Two Months In, Stalled A Bit

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(Carl D Black) #1

Hi all…Been a while since this last update…I am just a few days from my two month mark. Weight loss has slowed to a stop and fluctuating a bit between 252 and 253.5. It’s a little frustrating. I have increased my salad intake, especially dark green leafies (kale, spinach, chard), but I include spring mix, red onion, serrano/jalapeno/chili peppers, roasted red pepper (here and there), a few cherry tomatoes and cheese. I also will saute the same in bacon grease after cooking the bacon and/or mix it into my eggs.

Not really sure what’s going on with the weight loss. But I’ve read many posts about stalls, slow downs so I’m not freaking out. But it is a little frustrating. I just wish I knew more about why it happens. I have several things in my Keto toolbox I can try: #1: Fasting. I have tried OMAD. I could go for 23 hours and hunger wasn’t that bad, but I did it for a day and couldn’t sustain it. Back to TMAD.

But even with that, its a big salad and, maybe, I add 4.5oz of protein for dinner. Also, not sure how sensitive I may be to adding onions, tomatoes…etc. to my salad. They are so low on the GI that I just can’t believe they would stall me.

I finally bought some ketone strips…read 5 mg/Dl, or “Trace” amount…not sure exactly what that means. Either I’m burning fat efficiently or hardly in ketosis at all…not sure which. Considering buying a good ketone/glucose meter to fine tune this thing.

Also, one of the KEY discoveries which has made all this really worth it is my sleep has improved amazingly. For years now I have had terrible sleep problems. I had no IDEA what was wrong with me. Having to start taking potassium/magnesium supplements has improved my sleep tremendously. And, eating LOTS of green, leafy vegetables every day has ADDED to that success.

Another incredible benefit has been that I don’t have to pee hardly at all in the middle of the night. I was getting up sometimes 2-3 times a night for a while there. Now? Maybe once a night here and there? So, a definite improvement. I attribute it to the vegetable increase.

Anyhow, hope I have some better news about weight loss in the next update!

(squirrel-kissing paper tamer) #2

I don’t know what you’re eating beside the veggies but I am getting a 2 lb loss a week eating probably more protein than is recommended and my greens at dinnertime. I eat three times a day and most nights have a square of 100% cocoa bar. I drink coffee with cream in the morning and water throughout the day but sometimes drink a can of diet Mt. Dew. I’m someone who doesn’t have problems with sucralose (at this point in time.) My carbs are below 20 net daily.

Are you hungry more than your two meals a day, out of curiosity?

(Carl Keller) #3

I’m also curious about what you are eating as far as protein and fat goes. It’s possible your body is getting enough fuel from dietary fat and has no need to access your fat storage. Once we become fat-adapted, we can eat less fat without getting hungrier and weight loss can become very dynamic.

It’s possible you are at that point.

(Carl D Black) #4

Yeah, I’m eating when I get hungry every day and, if I’m home I’ll fry some bacon, 4-5 cupos green leafy vegs (spinach, kale & chard), onion, garlic, peppers in the pan and 4 eggs, scrambled. I have been eating quite a few almonds per day…maybe a cup or so…Other days I’ll get a Keto bowl from Chipotle (4-5 oz shredded beef, peppers/onions, romaine, iceberg lettuce, lots of cheese, guac, hot sauce)…I was eating quite a bit of cheese daily…flaxseed crackers…other days a 6 oz piece of cod/flounder in butter with asparagus…lots of salads now with all of the above veggies plus a few cherry tomatoes… I’m not walking enough. I did today, 35 minutes. Will try for every day, but the weather’s been terrible.

(Andrea Miller) #5

It may be the onions. They are a root / underground veggie and cause me to stall right now. Also it may be the almonds. 1 cup is quite a lot. I have about 4-5 pieces each of almond, macadamia, pecan or walnut. I have them with some (4-5) .5 in. cheese squares, berries (maybe 7-8 total of mixed berries-- 2 strawberries sliced, 3 raspberries, 3 blackberries) and unsweetened tea or coffee. That’s a lunch for me and really filling. I usually don’t eat it all at once. Everyone’s body talks to them. If you stalled, shake things up and look out for things you could be sensitive to. I had a friend who didn’t realize peanuts were a no-no. And just a .25 cup of peanuts every so often really had an effect on ketosis and weight.

(Jay Henry) #6

Hey mate, I just started week #9 keto and had a stall weeks 7 & 8 where my weight fluctuated +/- 1kg.

After 2 frustrating weeks it is slowly coming down again.

my 2c, just KCKO …

Also I have found now that the urine strips for me at least aren’t giving good indications anymore, this morning it had ‘trace’ amounts but I did a blood ketone test and it was 1.1…

(Carol) #7

I love salads and used to have a “big salad” 4 or 5 nights a week. When I started keto I studied the carbs in the salad ingredients and they add up fast. I have to measure everything to make sure I don’t go over 20. My new big salad is half the size of the original and comes in just over 17 carbs. I’d recommend doing a quick check of your salad carbs.

(Carl D Black) #8

Yeah, I’m keeping that in mind. But, honestly, there is so much fiber in veggies I don’t worry too much about veggie carbs. They are very low on the glycemic index as well. Also, I eat NO potatoes at all. Most root veggies I stay away from. No beans either.

(Carl D Black) #9

Yeah, thx Jay. I’ve read this a lot. I’m not that worried about it. But after week after week of steady losing it is a bit frustrating to just stop. lol I’m adjusting things. Carl Keller is probably right about the fat intake. I’m dialing it down to let my body eat its own stores…keep ya’all posted. :slight_smile:

(Janelle) #10

You are getting more carbs in that one cup of almonds than I am allowed for a full day. Get a kitchen scale if you don’t have one and weigh out 2oz or so and limit yourself to that. Consider downloading a free app to track what you’re eating. When you can prove to yourself you know what and how much you’re eating, you can stop. Your stall isn’t really a mystery if you’re eating so many carbs through greens and nuts that you’re likely not in ketosis. (Keep the greens, ditch the cup of nuts.)

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(David) #11

I don’t know if you are fasting or not, but when I stalled I changed my IF for a week to kick start my weight loss again. I did two days of 12/12 then a 24 then 2 days of 16/8 and another 24 then back to my 18/6.