I must not be doing this right... keto help pls!!

I wouldn't expect clothes to fit any differently until I'd lost 10-30 lbs, depending on where I was starting at. That's going to take a couple months, at least.

Tried30UserNames wrote: »

I wouldn't expect clothes to fit any differently until I'd lost 10-30 lbs, depending on where I was starting at. That's going to take a couple months, at least.

Well, 10lbs can be done in a month but 30 would be very difficult lol

LAWoman72 wrote: »

Verity1111 wrote: »

Tried30UserNames wrote: »

I wouldn't expect clothes to fit any differently until I'd lost 10-30 lbs, depending on where I was starting at. That's going to take a couple months, at least.

Well, 10lbs can be done in a month but 30 would be very difficult lol

10 lbs. could be done initially, either if the person is very very overweight or if it's water due to a keto plan. I know at I think 180-ish lbs. I lost 6 lbs. in my first two weeks pretty much any time I did VLC.

It's not fat but if it's pounds one is looking for, a drop in water can definitely happen this way during that first month.

For sure but 30 in a month is rough. Would take exercise too unless you're like 500lbs.

Tried30UserNames wrote: »

LAWoman72 wrote: »

Verity1111 wrote: »

Tried30UserNames wrote: »

I wouldn't expect clothes to fit any differently until I'd lost 10-30 lbs, depending on where I was starting at. That's going to take a couple months, at least.

Well, 10lbs can be done in a month but 30 would be very difficult lol

10 lbs. could be done initially, either if the person is very very overweight or if it's water due to a keto plan. I know at I think 180-ish lbs. I lost 6 lbs. in my first two weeks pretty much any time I did VLC.

It's not fat but if it's pounds one is looking for, a drop in water can definitely happen this way during that first month.

Yes, but if I were very overweight, 10 lbs wouldn't make a difference in clothing size.

I can tell a difference between 125 and 135 lbs in how my clothes fit, but at 200, it took about 30 lbs before I noticed anything. One week wouldn't do it at either weight.

Oh yeah, I agree.

In fact, I only started at 212...which granted was pretty darned heavy but I mean I wasn't hundreds of pounds overweight or anything...and I didn't go down a clothing size for something like 35-ish pounds, IIRC.

CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »

Rosyone wrote: »

CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »

...from what I have read/heard that if your protein is too high it can keep you from entering ketosis/kick you out of it once in. but I dont think 25% would do that.

You enter ketosis on the Stillman diet, which is an ultra-high protein diet that severely restricts both carbohydrates and fat.

hopefully you arent on that diet,which is not a good diet to be on. you need some fats and some carbs,fats are essential for hormones to function properly not to mention it restricts almost everything but protein which is not healthy,even taking a multivitamin doesnt mean it will help prevent malnutrition or other issues, and its a very low calorie diet so of course you will lose weight(dangerously so in many cases). its a load of crap is what it is. even if it puts you into ketosis,its dangerous for other reasons. also the claims it makes about detoxing,boosting metabolism and so on is a crock.

Oops, sorry, I didn't mean for it to sound like I was recommending Stillman. I'm most definitely NOT on that diet, which was blamed for triggering Karen Carpenter's anorexia and eventually killing her. I was just pointing out that restricting protein is not required for ketosis. You can eat practically nothing but protein and go into ketosis.

Rosyone wrote: »

CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »

Rosyone wrote: »

CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »

...from what I have read/heard that if your protein is too high it can keep you from entering ketosis/kick you out of it once in. but I dont think 25% would do that.

You enter ketosis on the Stillman diet, which is an ultra-high protein diet that severely restricts both carbohydrates and fat.

hopefully you arent on that diet,which is not a good diet to be on. you need some fats and some carbs,fats are essential for hormones to function properly not to mention it restricts almost everything but protein which is not healthy,even taking a multivitamin doesnt mean it will help prevent malnutrition or other issues, and its a very low calorie diet so of course you will lose weight(dangerously so in many cases). its a load of crap is what it is. even if it puts you into ketosis,its dangerous for other reasons. also the claims it makes about detoxing,boosting metabolism and so on is a crock.

Oops, sorry, I didn't mean for it to sound like I was recommending Stillman. I'm most definitely NOT on that diet, which was blamed for triggering Karen Carpenter's anorexia and eventually killing her. I was just pointing out that restricting protein is not required for ketosis. You can eat practically nothing but protein and go into ketosis.

ahh ok gotcha,yeah I read that about karen carpenter. I thought she just had an eating disorder, never knew she was following a certain diet

katiebelleck wrote: »

Ok then I'm just confused. If keto isn't better for weight loss what's the point? Can't believe bacon is healthier than apples. Also pretty sure that 1350 calories per day gives me a deficit. Will be patient and keep going. Much less coffee, much more water.

The point is that telling someone "you are overweight because you are overeating and you will lose if you eat less" is (1) making many people feel uncomfortable and (2) is boring. On the contrary, telling someone that the world/culture/drs/their grandma are evil for teaching them to eat certain foods and if they make some weird radical and hard changes all their problems will be solved, this is exciting, so they give it a try. Besides people tend to think that if something is difficult, it must be good for them. From following weird diets, to doing weird workouts to drinking nasty tasting supplements and so on.