What am I doing wrong?

Hi all, I lost a lot and fast on Atkins years ago, now I am really struggling to see the scale move down.    I am combining IF with keto and my test strips are in the moderate to dark every evening.

I have my first meal noon to 1- either 3 egg omelet with bacon or chicken sausage;  Some days I will have a burger, no bread 1 slice munster cheese, no condiments.   My second meal is baked or grilled, chicken, porkchop, or steak,  a cup of salad or low carb veggies

I drink tons of water,  and seltzer,  no caffine,  no dairy,  take multivitamin, D3, and collagen

I started June 22 but didnt get on the scale until July  6. So I don't know  what I might lost initially.

2 weeks ago I was  243.6   I weigh every morning, and I have bobbled from starting weight to 240.2 and then back up to  243 or 241.6 this am.

what am I doing wrong ?  I eat until satisfied, I am not hungry.   I am going to stick it out as I see no other choice, I am moderately active, retired but busy in the house, yard and garden most days

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    • Radiohead
    • Radiohead
    • 3 yrs ago
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    I stalled like that too and realized I needed more fat.  Try drinking some bulletproof coffee.  I drink a cup every morning and the scale started to go down for me.  Good luck!

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    • Shiggy
    • Shiggy
    • 3 yrs ago
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    +1 for @radiohead's comment.   With the exception of 2 mugs of coffee with butter in the morning, I usually don't eat until at least 11am and sometimes as late as 2pm.  I don't eat anything after 6pm most days so that's roughly 17-20 hours without food (other than the buttered coffee).   My progress so far is -21 lbs in 55 days while on keto.

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    • MagicMike
    • MagicMike
    • 3 yrs ago
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    Shiggy 

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    • MagicMike
    • MagicMike
    • 3 yrs ago
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    Shiggy  Hello Shiggy, congratulations  on your goals. Wow! I am going use your suggestion of 2 mugs  of special coffee  and not eat  for 16 -20 hours.  I have lost 5 lbs and seam stuck.

    Thank you,

    MagicMike

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    • ryn13116
    • ryn13116
    • 3 yrs ago
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    Check the amount of calories you are consuming in a day regardless if you are also hitting low carb goals. You may still be eating too many calories and need to adjust your meal decisions/portions.

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