I went from 215 to 180 with relative ease, eating keto and fasting 2-3 days a week once fat adapted. But as soon as I hit the 170s, my body seemed to panic and did NOT want to go lower. I’m a 5’7" female with plenty left to lose.
For the past few weeks I’ve been keeping to a feasting/fasting cycle and trying not to fall into a routine to keep my body guessing. But I would only lose while fasting, and immediately go right back up once I began eating again. I know some regain while refeeding is normal, but this was more extreme than I’d experienced before. My overall average weight was remaining static. I couldn’t get below 178 except when fasting.
Last week I had the actual flu and I do not recommend it as a way to lose 6 pounds, lol! As expected I regained about 5.5 of it once I recovered. I refed for a few days, and then completed 2 48hr fasts this week. Miracle of miracles, my body is finally letting go of this set point! I have been refeeding for 2 days and I’m losing rather than regaining. I’m down to 171.5 as of this morning!
I hope this helps someone out there! Our bodies are weird but we just have to keep doing right by them and they’ll catch up eventually!
congratulations
Nice to surprise yourself and get to move the goal post.
