuts in one go and then a huge bowl of left over roast chicken fried in butter with mayonnaise and coleslaw (first in a few days) and this morning have lost 2lbs. Don't know what that's all about but we'll see if it continues, would love to be under 10 st by my holiday tho.
Am sitting here smiling by the way, 22lbs sounds so much better than a stone and a half!
Please don't say that about caffeine - decaf tea is beyond vile.

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ChippingInHopHopHop · 27/07/2013 12:46

Lavender - steadfastly ignores comments about caffine possibly causing plateaus I do think that sometimes a 'change' is what your body needs to get back into the groove. Let me know how it goes!

GiraffesEatPineapples · 27/07/2013 23:07

24 lbs now :) weight loss is weird it sometimes seems like the scales take a day or so to ctach up Confused I Totally understand where you are coming from with wanting to eat yog and fruit btw, I have struggled with my eating this week partly because too hot and bothered to cook Blush

Frankly I also carry on with the caffine - it only stalls some people ... not all!

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