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Just keep going and it’ll happen.
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Hang in there!
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I ran across a video the other day taking about something called the “woosh effect” which may be the culprit with you being so early into the ketogenic way of eating. Do a search for it - there are a number of them I discovered that offer some good insight. Hope this helps!
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jujiplanet Thanks! I will read now! 😊
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jhogan9600 Thank you, I hope so. 😬
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linda. rossitto Thanks for the support 😊
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Why MCT oil?
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I'm still so new at this and still learning, but from what I can gather, some people have a lot of success eating more carbs every third day. I think the official term is called "Carb Cycling"? Evidently, you have to trick your body some more to keep burning fat for fuel. You can look it up! Something else, I think if you're making your calorie goal which is with the weight loss range, you'll lose lbs by default but it will be slower....I think. Pound some cucumber water over the next few days and see if you can shed a few pounds to give you a little feel good feeling.
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If you are working out depending on the intensity, you may need to up protein a bit on those days. You may also want to try a day of fasting or intermittent fasting. Are you keeping your carbs under 20g? Be sure to check for any hidden carbs in anything you're eating too. Everyone is different but generally you should drop a lot of water weight that first week and then you will slow down to more 1-2 lbs a week.
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Lisarose It’s a medium triglyceride oil that basically bypasses absorption and goes straight to the intestinal track and liver. It will help with gettin enough fat without actually having to eat all the other fats that are geared towards being absorbed more.
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Corrina Thanks, what I don’t get is if I am staying under 1770 calories a day to lose 1 pound a week, I’m still not losing really. I have been at 177.2 for 4 days. I don’t eat all the bacon and heavy dairy. Just the good oils and some cheese. I just feel like people can eat all the saturated fat and lose better and they may not be counting calories ya know. I’m also wondering if my blood pressure and low dose thyroid medication is preventing weight loss too. I wouldn’t think so, but I can’t find anything anywhere about it being a preventer. I had blood work done yesterday so that will at least tell me where I’m at. I’m in Ketosis too!
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jujiplanet I looked into it and yes, this could be happening to me. I will just continue and cross my fingers I wake up and it’s a couple down 😊
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dshean87 I am definitely under 20g carbs and logging everything. When I did Atkins years ago, I didn’t track calories and I just ate bacon , eggs ,cheese ,chicken etc, and lost 30 lbs. I’m 38 and I just don’t get why I can’t shed. I have a lot of muscle mass, but that can’t be preventing anything. I also don’t take any supplements.
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dshean87 oh and I do Hiit (high intensity interval training) 6 days a week, which I burn around 400 calories for 40 min. I would think if I’m in Ketosis and burning fat, I should be burning that off in my workouts.
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I’m 56 and lightly active and CM gives me a little over 1800 calories per day. If you’re doing that much HIIT and only eating 1770 calories per day at your age, I suspect that’s the problem. I would tweak my calories up 50 or 100 for a week and see what happens. If you’ve only been stuck for a few days, then I wouldn’t do anything except add intermittent fasting if you don’t already. Now, after saying all of that I guess I should mention that I’m a guy.
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So I’ve lost 120 pounds on keto and I can pass on what makes me stall.
High intensity workouts stall my weight loss. High intensity workouts cause my liver to produce glucose which stops my fat burning mode.
I lose weight easier with low intensity workouts because it keeps me in fat burning mode.
When I do high-intensity workouts I make sure to have a low intensity stationary bike ride in the afternoon.
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Meljuarez313 I agree with the other replier. I did a lot of heavy weight strength training and HIIT and hardly lost any pounds. As soon as I switch to steady-state/moderate and less intense weight training exercise, the weight started coming off!
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Britgrl I just love my Hiit that I do now. It’s so great, that really sucks if it’s going to stall me.
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Withrow Urban Homestead I’m just going to be so sad if this is the case. My heart rate monitor says I’m in fat burning mode for most of my workouts so my heart rate sticks around 127 - 133. I’m not in a full cardio mode. I’m just don’t want to give up this training I do. It’s so rewarding. I guess I’m really stuck if I can’t lose because of the workout I do.
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You could try doing the lower intense workouts for a week and see how your body responds and go from there. Doesn't mean you'll be permanently giving it up. If you see results that way, then try doing the HIIT only twice a week and lower intensity the other days for example. If anything I have learned that you need to give you body time to adapt. I am 4 weeks into keto and am just now feeling like my body has adapted to the fat burning process. I finally feel like I could add in some workouts so I will likely take it slow and easy.
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Lisarose
it’s an easy way to add more fats and not the protein and carbs to get you to your goal
