Keto newbie: Weight gain with intermediate fasting

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  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
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    BeautifulHalfMermaid wrote: »
    @jayney777 what about the Atkins bars or quest bars? No?

    Do they fit your calories? Do you enjoy them? If so... Eat them. You don't have to do keto to lose weight, so you don't have to avoid those things to lose weight either.
  • jayney777
    jayney777 Posts: 4 Member
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    BeautifulHalfMermaid i dont know, i havent looked at them for a while but never ate them. I agree with livingcleanlivinglean that if it fits into your calories and you like them, eat them. I cant stick to a low carb no sugar high fat diet anymore. It is too restrictive and i find i have to increase my fat content so much to be full and then bam!, one sneaky bit of sugar or starchy carbs is like letting off a spring and then i find i put on all i lost in the two week - month and more.
    Im weird in the way that psychologically, as soon as I cut a food group out ... that is all I crave be it potatoes, bread, dairy whatever. I have tried doing Atkins /Keto (Pruvit) so many times because it worked so well once before (i lost 35kgs in 6 months and kept it off a few years) but just cant do it anymore.
    Anyway i am no expert, as i said before, i always felt bloated and heavy for the first week or two of low carb-high fat diet perhaps that is contributing to weight gain. Just trying to help brainstorm why you are experiencing weight gain. Sorry for long post.
  • BeautifulHalfMermaid
    BeautifulHalfMermaid Posts: 26 Member
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    @livingleanlivingclean Yes I like them, they are very satisfying. Im trying keto to reduce my craving for those easy reach carbs. Hopefully once I make it a habit, it won't be keto, nor a diet but conscious healthy choices at the table.
  • bweath2
    bweath2 Posts: 147 Member
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    Been keto for 2 weeks. Lost 14 lbs.
    Your calorie intake is probably too high. Not sure what your weight, lean body mass, or activity level is, but all of those can help you determine what your calorie intake should be.
    Best if you weight everything in grams on a digital scale. Guessing portion sizes doesn't work. For keto to work it can take 3 weeks for your body to transition fully. Very important to be totally consistent with carbs and protein intake. If either are too high, you won't enter ketogenis.
    Also, to reduce carbs cravings, try 2Tbls apple cider vinegar 3x/day. This worked for me in the past. Mix 8-10oz water, 2Tbl apple cider vinegar("with the mother"), 1Tbl lemon juice, and some stevia. Drink this 3x/day for 2 weeks.
    You're welcome to friend me and look at my diary. Although I am a 280 lb man, so my calorie intake will most likely be much higher than yours.
  • savedbygraceeph289
    savedbygraceeph289 Posts: 2 Member
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    I also do keto and intermittent fasting and I had a twelve day stall after losing about a pound per day for a month. I tracked all of my food the whole time and wasn't doing anything "wrong." Calories in/out certainly matters, but it's not always everything because I was at a large deficit and losing nothing. There are other factors like hormonal changes (especially for women) that have an influence on weight loss. This article is evidence based: http://www.healthline.com/nutrition/weight-loss-plateau#section8
  • savedbygraceeph289
    savedbygraceeph289 Posts: 2 Member
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    BeautifulHalfMermaid wrote: »
    @jayney777 I had the impression sugar alcohol in halo top ice cream doesn't spike blood sugar insulin. I went to the groceru store yesterday to get Quest bars as recommended but those have more sugar than the icecream and atkins bars.

    I eat Halo Top too. Peanut Butter Cup and Oatmeal Cookie are my favs! Erythritol and stevia are pretty keto safe sweeteners but be aware that not all sugar alcohols are created equal. Maltitol, which is in "sugar free" candies has a glycemic index of ~50 (table sugar is 60). I would stay away from the Atkins bars if possible. http://www.healthline.com/nutrition/are-atkins-low-carb-bars-healthy#section1

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  • BeautifulHalfMermaid
    BeautifulHalfMermaid Posts: 26 Member
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    @savedbygraceeph289 yes I love the oatmeal cookie and birthday cake. The scale is moving now. I weigh myself in the nude now, every ounce count lol. I will definitely watch out for those hidden sugars and carbs. And stay away from Atkins bars for sure!
  • ritzvin
    ritzvin Posts: 2,860 Member
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    BeautifulHalfMermaid wrote: »
    Or should I continue the remainder of the week like this?

    um, how long have you been doing this? You're not going to lose weight each and every day.

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