7+ weeks and im not making progress

[jjdkkirkem2]

Thank You.

[jjdkkirkem2]

Thank you I appreciate it.I guess I feel disappointed because I’ve given up so much and expected more results.Im far from an expert but let me know if you wanna know what I do🙂

[Vicky_Sorriso]

Maybe you should try with carb ups
I read that like this you can fix your platteu effect.

[hedleylo]

Might be a little early to add carbs back.

[kiwado]

Thanks, I think though I’m on the right track and I’m going to let my body sort itself out.

[Vicky_Sorriso]

No, once you are adapted you can add 1 or 2 or every day in a week, always with the last meal - dinner , carb ups. And you need to calculate how much carbs are this, depends on how often you do it. The point is that your leptin level will increase. On the next day you eat full keto.

[hedleylo]

Keto has no rules, however I would not personally recommend doing carb ups twice a week if your goals are weight loss. Especially at 7 weeks, the OP is likely not fat adapted yet and would only prolong the adaptation process.

[kiwado]

I’m hoping I am fat adapted by now but not looking to add carbs back

[CaseyMcC]

slight TMI warning I’m in a similar situation as you BUT I wanted to point something out that just dawned on me the other day. I listened to the 2keto dudes podcast episode titled “femail”. I suggest listening to that…it may change everything for you! They state in the episode that for a LOT of women, we don’t lose right away because the diet is working to heal any hormonal issues first before moving on to weight loss. A light bulb turned on for me when I heard that. Yes, I still get discouraged about not losing weight but I also had to remember that since starting keto 8 weeks ago the 2 periods I’ve had were by far the easiest I’ve had in my entire life! Zero cramps and pretty light considering. Anyway, I highly suggest you listen to that episode good luck with everything!

[Madeleine]

Nah, I didnt take measurements, I didnt want to be disappointed.

Measurements will be a better guide than pounds.

[Madeleine]

Kiwado, I thought I remembered seeing a post from you about how someone at a store was commenting on how great you looked - how beautiful your skin was, how young you looked - and even though you had only lost a few pounds at that point, you were noticing recomposition - was that you?

yep, that was me. Guys, its really tough. I’m not gonna lie. Almost 8 weeks and no drop in weight or inches lost. I’m so frustrated.Itd be different if I wasn’t following the plan. BUT I AM

But isn’t that progress? What counts as progress?

[kiwado]

My clothes fitting better

[kiwado]

My glucose strips were delivered today, whats the best time to test?

[mtncntrykid]

whats the best time to test?

In the morning before you eat anything. And if you always test at that time it should be more consistent.

[kiwado]

Thanks Ron!

[Vicky_Sorriso]

I think you are already disappointed so you loose nothing .

[kiwado]

Very possible. But I’m still here fighting for my health and fitness

[enzoluca]

Drop all the added fat (butter, mtc, etc) Lower fat intake
Get into a caloric deficit for your current weight/height/goal (there are calculators online)
Try 1400 cals (?)
Eat only natural fat in foods (steak, avocado) but keep within daily cals
Put emphasis on protein not fat in macros, keep cards low 20g or less

[mtncntrykid]

@enzoluca
You might read this.

https://blog.virtahealth.com/weight-loss-ketogenic-diet/

And here are previous discussions addressing your advice.

Losing weight on a deficit/surplus?

There are two hypothesese of nutrition, one of which is about energy expenditure, and which we on these forums ridicule as CICO (Calories In, Calories Out). The other hypothesis takes into account hormonal regulation of food partititioning. Keto is based on the latter theory. The problem with the energy-expenditure hypothesis is that you need to calculate your energy intake and expenditure to within about 20 (kilo)calories a day, if you don’t want to gain (or lose) weight, and this is impossi…

Totally confused-count calories or no? Count fats etc.?

It’s a reasonble question. So here’s a simplified explanation of the underlying biology, to help you understand. There are three macronutrients: fatty acids, protein, and carbohydrate. Carbohydrate stimulates insulin production, and insulin is the hormone that causes fat to be stored in the fat cells (adipose tissue). At the level of carbohydrate consumption recommended by the U.S. government, most people’s bodies produce insulin at a very high rate, forcing most ot the carbohydrate to be s…

[enzoluca]

Thanks Ron, Would love to hear your thoughts on this:
http://www.stephanguyenet.com/why-the-carbohydrate-insulin-model-of-obesity-is-probably-wrong-a-supplementary-reply-to-ebbeling-and-ludwigs-jama-article/