Keto diet

dmemeb5
dmemeb5 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I’m doing the Keto diet and I’m in ketosis but not losing weight I’m 5days in please help I started at 153lbs but up to 155lbs I’m going the wrong way!! Carbs started at 20%but now dropped it to 5%protein25%fat70%caloric intake about1400 calories not exact. Are these better numbers? Help Please!

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  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    It's the calorie intake you have to be exact with. That, and patience. You can't lose a discernible amount of weight in five days. At 153 pounds, you're looking at a weekly weight loss of less than 1% of your body weight, and that is on average, and if you're really in a consistent, optimal, calorie deficit.
  • HellYeahItsKriss
    HellYeahItsKriss Posts: 906 Member
    edited December 2017
    You don't have a lot of weight to lose by the sounds of it.. it's going to take longer then 5 days to see the scale move.

    And you have to be exact with your calories. It's even more so important the smaller you are.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,438 MFP Moderator
    In those 5 days has anything else changed (e.g., exercise)? It seems that you are roughly tracking calories? If so, that could be the issue.
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    I'd give it more time and be more exact in your calorie counting. It is possible that you are eating more than you think: cheese, nuts and fats like butter pack a large caloric punch with very little volume that some find it easy to overeat in.

    You may just need more time too. When I had been eating very low carb for some time, and I dropped my carbs even further, I gained about 10 lbs for over 3 weeks. I felt smaller and felt good, but the scale was up. At the end of the month I had a "whoosh" and suddenly lost close to 15 lbs. Sometimes waiting it out, when you know you are not overeating, does pay off.

    Good luck.
  • Ririia
    Ririia Posts: 10 Member
    nvmomketo wrote: »
    I'd give it more time and be more exact in your calorie counting. It is possible that you are eating more than you think: cheese, nuts and fats like butter pack a large caloric punch with very little volume that some find it easy to overeat in.

    You may just need more time too. When I had been eating very low carb for some time, and I dropped my carbs even further, I gained about 10 lbs for over 3 weeks. I felt smaller and felt good, but the scale was up. At the end of the month I had a "whoosh" and suddenly lost close to 15 lbs. Sometimes waiting it out, when you know you are not overeating, does pay off.

    Good luck.

    Did the 10 lbs gain happen while you were still dieting?
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