Anyone else struggling to lose ANY weight on Keto?
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peewoddin1
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I've done it for over a month and no loss. I combined it with 18:6 fasting as well. Seems a bit strange to have NO loss at all - am I alone in this?
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Are you in a calorie deficit? How do you make sure you are? Guessing, spoons and cups or a food scale? Did you start new exercise, and what about TOM? Lots of questions.8
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Are you counting calories? IF and/or keto are only going to result in weight loss if they result in you creating a calorie deficit. The reason some people have success with keto and NOT paying attention to calories is that they find fat satiating enough that it suppresses their appetite, resulting in the creation of a calorie deficit. But if you aren't in that group (and lots of people aren't), you aren't going to lose weight.
If you are counting calories with the goal of a deficit and still aren't losing weight over a significant period of time, that likely means you aren't in a deficit and it would be worth taking a look at your logging to see what you can tighten up in terms of estimating. Your diary is closed, but if you open it you may be able to get some useful feedback there.10 -
As above, we need to know if you accurately weigh your foods to help you trouble shoot the issue.
IF and keto aren’t magic weight loss beans... You still need to be in a deficit because that’s how EVERY weight loss plan works.6 -
To add to the above by @janejellyroll, if you are one of those that doesn't necessarily feel more satiated and you're guesstimating portions, it is far easier on a Keto diet to unintentionally eat more calories than you think since Fat is 9 calories per gram, where Protein & Carbs are 4 calories per gram. So even minor variances of actual intake vs estimated intake can add up quickly.11
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Keto plus IF does not guarantee weight loss. You can, in fact, gain weight doing both combined or separately.
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As many before me stated and I found on my own I had to consume no more than 1600 to lose on keto. I have to watch calories on keto it’s so quick to add up with the fats you consume etc. after I adjusted things I saw loss.5
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tinkerbellang83 wrote: »To add to the above by @janejellyroll, if you are one of those that doesn't necessarily feel more satiated and you're guesstimating portions, it is far easier on a Keto diet to unintentionally eat more calories than you think since Fat is 9 calories per gram, where Protein & Carbs are 4 calories per gram. So even minor variances of actual intake vs estimated intake can add up quickly.
Oh yes, if you go from primarily eating carbs and protein to primarily fat, then portions will have to shrink substantially. Plus you need a calorie deficit on top, which reduces portion size even more.
Sateity of course plays a bit roll as well. If TO is one who thrives on carbs and remains hungry of fats, then keto won't be the right way of eating anyway. You can't change your genes.4 -
tinkerbellang83 wrote: »To add to the above by @janejellyroll, if you are one of those that doesn't necessarily feel more satiated and you're guesstimating portions, it is far easier on a Keto diet to unintentionally eat more calories than you think since Fat is 9 calories per gram, where Protein & Carbs are 4 calories per gram. So even minor variances of actual intake vs estimated intake can add up quickly.
Yes, I know keto would not be a good option for me as I don't find fat particularly satiating and could easily overeat on keto.
I was in a friend's keto group on facebook because I'm interested in different styles of cooking and a lot of the recipes looked yummy but extremely caloric. And don't get me started on "fat bombs" lol.5 -
I know the feeling. I have been on keto+IF for roughly seven months now and recently I kind of hit the wall too. Having said that I managed to lose 25% body weight to this point, but long gone the days when I was losing 5 pounds a week lucky if get a single pound off. But then I was fairly obese at 277 pounds. I think if this diet doesn't work there may be some miscalculation of calorie deficit on the OP's part as well as my part as it was stated by others, or keto is simple not the right kind of diet for the OP, keto is one of many strategies to lose weight. Just a suggestion, if you are comfortable with 16/8 IF, I would try to extend to a full day of fasting it might help with reducing the calories.0
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I know the feeling. I have been on keto+IF for roughly seven months now and recently I kind of hit the wall too. Having said that I managed to lose 25% body weight to this point, but long gone the days when I was losing 5 pounds a week lucky if get a single pound off. But then I was fairly obese at 277 pounds. I think if this diet doesn't work there may be some miscalculation of calorie deficit on the OP's part as well as my part as it was stated by others, or keto is simple not the right kind of diet for the OP, keto is one of many strategies to lose weight. Just a suggestion, if you are comfortable with 16/8 IF, I would try to extend to a full day of fasting it might help with reducing the calories.
Neither keto nor IF has anything to do with losing weight. Both are, as others have already pointed out a way of eating. If this works for you or not is determined by genes. So far TO has not come back, so we don't know if they like keto and see it as a way to eat 'forever' or not. Throwing IF on top of that I don't think is really that helpful10 -
In agreement with most the answers. I just don't understand why people make it so difficult on themselves with these FAD diets that have a higher long term failure rate than just normal calorie counting!?12
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nighthawk584 wrote: »In agreement with most the answers. I just don't understand why people make it so difficult on themselves with these FAD diets that have a higher long term failure rate than just normal calorie counting!?
Because keto and IF are the new magic pill and a lot of people don’t track calories using them. They lose some weight initially and then the weight loss stops and they can’t figure out why the magic stopped.
All diets work the same: eat in a calorie deficit to lose weight. Some people still don’t get that though.7 -
Dogmom1978 wrote: »nighthawk584 wrote: »In agreement with most the answers. I just don't understand why people make it so difficult on themselves with these FAD diets that have a higher long term failure rate than just normal calorie counting!?
Because keto and IF are the new magic pill and a lot of people don’t track calories using them. They lose some weight initially and then the weight loss stops and they can’t figure out why the magic stopped.
All diets work the same: eat in a calorie deficit to lose weight. Some people still don’t get that though.
+1 CICO3 -
And then, if the magic pill with unicorn decoration doesn't work people post here, and then don't come back if they don't get the answer they expect
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Well i am doing keto+IF and it did work just fine for months without focusing too much on calories. It ain't magic pill-who even said that-you have to be at least aware of your calories for this particular method, any method to work-long term- as I have come to realise. I also came back to admit I probably made a mistake to completely ignore the calories and I am working on it. What I dont understand is the seemingly total opposition to keto and IF, these are effective strategies and can work and do work for many people.And then, if the magic pill with unicorn decoration doesn't work people post here, and then don't come back if they don't get the answer they expect
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Well i am doing keto+IF and it did work just fine for months without focusing too much on calories. It ain't magic pill-who even said that-you have to be at least aware of your calories for this particular method, any method to work-long term- as I have come to realise. I also came back to admit I probably made a mistake to completely ignore the calories and I am working on it. What I dont understand is the seemingly total opposition to keto and IF, these are effective strategies and can work and do work for many people.And then, if the magic pill with unicorn decoration doesn't work people post here, and then don't come back if they don't get the answer they expect
The bolded is usually why. Some use these methods of weight loss because it's the fad now and forget that CICO is all that matters. 🤷♀️8 -
Well i am doing keto+IF and it did work just fine for months without focusing too much on calories. It ain't magic pill-who even said that-you have to be at least aware of your calories for this particular method, any method to work-long term- as I have come to realise. I also came back to admit I probably made a mistake to completely ignore the calories and I am working on it. What I dont understand is the seemingly total opposition to keto and IF, these are effective strategies and can work and do work for many people.And then, if the magic pill with unicorn decoration doesn't work people post here, and then don't come back if they don't get the answer they expect
There is no 'total opposition' to KETO and IF.
There is total opposition to "keto and IF are necessary for weight loss" and to "keto and/or IF cause weight loss regardless of calorie intake".
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Well i am doing keto+IF and it did work just fine for months without focusing too much on calories. It ain't magic pill-who even said that-you have to be at least aware of your calories for this particular method, any method to work-long term- as I have come to realise. I also came back to admit I probably made a mistake to completely ignore the calories and I am working on it. What I dont understand is the seemingly total opposition to keto and IF, these are effective strategies and can work and do work for many people.And then, if the magic pill with unicorn decoration doesn't work people post here, and then don't come back if they don't get the answer they expect
But likewise they don't work for likely a bigger number of people because they feel full on a high carb or high protein diet and fats leave them hungry, or because they feel happy and full on many small meals a day. And those are only the people who don't have a medical condition that requires them to eat throughout the day or who can't digest fats properly.
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As above, the opposition is to nonsense statements like IF burns more calories/fat for x silly reason. Or that keto is the “only” thing that works for some bizarre reason. Also, opposition to keto or IF mean you don’t have to count calories because they work regardless of deficit (definitely NOT a thing).
Weight loss is highly individual and different people will be satisfied utilizing wildly different methods. I would stab someone (probably literally) if I did OMAD or IF. I get super cranky if I go for more than 5 hrs between meals (outside of sleeping).
No one has an issue with it working for whoever it works for. The issue is the horrible “advice” that keeps getting spewed regarding it like calories don’t matter or that something IN ADDITION to counting calories is NEEDED to lose weight.7 -
Chef_Barbell wrote: »The bolded is usually why. Some use these methods of weight loss because it's the fad now and forget that CICO is all that matters. 🤷♀️
CICO is not quite all that matters. There is the critical issue of proper nutrition.
So, you might say "CICO + proper nutrition are all that matters."
Then, you could note that proper exercise is also critical to overall health.
So, you might say "CICO + proper nutrition + exercise are all that matters."
Then, you could note that mental health is also critical to overall health. Relationships are key to mental health.
So, you might say "CICO + proper nutrition + exercise + relationships are all that matters."
But, purpose is also key to overall mental health. Hey, maybe I've gotten there:
"CICO + proper nutrition + exercise + relationships + purpose are all that matters."
I'll leave the ordering to the individual.0
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