What exactly is Keto diet ?

kinjalzaveri9
kinjalzaveri9 Posts: 13 Member
edited December 3 in Health and Weight Loss
Hello everyone I just recently started using MFP and have lost only 2 pounds in a week. Have loads to shed I am on low carb and calorie count diet . Please let me know what is the effiecient way to loose weight .

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  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    More efficient would be updating your expectations. Two pounds in a week is a big loss. How much do you have to lose?
  • kinjalzaveri9
    kinjalzaveri9 Posts: 13 Member
    I have to loose 15 pounds and I targeted to 2 pounds per week.
  • kinjalzaveri9
    kinjalzaveri9 Posts: 13 Member
    What should be updated target than ?
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    15 pounds is not much. It will come off slowly. You need to be patient.

    If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal,
    If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal,
    If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal,
    If you have 15-25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal, and
    If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal.
  • Bonny132
    Bonny132 Posts: 3,617 Member
    edited September 2016
    As someone who does keto my advice is this: The only way to loose weight and to keep it off is to find a way of eating that suits you. If not you are setting yourself up for a fail. Personally I do LCHF as it works for me, I love the food I can have. Good fats and proteins. Bacon, cheese, crispy chicken skin, avocados, fatty fish etc Other people do better on complex carbs with proteins etc.

    So ask yourself, what types of food fills you up and keeps you full for longer? That should be your starting point in finding an eating plan that suits you and your lifestyle.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    It isn't realistic to think you can lose more than 2 lbs a week when you only have 15 total to lose. As stated above aim for a half pound a week.
  • kinjalzaveri9
    kinjalzaveri9 Posts: 13 Member
    Awesome thank you guys :) this is great help .
  • kinjalzaveri9
    kinjalzaveri9 Posts: 13 Member
    I do not want to fail in this and also want to maintain my weight later . Thanx for all the advices .
  • kinjalzaveri9
    kinjalzaveri9 Posts: 13 Member
    Hello everyone I am Kinjal I have gained 15 pounds post pregnancy and I need to loose that weight and if I can would like to loose more .
  • Bonny132
    Bonny132 Posts: 3,617 Member
    Good luck on loosing it. What types of food fills you up? Rice? Meat? Pasta? Fruit? Bread? Oily fish? Nuts? Seeds? Vegetables? Cheese?
  • kinjalzaveri9
    kinjalzaveri9 Posts: 13 Member
    I like cheese , salad , rice , vegetables . Don't know if not eating rice and whole grains is effective my weight loss .
  • kinjalzaveri9
    kinjalzaveri9 Posts: 13 Member
    And I am vegetarian and a tea drinker . Trying to be healthy .
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    edited September 2016
    You can eat anything and lose weight if you stick to your calorie goal (you can even probably up your calorie goal, if you have set a too aggressive weight loss goal). Bonnie asked what kinds of foods fill you up, so that you can choose foods wisely, to make sticking to your calories easier. No foods prevent of facilitate weight loss.
  • Bonny132
    Bonny132 Posts: 3,617 Member
    As long as you stick with your calorie allowance the weight will come off, but it is easier to stick with a plan where you do not feel hungry.

    Let me illustrate: rice, pasta, potatoes love them but after an hour I am hungry again
    Instead I will have avocado, eggs, seeds etc and feel full for hours afterwards

    This is what I mean with what types of food makes you feel fuller for longer, as these are the foods you need to ensure you include in your eating plan to make it easier for yourself to loose the weight.
  • kinjalzaveri9
    kinjalzaveri9 Posts: 13 Member
    Guys I feel discouraged I feel I am putting on weight instead of loosing I am staying under calorie goal. But not loosing anything after two pounds is there something that I am doing wrong ?
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    kinjalzaveri9 wrote: »
    Guys I feel discouraged I feel I am putting on weight instead of loosing I am staying under calorie goal. But not loosing anything after two pounds is there something that I am doing wrong ?

    Can you change your diary to public, there may be errors or tweaks you can do that others will be able to spot and help you with.
  • kinjalzaveri9
    kinjalzaveri9 Posts: 13 Member
    Done its public now . Thanx
  • kinjalzaveri9
    kinjalzaveri9 Posts: 13 Member
    Other thing when is the right time to check weight . Early morning or after food ?
  • Bonny132
    Bonny132 Posts: 3,617 Member
    kinjalzaveri9 wrote: »
    Other thing when is the right time to check weight . Early morning or after food ?

    First thing in the morning, after you have been to the bathroom and before you have eaten or drunk anything.
  • kinjalzaveri9
    kinjalzaveri9 Posts: 13 Member
    Ok great thank you :)
  • ladipoet
    ladipoet Posts: 4,180 Member
    OP, I suggest you check out the main low carber daily forum group here in MFP. It's where most of us Ketophiles tend to hang out, some of which follow a vegetarian LCHF WOE:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/discussions/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group
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