Newbie here...it's been 2 weeks on Keto with NO weight lost


(KM) #41

Testing for ketones can be dicey. The urine strips can go bad, or your body may only be producing as many ketones as it needs, so there’s nothing left over to measure. The two ways of producing more ketones that i know are going carnivore / close to it, or fasting.

Are you experiencing some of the improvements or benefits you were seeking, even if the ketone testing isn’t going so well?


(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #42

Welcome to the forums!

While a 20-g/day limit works well for most people, you might be one of those whose insulin-resistance is so high that you need to restrict your carb intake even further. If you want help troubleshooting your diet, you can post a few days’ worth of what you eat, and we can see if there are any obvious problems. It would also be helpful to know your age, sex, current weight, goal weight, and medications–assuming you feel comfortable sharing them.

Also, the suggestion to go full carnivore is not a bad idea. Beef and water is the ultimate elmination diet, for example, and a lot of people have found things like the Lion Diet and Dr. Berry’s beef, bacon, butter, and egg diet (BBBE) to be helpful, as well.

Lastly, because you are eating in a way that works better with our human biology, you don’t need to fear eating too much. Be sure to eat enough to satisfy your hunger. That may be a lot of food at first, but people generally find that their appetite drops, once their body is assured there’s no famine going on. Also, our metabolism speeds up when we eat less glucose and more fat and protein, so that even with the lower appetite we are burning more. This allows the body to draw down its store of excess fat, while also metabolising the fat in our diet. You will find lots of posts from people on these forums who found that their fat loss began in earnest once they started eating more, not less, paradoxical as that sounds.

So be patient, keep calm, and keto on!


#43

I’d encourage you to stick with it and give it a full 6 months. By the end of my 2nd month I had only lost about 3-4lbs. That’s it. Everyone else raved about dropping 5-10 their first week! And over 20 after 2 months. Why wasn’t it working for me?

But my body was different. There was a LOT of internal repairs it had to do. It did not want to give up any fat while it was doing those other things. I also couldn’t get ketosis to register regularly on the urine sticks. (Still can’t after 2 1/2 years, only when I fast.)

So why didn’t I give up? Two reasons. 1) I felt fantastic. Lots of energy, and was starting to not need some of my medication. 2) I measured with a tape measure every two weeks and I was shrinking a bit. Enough to keep me motivated and committed.

After 4 months I really started to see changes. A lot of inches came off too. I was able to stop the rest of my many prescriptions. Six months in I had lost a total of 35 lbs.

My road has been slow. After 2-1/2 years I’ve only lost 55lbs, and I have 20 to go still. But I have lost over 9-10” from my belly/waist/chest, and 5-1/2” from my thighs. I’m so much healthier.

You might be like me and it just needs to be a slower road for you. But it’s worth it. I will never go back to how I ate and lived before.


(Robert Jesionowski) #44

What is an OMAD week?


(Robin) #45

One meal a day


#46

OMAD (see Robin’s comment) for a week. I never could do it for long, even one week was exceptional.