Going to give Friday fasts a shot starting this week. Getting my gum ready . . .

brendagaudette wrote: »

I'm down 2 LBs this week, so I guess adding in a few more carbs didn't stall me at all So far I've lost 46 LBs in 24 weeks

46 lbs in 24 weeks is great, congrats

@brendagaudette I agree...46 pounds in 24 weeks is very inspiring! Congrats

Research and do be careful.

It might be good to see if @arguablysamson would weigh in on this topic.

brendagaudette wrote: »

@blambo61 and @DebSozo I will be careful.

Yesterday I had 2 eggs with cheese on toast and a bowl of popcorn cooked in coconut oil and it was about 550 calories...Wow, this made me realize that I'm already eating this amount of calories in some of my other meals anyway so I guess I'm not really changing my plan

Some days the most calories I eat a is 800...Is this even enough??? I'm losing weight so I'm guessing it is but could I be losing more if I ate more calories??? This is so confusing to me!!!

I've read of people doing up to a 1-yr fast in Jason Fungs book without ill effects except higher uric acid blood concentrations if I remember right. Although people can fast for a long time, I wouldn't go too low for long time-periods without a Drs. supervision. You WILL lose muscle eating that way for long periods of time. Intermittently, I don't think it would be a problem. Just my opinion. You will probably slow your metabolism a lot I would think if you did that all the time for a long time. IMHO.

My question is: Why? Is there a need for the change? As I recall, you have not that much to lose. What has prompted a change? And remind me of your average weekly loss? And my point in emphasizing this is to remind you that, as you progress toward maintenance, it's important to gradually up the calories and branch out a bit and normalize. Then again, maybe I don't have all the details yet.

brendagaudette wrote: »

@arguablysamson I was going to change because I'm starting to add back in more carbs and was afraid that I'm going to start gaining because of it, but I've decided not to change because once I started counting my calories I realized that Im already not getting enough...My average weekly loss is 1-2 LBs a week and I have 18 LBs more to lose...My calorie counter says I should be getting 1200 calories a day and sometimes I'm only getting half that, maybe I should start eating foods with more calories and not worry about low carb anymore?

I've got to do a video on this because that seems to be the hardest thing--fear of regaining weight. It's unjustified because you have the tools to beat it. You are losing fine. And judging by how you feel overall, if you are getting "too few" calories, then your body would be sending you signals....subtle, then sinister signals that would be progressively harder to ignore. But of course, since you are getting ready to transition into maintenance, this might be a next step. Gradually increase the amount you eat, but keep it in relation to how you feel, lose, and function. Those are always the tells.

One other tip: Remember that your actual "goal weight" should be ten lbs under your top-level goal weight. So 28 lbs down would be your true goal weight instead of 18. This begins your experimentation period.

I need to come to your house for supper

When going from LC to having carbs, I think your guaranteed to gain a lb or two. I think a person stores more glycogen outside of ketosis than when in it. If you maintain a deficit, I think you will lose again after that initial gain.

Personally, and this is just my advice, I would not add any more additional carbs for now until you can maintain your weight. If you find yourself adding, maybe you can decrease your amount by a tiny bit.

I'm no expert though Just trying to help out.