I am sorry you are having a frustrating time. The weight loss for me has been very slow other then initial water loss at the beginning, which may also have been because I was restricting my calories to an obscenely low amount. I do not recommend that. I was eating about 700-800 a day. BAD idea.

Anyway, have you tried adjusting your macros? Calories? Even 100 calories less a day would still put you at 1900, even on LCHF you need a little bit of a deficit. I am 5'10" and 208 and eat roughly 1360 (I may need more than that, I am learning). If I ate at 2000 a day, I would gain at this point as my body wouldn't know what to do. But that is just me.

This is also a big big change for our bodies, yours may just still be adjusting. I guess what I am trying to say is to keep with it, make some adjustments, try and find what works for you. Focus on the fact that you DO have more energy and do feel better. And that you CAN do this!!!

@FIT_Goat‌ thank you...I was trying. ....but it just didn't sound as good. Yay for science!

Oh no, I feel your pain! I, too, fear the scale and have felt very frustrated. I'm losing, but at a snails pace. Someone, I forget who, gave me the best advice-Just breathe and trust the process. She told me to commit to this lifestyle for at least 3 months, sometimes it just takes that long for our bodies to adjust. It's so easy to compare ourselves, I do it too. You're feeling better and you're in ketosis...try to focus on that. Is you're food diary open for viewing? Maybe eat fewer calories?? Idk, I'm no "pro" at this but I know you're not the only one. I think we more mature women (I'm 55) just need to be more patient. Hang in there!

I'm right there with you. I weigh and measure everything, log honestly-try to scan most things in or at least confirm the nutrition info on MFP if I use that, have cut out all except perhaps 1 glass of wine or drink a week (in no carb mixer). Carbs are except on very rare occasion (maybe 1-2 times in 8 weeks) less than 25 net. Don't use artificial sweeteners. I went through and survived the Keto flu. Show mild to moderate ketosis on pee strips always. Have lost very little on the scale and about an inch at waist, no where else; clothes really not fitting differently. Am not hungry but am definitely frustrated. See the thread for women over 50-alot of non judgement/non critical support there. I'm sticking with it another month or two and will reevaluate. Hang in there.

I firmly believe that not all eating programs work for everyone. Personally, I used to SWEAR by Weight Watchers. I was an on again/off again member for over 20 years. And I was ALWAYS hungry. It worked when I stuck to it, but I was always hungry. I would pooh-pooh the friends I had who told me about this way of eating. You could not convince me that a diet that let you eat bacon and butter but restricted apples was anything even remotely healthy. And even now I still struggle with that way of thinking.

The last time I visited my health care provider I was in tears. I was 54 years old, heavier than I have EVER been in my life and scared half to death of ending up like folks I saw in her waiting room who could not walk without a cane and had to lug around tanks of oxygen just to be able to breathe. She was very compassionate and recommended a low carb eating plan. I took it and tried it. It sparked me to read more on the subject and study some of the science behind it. It WORKS. For me at least. I don't believe there is
a single plan that will work for everyone. I do believe each of our bodies will process nutrition differently and that all of the research and studies can only be accepted in general terms because no 2 bodies are exactly alike. We each have to find what works for our own body. And this works for me. I've lost 53 pounds in 5 months.

That being said, using the stats you provided and assuming light activity for your exercise I ran your data on the keto calculator and for a 20% deficit your macros came up at 1601 calories, 20 grams carbs, 90 grams protein (I selected 90 as from what I've read too much protein can be as detrimental as too many carbs), and 129 grams fat. Your ratios with this are 5% carbs, 22% protein, 129% fat. Since your diary is not open for public viewing it is impossible to comment any further than this. Maybe you should go back to the calculator and refigure your macros. If the figures I came up with are close to accurate for you and you are taking in around 2000 cal a day the 400 cal difference could add up to almost a pound a week sitting in limbo using the calories in/calories out approach to thought. Could be worth recalculating and tweaking it a bit - it's all just one big chemistry experiment and may take a few tries until you find the right combination for you.

Don't give up. Wishing you the best in your quest.

I know the fat can be scary, it goes so far in the opposite direction of everything we have ever been taught. Relax, or as the book title reads...Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway! One thing is certain, nothing will change if you don't try something new. Wishing you the best of luck!

Annie Boom Boom -- there is a wonderful discussion thread called 55-65 Womens Success that might be a good fit for you. They arent low carbers necessarily, but they are all women our age who know that weight loss may not come as easily to us as it does to others, but who remain positive and supportive.

annieboomboom wrote: »

I do drink wine.

How much wine?

annieboomboom wrote: »

I am and have been in Ketosis almost the entire time.

How are you measuring this?

GingerGale has some good advice I think. I find I have to count calories to lose weight and 2,000 sounds like a lot. I'm more like 1300 - 1500 although I am a few inches shorter than you. 1600 sounds reasonable.

I also like to drink wine and after extensive research (!) with the scales and ketostix have discovered that wine once a week has no effect on my weight loss, twice a week and it's slows slightly, any more than twice and it stops.

I don't think I'm friends with any of you struggling, but I would generally ask the following questions regarding diary/eating:

Are you keeping a decent balance of macros in each meal? I.E. Not eating all/most of your carbs in one setting?

Have you ditched all artificial sweeteners (at least temporarily)?

Are you eating ENOUGH calories (typical restrictions don't always fit, depending on underlying health concerns)?

Are you getting enough water (over 100 oz, flat, more if you're over 200 pounds), sodium, magnesium, and potassium?

Are you upping your fats enough (fats should be the largest % of your calorie consumption)?

Are you tracking close enough to make sure that you aren't getting hidden carbs?

Are you sitting on your butt during adaption? This is pretty much necessary as your body's engine switches gears to NOT WORKOUT at least at first.

Are you drinking alcohol? (Body processes this BEFORE anything else, so it can delay the processes - or kick you out of fat burning modes.)

Are you taking any supplements that make you gain weight or interfere with dietary digestion/metabolism?

Are you taking pictures and measuring? Sometimes the scale will sit like a lump while you lose a pant's size. (or in my case, look like a heart patient's EKG readout in the middle of an episode)...

Off the very top of my head, these are the things I can think of I would normally look for in your food/habits.