Hi
I have been doing keto since sept 1. I have co workers who have been very successful and I wanted to try myself. Main goal to bring down a1c and weight. Not ready for specifics yet, but I have 40 lbs to lose and I am a woman in my 50s.
I have not lost any weight. Toggle 1-2 lbs but no gain. My glucose levels are good. I use a macro counter that keeps fat at 80% carbs at 5% ( I keep it close to 20g) and protein the rest. I drink plenty of water. The last 2 weeks I added eating between 11/ 12 to 7 pm. I am great at following the plan. I am on my feet all day at work and do extra exercise probably 3 times a week. I’ve been encouraged to give it time. But everyone I know of has lost weight by now. I know everyone is different. I feel like I am missing something. How will I know if this won’t work for me? Advice?
Thanks
I’m trying very hard
It would help us if we knew what you were eating in a day. You mentioned you weren’t ready for specifics yet… Tracking is helpful to know where you are and what needs to be adjusted.
@Monurse But he/she already tracks.
@Alien424 Give Pod cast http://www.2ketodudes.com/show.aspx?episode=58
a listen and see if the “mix it up” method helps. (Hope the link works). Otherwise go to 2ketodudes.com and select #58 under the Episode tab. Best Wishes
Oh, the specifics I meant were weight and height. Before keto I was three months protein and protein veg 5 days alternating. My blood sugar went down and by 2 months it started climbing again. Probably due to protein converting to glucose. That’s why I’m trying keto.
Example day: up at 5 am just black coffee and water before I eat at 11 or 12. Tuna salad (Avocado and cream cheese), cucumber slices, cheese stick. Coffee with heavy whipping cream for creamer. Then about 5 for dinner, 4 oz salmon with spinach and cheese. Macadamia nut snack.
Thanks for asking
Hey @Alien424 – there’s so many of these kinds of posts that it’s hard to keep up and reply to them all. Please see my reply to someone else’s similar question here: Gained weight on Keto
Nobody has all the answers. Nutrition science is in its infancy. There’s a lot you can do if you’re just beginning, but I must caution you that LCHF is not a magic pill. You are a woman in your 50s so other hormonal factors may be playing a part. See the post I linked to above for more. Hope it helps!
It may sound trivial, but switching to total can make a big difference. It did for me, early on.
+1
I’m no CICO, but calories do count. You have to make sure you are getting enough.
Agreed. In this context, one can eat too much. Satiety signals between each of us is not always reliable.
I put all your food in Cronometer and only came up with 1100. Of course I could have mis-guessed on amounts, and you might have forgotten to mention the butter you cooked the salmon in or added to the spinach. I think as active as you are, I would experiment with adding a couple hundred calories to your day just to see what happens.When I started keto, my first big “AHA!” moment was when I added 200 calories to my plan, two different times, and got a big “WHOOSH” of weight loss soon after.
Above all, KCKO. Maybe you are at a point where your body wants to use your food to do repairs and you just need to give it time.
I def think that listening to your body and changing things up is the best way to go. Our caloric needs aren’t the same everyday. Sometimes I eat a lot twice a day, sometimes once, or three times. Keep your metabolism guessing and working😉
Edit to add… also try increasing your fat
Well, as a female in my 50s I have to say that LCHF has been quite a magic pill - as long as I hold to “slow & steady wins the race”. Body recomposition over seasons is almost like magic to me 
I loved this film too