Newbie needs weight loss reassurance

#1

Hi, I started Keto 3 weeks ago weighing 148 lbs. I want to lose 2 stone. I’m 50 years old and 5ft 5. I lost 5lbs in week 1 and have fluctuated half a pound up and down in weeks 2 and 3 meaning that I am still 143 lbs today. I understand that I am fat adapting etc and maybe I’m losing inches ( I didn’t measure when I started) but it’s discouraging not seeing the scale going down. I need some reassurance to keep me going. I haven’t cheated… not yet anyway :blush:

(John) #2

Ok, here’s some. You are not significantly overweight, so you won’t see a 20 pound weight loss in 2 weeks like someone who weighs 300 pounds, because you don’t have as far to go.

Realistic sustainable weight loss is somewhere around 1 to 2 pounds per week average over extended periods. You are within that realistic range. I would suggest continuing for a “trial run” of 8 weeks, by which time you should be more adapted to the new eating patterns and the early fluctuations will have settled down. Then if you are 8 to 10 pounds down, I would say it is working for you.

If not, then you can decide whether to continue or try a different way of eating that works for you.

You don’t really have to measure inches - the way my pants and belt fit tell me that. :slight_smile:

(Candy Lind) #3

What he said. Keep in mind that the majority of us here see keto as a way of life, not just a way to lose 2 stone. If you go back to eating carbs when you reach your goal, ESPECIALLY if you are hormonally deranged (ie., insulin resistant, have “wheat belly,” or T2D), you’ll gain it back eventually.

(Penny) #4

I am so with you Gillybean. I am almost two weeks in and not weighing myself so I don’t self destruct! I only have about 15 # to lose and was getting discouraged just after 1 week, but today I tried on some pants that were really tight last weekend, and to my surprise I notice they are not so tight now! Hang in there…I am right with you girl! I am 61 years old and I am really feeling this is the way to go for a lifestyle of eating!

(John) #5

Also - unless you have a super-accurate scale, small 1-2 pound fluctuations could just be the scale.

I weighed myself this morning right before going out for a walk, and it’s rather warm here so I sweated a bit. Came back home and was curious how much water weight I sweated off, and I gained about 3 pounds. From walking, without eating or drinking anything. I have developed human photosynthesis!!

Or more likely my scale is really dependent on exactly where it is placed on the floor (old-school hardwood floors made of separate strips of lumber, not perfectly level). :slightly_smiling_face:

(Hyperbole- best thing in the universe!) #6

I prefer waist measurement, at as exactly placed as I can reasonably get, to pants fit which depends on how recently I washed my jeans… :flushed: don’t judge…

#7

Thanks Bella. I did Keto last year from September until March this year. I was very happy with the weight loss and the Keto way of life. Then I suffered an injury and had surgery and I’m still off work. In those 6 months Keto went out of the window and I gained 2 stone :rage:. No one to blame but myself :roll_eyes:. I lost more in the first 3 weeks the last time so I just needed a bit of reassurance to keep me on track. I am eating much more fat this time ( but haven’t gone over my macros). I know that this is the way to go but having done low fat diets all my adult life it’s hard… but I am enjoying the butter and especially cream :grin:

#8

So is my scale. I can gain or lose 3 or 4 lbs in the bathroom alone :roll_eyes: