Isn't that a great problem to have?
I personally have hit a point where I am struggling to lose the last of the bodyfat I hoped I would, but there have been other members that I recall reaching their goal and trying to figure out how to get the weight loss to stop. lol Isn't that thought just mind blowing? If you were in a general weight loss forum sharing concern about reaching goal so fast or wondering how to stop losing weight, can you imagine the questions you'd get?!?! Everyone would be asking how you did it, what you ate exactky every single day!
There is something that seems magical about it either with the better than expected weight loss or just overall unexpected health improvements. Let's face it, not everyone actually has the great weight loss. But, it seems like that usually happens when overall health is more fragile or has at least been challenging for a long time. So, it's a matter of perspective to recognize the gifts of the keto gods.
You've done really well though! Congrats on that! I can understand the maintenance jitters, though I am not experiencing them since I still feel too far away. lol Just think of it this way though, now you know how your body needs to be fed to reach a lower bodyfat and best health in general. Just continue to eat mostly this same way from now on and it really should just naturally maintain.
I believe keeping a healthy stable bodyweight shouldn't be that hard to do. I seems like you've found out exactly how to eat to do that for yourself.

Conratulations on such exceptional weight loss. That is truly amazing! I wish I could say that I agree, however this WOE does not seem to be working well for me. It's week 4, and I have only lost 2.5 pounds (I lost 4, but gained some back). I have not cheated, not even once! I've stayed very close to my macros, and have recently upped my sodium. I cannot figure out why my body will not take to this.
You are fortunate. I wish you much more success!

aprilsun66 wrote: »

Conratulations on such exceptional weight loss. That is truly amazing! I wish I could say that I agree, however this WOE does not seem to be working well for me. It's week 4, and I have only lost 2.5 pounds (I lost 4, but gained some back). I have not cheated, not even once! I've stayed very close to my macros, and have recently upped my sodium. I cannot figure out why my body will not take to this.
You are fortunate. I wish you much more success!

Have you kept track of anything other than what the lying liar pants scale reports? For instance, many here started this for reasons other than weight - or at least for other reasons in addition to weight - T2, HBP, neurological issues, PCOS, fibromyalgia, etc.

Four weeks is not very long. If you have been poisoning your body with junk your whole life, it may take some time for your body to adjust. There are a number of things to check like measurements of waist, hips, etc.

When you first change over, it is common for your yellow (sometimes called white) fat to be replaced with brown fat. This is a good thing. Brown fat has more mitochondria and burns fat/ketones more effectively. It is also denser, so even though you may weigh the same, you could be getting smaller.

If you have added exercise to your plan, it is common to gain muscle mass with this WOE which is also denser than fat. So again, you could be getting smaller but not lighter.

Fat is also where your body stores toxins, and trust me that much of what our society now calls "food" is filled with toxins. Just look at the ingredient lists on most products now and it is clear many of them were made in factories and never intended by nature to be ingested. As you change over to burning fat, these toxins get released into your blood to be flushed out and can slow down weight loss.

Hang in there. There are many in this group like @GaleHawkins who took longer than this to lose ANY weight. Please remember, this is not about changing everything over night. It took your whole life to get where you are now. If you can reverse it in 1/20 of that time, that seems like a success to me (i.e. if you are 40 and can be healthy in 2 years at goal weight with the proper BG, BP and other health markers).

@cstehansen
I began this journey to lose weight, however a huge benefit I have gained is an improvement in pain levels (fibromyalgia, and severe back pain), so that it and of itself is the main reason that I will continue with this WOE. My clothes are fitting a bit looser, thats another benefit. I'll admit that I'm too addicted to my scale. When it decides whether or not I'm in a good mood or a bad mood, that's when I know it needs to go!

One thing that I actually noticed just the other day is that the skin tags under my arms appear to be shrinking. I haven't been monitoring it closely at all, but I know I definitely remember them being quite a bit bigger before.

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motorcyclekopp wrote: »

One thing that I actually noticed just the other day is that the skin tags under my arms appear to be shrinking. I haven't been monitoring it closely at all, but I know I definitely remember them being quite a bit bigger before.

That's great news. Did you that having skin tags is a sign of insulin resistance? Having them go away is telling you a lot about your health improvement.

Yeah.... 3 days ago I learned that lol. Actually the only reason why I checked was because Dr. Eric Berg uploaded a video on YouTube 3 days ago about skin tags. I was very surprised to see that they have shrunk in size. I didn't even know that they could get smaller once they formed. I've thought about removing them before but never did. I wonder if they will continue to shrink??

Now I'm also kind of wondering if this will have any effect at all on polyps?? I get an ultrasound done once a year to monitor the size of polyps in my gallbladder. I'll find out in a couple months, when I go in for it next.