Wed, May-19-21, 23:47
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Senior Member
Posts: 4,282
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Plan: Keto / Atkins VLC
Stats: 173/148.8/135
BF:23.9
Progress: 64%
Location: N. Calif. Sierra Nevadas
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Originally Posted by Kp33
So back on low carb it’s been a week and not losing any weight and keto strips not showing and traces. I am pretty confident I don’t take in no more than 20-25 carbs a day...drink only water......
Breakfast 4 eggs, 5 bacon, 2 sausage patties, 1 slice of zero carb ham, 2-3 pieces of cheese, butter, I make an omelette with all this according to labels this is all 8 carbs, no keto snacks, dinner is steak...wings with hot sauce chicken breast fish and the only vegetable I eat is broccoli, I’ll maybe twice since getting back in have had a small bowl of sugar free jello.
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First thing I'd advise is seriously looking at portion sizes. On keto/low carb/Atkins etc. you don't focus on counting calories like on other diets. Rather, you count carbs. However, calories DO matter, and you can stall results by eating too many calories. I would guess you are eating a larger volume of food than you need. As you become fat adapted (i.e. having a fat burning metabolism rather than a sugar driven one),your appetite will diminish. You will evolve into wanting much LESS food than before, and your hunger will be muted so you'll naturally eat less food after a time.
The better I get with this, I'm finding the less food I "need". I came from a place of eating way more than I ever needed. There is a certain amount of simple science to this....if you don't lose weight, you are taking in more food than your body needs calorically, simple as that.
I noticed you are male, so here's what my son has discovered (he's currently on keto/low carb). He finds it important to track his carbs AND overall calories. When he's not losing, he dials back the calories a bit, and with absolutely no sugar and limited food variety (mostly eggs, limited cheese, meats, and salads) the weight starts to drop again at a pretty steady clip. Doing this, he went from a high of about 290 to his current weight of 196, with an end goal of about 190. (He's 6'3"). He says he gets bored eating the same foods all the time, but it works great for him and he likes the fairly quick and consistent results so it's worth it. He never wants to be overweight again.
Last edited by CMCM : Wed, May-19-21 at 23:57.
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