Haven't lost a pound... HELP!

(Kristin Birdzell) #21

Thanks! There’s no fluctuation at this point unfortunately. I can’t even consider it a stall, because I haven’t lost anything in the first place. I’m trying to up my calories- I had a bullet proof coffee this morning- so far so good. Hopefully adding more fats will do the trick.

(LeeAnn Brooks) #22

ah, the battle of the sexes. You guys get all the perks! Easy weight loss and you get to pee standing up. If I didn’t like my girly clothes so much, I’d really envy you guys.

(Angelica Lopez) #23

I agree with everyone, up your fat intake which will increase calories. You can afford to go a bit higher in protein as well, but not too much. I am also 5’2 and my lowest weight on keto is 89 lbs. I understand what you mean when you say every pound shows because of our height. I started at 164 lbs after having a baby and was down to 89 in around 4 months time, but I do very strict keto, as in 3 to 4 grams of carbs a day and eat zero additives. I lost 95% of my weight without any exercise. I didn’t start exercising until a year in and that was just to add muscle. 1 month and a half really isn’t that long for fat adaptation. Just hold steady a little bit longer and as long as you’re doing everything right, the weight should start dropping off. Feel free to share your daily menu so we can see if there are any issues that may be stalling you.

(Kristin Birdzell) #24

Thanks for the encouragement! I’m going to be as thorough as possible as I describe my daily menu (which of course varies day to day) but I will share what I had/will have today… I made my bullet proof coffee, and I had a jar of overnight chia seeds mixed with organic coconut milk, unsweetened almond milk, cocoa powder, and 10 Lily’s chocolate chips. For lunch, I’m having Italian sausage, heavy cream and fresh parmesan (for Alfredo sauce) and half an avocado. Dinner will be a baby spinach salad with grilled chicken breast cooked in olive oil, and the other half of the avocado, with ranch dressing. My snacks at work consist of almonds and those Duke’s Smoked shorty links. Like I said, this is just today. Usually for breakfast I have eggs, bacon or sausage, and avocado. I just noticed I’ve had the chia seeds a while and want to use them up.

(LeeAnn Brooks) #25

The only thing I can see is switching out the chicken breast for chicken thighs with skin on.

This will up calories and fat a lot and not add any extra bulk to your meal.

(LeeAnn Brooks) #26

Oh, also try to stop snacking altogether. Your body needs fasting time between meals.

(Kristin Birdzell) #27

I don’t usually snack, I just keep these in my desk at work in case I can’t go have lunch when I want to and am stuck at my desk lol. However, I have heard that snacking helps to keep the metabolism up and helps keto efforts. See why I’m so dang confused?! Haha

(Kristin Birdzell) #28

Mmm, that sounds tastier anyway! Haha

(LeeAnn Brooks) #29

No, snacking hurts Keto. Many people’s goal is to go one meal a day or start extended fasting because a lot of good things happen in the body between feeding. Once you’re fat adapted and as long as you’re getting enough fat in your meals, it should be easier to go longer periods without eating.
Too much feeding will raise insulin levels even if your consuming the same amount of food as you would with larger meals.

(Angelica Lopez) #30

You’re probably gonna hate me for this but I see a lot of issues with what you’re eating. Italian sausages for one almost always contain added sugars and starches. Any other cured sausage or link you eat no doubt contain the same. When starting keto it’s best to not include sugar alcohols such as the chocolate chips. We all react differently to these and for me, anything artificial stalls me. I had to give up bacon because it stalled me as it contains sugar. Other issues I see are the heavy cream and the almond milk. Heavy cream shouldn’t be considered for beginner’s keto due to the lactose it contains. If you’re going to eat meat, stay away from sausages of any kind, make real meat instead, any type of chicken, beef, pork, or fish. You’re going to learn that the most important thing is to read the ingredients on everything you are about to eat. If not, you will go through all this trouble and hard work for nothing. Even with spices, read labels and don’t use if they contain sugar, starches, or anything named dextrose or maltodextrin. As much as I dislike the Atkins diet, it does get one thing right, which is the induction phase. It makes you eat pretty bare and is quite restrictive of everything except non starchy veggiess and meats. The reason for this is it gives you a chance to slowly add these items back one by one so you can see how your body reacts to them so you know what your trigger foods are.

(D) #31

When weight doesn’t move, I encourage people to observe how their clothes fit. That’s a better guage. If your weight is the same but your pants are looser and/or sleeves are tighter, then you are trending well.

(karen) #32

I’m new so I’ll mumble this quietly, but from what I’ve been reading, the body can convert protein into what amounts to sugar. So if your body doesn’t really “know” how to use ketones yet and is excreting most of them, it may be compensating by turning more protein into glutamate or glutamine, which your “uneducated” cells would be more excited about using than ketones / body fat. I agree with the idea of boosting fat and calories, but you might also want to consider a small drop in protein and see if that has any effect. This is just an idea but I’m pretty sure it won’t hurt.

(karen) #33

I also agree with this. You’re working out a lot, and on the scale, your fat loss might be masked a bit by muscle gain. Your clothes or a measuring tape might be a better way to see if the fat is going down.

Also, chia seeds have 18 grams of carb in 1/4 cup.

(Kristin Birdzell) #34

:tired_face::confounded::disappointed: So am I just supposed to drink a glass of melted butter and eat plain eggs cooked in more butter?? And I thought on keto, only net carbs count. My chia seeds’ carbs are 100% fiber. I’m so confused.

(karen) #35

ooh, I forgot about subtracting the fiber. I’m sorry. I just do straight carbs because I’m foolishly suspicious of the whole concept of net carbs. So … chia on, I think! … plain eggs cooked in butter … mmmmmm … (I’m coming off a fast I started too early in my journey. You could say “rubber tires cooked in butter” and it would probably sound appealing. :yum:)

(Kristin Birdzell) #36

So regarding the working out, it’s more cardio than anything else. I only do one type of what I listed on Mon, Tues, Wed, and Sat. Each time I work out, it’s only 30 mins. Should I keep doing what I’m doing, or cut down?

(LeeAnn Brooks) #37

If your fat adapted, I don’t see why 4, 30 minute workouts a week is excessive.

(Daniel LaSage) #38

If you are intermittent fasting your also producing HGH, adrenaline and noradrenaline. (Body essentialy saying…here is energy go hunt and gather!)
Women are affected more than men because of the monthy hormone change up.
So while it may seem like a stall. Get off the scale and grab a tape👍🏻
Its seems you may still be transitioning from a Sugar burner this early on. So my thoughts?
Just like 2KD
“Keep Calm and Keto on”

#hardtokill

(Raj Seth) #39

ummmmmm no lactose in Heavy Cream. Yes - in Light Cream, and lighter (1/2 & 1/2, whole milk, 2% milk, 1% milk, skim milk, yogurt, etc)

(Kristin Birdzell) #40

No change at all- on the scale or on tape. I guess I should be grateful that I haven’t gained any weight.