CKD and not losing :(

[mrsmarie]

Hey THere!

I am 23 years old , 5'6, 121.2 pounds and supposedly 27% bf (which I dont nesicarly think is right, I will post pics!) anyways.. I have been on CKD for 7 weeks now. I started at 136 (which I think was mostly water because I was in hawaii being a baddd girl lol) I am now down to 121.2. For the last 2 weeks I havent lost anything and this week I acctually went up in weight. I dont understand. I am only have 1 cheat meal on the weekends and I keep my calories around 1400, my diet rigth now is
meal 1: 160g egg whites
1 tblsp peanut butter
1tbsp olive oil

2: 50 chicken
1 tbsp udos

3:50g ground beef
1 tblsp udos
100g celery

4: 50g chicken
1tbsp olive oil
0.5 tbsp udos

5:50g chicken
1 tbsp peanut butter
100g romaine

6: 50g ground beef
1 tbsp Olive oil


So mostly fat.. I am just so lost why Im not losing weight as I lift 5 times a week and do cardio for an hour 6 times a week.. Any critiques would help.. or anything ..
I show trace ketostix on wednesday but I drink alot of water so its diluted.
I am always feeling slightly fuzzy/dizzy at times and I blame it on the keto..

 

[Will Goes Boing]

That's weird..... seem to be doing everything right. You might want to try carb cycling instead of going straight keto. And what are you eating for your cheat meal? If it's a whole large pizza with a pint of ben and jerries and a liter of soda that could be your problem lol

I found out that a lot of people go overboard on their cheat meals, that may or may not be the case for you. But since you're doing everything right in terms of weight loss I figured that might be the culprit.

 

[RickO'Shea]

That's weird..... seem to be doing everything right. You might want to try carb cycling instead of going straight keto. And what are you eating for your cheat meal? If it's a whole large pizza with a pint of ben and jerries and a liter of soda that could be your problem lol

I found out that a lot of people go overboard on their cheat meals, that may or may not be the case for you. But since you're doing everything right in terms of weight loss I figured that might be the culprit.

Diddo. It sounds like you just hit the Homeostasis wall. I have an awesome suggestion for you. Look up Dan Dushane's book The Ultimate Diet. You might run across The Ultimate Diet 2.0 from Lyle McDonald. If you find it, READ IT. This book and it's principles is not for the faint of heart but he points out some of the pitfalls of going completely keto. It's a great read and will really help you lean out.

 

[marcu_s]

maybe u already know but ill say it anyway, the carbs should be under 30 grams.
im doing my ckd in 50%protein 45%fat and 5%carbs, 3-4 hours cardio over the week (morning walks)

and keep the sodium to a minimum.

onebreath knows a lot about ckd, u should take contact whit him

 

[Ezekiel]

maybe u already know but ill say it anyway, the carbs should be under 30 grams.
im doing my ckd in 50%protein 45%fat and 5%carbs, 3-4 hours cardio over the week (morning walks)

and keep the sodium to a minimum.

onebreath knows a lot about ckd, u should take contact whit him

I have used CKD diets for several ears to drop weight for Judo and wrestling tourny's...

Now, admittedly I'm a all or nothing kind of person so I all kept my carbs under 25gm a day.

Water is key! At least a gallon a day!

The other thing I noticed for myself was that if I did stall. I had a cheat day of 100 gm of carbs or less. That was the only time I had cheat meals.

Obviously the more energy output you have the faster you will lose as well.

Blessings,

 

[timtim]

Diddo. It sounds like you just hit the Homeostasis wall. I have an awesome suggestion for you. Look up Dan Dushane's book The Ultimate Diet. You might run across The Ultimate Diet 2.0 from Lyle McDonald. If you find it, READ IT. This book and it's principles is not for the faint of heart but he points out some of the pitfalls of going completely keto. It's a great read and will really help you lean out.

dan duchaines diet isnt for a normal person really. mcdonalds book is great though. good recommendation.

 

[musclemom]

I'm gonna toss this idea out there: I don't think you're eating enough. Your BMR is 1383. You've gone into starvation mode, and your body is hoarding calories (ergo, burning muscle).

You need to start upping your calories. A normally active person should be able to eat 500 calories over their BMR and lose. So you should be consuming about 1900 calories a day.

 

[needtogetaas]

I put this in the womans forum for you and also gave you a week free plat. Welcome to the site. Lots of woman on ef who know there shit and are ready to help you.

 

[superqt4u2nv]

I'm gonna toss this idea out there: I don't think you're eating enough. Your BMR is 1383. You've gone into starvation mode, and your body is hoarding calories (ergo, burning muscle).

You need to start upping your calories. A normally active person should be able to eat 500 calories over their BMR and lose. So you should be consuming about 1900 calories a day.

Agreed aditionally... I am wondering what your goal is exactly? As 5'6 121 is rather thin. I am the same height and my contest weight is 131 at about 7% bodyfat.

 

[Tatyana]

There are no magic combos of foods that have you lose weight. Keto/low carb diets do work better in the short term, but there is no difference with any other calorie controlled diet in the long term.

Right now you are not overweight nor overfat for your height, so eating a very low calorie diet is going to stall after a period of time, which you have done.

Weight loss is never a set thing, people often plateau. Our bodies protect themselves against losing too much weight or bodyfat as for most of our human history, fat = survival when you are living in a cave.

Low carb/keto diets are known to suppress thyroid function, and your thyroid hormones control your metabolism.

Your body can handle a more severe calorie restriction when you have more weight/bodyfat, but when you get closer to your ideal or set bodyweight, severe calorie restrictions are going to have your metabolism slow to hold onto weight (as mentioned by MuscleMom).

The idea is to continue to eat with a mild or moderate calorie restriction and to burn off the fat.

What are your goals?

Focusing on the numbers on the scale isn't always ideal as SuperQT has mentioned. I am 5'3" and I weighed 130 lbs in my current avatar, now with the muscle mass I have, I look lean and take a UK 8/US 6 at 140 lbs.