For those of you doing low carb high fat (keto diets)

If you weren't counting carbs, is it far to conclude you weren't counting calories from fat and protein as well?

I eat very simple and probably rather boring to most people..............

Breakfast: eggs and bacon or eggs and sausage..........coffee with unsalted kerrygold butter and coconut oil and a splash of coconut milk.

Lunch: leftovers from the previous night or salad such as grilled chicken caesar salad, no croutons and add slivered almonds.

Supper: green veggie and meat (steak and sauteed collard greens, baked chicken and green beans, broiled pork loin and cabbage or brussel sprouts).

You can google 'taste' and check out some low carb recipes, there is a yummy Moroccan lamb one!

I eat salads with nuts, olive oil, cheese and eggs, oh and avocado!

Make things like steaks with creamy sauces, tacos in lettuce, burgers without the bread etc!

Good snacks are almonds, kabana and cheese etc. each week I make either a keto cheesecake or some dark choc & almond cookies and have double cream with it, that's my breakfast! I find that the first few days in are easier if I eat a lot of food (while keeping carbs down) and don't stress about going over my daily limit-you get less carb flu and your hunger settles after a day or two. You also then don't feel like your missing out!

I eat very simple and probably rather boring to most people..............

Breakfast: eggs and bacon or eggs and sausage..........coffee with unsalted kerrygold butter and coconut oil and a splash of coconut milk.

Lunch: leftovers from the previous night or salad such as grilled chicken caesar salad, no croutons and add slivered almonds.

Supper: green veggie and meat (steak and sauteed collard greens, baked chicken and green beans, broiled pork loin and cabbage or brussel sprouts).

paleopath, do you eat cheese? I've seen alot of low carbers with mixed opinions on cheese. If im lacking in results should i cut it out?

On occasion when I can get raw milk cheese................its kind of expensive. And we do eat some different italian cheeses.

How much cheese are you eating??? Maybe cut down the amount, but don't cut it out.

Also...............you lost 18 pounds in 2 weeks??? It is common after losing that much in a short time to not lose any more.........your body has to "catch up" so to speak.

fair to conclude,I've been guesstimating....

That is 100% of the cause of your stall. It's very easy to under estimate calories in. The best thing to do before changing 10 different things is to get a good food scale and be accurate in your logging for 4-6 weeks.


But for low carb - meats, dairy and veggies.

Hard to over eat on protein, fat and vegetables...............

And 2 weeks is not a stall.

For a true plateau the rule of thumb is 30 days or at least 4 weeks without losing any pounds or inches.

I have never owned a food scale and always guestimate because I don't calorie count and I have never had an issue with eating this way and not being able to lose weight..........

Weight loss is not linear, so it will appear that at times a person isn't losing weight, but that isn't necessarily true.

One of my favorite breakfast is.
2 eggs and 9 tbs. of egg whites
3 oz. of grilled salmon, chopped
1 cup of chopped bell peppers, onion and jalapeno.

Scramble it all up together. I guess you could put in cheese but cheese and fish don't work for me.
If you don't have a scale and your guessing try this. http://www.precisionnutrition.com/fix-a-broken-diet There is a part in there showing how to use your hand to measure out your food. Surprisingly accurate.

So how much do you have to lose? A two week period with no weight loss on the scale is normal, even longer. The scale sucks, get rid of it if it makes you crazy. I think I am doing awesome (I judge by how I FEEL, not the number on the scale) and I have many weeks with no loss, but my clothes still get looser.

BTW, under-eating will not help. True story. You have no reason to under-eat unless you want to be lethargic and unhealthy. You will NOT lose weight faster in the long run. It's not a race. I love intermittent fasting too, but I don't use it to under-eat.

I hope you find a way to shift your focus from weight loss to health. Dieting is a fail, a permanent keto lifestyle based on whole foods is a win.

Edit: just found your weight. At 5'8 and 158 you are already in the healthy weight range for your height. I don't agree that you need to lose 20 pounds more, but not my business. What I can tell you is that your weight loss is going to be EXTREMELY slow because you are not over-weight. I now lose 2 pounds per month if I'm lucky and I am ecstatic about all the positive changes I see in my health and body. Have you considered strength training instead of focusing on the number on the scale?

I didnt cut out calories i researched intermittent fasting and decided to give it a try. When i eat more than 1000 calories i gain, i cant imagine i need more. Also, i wasnt looking to cut out foods, i was looking to switch up the food im eating to get better results. I do believe the last 10 or so lbs will come off slow and i am 100% fine with that. I have alot of fat on my body still, thats what i want gone.


I want to keep this diet long term, I enjoy the extra energy i have and fewer cravings. I just get discouraged with little results.

Wrong. You do need more food than 1000 calories. You do not gain fat on 1000 calories but you are most definititely destroying lean body mass and slowing your metabolic rate (which slows weight loss!!!).

You will NOT continue to have "extra energy" and your fat loss effort will stall if you persist in undereating. And you will get sick.

Throw away the scale if you are going to base all of your success on a number that says nothing about your health.

Yeah, you want "better results" than your already rapid weight loss.....

Re-read the post by AlabasterVerv. Honestly, as a ketogenic person, I get very annoyed when this lifestyle is so badly misundertood and used to promote poor health instead of ideal health.

I count calories for the most part, I don't usually go over 1,000. I'm doing 1 meal a day on this intermittent fasting, which was working for about a week, the last 8 lbs of what ive lost so far, but now im at a stand still...i just need to be patient but its hard to stick to it with little results, i wanna get back on track before christmas.

You need to re-evaluate your plan. What you're doing is not ok. You want to lose weight fast so you decided to go keto? But wanted to lose weight even faster so started intermittent fasting and dropped your intake to 1,000 calories. And now you're looking to cut out even more food? That's a problem and I'd encourage you to stop dieting and speak with your doctor.

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