I lost about 7lbs my first 10 days and now I seem to have hit a stall. Is this normal? I’m eating the same way that I was the first 10 days. Ive been checking my ketones and ketostix always read moderate or large amounts. I understand that those 7lbs mightve been water weight. Anything I should change? Should I try fasting?
Weight stall after 10 days
turbeville
#2
Perfectly normal. Weight loss is slow and it isn’t linear, you’ll have fits and starts. Focus on the other benefits of keto and let the loss happen.
Madeleine
#3
I was going to write that 10 days is not a stall, but I just re-read your post: you lost steadily for 10 days but now (last few days?) haven’t seen a drop in the scale? So you’re asking about a several day “stall”?
Take a deep breath, follow the above advice and please put away your scale for a bit; it’s not your friend.
siobhan
(Siobhan)
#4
Perfectly normal to lose water weight and then stop losing lbs for a month or two before you switch to burning fat. Don’t worry about it and put the scale away!
Focus on NSVs (non-scale victories) like more energy and less hunger, or shinier smoother hair and clearer skin, etc
Daisy
#5
Weight loss is far from linear. You have most likely fallen into that trap of planning your future weight loss path on that first week or so. Bad idea! I lost half my bodyweight over two years. I had plateaus for weeks and months on end. Very normal. Very frustrating but just the way it goes. KCKO.