No Weight loss in week

(Pri) #1

I am at loss today for whole week I followed diet to tooth. And I lost 1 pound. I am feeling bad right now.
Any advice from seasoned ketoers!

#2

You need to give a lot more info, like how much you want to lose, what you eat, etc. And - one week doesn’t really mean anything. It can take time to switch your body from using carbs for energy to using fat for energy.

(Pri) #3

I am doing keto diet since more than a month. I am in ketosis because my mouth is sweet and even water taste sweet. I eat omad most of time but take two teas in morning and evening with little milk. I am 5’3” weighing 144 this morning want to reach 121-125 if I can I’ll settle down with 130 also. I am having hard time loosing this time around. I did loose lot of weight so easily after birthing my 2 kids. Weight melted down to 130 just eating right keto by August 2019. Then I went to my home country for wedding and too much celebrating and reached 162. I am dieting since January on off but was strict whole March no cheating.
I mostly eat chicken eggs cheese and vegetables(cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels, peppers) eat only one time because I m not hungry. I do light pace walking on treadmill 4-5 days in week for half hours. I think that’s about it.
PLEASE HELP!
I am not feeling good and feeling like eating all the delicious food I cook in the house for others. I can give up today

#4

OMAD is tricky. You may not be eating enough for your body and it may be “adapting” ie: slowing down. I did a lot of fasting and OMAD and felt AWESOME while doing it, was never hungry and my metabolism absolutely slowed down to a pathetic level (RMR of 1700) that’s for a 200lb guy that lifts weights 6 times a week, does cardio a couple times a week AND had a decently physical job! Once that happens it’s near impossible to loose and very easy to gain. Use cronometer or something like it to track everything you eat and then see if you’re actually eating enough, or maybe even too much. You’ll see if you’re eating in a macro/micro deficient way. At this point you’re guessing. Guessing wastes time and will only make you that much more mad when you figure it out!

#5

We all have different bodies, and also, different amounts of fat to lose. The less you need to lose, the slower it is.

For me, the light bulb that went on is that, if I want to teach my body to use fast for fuel, I need to teach it by giving it fat and cutting carbs way down. I love bacon and eggs, so I ate a lot of bacon and eggs fried in butter. It got me started losing. Then I started eating a wide variety of meats and started slowly phasing in some low carb veggies.

Personally, I can’t stick to regimen like counting everything I eat, or weighing it. So I keep it simple with fats, meats, fish, poultry and low carb veggies. Other people thrive on counting everything to stay on course.

Keto is a guide, not a rule book. Our bodies all have different things in need of repair, and it is best that we all find our own way with keto.

I also learned that stalls mean that my body is adjusting to it’s new form. I feed a stall, because I have learned that if I don’t, my metabolism goes to hell.

Last not least, try measuring instead of weighing, your body makes many adjustments that will not show on the scale. But you may find that your upper arms, thighs, belly or hips are getting smaller.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #6

A couple of other points to bear in mind, as well:

First, fat loss is never linear, and gains as well as losses can occur. This is one of the reasons we encourage people not to weigh themselves too often. A week of no change on the scale is part of the process and is not an indication that you are doing anything wrong. Give yourself six months, and I think that you will find the overall trend is downward, despite the fluctuations.

Second, it is possible to gain weight in the form of muscle and bone density, and this is a good thing. It can even happen while you are losing fat. This is one of the reasons we encourage people to take account of their measurements and the fit of their clothing, since the weight gain from new muscle can offset the weight lost as fat, which confuses the scale. Since muscle and bone are a lot denser than fat tissue, it is possible to lose inches while staying the same weight. To put it another way, ask yourself whether you would rather stay the same weight but look as though you’ve lost thirty pounds, or would rather lose thirty pounds but continue to look the same.

#7

I am in a similar boat.
In my 5th week of Keto to lose weight and improve overall health. Starting weight = 184 lbs.
Did the IBIH 5 day Keto Soup diet for the first 5 days and lost an amazing 7lbs. I realize this was likely water weight. Week 2 nothing, week 3 gained 2 pounds and stayed the same week 4, week 5 (this week) lost 1 pound. I track my macros on Carb Manager and average 8-10g net carbs daily, Typically 75-80% fat, 3-5% carbs & 15-20% protein.
A typical day -
Breakfast = a cup of bone broth with MCT oil and Collagen, 2 hard-boiled eggs, Lunch = chicken thigh with avocado and some mayo, Dinner = More of a snack, cheese, salami and some olives. I typically do not eat after 4:00-5:00 pm and do not eat breakfast until 5:00 am or 6:00 am. Calorie range is between 1200 - 1300. What am I doing wrong? Should I be losing more? 6 lbs. in 5 weeks seems very slow compared to other postings I have read. I have been monitoring my Ketones with urine strips and appear to be in ketosis. I never cheat, have not had “carbs or sugar” since I started except from the kinds of foods mentioned before. My ketones measure 40-80 mg on the urine strip. I feel Ike I am on the right track but it is not obvious on the scale. I took measurements this past weekend to see if there will be any changes there. I am thinking about removing the MCT oil in the morning and reducing fat. I am thinking if I take less fat in, my body will have to burn my body fat, is this logical? Advice?

#8

Definitely don’t eat less fat (without eating more protein) as your calorie intake is already quite low. I have no idea if it’s enough for you but going even lower is a bad idea. I can’t say more as I see no problem with your effort, I would be confused myself. And I would try things, like a higher-calorie day, exercise, IF, whatever feels easily doable… Maybe this amount of food is too little for you and your metabolism slows down too easily and too much?