plateau/no Carbs/14 day cutter experiment

I'm interested.....please keep sharing your info...your experience!! I've been stuck at 181 since May 1st so REALLY hanging on your every word to see how it goes!!

Thanks!!
Stacey

i have been on a similar weightloss of no carbs. it is amazing how the weigh just starts to melt off when you hit ketosis! you wont be hungry as much and you will loss cravings. i still count calories but some dont, its pretty easy for me to stay within my allotted calorie count because im not so hungry. Good luck on this journey and keep sharing. ive been on it for two weeks and have lost 10 pounds.

A couple things just to be careful about
1. if you want to drink coffee just watch the amount because it raises insulin levels and that is what the diet is trying to control
2. be careful that you don't go back into eating the "normal" amount of carbs because you will put all the weight back on plus some. Low Carb is used as a lifestyle change not a quick fix.

1 What is a good amount of carbs? I was thinking 50. I work out in AM and I thought I would have 25 carbs post workout in my shake and 25 carbs in my morning snack. 25 carbs of oats
--it depends. I have to keep mine around 20g per day. If you're going to have more carbs, you need to make sure your calories aren't too high. You can afford a bit more calories than normal, but don't go extreme.

2 How much weight loss do I expect? I want to be 180 Monday and then be at least 175 in this experiment. Can I cut 10 lbs?????
--At 50g per day, it's hard to say. If you're close to your goal weight already, I doubt you will see huge weight loss. Maybe 1-2 lbs per week, but that's a healthy weight loss.

3 Do I count calories? I am leaning toward yes but maybe I should just open the flood gates and just track carbs?
--I already mentioned this. At a higher carb level, you may want to make sure you're not too high in calories. But since everyone is different, it's hard to tell you a precise number to aim for.

4 Do I am to get into ketotosis? Or do I just do 50 carbs per day 14 days and thats it. do I really need to pee on a stick?
--Some people can get into ketosis on that many carbs. But I've found that's not the case. If you want to be sure you're in ketosis, then yes, you'll need to "pee on a stick."

5 Any Opininions or thoughts
--Low carb is the best diet for me. It's not for everyone. Be very aware of what's in your food. There are hidden carbs everywhere. Plus, manufacturers don't have to list the carb content when a serving is less than 1g. So the nutrition facts may say zero when it's not. If you have several servings of something, those carbs can add up fast. And I would stay away from Atkins foods and any foods that claim a net carb content, as they may not be as low carb as they claim.

Also, drinking alchohol won't knock you out of ketotsis (as long as it's not a carby drink), but you will stop burning fat while your body burns off the alcohol. Since you're doing this for a two week period, I'd stay away from the alcohol. And if you can, stay away from coffee. Some people lose weight just fine with coffee on low carb diets. Some don't.

Most people will stay in ketosis until around 100g carbs. The brain needs 50g carbs per day, anything under and you should raise your protein a bit to something around 1.5g/lb. I personally try to keep mine around 50g/day on my cut days. Recognize since each gram of stored glycogen (Carb) will carry with it 3g of water. When you cut out those carbs, the water weight is lost too. Its tricked a lot of people into thinking they've lost more fat than they have. I lose around 5-7lbs depending on the week. As has been said, be wary for those secret carbs. Many meats have carbs in them through their curing process usually adding sugar. Your expected weight loss will depend on your caloric deficit, which is unknown to me. Good luck!

I try to stay at 20 g of carbs as well. It definately keeps me in ketosis. And the amount of carbs that a person needs to get into ketosis depends on the person. Make sure to drink lots of water as well. It helps to avoid any kidney stones from braking down the amount of protein that you will be eating.
Good luck. And keep sharing

I hit plateau end of march.

Think ive just broke it, taking in more water, slightly cutting carbs no where low as you, exercising more & adding weights in.

I hope you're feeling better! I just read through this entire thread and you sounded so good at the beginning and now sound like you are really feeling awful!

I attempted something similar to what you are doing last week. Restricted myself to 20 g of carbs a day and planned to do it for 2 weeks to get my body into ketosis and then planned to gradually add back some fruit and the occasional low carb pita.

I also did it for the same reason because I've been stuck on the scale for the past few weeks and I'm getting really frustrated, but when I weighed myself at the end of the first week, I was still the same!

I couldn't stick with it, I fell off the wagon and binged on carbs. I hope you have better luck with it!!