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Stalled! Help Me, please

kikisf
kikisf Posts: 58 Member
edited November 2024 in Social Groups
I have suddenly stalled and gained two pounds this week despite doing nothing differently. I am 222 this week up from 220 last week. I have lost about 50lbs total. I always lose weight if I stick to my diet. it is simply a question of sticking to it. I have never stalled before. I eat 90grams of protein and 30-40 net carbs, but no more than 50 total carbs. No more than 1500 calories a day. I have kids so I move alot in the day (15k steps) plus I work out daily for an hour. I don't do artificial sweetners. No atkins bars. No alcohol and I drink a TON of water (I am breastfeeding). I am in ketosis and have not left it. What am I doing wrong? Typical day is coffee, cream, eggs and sausage for breakfast; Salad with avocado and chicken for lunch; meat and a cooked vegetable for dinner; 1oz of nuts for mid morning snack; 1 oz of cheese for midafternoon snack. I weigh everything so my portions are accurate. Should I up my calories or lower my carbs? Thanks!!!

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  • JohnnyLowCarb
    JohnnyLowCarb Posts: 418 Member
    You may need to readjust your calories and macros, that what i needed to do to break my stall BUT!!!!!!!!! I see you are breastfeeding and I dont encourage you to do anything other than ensure you are getting the proper nutrients for the baby. If that means you stall for a bit - so beit.
  • Sunny_Bunny_
    Sunny_Bunny_ Posts: 7,140 Member
    A 2 pound difference in such a short time is nothing more than water or gut contents. Not fat.
    Don't worry. It's not real weight gain.
    It happens to me on a daily basis. I'm up. I'm down. I'm up. I'm down.
  • Dragonwolf
    Dragonwolf Posts: 5,600 Member
    Also, a shift in the scale weight in a single week doesn't qualify as a stall.

    Just keep doing what you're doing.
  • Sunny_Bunny_
    Sunny_Bunny_ Posts: 7,140 Member
    Read this
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/684525/why-the-rapid-weight-loss-on-low-carb-induction-stops/p1
  • Sunny_Bunny_
    Sunny_Bunny_ Posts: 7,140 Member
    And this
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10353600/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-stall#latest
  • tcunbeliever
    tcunbeliever Posts: 8,219 Member
    I've gained 4 lbs this year, but I'm down several inches in my waist - take measurements, don't rely on just the scale, you could still be losing and just not seeing it on the scale due to a variety of factors.
  • AlexandraCarlyle
    AlexandraCarlyle Posts: 1,603 Member
    I have to agree with @Sunny_Bunny_ .
    I think - as it's summer - it's water retention. I've had a shedload of it this week. I actually, definitely know without a single shadow of a doubt that I have been eating at calorie-deficit but I woke up after a hot night's sleep to find myself "over-weight" by around 4lbs or so. The horror!
    I had a tummy like a water-filled balloon, and a distinctly uncomfortable 'bloated' feeling.

    You haven't stalled and trust me, this is our helping you.

    Telling you to not worry. ;)
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