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OK @blakjaxx,
I have taken your advice and gone heavy on veggies and salad, and dropped levels of animal based foods dramatically.
It is only two days and the scales have already dropped 1.5 kg!!!
And no - it isnt poo weight either !! (TMI - apologies for that)
Blood glucose levels are down and ketones are up.
Fingers crossed as it is very early days, but this may be the answer
This forum rocks!!!
Thanks so much xxx
What I have done is really rediscovered my dormant vegan.
I thought it had died a natural death but it was actually lurking with intent!!
As I am reactive to dairy, eggs and red meat, I have just used the vegan diet as a base and adding fish instead of tofu.
I really donāt like soy based foods, but I do like fish.
I get plenty of animal protein and fat, as I am choosing oilier fish, but lots of veggies and salad.
Anyway, the trend continues.
Down another 500 gm over the last two days
Wow, thatās oddly familiar. Iām the same way with dairy and red meat. Iāve never been big on dairy, except cheese. Iāve never been one to drink a glass of milk- yuck!! And red meat used to be ok except for the past year or so. Possibly mildly sensitive to eggs too, but no major problems. Iāve just started to dislike them. The only meat I have is chicken and salmon. And VERY occasionally bacon, even though I cannot stand pork- never have. Iām on of the very rare weirdos who donāt worship bacon, ha ha! I cannot do soy either- it makes me break out big time, almost like an allergic reaction.
Iām not sure if I want to give up chicken and salmon yet to go full vegan, but I am considering it. Iām researching it more though. Going by my natural tastes and cravings, itās been primarily veggies I want. Iām the kind of person who would rather have another helping of roasted veggies than dessert!
Hey Blakjaxx, Just wondering if your veggie experiment continued to bring you weight loss success. Your last post was June 22. Itās now mid September. How are things going?
Are you on any meds? Birth control? Antidepressants?
Iām 5ā1 and have been at your weight. Iām 122 now (itās shark week) but 120 is my current baseline. My GW = 115. 1400 will keep you at 130. I know because I was there. I recommend 1000-1200 calories. Us petite people have to start counting calories when we hit a certain weight, keto or no keto.
Hope this is the right place to launch my question.
Iām healthy, no insulin issues. I do keto for the health and to lose some fat.
Have done keto off and on for probably 10 years. Felt great doing it. Prefer this way of eating.
Hereās a snapshot of how/what I consume since 2015 up until summer of 2021:
- 3 or 4 cups of coffee with HWC every day.
- delayed meal until 5 or 6. Meal would typically be very low carb, salad with protein or protein only and veggies. I donāt count macros. I keep it simple, as Eric Westman suggests.
- Definitely in ketosis. hardly hungry.
- Went to the gym part of that time, havenāt been to the gym since covid.
- Lost 10 to 12 pounds and loved it! Enjoyed all the benefits of keto.
Hereās a snapshot of what I consumed beginning summer of 2021:
- 3 or 4 cups of coffee with HWC every day.
- On weekends, introduced 3 meals and carbs. (started datingā¦man itās HARD to stay on keto when other people are involved with meals!)
- During the week, cut out all carbs, delayed meal till 5 or 6. Same as above, low carb, protein and salad/veggies.
- No working out.
- Gained 10 pounds. Hate it. Frustrated to see weight creep up.
Hereās a snapshot of what Iāve been doing for the last three weeks:
- 3 or 4 cups of coffee with HWC every day.
- Low carb all week and weekend. OMAD, as above. Iām hardly hungry.
- Definitely in ketosis according to the dark purple ketone strips.
- Have fluctuated between losing the same pound over and over again.
Iām puzzled why I havenāt lost weight like when I initially started keto.
Iām well into ketosis. I believe Iām fat adapted. Iām not hungry.
I donāt see my clothes fitting different or changes in the mirror.
Have wondered if metabolism slowed, but also thinking that my eating habits changed over summer and that would have stirred them a bit.
Eric Westman says to not add fats to your coffee/mct oils, etc. And to allow your body to consume body fat for energy. I agree with that.
Yesterday I decided maybe I need to consume more carbs/calories. Today Iām still in ketosis, but gained a pound.
I sure donāt understand whatās happening.
I believe Iāve ignited all the hormone changes that need to be in effect for ketosis and fat burning.
Any thoughts of whatās missing? I thank you for your time.
Iām 69 yo. 5ā 10" 131 pounds. No IR.
A year ago I was at 120 pounds and felt great. I know some will say thatās too little. Thatās my body without the abdomen fat, without carbs/sugar and processed food. When Iām able to go to the gym, I build muscle.
The problem with using euphemisms, instead of saying what we mean, is that they make us forget that āweightā consists of lean mass as well as fat mass. Since muscle and bone are denser than fat, it is possible to grow heavier without growing fatter. If you are not seeing any difference in the fit of your clothing, then Iām not sure what your reasons are for figuring that a higher scale weight is a problem. It is entirely possible that you added some muscle or strengthened your bones.
In any case, eating more carbohydrate is not likely to be the solution.
Really? In what way are you thinking I didnāt say what I mean? I believe you might be assuming that Iāve gone to the gym and added muscle. I can assure you that hasnāt happened and even when I WENT to the gym, it didnāt happen. I donāt have that body.
My statement āI donāt see my clothes fitting different or changes in the mirror.ā means exactly what it says. My body still reflects a 10 pound gain.
I also said: Have wondered if metabolism slowed, but also thinking that my eating habits changed over summer and that would have stirred them a bit."
Help me understand your comment please.
Ah, so, are you saying that your ten-pound gain was reflected in changes in the fit of your clothing? Iām sorry, I was reading that sentence, the other way. I guess you meant that you are not seeing your clothing getting any looser after the gain, instead of saying that the gain was not reflected in the fit of your clothing, as was my understanding. My apologies.
My comment was prompted by some documented studies, in which some participants added lean muscle as well as shedding excess fat. Dr. Phinney tells of one such case, in a short study he conducted on some obese women. All but one of the participants lost something like14 pounds on a ketogenic diet, except for one woman, who was frustrated that she had only lost 7. When they did a body composition scan, they found that she had indeed lost as much fat as the other participants, but she had also spontaneously gained lean mass, meaning that the scale reading alone failed to show her progress. So it is important to recognise that both processes can occur simultaneously.
So, if you have gained fat, not muscle, by going off your ketogenic diet, the return to a ketogenic diet is likely not to have as quick an effect as the first time around did. Or at least, thatās the general experience on these forums.
Also to bear in mind is that cutting calories can have the opposite effect from what we intend, as short rations can signal to the body that there is a famine going on, causing it to hunker down and hang on to its resources. Give the body an abundant diet, on the other hand, and the metabolism ramps up and the body feels safe parting with its fat reserves again. Many forum members have reported that their fat loss did not start until they began eating more, not less, on their low-carb ketogenic diet.
Thank you for clarifying.
Yep, thatās what I was thinking. Iāve read too that starting keto after a long period of time is more of a challenge. In fact, I read a comment that you get one shot at keto. Canāt hardly believe that or humans wouldnāt have survived.
Iām trying to piece my experience together and see whatās missing or what need adjustment.
Iām not hungry.
I eat one meal a day. VERY low carb.
Iām in deep ketosis.
Iāve even fasted 48 hours with little change.
Could metabolism be slowed even if youāre eating to satiation? I feel that I have enough calorie intake cause the heavy whipping cream has calories. Plus meat and veggies count for something.
Iām listening to podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-carnivore-diet-for-women-success-story-amber-o-hearn/id1228136261?i=1000402592191 which already has pointed out several provocative issues. One being that ketosis the āstateā that people want to achieve. But that reaching the āstate of ketosisā might not be the only gem of finding your bodyās metabolic high point. The conversation on the podcast starts about the 19 minute mark. I need to hear it again. It means just cause youāre in ketosis, your body can be responding to all sorts of dietary signals from foods youāre eating.
Iām not giving up, Iām far too vain and at my age, I want to be sure Iām going into the next couple decades as healthy and proactive as I can.