Hi, in the past I've used sweeteners because o can't have sugar but I've never lost weight when using them but that could just be me. That was only in tea and coffee no in any food. But last year just stopped as friends around me said they also had problems dropping weight using sweeteners.

I am weighing in tomorrow at the end of my first week so fingers crossed the scale moves.

I would say when I started I realised that measuring and recording has shown up some errors on my part. Too many nuts when snacking. Finishing kids meals off and generally too much healthy food is still too many calories in

Here are a few tips for your first few weeks that I wish I'd had...

1. Weigh and measure everything that comes within 1 foot of your mouth, or you may systematically underestimate what you're consuming.

2.. No snacking and no sweets, if you're aiming to eliminate carb cravings and mindless calories.

3. Don't trust your scale. It's not your friend.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10415166/scale-why-should-i-dump-thee-let-me-count-the-ways

4. Unless you have a salt licks everywhere you spend time, you almost certainly will need to increase your sodium and fluids intake.

5. Learn all about keto right away.

Keto diets are different animals. There's a a wide range of individual differences in how people respond - try to figure out your own strengths and vulnerabilities, and expect that your own responses will change over time.

6. Here's the LCD group's great collection of resources (for beginners and everyone else).

Look for the sticky thread, "START HERE! The LCD Launch Pad"
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10103966/start-here-the-lcd-launch-pad