Long Term Keto, but Gaining

(Jeff Roney) #1

Hi all. I’ve been on Keto for 2 years. My starting weight was 350 and I got down to 233, but in the last month or so my weight has crept up to 248.

I eat the same thing, pretty much every day; Chicken thighs, broccoli, bacon, eggs, Avocado mayo, butter. I don’t cheat. I don’t eat milk or cheese.

The bulk of my diet has been without resistance training. I walk, but not everyday.

I was very successful controlling what and how much I ate, but now it seems that my body is rebelling and reversing my weight loss progress.

Around 8 months ago I also added in IF to my Keto plan. My eating window is around 4PM for all my meals.

I’ve now added in some limited HIIT exercises. I despise exercising, but I’m trying it.

I don’t track my macros.

I’ve made so much progress, I don’t want it to be for nothing. I have not gone off the Keto plan, so I had heard that your body rebel’s after long term Keto, and I think that’s what going on now, but I’m not sure.

I’d like to get down to 220 then hold it there.

What can I do to maybe restart the weight loss? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciate. Thanks.

#2

Change this first :slightly_smiling_face: You don’t need to track forever but tracking for a while should give you some idea as to where things can be tweaked.

Long term OMAD can slow the metabolism. The trick is to change things up now & again so you have higher calorie days thrown in amongst any lower calorie ones.

(Frank) #3

Track track track! It may get you back into a more disciplined mindset. Even just a short period of daily tracking may show details that you’re not aware of.

(Carl Keller) #4

That’s amazing! Congrats on your success so far.

I think IF might help you and definitely switching things up won’t hurt. Your body might be panicking about losing ALL of its fat and is hanging on dearly to the last little bit. If you are close to your healthy weight the losing gets much more difficult.

Oh and welcome to the forum.

Here’s some interesting info that might help you get past the stall:

(Daisy) #5

This might be part of the problem. Switch things up!

(Kel Ta) #6

Look into James Nicolantonio ideas about different types of fat and weight gain on keto, he wrote a book called “Superfuel” which talks about fats and weight gain for long term ketoers… and then of course consider that OMAD and IF can suppress metabolic rate over time which can increase weight gain on same fuel, then you are exercising so it is possible you are gaining muscle mass and not fat, unless you feel it is fat… if you are at a loss with all of that consider Dr. Naiman’s approach at burnfatnotsugar.com

(squirrel-kissing paper tamer) #7

Have you had your Testosterone checked. A friend of mine just solved some problems working on getting his numbers back up (using supplements, but not actual testosterone replacement). It helped him figure out why his body was “betraying” him, in his words, “for no good reason.”

(Edith) #8

Maybe this podcast will help.

(Norma Laming) #9

You perhaps don’t need to track macros if you cut down on the fat. Try reducing the carb intake from veg and cut down on the mayo and the butter. Fat isn’t something to be frightened of, for sure, but it’s v easy to overeat fat.