Hey. I am a 6’5 dude who once weighed somewhere around 285, could have been more. I had two plateaus one at around 20 lbs initial loss then another around 40 lbs loss since I began my journey of weight loss.
Things that were contributing to my first plateau (when I cut them out I resumed loss):
- All dairy products
- all artificial sweeteners
- nuts (peanuts almonds etc.) they are VERY carby and hard to actually restrict
- any “keto” or sugar alcohol or otherwise “low carb” treats. Just don’t eat them anymore, they are not good.
- any cheating whatsoever (obviously)
- limit drinking to spirits or dry red wine and not more than once a week imho
Think Ted Naiman: avoid the trifecta of exogenous oils, sugar, and flour (even if “almond flour”) even if you can say it’s keto – almond flour, coconut oil, stevia or whatever…
Before I cut those things out I lost about 20 lbs on standard low carb diet, which was great but those things have to go. Dairy holds most people up… just look around the forum here for dairy posts.
After about 40 lbs I got stuck again. Things that helped me break plateau after being stuck for close to year at a second weight loss plateau:
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Extended fasting 36/48 hours twice or three times a week (this does the trick almost immediately)-- this was my first approach and it worked very well. But then I shifted to carnivory and I feel same benefits with dependable weight loss.
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Carnivore diet (no dairy, no veggies) meat and water basically.
now down almost 60lbs and still losing on Carnivorous diet, still eliminating dairy and no vegetables. Good luck!
PS. I disagree with people here who say “go ahead and have a diet soda” or “keto treat”-- just understand that doing that will set you back. Until you are at ideal range just don’t have any of the set back items. No one is perfect, but as a matter or principal it doesn’t make sense to justify consuming poisonous diet soda.