Losing weight, but body fat increasing

You've had some solid advice already.

Those scales can be out by +/- 8% so don't pay too much attention to those. Track weight and measurement consistently (same time of week/day etc.) and it'll tell you a lot of what you need to know.

Not losing muscle while you loose weight should be a priority for anyone and the only way to make sure you don't loose too much is a small deficit (don't excessively under eat), slow gradual weight loss, eating high protein and strength training.

I hope your logging is really inaccurate. If not, well...

You need to eat more. The amount you are eating is not enough to get adequate nutrition and over time will start to cause things like hair loss/brittle nails/other signs of malnutrition.
Also having to large of a deficit will result in lean body mass loss as well as fat. Your lean body mass consists of bones, muscle, organs and well anything that isn't fat. Your body can only burn so many calories from fat a day (if I remember it's like 30 calories per lb of body fat). After that point your body has to start using it's lean body mass for fuel. This will result in weight loss (typically more than the 1% of Bodyweight or 2 lb per week loss recommendations), but body fat % staying the same or getting higher.

If you want to burn mostly fat:

• Pick a reasonable rate of loss and eat your calories *
• Eat a decent amount of protein (typical recommendation is 0.8 grams per pound body weight)
• Do strength training of some sort

Reasonable rates of loss:

• No more than 1% of your body weight per week (1.8 lbs based on what you said your current weight is)
• 0.5 lbs loss per week if you have less than 25 lbs to lose
• 1 lb per week if you you have 25-50 lbs to lose
• 1.5 lb per week if you have 50-75 lbs to lose
• 2 lb per week if you have 75 + lbs to lose

I also recommend using a food scale to weigh out your portion sizes. This will provide more accurate of account of the calories you are consuming.

quiksylver296 wrote: »

BBC1986 wrote: »

TR0berts wrote: »

BBC1986 wrote: »

I have a scale that does it

No, it doesn't. Seriously - those things literally don't work.

Really? I was told its very accurate...I hope its not, I feel like I'm working towards nothing

There's no way a scale can determine your percentage of body fat. I've lost fat, and put on some muscle. Photos prove it. My scale says I have a higher body fat now. BS.


You tell me. Is my scale right, or am I right?

Great series of shots showing your progress. Should be a model approach to record success. And I agree, body fat scales are a marketing gimmick.

I agree with the posters that tell you to eat more if your diary is accurate. I'm the same height and a higher weight (5'2", 192ish) -- and even if I do nearly nothing all day, I can lose (albiet slowly) at 1200 calories per day. (I would go nuts, though, so I do moderate exercise five days a week so that I can eat between 1700 to 1900 per day while losing.)

There's no reason for you to be eating that low, even on a ketogenic diet. It's not good for your long-term health, even if you feel okay in the short term.

BBC1986 wrote: »

It makes me not hungry, and I am full of energy and feel great.

Doesn't change the fact that your not eating enough to meet nutritional needs. You haven't been doing it long, but keep this in mind the side effects of malnutrition often don't show up until the damage is done (some of which can not be reversed).