Still In Ketosis But Not Losing Weight

These are the top 10 reasons you’re not losing weight on a low-carb diet. A great FREE printable for the fridge and an easy reminder to stay on track.

You may think you have done everything right, counting carbs, stopping your bulletproof coffee, and started intermittent fasting. But your weight loss has completely stopped. What can you do now to kickstart fat loss?

A true weight loss plateau is when you haven’t lost weight for 3 months. Otherwise, you have just settled into maintenance mode. This is actually good, because you know in the long term your keto diet is sustainable.

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Yes, stop the fake food and your low carb bars, sugar-free chocolate snacks and low carb bread. Firstly they are not real food, they are not wholesome and provide no real nutrition.

Part of the ethos of living low carb and keto is to eat real food, whole food, clean food, and food that is not manufactured, processed, or manufactured.

Too many of these bars calculate the carb content in a dubious way and some of the sugar alcohols will still raise your blood sugars. A few low carb bread brands have had their ‘Low-Carb’ claims removed as they were a complete falsification.

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So you’ve read my “top 10 reasons you’renot losing weight” – I’d love you to leave a comment below what stalled your weight loss and what you did to remedy it. What do you do when you want to kick start again?

If you are unsure how many carbs you should be eating, you need to use the macro calculator and learn how to count carbs.

Setting the wrong macros (either too high or too low) and not counting or tracking correctly is one of the biggest mistakes I see in Ditch The Carbs PRO members when they first join. You can completely change the way you eat in just 4-weeks.

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You may also like to see how to get started, use the recipe index, and get some quick resources to help you with your low-carb diet or keto diet.

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If you’re over 40 and trying to lose weight, you know that it can be a tough battle. But what if we told you that…Welcome back to the Stop Stalling series! Today, we’re going to take a look at some specific foods that may be causing your stall. These foods may be keeping you from getting ahead. The bad news is that a lot of them may be staples for you. Many of them seem keto-friendly: they’re low in net carbs and should be “safe.” In fact, they are “safe” for plenty of people. However, for some people, certain foods can cause stalls. If you're in ketosis but not losing weight and have implemented everything advised inVolume 1: Operator Error, here’s a list of the most likely suspects.

Dairy is a tricky one. First of all, it’s very energy-dense (i.e. it has a lot of calories). That means that it can be really easy to overdo. Alas, keto isn’t magical, and calories still count. Secondly, it’s often a carbohydrate bomb. A glass of milk has about ten grams. It can have more or less depending on the fat content. It can be tough to tell with yogurt: while the actual carb count is probably lower than what is listed on the label (fermentation consumes some of the carbohydrates), you can’t always tell just how many there are. This is even ignoring the fact that many yogurts contain additives, including starch-based thickeners. Finally, dairy is especially prone to “rounding down”: even though many labels say that a serving of cheese contains zero carbohydrates, chances are that a serving contains as many as 0.7 grams.

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It seems like very little, but if you eat two servings (easy to do!), it’s going to add up over time. Many people rely on dairy, and when they drop it, they start losing again.

Seeds and nuts are horrible bastards. I love nuts, especially almonds. Especially the smoked ones or the spicy ones. And nut butter? Don’t get me started. I can eat half a jar of it in one sitting. I HAVE eaten half a jar (and then some) in one sitting. Do you see where I’m going with this? If not, here’s the spoiler: I can’t keep nut butter in the house because it’s a trigger food for me. I can only buy seeds and nuts in single-serve packages, and even then it’s not advisable. Seeds and nuts are good sources of protein and fat, but they also contain carbohydrates, many of which are sugar and starch and therefore anti-ketogenic. They contain a surprising amount of carbohydrates, actually. Even macademias, which are the most keto-friendly of the bunch, contain about 3 grams in a 2-oz. serving. This wouldn’t be a problem, except that it’s really easy to overeat them. A serving is way less than you think, so all of a sudden, your snack just blew your carb count for the day. Many people find that their stalls go away when they stop eating nuts.

This one’s sad. Very sad, because sugar-free candies seem like such a great way to deal with cravings. You want a Forbidden Treat? If you can find a sugar-free version, no problem, right? Alas, that is very, very wrong. Maltitol is a sugar alcohol, so it does have zero net carbs. However, its glycemic index is 52 for syrup and 36 for powdered. It will cause an insulin response, and it will impact blood glucose. (About half of the calories in maltitol can be absorbed.) Cut the grams of maltitol in your food in half and pretend that it’s table sugar, and you’ll have a pretty good idea of why maltitol is not at all good for people trying to maintain ketosis.

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If that’s not enough of a deterrent, consider that maltitol has a laxative effect. Yes, many babes will eat a couple of sugar-free candies when the train is a little bit late leaving the station. Sometimes, this works well. Sometimes, they wind up with a bullet train that leaves without making a last call. (That’s where we get “disaster pants” and why so many women don’t trust keto farts.) Shart roulette is an even crappier game than carb chicken.

People often ask, “Why do you hate BPC?” Well, I personally hate BPC because I think coffee tastes vile and is probably the devil’s beverage. (Just kidding. Sort of.) But that’s not what you mean. You’re wondering why and KBB discourage the use of BPC and fat bombs. This is where it gets more complicated. If you are using the ketogenic diet as part of a weight loss program, you should not be going out of your way to eat or drink more calories, whether they are carb-y or not. It is NOT necessary to maintain a ketogenic ratio* for weight loss, and doing so could be a bit part of why you’re stalling.

Remember the motto “Carbs are a limit, protein is a goal, fat is a lever”? That’s what we mean: you should definitely not go above your carbs, you should definitely try to hit your protein, but you absolutely do not need to hit your fat macro. Making it a goal is going to hurt your progress. If you are stalling, try to cut back on your fat a bit. Don’t go below 50 or 60 grams a day of ingested fat (you need dietary fat to absorb certain nutrients, avoid feeling like crap, and maintain skin and hair health), but unless you’re hungry or having trouble focusing, there’s no need to ingest extra fat: your body will “eat” from its stores.

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*A ketogenic ratio is used for people who are treating neurological conditions like epilepsy with a ketogenic diet. In this case, a certain ratio of macronutrients is necessary to prevent seizures. In this case, people must make sure that they eat enough fat to supply their ketones. This type of therapeutic diet is not used for weight loss; it is used to suppress symptoms of an illness. Even if you have more ketones circulating while