Lchf stall

ruthlahm
ruthlahm Posts: 11 Member
edited November 16 in Health and Weight Loss
Lost 80+ in last year but stalled since November. Been lchf with less than 20 carbs total.
Yesterday ate anything, even if off plan. Did it intentionally, even though foods definitely were NOT as I remembered. Hoping high carb will reset me...not sure what else to do (never had any changes to cause stall). Thoughts...words of wisdom? Thanks

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  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    Are you in a calorie deficit?
  • leanjogreen18
    leanjogreen18 Posts: 2,492 Member
    So I'm not low carber but after 80 lb loss you calorie intake will be less. Have you adjusted your calories?
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    High carbs won't reset you - if anything you are retaining water (glycogen stores). Weight loss is about CALORIES. To stop a stall be very accurate in your logging. Do you use a digital food scale? Double check your diary selections. There is a lot of garbage in the database.

    How long have you been stalled?
  • ruthlahm
    ruthlahm Posts: 11 Member
    Calories are usually in a deficit, I'll definitely be more attentive. Thanks.
    Yuck about no on the carb reset, read it tried it...so far today trying egg fast although early...
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    edited February 2017
    ruthlahm wrote: »
    Calories are usually in a deficit, I'll definitely be more attentive. Thanks.
    Yuck about no on the carb reset, read it tried it...so far today trying egg fast although early...

    If you have been stalled since November (as in no weight loss), it sounds like you might not be in a deficit any longer.

    As you lost weight, did you ever adjust your calorie goal? As we weigh less, we need fewer calories and the goal that had us at a deficit may actually now be what will cause us to maintain.

    If you have adjusted your calorie goal, are you as careful with your logging? Sometimes when we're on plan for a while, errors can sneak into our logging.

    Edit: I took a peak at your diary. When you have things like ".17" of a cup of cheese, how are you measuring that?
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