[juliannamed]

At 5'8" and 143 you're really at a healthy weight. If you're still "overfat" then exercise would be your best route at this point. You'll need to increase muscle while decreasing fat... and exercise is the only way to add lean tissue. A combination of weight resistance workouts and aerobic exercise would build muscle AND burn fat.

There IS a point where your reach an equilibrium and no matter how low carb you go, you won't lose weight. You'd have to also reduce your caloric intake. Although we don't count calories, calorie do count.

In order to make this "diet" a lifelong eating pattern you're going to need to add in foods from the carb ladder. That includes berries and nuts plus more veggies, more cheeses and eventually, whole grains. As you add these foods back in you will be increasing your nutrients, increasing variety and building a foundation for maintaining your weight the rest of your life. You don't need to fear carbs... just respect them. LOL It's like alcohol... a little is okay, a lot is not. As you add more GOOD carbs just reduce the fat/protein to compensate for it. If you normally eat 2 eggs and sausage for b'fast... try having 2 eggs and 1/4 cup of blueberries. It seems to me that it's time you started finding out how you're going to eat the rest of your life... Induction wasn't meant to be a permanent diet.

Tril
ps... here's one suggested chart for your height/weight. This chart says for women wearing 1" heels and 3# of clothing. So here are the numbers for a woman, 5'9":

5'9"
129-142 small frame
139-153 medium frame
149-170 large frame

Take the 1" off and 3# off and that puts you in lower end of the range for a medium frame.