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    Why didn't Keto work for me?

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    • Posts: 15,532 Member
      Christine_72 wrote: »
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      Some have the play button, other haven't.

      I always write "watch this video" when i post them now. Always hover over them if in doubt, and the play button will appear.

      I've noticed on the app the videos are not as obvious as on the website.
    • Posts: 523 Member
      I am doing Keto and I was wondering how many carbs did you eat everyday and protein in grams?
    • Posts: 307 Member
      Christine_72 wrote: »
      Testing Testing

      https://youtu.be/JVjWPclrWVY

      @ItsyBitsy246 Can you see the play button on this one? It's showing for me, I'm on a pc

      Hmmm... nope. I'm on a PC too (using Chrome on a Mac). I'll check tomorrow using one of my other computers, could be browser/platform specific. Thanks!
    • Posts: 3,380 Member
      Christine_72 wrote: »
      Testing Testing

      https://youtu.be/JVjWPclrWVY

      @ItsyBitsy246 Can you see the play button on this one? It's showing for me, I'm on a pc

      Appears as a pic on an iPhone, but if you click on it, there is a play button (although you wouldn't know that).
    • Posts: 16,049 Member
      I'm on my phone now, and no, there is no play button. I wonder how many folks have gotten confused by this and thought someone just posted a random and unhelpful picture lol
    • Posts: 5,468 Member
      edited September 2016
      sweetbug0130 wrote: »
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      This website recommended 1370 and I stuck to that. I made sure my fat was high, my carbs were low, and my protein wasn't too high. Nothing after the first week for two months.

      How did you measure your food, particularly your fats? Food scale, measuring cups/spoons, eyeballing? Edit..I see you say you weighed and measured. Measuring cups/spoons shouldn't be used, especially for fats. Scale for everything that isn't water/juice/stock/etc.

      And, choosing the correct database entries help, too. Not all are correct. Choose database entries that match the nutrition data on your food packaging. Weigh raw. Weigh cooking oils. Weigh peanut butter/butter. Weigh everything that you do not actually drink/stocks.
    • Posts: 16,049 Member
      sweetbug0130 wrote: »
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      5'2", 266, 80 lbs to lose, exercised daily with a 300-500 calorie burn, lifted weights, and I counted, measured, and weighed everything I ate. 1370 calories and 70/15/5 fat to carbs.

      I dont know if I'm misreading this, but where did the other 10% come from? Your numbers add up to 90.
    • Posts: 5,468 Member
      edited September 2016
      queenliz99 wrote: »
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      And to add, breeds make a difference too, picture a St Bernard then a Grey Hound.

      I can absolutely agree with this (vet in training.)
      The dogs may get the exact same exercise and food each day, but one may be slightly larger, weigh more and/or fidget/explore more. One may have more lean mass/fat than the other. Different heart rates. One may even eat faster, one may sleep more/less. One may put more effort into walks that the other.
    • Posts: 523 Member
      Christine_72 wrote: »
      Testing Testing

      https://youtu.be/JVjWPclrWVY

      @ItsyBitsy246 Can you see the play button on this one? It's showing for me, I'm on a pc

      ~Pretty cool video.
    • Posts: 16,049 Member
      edited September 2016
      1stplace4health wrote: »
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      ~Pretty cool video.

      I play it at random times just to listen to the catchy beat, It always get's the foot tapping and head bobbing. I just played it, and now my husband is wandering around the house whistling the tune :lol:
    • Posts: 2,745 Member
      edited September 2016
      Unless I missed it, nobody mentioned that with your powerlifting programme you would have gained water weight that may have masked some loss. I say this because water weight stalls can go on longer than you'd expect. I'm just coming out of a five week stall - I've had a deficit all that time but there's been no visible loss. The water is now dropping off fairly fast. Granted my deficit was not that big during that time, 250cal a day, but water weight combined with a slightly miscalculated deficit (partly due to the untracked reefed days) could explain the stall you saw.

      Persistence is key.
    • Posts: 2,578 Member
      cerise_noir wrote: »
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      I can absolutely agree with this (vet in training.)
      The dogs may get the exact same exercise and food each day, but one may be slightly larger, weigh more and/or fidget/explore more. One may have more lean mass/fat than the other. Different heart rates. One may even eat faster, one may sleep more/less. One may put more effort into walks that the other.

      This is how my two dogs are. They get the same amount of food but the male is larger, weighs more, and is much stronger. The female eats faster, gobbles food and sleeps more. She is softer, smaller, and weighs less and is not overweight.
    • Posts: 2,578 Member
      edited September 2016
      CattOfTheGarage wrote: »
      Unless I missed it, nobody mentioned that with your powerlifting programme you would have gained water weight that may have masked some loss. I say this because water weight stalls can go on longer than you'd expect. I'm just coming out of a five week stall - I've had a deficit all that time but there's been no visible loss. The water is now dropping off fairly fast. Granted my deficit was not that big during that time, 250cal a day, but water weight combined with a slightly miscalculated deficit (partly due to the untracked reefed days) could explain the stall you saw.

      Persistence is key.

      True. People can hold onto water in the empty fat cells for a period of time after fat loss. The body composition changes but the weight seems high because of water weight.
    • Posts: 15,532 Member
      CattOfTheGarage wrote: »
      Unless I missed it, nobody mentioned that with your powerlifting programme you would have gained water weight that may have masked some loss. I say this because water weight stalls can go on longer than you'd expect. I'm just coming out of a five week stall - I've had a deficit all that time but there's been no visible loss. The water is now dropping off fairly fast. Granted my deficit was not that big during that time, 250cal a day, but water weight combined with a slightly miscalculated deficit (partly due to the untracked reefed days) could explain the stall you saw.

      Persistence is key.

      I went through that too with lifting. It lasted for four weeks and then a whoosh drop. I had to keep reminding myself that I had a good handle on my intake, so needed to just trust the process.
    • Posts: 2,578 Member
      edited September 2016

      Queenmunchy wrote: »
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      Appears as a pic on an iPhone, but if you click on it, there is a play button (although you wouldn't know that).

      Thanks Queenmunchy! My iPhone didn't show the play button, but it worked like you said when I touched the photo.

      Edited double quote
    • Posts: 125 Member
      Christine_72 wrote: »
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      I dont know if I'm misreading this, but where did the other 10% come from? Your numbers add up to 90.

      70/25/5, typo.
    • Posts: 125 Member
      1stplace4health wrote: »
      I am doing Keto and I was wondering how many carbs did you eat everyday and protein in grams?

      I had 5% carbs and 25% protein.
    • Posts: 2,578 Member
      edited September 2016
      Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
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      It's a good video but if you measure accurately you already were aware of these issues. Basic idea is that you can't trust your eyes when trying to maintain a particular level of caloric intake.

      One reason why keto and low carb diets work for many is that they don't feel like eating and self-regulate to a deficit, which is rather handy.

      It is great not to feel hunger or cravings. The blunting of hunger was a big (pleasant) surprise to me when I first tried it.
    • Posts: 2,578 Member
      rainbowblu wrote: »
      OP,see your Dr!!! Don't be like me and try to figure this out alone, I wasted too much time with the same concerns KNOWING that I was weighing and measuring in GRAMS!!

      Turns out I had PCOS,and Insulin resistance,My hormone levels were all screwed up and my Zinc and B vitamins were extremely low. Once I corrected those issues I started losing 3lbs a week eating the EXACT same things I was eating before...this is why weight loss books/programs tell you to see your Dr.First

      Good luck,don't wait years like I did to get everything checked out.

      I'm not OP, but I've waited years also and suspect I am undiagnosed insulin resistant and should go get it checked out for sure to confirm. I hate going to doctors, but your post is very encouraging. Thanks!
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      DebSozo wrote: »
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      True. People can hold onto water in the empty fat cells for a period of time after fat loss. The body composition changes but the weight seems high because of water weight.

      http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/of-whooshes-and-squishy-fat.html/

      That seems to just be hearsay mostly.
    • Posts: 2,287 Member
      I'm not going to touch on the deficit aspect, as it's been discussed, but I want to note something about refeeds. I'm on the borderline of underweight and fairly lean, so I do have refeeds and yes I log it all. My normal carb intake is around 200 max gross, not net. When I refeed it can go as high as 400. The last refeed I did, I "gained" 7 pounds and it took five days to come off. I'm a daily weigher and know my trends, so if you weren't weighing daily and weighed after a refeed it could have easily masked a loss. I'm not saying this in a mean way, but with your stats you don't really need a refeed. Refeeds are for very specific reasons and I think your trainer was just trying to appeal to the thought of a cheat day, because that's essentially what you were doing.
    • Posts: 2,578 Member
      edited September 2016
      stevencloser wrote: »
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      http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/of-whooshes-and-squishy-fat.html/

      That seems to just be hearsay mostly.

      My theory is that the whoosh and gain or drop in water weight has to do with glycogen binding to water in the body.

      But the empty fat cells filling with water after a fat loss seems plausible. I don't know if it is heresay or not.
    • Posts: 69 Member
      I wasnt losing weight cause i forgot to add the 4tbsp of olive oil i was pouring into the pot to pan sear my fish, that adds up also the sauces were throwing me off, salt consumption kept my water up , switch up your cardio if you jogging alot try swimming or jump rope it might change things up a bit
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      nefudaboss wrote: »
      I wasnt losing weight cause i forgot to add the 4tbsp of olive oil i was pouring into the pot to pan sear my fish, that adds up also the sauces were throwing me off, salt consumption kept my water up , switch up your cardio if you jogging alot try swimming or jump rope it might change things up a bit

      Thanks. I just started back and I'm trying to watch my salt intake. I do measure everything out. I currently don't have a scale so measurements will have to do but I will do the best I can and see what happens.
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      sweetbug0130 wrote: »
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      Thanks. I just started back and I'm trying to watch my salt intake. I do measure everything out. I currently don't have a scale so measurements will have to do but I will do the best I can and see what happens.

      If you are going back to low carb, lowering your salt intake may be a bad idea. With water weight lost from low carbs comes electrolytes lost and low sodium. Keto users often need to take 3000-5000mg of sodium per day - the equivalent of two teaspoons of salt.
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      nvmomketo wrote: »
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      If you are going back to low carb, lowering your salt intake may be a bad idea. With water weight lost from low carbs comes electrolytes lost and low sodium. Keto users often need to take 3000-5000mg of sodium per day - the equivalent of two teaspoons of salt.

      Good to know. That's one thing I don't have to count :)
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      sweetbug0130 wrote: »

      No I didn't log them, my trainer told me I didn't need to...it was high carb day...no brainer

      That makes no sense to me. But please be aware most trainers have no formal education or certification in nutrition, so they can give really bad advice. If you wouldn't go to a Registered Dietician for a lifting plan, then why ask a personal trainer about diet and nutrition?
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      Maxematics wrote: »
      I'm not going to touch on the deficit aspect, as it's been discussed, but I want to note something about refeeds. I'm on the borderline of underweight and fairly lean, so I do have refeeds and yes I log it all. My normal carb intake is around 200 max gross, not net. When I refeed it can go as high as 400. The last refeed I did, I "gained" 7 pounds and it took five days to come off. I'm a daily weigher and know my trends, so if you weren't weighing daily and weighed after a refeed it could have easily masked a loss. I'm not saying this in a mean way, but with your stats you don't really need a refeed. Refeeds are for very specific reasons and I think your trainer was just trying to appeal to the thought of a cheat day, because that's essentially what you were doing.

      Really good point! I use a weight trending app now (Happy Scale--iPhone, Libra--Android) and weigh daily. I used to loathe the scale and hate my weekly weigh-in day but now the pressure's off as I can see how my weight naturally fluctuates. When I look at it with my food diary and exercise log, it makes even more sense.

      It could be a good tool for you!
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