Ketogenic Diet - Need Advice

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  • Athena98501
    Athena98501 Posts: 716 Member
    I eat around 1250 in calories a day... so no, I am not eating too much. There is a deficit. I do not drink either, at all.

    I track everything I eat, and usually have a deficit of 300-400 cals a day.

    I do not get to exercise as much as I would like (aside from chasing kids around), but I have not been cleared by my DR to do so yet because my 5 week old was delivered by emergency c-section, and I am still recovering.

    From this info, I gather that you believe your TDEE is in the 1600s? Where did you get this figure? That's more likely the neighborhood of your BMR. I would suggest you calculate both, and take your deficit from your TDEE.
  • mungowungo
    mungowungo Posts: 327 Member
    Google "Weight loss isn't linear". There are lots of articles that should reassure you that it is perfectly normal to have fluctuations and plateaus while you lose weight.
  • LoveSanrio
    LoveSanrio Posts: 36
    I have not started my period again just yet, so hormones could be an issue. I will just stick to what I am doing, up my water, and keep the faith!

    Also, I was already eating Keto while I was pregnant. They recommended a higher carb intake, but it just wasn't working. My BGL was still high, so I lowered my carbs. In the end I still had to go on Metformin at night, but I did avoid the insulin. They would find ketones in my urine whenever I went to the dr, and just told me to up my water intake. In the end I had a very healthy 6 pound little girl, which is pretty awesome for having Gestational Diabetes.
  • tatiianag13
    tatiianag13 Posts: 76 Member
    Losing weight isn't linear, unfortunately. Not for women anyway. We were meant to survive and keep our children alive, even through periods of want, so our metabolisms are more variable then male metabolisms. Sometimes folks who are on low-carb or ketogenic diets think their plan is more magical than others. It isn't. It may be the one that works best for you, but after personal experience and reading lots and lots of blogs/weight loss diaries, I can say: folks on every diet have ebbs and flows, good times and plateaus. But I also second the commenter who said a few weeks isn't even quite a plateau. So take a deep breath and have a bit more patience with yourself.

    I also think you are overlooking a few things: A c-section may be routine, but it is surgery. Second, stress and lack of sleep can impede weight loss--not stop, but slow it down. With a lot of other kids + the newborn, I assume both of these things are true. Give your body a bit of a break. Let it recover before you go expecting too much from it. Its been through a lot.

    You are on your way, so don't get discouraged.

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