My fiance can't lose weight unless she does keto

Beautyofdreams

Constipation may be masking the weight loss in addition to water weight. Speaking as a former dialysis patient, have her take some Miralax. It will help her body pull fluid to ease the constipation. For overnight relief, take dulcolax. Also make sure that she is getting enough fat with the fiber to sort of grease the wheels. Too much fiber and not enough fat and fluid can lead to constipation. She may be sweating so heavily that she needs to increase fluid intake more. Hope this helps. As a dialysis patient I was limited to 4 cups fluid a day from food and drink so constipation was a very common issue.

paperpudding

Perhaps it would be better for the fiance to join MFP herself and we can answer her questions first hand.

yirara

paperpudding wrote: »

Perhaps it would be better for the fiance to join MFP herself and we can answer her questions first hand.

That's the right answer. Does SHE want to lose weight or do you want this?

rikkejohnsenrij

she drank a lot of water, ate plenty of veggies and some fruit on keto, took fiber supplements...still had horrible constipation


Is there any reason why keto would be so much more successful than a regular diet?


Why would she work out so hard with me all of last week, watch all her calories and still gain 2 lbs?

Not sure if it counts as "successful" but if she gets constipated and stomach aches, it might reduce her appetite, so she doesn't feel hungry. I know that my appetite dropped when I was suffering from heavy constipation years ago

HoneyBadger302

Keto done correctly is very hard to follow....but it's not a magic weight loss diet beyond what others here have already mentioned (water weight, initial losses), and it sounds unsustainable for your fiance.

IF she has been on it long enough (now or in the past) to know that she loses better on that diet than a traditional calorie counting diet, perhaps she should try low(er) carb rather than full keto.

For me personally, that has been the ideal diet. I do MUCH better from a satiation standpoint, which also means the "calorie creeps" are far less likely to happen. A carb heavy diet does not work for me as I get downright hangry, and little calories sneak in here and there, and unfortunately for us women, we don't generally get as much leeway as a guy would.

If she's working out the way you make it sound, and at her weight, even with a desk job, I would question if her expectations are a bit too high as well, since those calorie levels are really low for someone as tall as she is, especially if that includes her workout calories. I would expect that number more in the 1700-1900 kcal range to lose at a reasonable rate (including her workout - but that's just a guesstimate based on my own needs as someone several inches shorter and about 45 pounds lighter - I did not calculate her numbers at all).

natasor1

Some times. the lack of micronutrient like Magnesium causes this effect. Try to take 800-1400 mkg of this element before night. Choose Mg Citrate, Mg Oxalate, Mg Oxide, Mg malate, Mg taurate.