Is it possible ? Newbie needs advice please

(Kim Prior) #1

Hi All,
I started Keto on Friday after researching and stumbling across this forum. I can’t believe the results in 3 days I’ve lost 1.8kg ( I struggle to lose even 0.2 on other diets) and I measured my blood ketones and on day 3 I’m at 0.9! I have been logging my macros and sticking to 80% fat 15% protein and 5% carbs or close enough to the macros as I can. Is it possible that I’m already in Ketosis and that the weight will continue to go down ? Feeling like this is to good to be true :slight_smile:
TIA
Kimmie

(Kayla) #2

I’ve been doing a lot of reading and I read that the weight you loose in the first week or so is your body getting all the extra water wt and bloat out.

(jilliangordona) #3

Congrats on your start! Your weight loss is most likely water weight, however that is a signal that you are reduce inflammation which in turn means a heathlier you who is more ready to lose!

Fair warning :warning:: many, women in particular, tend to drop fast at first (mostly water at first, then fat) and then slow down for a bit and plateau. This is the time to start figuring out what works for YOU as everyone can be so different!

Personally, I needed to reduce my fat intake, reduce dairy, and utilize fasting.

Even if you aren’t seeing the scale move, you may be losing inches/cm, so by sure to measure! Also your body is working on doing a lot of healing. So when the scale doesn’t move, remember that too :heart:

#4

It only takes a couple of days eating keto to be in ketosis, so you probably are! Most of what you lose at first will be water weight, but you will continue to lose as long as you stick to your macros. It may be easier to track using grams rather than percentages. So try to stay under 20 net grams of carbs, 50-75 grams of protein, and 1 to 2 times your protein in fat. Do you have the list of keto-approved foods and are you getting enough electrolytes? Probably the biggest newbie mistake is neglecting your salt, potassium, and magnesium needs. This free e-book, CRACK the Keto CODE, has a lot of helpful information including how to calculate your macros, how much you need of each electrolyte, food lists, recipes, food tracking worksheet, etc. (Full disclosure: I helped work on it :-). It also has some good info on how different personality types approach keto differently. Good luck with your keto journey, and no, it isn’t too good to be true! :smile: