Keto Plateau after making massive lifestyle change - be patient?!

(Kat) #1

Anyone changed their way of life completely, experienced massive weight shift first two weeks and then plateaued for a month?

#2

Most of us long timers have had plateaus at some point, most of the time they’re easy enough to bust through but hard to give advise without details.

(Kat) #3

Thanks for replying! Original response was too detailed, didn’t get single response so edited, maybe should have been more patient :grin:

(Kat) #4

From investigation point of view think suffering due to poor diet and possible alcoholism prior. Lost 1st first two weeks which was amazing, gave up booze week two, now week six and no movement. 5ft 9in, 253lbs, 20g carb, 80-90g protein, 120g fat, circa 1500-1600 cals

#5

I find it’s a process–not a lifestyle change that you make all at once. You may think you changed everything, but you will continue to make tweaks that work for you. No one gets it right, right away. I sure as hell didn’t.

(Kat) #6

I’m 20 years diagnosed Fibromyalgia, ME, PCOS, Insulin resistance, high BP, Adrenal fatigue. The results physically in six weeks have been amazing, think possibly expecting too much from the scales after reading some amazing posts on here day 1

(Mike Glasbrener) #7

Yes. If you’ve had a carby lifestyle prior to keto people and end to drop a large amoun5 of inflation, water weight. Then while you’re getting fat adapted you’ll plateau for a bit. Wait it out. During that time you’ll find snacking etc. becomes less and less important and you get better at hearing your bodies true hunger signals. Once you’re fat adapted weight loss will resume.

(Kat) #8

Never been a snacker, actually finding it hard to eat more as been a one meal a day, ten cups of coffee and bottle or two of wine for as long as I can remember, which is really crappy diet, feeling the benefits now hoping body is repairing the damage I have done

(Bethany) #9

Your macros look good, although your calories may be low. Are you feeling full?

The body is pretty amazing at healing. You are right - your body is smart and probably using the advantages of ketosis/nutrition to repair itself first, which is way more important.

Just want to say a big congrats on breaking from the 1-2 bottles of wine. You should be proud, and it sounds like you are on a path to a lot of amazing changes! Much more important changes are happening right now than silly weight loss. You could always take pictures and measurements, and get a blood test done if you can, and you might see changes in those first. Regardless - you’re doing great!

(Katie the Quiche Scoffing Stick Ninja ) #10

It’s natural for people to stall within the first few weeks after dropping water weight.
It’s because it’s not true weight loss.
Your body needs time to adapt, learn how to make ketones, then learn how to use them, that can take weeks. What you are experiencing is the PISS period, Post Induction Stall Syndrome.
Hang in there, keep doing what you are doing, results will come.

(Kat) #11

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Thanks so much for the response and support x

Feel really full with certain foods, still trying to find the right balance, so used to not eating and boozing that body is very confused at the moment!

Really massive change in six weeks, physically and mentally. Photos below, really shocked by change in six weeks so going to persevere …

(Gabe “No Dogma, Only Science Please!” ) #12

2 year plateau and counting!

(Sheri Knauer) #13

The weight you dropped in the first 2 weeks was water weight, especially since you switched from a pretty crappy diet. Once you dropped the excess water weight, now your body needs to work on repairing all the metabolic damage its sustained over the years, which will take time. That is what your body sees as priority. So yes, be patient. Your body is working on healing. Its really smart. Stay the course and make eating a whole foods keto diet the way you eat from now on and your body will heal and will start losing the excess fat.

(Bethany) #14

Wow, great job! Definitely worth persevering - and looks and sounds like you are still experiencing wonderful changes in the meantime.