I have lost 15kg since March 6th on low carb. But it's slowing down. this month only 2kg

35# in about 4 months. Very effective at reducing hunger.

Trust me, I've done the lot. Weight watchers. Slimming world. 5:2. You name it. Nothing has kept the weight off other than going low carb, high fat. Back in Jan 2014 I was 176lbs for my 5'9 frame. Within 4 months I was 150lbs. Went on a holiday, ate well, in a new relationship crept up by 3-5lbs then came another holiday and Christmas. Come January 18th this year I was 166lbs again. Read a book called "the plan" and 20 days later I was back to 154lbs. Basically a series of food tests. That's when I noticed my body reacting to bread. Took it a step further and got myself a spiralizer to have vegetable "pasta" instead of starchy pasta. Cooked all my meals from scratch. Watched my sugar intake and loved cooking using butter and olive and coconut oil. Using all the full fat products and occasionally having things like sweet potato. Et voilà!! 145lbs! Aim was 140-145 so I'm right on track. Lowest weight in about 7 years and all because I've listened to my body and revolutionised how and what I eat. I'm fuller for longer. Snack regularly. Have more energy and clothes are starting to be my friends again.

SnowFlinga wrote: »

Technically I'm actually doing keto. I've lost 35 lbs. in 12 weeks using my simplified version of the keto diet (and doing very little exercise). Ping me if you're interested.

I do not know how to friend anybody or do anything on here as I am new to this site, but I'm wondering if you can help me please. I am on day 5 of this keto diet and everyday when I fill in my diary my saturated fats are too high my cholesterol is too high and other things are off. I'm not falling in where I'm supposed to and I don't know why. I set my macros to 5% carbs 20% protein and 75% fats with a calorie intake of 1360. I've only h ad breakfast and lunch and my cholesterol is at -41g and my saturated fat is at 5g. My vitamin C and vitamin A are both super high (guessing from supplements) yet my sodium and potassium are both very low. Can you tell me what I'm doing wrong? I'm staying good with my macros though.

Awesome!

Been on keto for just over a year now (it was a year on 09/01/2015), have successfully eliminated 115 pounds. sorry, I don't know what the kilograms for that is. Have roughly 40 - 50 more pounds to go.

Don't use percentages for your macros, use grams. Start with 50 grams of carbs, 100 grams of protein, and the rest in fat. Then work your way down on carbs and protein until ketosis sets in.

jrussell313 wrote: »

Don't use percentages for your macros, use grams. Start with 50 grams of carbs, 100 grams of protein, and the rest in fat. Then work your way down on carbs and protein until ketosis sets in.

These are the same numbers I am using for my goals. The 50g fat / 100g protein / XXXg make up fat mantra is easy to remember. I find that on days when I DO get close to this I have eaten plenty of fatty meat and controlled the carbs. On these good days my fat intake is somewhere between 65%-70% of total calories. Also I find that I have heaps of energy on these "fatty" days and I seem to need less sleep.