And increase the profits of food companies who produce a bag of snacks that cost them 50 cents to make and can sell for $2.50.
The big food companies made sure they had their people placed at all levels of government to ensure messages like “breakfast is the most important meal of the day” and “healthier to eat 6 smaller meals than 3 large ones” made it into official dietary recommendations.
Hi all,
Thank you again for your feedback.
Since our discussions, I’ve been trying to eat 2 times a day, sometimes three times, with no snacks but I haven’t noticed any change in my weight loss pattern which is not very promising.
I have two more questions:
1- If I don’t something before my workout, I feel quite weak. I also cannot eat a meal before the session because I need to be able to jump up and down. What should I do? Is eating a protein bar going to be too danaging?
2- Is there any nutritionist who is specialized in keto that you can recommend to me? Of course the consultation should be done on the phone or online.
Thank you
That right there tells me you aren’t fat-adapted yet. You are coming up on 6 weeks of keto which is where most people feel the shift - hunger goes away and energy increases. For some it takes longer.
With a little more patience you should get there! You have enough fat stores that you should be able to work out in a fasted state w/o needing to eat beforehand.
I can’t help you with #2 but someone else here might.
Hi everyone,
It’s been two months since I started my strict keto diet. Based on the recommendations I got in this group, I changed my eating pattern. I eat twice a day, usually at 12 and 6, no snacks in between. I continue my kick boxing 3-4 times a week. I don’t get hungry as much these days, my energy level is good but I can’t sleep well. My calorie intake is still 1300 and I am not seeing any results. Some of you mentioned that I had to increase my calorie intake. Do you think that would help? I am quite desprate. Your help is appreciated. Thanks.
Don’t be desperate. Everyone can lose weight but there are big differences in initial levels of insulin resistance and so for some the intervention before much success is greater. Of course it makes no sense to be much more restrictive than you need to be, and everyone is different in what interventions are necessary.
Almost everyone has plateaus and has to dial things in eventually. In your case it’s just sooner but you’re by no means alone in that either. There is a wealth of experience on this forum for busting plateaus.
There are several possible food types that cause stalls for some people. You mentioned you use stevia in an earlier post, do you still? And if so, how much, what foods?
Also maybe relax a little and focus on how your body feels rather than what’s on the scale. There are a lot of books that detail how this diet changes the way your cells function and it is fascinating. This diet isn’t just about weight loss, and some people don’t lose weight. It’s really about becoming healthier. So throw out your scale and pay attention to your body instead.
I would try a week of eating more calories but staying under 20 carbs and see if that helps. Your protein looks low to me so add some more protein along with more fat.
Thank you. I use stevia in my coffee and tea, organic liquid one with no carb, 2-3 times a day.
I can’t answer that question. I measured myself a month ago and planning to do that again next week. Don’t want to weight or measurs myself too often. I will let you when I measure myself.
That was about 3-4 wks ago, I don’t get that hungry any more in general. In fact sometime I feel that I have to eat because my body would need nutrients but I don’t necessarily feel hungry. Some days I have a reasonable appetite but I am never “very” hungry anymore.
Ok, thanks for that. How about your dairy and nut consumption? Both of these can foul some people up. Do you make any foods regularly with almond flour?
Artificial sweeteners, dairy and nuts are three of the biggest dietary stallers on keto. It might be worthwhile to try going without them for a week and see what happens. Not eating those three groups got me over my very last stall and to my current goal weight.
Thank you. I cut down cheese because I heard that, I don’t eat much nuts eaither but I will try to go without any of them for a week.
Hi! I just started this week and am trying to learn more about this diet - I sincerely appreciate your transparency with your struggles. Please keep us updated and Good Luck!