Keto and insulin resistance

Yep. My rate of loss is slower then a tortoise but it's steady. I have severe insulin resistance. I have found a few supplements that have helped this past month but mostly I just keep plowing ahead. Just stick to it.

Loss rates on a ketogenic diet, like any diet, can vary widely. Some people lose faster ans some lose nothing at all for weeks - it's like their body needed some time to heal before it let go of the fat.

I would take pictures and do measurements. That can tell a better story. In the Low Carber Daily MFP group, every week or so there will be progress pictures posted. Some do not involve a single pound of weight loss but it is obvious that they have gone done at least a size, maybe two.

A 15 lb loss since January is a good rate of loss. That's getting near 2 lbs per week. If you keep that up, you could lose eighty to a hundred pounds in a year!

Yeah 15 lbs sounds pretty good. I do keto on/off throughout the year, though I think I might start doing it longer-term because of the mental benefits. I don't eat high-carb when I'm not doing keto, but I keep things like sweet potatoes, rice, and apples in my diet. When I cut those things, I lose 4-6 lbs, mostly of water, in about 3 days. Then I'll lose 0.5-1 lb/week, depending on how much I'm eating - I don't have a lot of weight to lose, so I think this is totally reasonable for me.

Also, don't make the mistake of thinking that keto automatically means rapid weight loss. A bunch of studies have shown that, after the initial water loss associated with depleting glycogen stores, you'll lose weight at about the same rate as any other diet. BUT, it has many other benefits - most of the weight you lose will be fat; you don't lose the same amount of muscle as on a standard calorie-restricted diet, most people feel increased satiety, clearer thinking, etc. If you want to increase the rate of loss, I'd recommend adding in low-intensity exercise like long walks, or just eat a bit less (but I don't know how much you're eating to begin with).

If you have 100 lbs to lose, you've already lost 15% of that, in a bit more than a month! Just keep plugging away and the rest will follow.