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05 September 2014

The scales went down a load last Sunday after a long and strenuous bike ride Saturday, but since then have plateaued for the entire week, so I'm getting somewhat impatient and anxious and need to see a drop on the scales soon. Husband's weight has also gone nowhere- actually that's a lie, he has been jumping up and down over the same 1 or 2kg but also shows no real weight loss. Considering we have both been pretty close to 100% faithful to the ketogenic diet, I want to see some better figures. I know that after a really big loss the scales often don't do much, but I'm wondering if we need to do something more. I'll give it a few more days before taking some drastic measures.

This week I've increased my activity and exercised a little most days, though hubby unfortunately doesn't show the same enthusiasm for moving, which I feel would help his weight loss no end. We are both averaging 30g net carbs, 100g protein, 75-80g fat and around 1200 calories, which for both of us is over 45% defecit, so where's the weight loss. Hopefully tomorrow will show some progress!

We booked our tickets to fly back to Australia for son's wedding early December, so now have a clear milestone to aim for and I know I'll get really impatient if we don't keep barrelling towards it. I hope to be 72kg by then, but definitely no more than 76kg, so there is no place for plateaus! 12kg in 12 weeks- I can do it! It's exactly what I have averaged so far.

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
84 kg	6.5 kg	15 kg	100%

(6 comments) Losing 0.8 kg a Week

29 August 2014

Happy with my weight loss, even though the scales will flatline for days at a time. The losses come in spurts, but overall the loss is amazing. I'm very happy with the ketogenic diet and sticking to it 100%, recording and planning all our meals. Getting in small amounts of exercise regularly and have increased our daily net carb to around 30g by increasing our veggies. Still feel hungry a lot though.

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
84.8 kg	5.7 kg	15.8 kg	Reasonably Well

(1 comment) Losing 1.5 kg a Week

22 August 2014

This week I have had to a) investigate the diet we are doing more fully, and learna lot more, and b) spend a lot of time working out exactly what we are eating and where it falls inside/ outside the guidelines. All this was necessary because both of us had plateaued- in fact, Tony took quite a jump upwards with his weight, almost immediately after a big drop. A week later and we both seem to have started dropping again, quite slowly though. Not quite sure what caused the 6-day plateau (in my case)and 7-day jump-then-return-to-the-same-place (in Tony's case) but I'm investigating a few options and making some changes.

I did the keto calculator with a number of different scenarios (20g or 35g of daily carbs, light exercise or sedentary). Then I entered absolutely everything we'd been eating into Fat Secret, and discovered that to get the weight losses we are hoping for, we were fairly consistently going a little bit over the calories. Only a little bit, though, and the total calorie intake is still very low (1200-1300) so we should still be losing weight. However, our carbs have been over 20g every day, and we are still hungry a lot (for me, it's most of the day, every day). So I'm thinking we need to increase our carb goals to 35g- that will allow us to have a lot more vegies (therefore more fibre) and maybe feel fuller. I have also read something that might suggest that weigh loss can slow if your carbs are TOO LOW, so it won't hurt to try increasing them a bit.

Back to the analysis of our eating for this week. We are usually under for our fat intake, by 10- 20g, and Tony's protein is usually fine (he is allowed more than me- male, heavier) but my protein is usually over. So I'm decreasing my protein to stay in limits, and Tony will try to decrease his too. These are our goals:

Me Fat 75g Carb 35g Protein 90g Calories 1178
Tony Fat 68g Carb 35g Protein 130g Calories 1274

Other reasons I have read that might cause a plateau, or things that can restart weight loss, that I will be investigating:

1. Hormonal fluctuations (for me only, of course- not much I can do but be patient and wait to see if losses improve.

2. Sleep deprivation/ stress- can't hurt to try to get more sleep, and it might help me to get some exercise in. Stress I am doing about as much as I can to keep this in control.

3. Exercise- especially short, intense interval training. Going to try this- better than being sedentary as I have been.

4. Intermittent fasting. I'm keeping this one in mind but not going to try it yet, as we only plateaued for a short time and seem to be started again. It's meant to kick-start weight loss sometimes.

5. Impatience- and I need to keep in mind that weight loss can come in spurts.

I am also going to try to drink more to see if it helps the constant hunger. And we are trying to keep up our electrolytes (esp sodium) as we were both getting cramps.

So I have a lot to work on this week, including once again planning all our food down to the letter, and entering it all in Fat Secret so a) I can ensure we are eating exactly the right thing, and b) I can keep an accurate record to look back on and analyse if need be.

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
86.3 kg	4.2 kg	17.3 kg	Reasonably Well

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18 August 2014

Bought roast duck for lunch and had duck and salad at home rather than staying in Ipoh for lunch.

We had dinner at a restaurant in Ipoh, a birthday party, but just ate the mixed vegetables and the plain meat dishes (all of which had sauces of unknown origin). Still, it felt like we did OK, and we both resisted a tiny taste of the birthday cake.

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15 August 2014

Have just started tracking every food on Fat Secret so I can keep an eye on the total carbs we are eating, because we really want to keep our weight losses up. Keeping the carb count undcer 20g per day, and will try to keep it that low for some time yet.

Exercise is still sporadic- I need to sort out a routine to ensure that I exercise regularly, as I'm sure that it will speed up weight loss, regardless of the diet I'm on (while proponents claim it's not necessary on ketogenic diet, burning more calories has to help).

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
87 kg	3.5 kg	18 kg	100%

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