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Posts: 58 Member
edited December 19 in Getting Started
Im on the keto diet and losing weight.
Is there something wrong with me?

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  • Posts: 20 Member


    Is the word "not" missing?

    If you don't want to lose weight, eat more.
  • Posts: 2,325 Member
    edited February 2019
    People can lose, maintain or gain weight on KETO.

    if you are eating at a calorie deficit you should lose weight unless there is a medical issue not being addressed.

    it doesn't matter how you eat (way of eating -WOE) in this case KETO, if eating fewer calories than your body uses consistantly over time you will lose weight.
  • Posts: 58 Member
    wilbeful wrote: »

    Is the word "not" missing?

    If you don't want to lose weight, eat more.
    Panini911 wrote: »
    People can lose, maintain or gain weight on KETO.

    if you are eating at a calorie deficit you should lose weight unless there is a medical issue not being addressed.

    it doesn't matter how you eat (way of eating -WOE) in this case KETO, if eating fewer calories than your body uses consistantly over time you will lose weight.

    Is what wird not missing?
  • Posts: 2,325 Member
    edited February 2019
    Why are you asking if there is something "wrong" with losing weight doing KETO?

    Do you log your calories and eat the recommended amount to lose weight?
    how much have you lost?
    in how much time?
    how much do you plan to lose total?
  • Posts: 58 Member
    Panini911 wrote: »
    Why are you asking if there is something "wrong" with losing weight doing KETO?

    Do you log your calories and eat the recommended amount to lose weight?
    how much have you lost?
    in how much time?
    how much do you plan to lose total?

    I lost 6lbs in five days i think that is a lot
  • Posts: 2,325 Member
    edited February 2019
    It is, but it could be part of natural water fluctuations.

    It is VERY hard to give any meaningful feedback without more information. are you weighting food and logging? how many calories are you eating daily and how does that compare to what MFP recommends?

    what rate of loss did you select in MFP and how much do you have to lose total? how tall are you?
  • Posts: 58 Member
    Im not that much over weight i wanted to lose a stone. I do have a physical job so im highly active and i IF as well i just didnt expect to lose 50% of my target in fuve days...im not complaining like
  • Posts: 2,325 Member
    edited February 2019
    Did you weigh yourself at the same time of day with similar weight clothing (or none whatever your prefer)?

    With only 14lbs (I think that's a stone) you should be aiming for 0.5lbs/week max. So yes you are losing too fast but it could be water weight fluctuations.

    Ensure you are hydrating properly and eating enough. If this continues take serious action to slow the rate of loss.

    100% ensure to eat enough daily. losing too fast can be harmful for your body.
  • Posts: 58 Member

    its water weight, not actual fat.

    I know that i just find it crazy you can lose weight at that speed eating all the foods youve been told to avoid
  • Posts: 35,719 Member
    tezzmakk wrote: »

    I know that i just find it crazy you can lose weight at that speed eating all the foods youve been told to avoid

    just means you've been listening to the wrong people in the first place if that's what you've been told! :laugh:
  • Posts: 58 Member

    just means you've been listening to the wrong people in the first place if that's what you've been told! :laugh:

    Yep
  • Posts: 8,578 Member
    tezzmakk wrote: »

    I know that i just find it crazy you can lose weight at that speed eating all the foods youve been told to avoid

    That's because it's WATER WEIGHT, not fat. Water weight fluctuations are irrelevant to losing weight from dropping body fat.
  • Posts: 993 Member

    That's because it's WATER WEIGHT, not fat. Water weight fluctuations are irrelevant to losing weight from dropping body fat.

    This. As soon as you reintroduce carbs again you'll gain it right back. Most people want to lose fat.
  • Posts: 58 Member
    Water weight is irrelevant to losing weight? Your body is two thirds water
  • Posts: 8,753 Member
    Water is good, your body likes it. It is not good to be dehydrated.
  • Posts: 993 Member
    edited February 2019
    tezzmakk wrote: »
    Water weight is irrelevant to losing weight? Your body is two thirds water

    In terms of long term weight loss I'm much more concerned about fat losses, and how that affects my health markers.
  • Posts: 58 Member
    Water is good, your body likes it. It is not good to be dehydrated.
    Its also wet
  • Posts: 8,159 Member
    tezzmakk wrote: »
    Im on the keto diet and losing weight.
    Is there something wrong with me?

    The same thing happened to me when I cut my daily carbs down to about 50 back in Oct 2014. After I lost about 50 pounds the first year the weight loss stopped and I have not regained it still eating at 3000+ calories daily.

    In my case I was going for arthritis pain management to avoid starting on risky Enbrel injections. I have had Ankylosing Spondylitis 40 years and Keto is helping me recover my lost health for over 4 years now without the need for Rx meds.

    Best of success.
  • Posts: 8,753 Member
    Are you trying to lose fat?
  • Posts: 7,885 Member
    edited February 2019
    tezzmakk wrote: »
    Are you? Thats nice. But every cell in your body is two thirds water so every time you burn a fat cell you burn two times the water so in terms of long term weight loss its quite important. Stop trying to be clever

    Not really, water weight fluctuations are easy. And no, that's not how fat loss works.

    But if you are super excited about dropping some water weight, that's cool. Makes one wonder why you claimed to be concerned/shocked by it, however.
  • Posts: 58 Member
    I am, but if i burnt all the fat i was trying to lose and retained the water you wouldnt see much diference. If i put a stone in weight on it isnt a stone of fat its about four pounds so to lose that stone youd have to burn four or five pounds of fat n the rest water
  • Posts: 8,753 Member
    That is not how it works though.
  • Posts: 58 Member
    lemurcat2 wrote: »

    Not really, water weight fluctuations are easy. And no, that's not how fat loss works.

    But if you are super excited about dropping some water weight, that's cool. Makes one wonder why you claimed to be concerned/shocked by it, however.

    Show me where i mentioned fat loss please
  • Posts: 58 Member
    That is not how it works though.

    If my natural weight is 11 stone and i go up to 12 im 12 stone in weight if i burn that off (majority water) and get bk to 11 stone how doesnt that count. Im not talking about fat im tzlking about weight
  • Posts: 7,885 Member
    Why did you ask if something was wrong with you? Water weight fluctuations are common and easy to manipulate.
  • Posts: 8,753 Member
    edited February 2019
    If weight is what you care about, then you are on the right track.

    ETA: missed a word
  • Posts: 7,885 Member
    Most people want to lose fat, but whatever floats your boat (water would do that).
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