Keto Plateau help?

rustyvicinie
rustyvicinie Posts: 63 Member
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So I started keto and the first 20ish pounds came off at nice pace and fairly consistently. I have hit a plateau however for the last several weeks. No cheating, and have been as conscious of the carbs throughout. Is this common? What can you do to reset off the plateau?

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  • Panini911
    Panini911 Posts: 2,325 Member
    edited July 2019
    has the weight not moved AT ALL in 5 full weeks?

    Are you ensuring you stay in a calorie deficit? weighing and logging food?

    how long did it take for the 20lbs to come off?

    What are your stats?
    Gender, height, starting weight, current weight, goal weight?
  • rustyvicinie
    rustyvicinie Posts: 63 Member
    Thanks. I have been logging and been keeping at or below the calorie level recommended by MFP for the most part. the 20 pounds came off in about 6 weeks. It has been 2 weeks now at a plateau. Stats are as follows Male, 6'1" 276 starting Wgt, current Wgt 254, goal weight 225-234.
  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    Patience. If you are tracking honestly, the only other answer is patience.
  • rustyvicinie
    rustyvicinie Posts: 63 Member
    Thanks, understood and can keep the course. I was just curious if this was common in keto or not.
  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    rustyvicinie wrote: »
    Thanks, understood and can keep the course. I was just curious if this was common in keto or not.

    The actual diet makes no difference whatsoever to plateaus.
  • quiltingjaine
    quiltingjaine Posts: 6,289 Member
    edited July 2019
    Hi! Just want to add my 2 cents. After I had lost the first 15# I thought I had stalled. Actually I bounced up and down by 0.2-0.4# for FOUR MONTHS and stayed the course finally making it through that 10 pound bracket. Then I was back to losing slowly, reaching my original goal (an additional 3# loss) after another 3 months. That was a little over a year ago. I’m still LCHF and periodically losing - currently down 16# below that original goal. I’m happy around 125 - my high school weight from 51 years ago! My daughter had surgery this week and I’m here taking care of her for a few weeks. Since I arrived a week ago, I have lost 4 pounds! 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️Female, 5’1”, 69 years old

    I think you’re doing great!! Stick to it!

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