At your same spot, I tried the same.
It worked to break a stall. My stall was about 6 -8 weeks. I don't remember specifically. I did about 6 months of off-again/on-again stalls. That's normal for being so close to goal.

You need to be careful though not to let the cheat weekend 1) turn into a cheat week or 2)turn into a regular weekend ritual.
Just because it MIGHT work the one time, because our bodies do need a shake-up sometimes, I found that it did not work for me on successive attempts, like CarbNite-one night a week cheat then keto the rest of the week.
And remember that you'll have carb-flu, increased cravings after for awhile, water weight, and maybe gastric issues. If you can handle that and keep chugging on mentally unscathed, that's fine. Remember the above though, that it might not work next time or ever again.

I set myself back weeks, succumbing to the lure of a carb nite. My weight only came down the morning of the next CarbNite. And most of the time it wasn't a "new low." The yo-yo back and forth was stressful. The cravings....LORD!

In other words, don't do it if the doing is going to set you back in the long term only for a short-term result.

I've used carb re-feeds to break through a mini plateau before. I limit them to about 3-4 hours and eat whatever I want..with a few drinks in there(it's usually Friday or Saturday night) and it worked for me as long as I got right back on the horse the next morning. By Wednesday of that following week i'd be down on the scale again. You have to be able to resist the temptation to keep eating 'bad' though and that's not for everyone.

Note: I say the following because I support success, not for any other reasons. Your post reminds me of dozens (literally) of similar posts I've seen on here. It represents a fork in the road, a hard decision for most to make.

Starving yourself and dietary extremes are not the answer. They actually will make long-term success harder to achieve. You're stressing your body out and setting yourself up for a fun "recovery" period when your body actually has access to nutrients again and will repair all the damage you've done.

You had no sweets since December 4? Is this to suggest that you've only been dieting since that time? You only joined MFP in November, so it probably wasn't too much longer than that. You're 10 pounds (4.5 kg) from goal weight and not happy because your body is taking time to get there? You're starving yourself all day (no lunch or breakfast). I have done IF myself (eating one meal a day or during a 4-8 hour window), but I highly doubt you're trying to maximize that eating window based on how you described it.

Now you're going to try an egg fast? Look, eggs and butter are delicious, but you're at the wrong point to be doing crazy stuff like that. The last 10 pounds is when you should be developing long term eating habits that reflect those you'll practice in maintenance. You should be eating regularly. And eating as many meals as you plan on eating at your goal weight. For me that is 2 as I don't like eating until about noon. If you like eating more often, you should be. Your calories should be close to your calories at goal (within about 250 calories of your estimated TDEE at goal). You meals should be representative of how you plan to eat the rest of your life. Sliding into maintenance takes some time, but it also is where long-term success is built.

With some rough estimates, you should probably be aiming for at least 1,500 calories a day, of balanced foods that represent your ideal future diet. Don't skimp on the protein, you don't want to lose lean body mass.

It is better for those 10 pounds to come off in 5-6 months and to stay off than it is for them to come off in 4 weeks and leave you in worse health.

HFlippin2015 wrote: »

Well I did it. Total gain of 7 lbs! Going on a 5 day egg fast see what happens!

FitGoat for the win! You just made my heroes list.

And that is why cheats terrify me. Instead of 10 lbs to goal I'm now 17. I'm like an alcoholic deciding to get hammered to ?????? Yo yoing and waking up in a carb induced fog 6 months later with depression and self loathing is a cycle I am done with. "Hi, my name is Tom and I'm a carboholic."

I get that not everyone here is in that place.

350 lbs and morbid obesity kind of color your world a bit differently.

Keto is a lifestyle for me, not a means to a number on a scale. Patience will do for now.

Not everyone has those goals or perspective - especially here. I get that.

So, here's a few questions I ask myself - am I getting adequate protein to maintain muscle mass? How about meal spacing? Do i know what Muscle Protein Synthesis is? Have i made it work in my favor? Are my carbs still below 20 total? Are my fat grams too high? Any other foods out of whack? Dairy? 500 calorie BPC? How's my body? Fat %? Patience? Can I see 1 year out? 3? 5?

A long term perspective will quite literally save your bacon!

I ask those questions first, carefully step into the answers, and leave the carb binging for others.

YMMV

@fit_goat speaks words of wisdom. I understand the wanting to reach your goal, but do it in the healthiest way possible.

@Sunny_Bunny_ I'm amazed every time I see that picture

Pics pics pics! Here's mine, I weigh 3 lbs more in the pic on the right.

HFlippin2015 wrote: »

Its definitely not starving myself.... I have no food cravings at all...

Hunger is controlled by hormones, it isn't always an indication of whether you are eating enough.

You want to also think about body composition, what percent of your body is fat versus other lean body mass. My weight is fine, but I have more fat than I want. I don't necessarily need to lose more weight, but I would like to be more lean. That may or may not result in a lower scale weight. This is what auntstephie is talking about in the posts above.