Frustrated as Expletive

(the cheater) #22

Yep. I always have to shake my head (internally, I’m not a dick) at coworkers who claim they lost a pound. That, people, is literally one average void (urination, pee, whatever you call it). That said, when I weigh myself weekly, I always make sure that it’s first thing in the morning after all my ablutions and completely naked. If you weigh yourself in the evening after eating normally and drinking normally, you could be 5-15lbs heavier than in the morning completely empty.

(Aj Schick) #23

I always weight myself after I go to the batherrom in the morning and completely naked.

(Sophie) #24

Ditto! I always feel ripped off when I go to a doctors appt and I’m about 3-5lbs over my number. :roll_eyes:

(TJ Borden) #25

So your other thread got a little detailed, so I popped over to this one. It can definitely be helpful to track macros, but early on the only one that really matters is your carbs. Just remember the basics of keto:

  • 20g or less of carbs per day
  • moderate protein scaled to your lean body mass (at this point you really just want to make sure you’re getting enough, don’t worry too much about going over)
  • FAT to SATIETY.

Don’t worry about calories. Give your system time to adjust to recognizing fat as energy. If you’re hungry, eat fat. Snacking is fine early on. Once you’re fat adapted (which can take 6-8 weeks - it varies for everyone), then you can start tracking your macros a bit more closely and work in intermittent fasting if you want. For many, it comes naturally once you’re fat adapted because your appetite diminishes.

Something else to keep in mind is how quickly weight loss happens is also greatly dependent on how much you have to lose. Your target weight may not be the same as your bodies target weight, and the closet you get to your body’s target, the slower/harder to shed those last few pounds becomes.

Above all, KCKO