Feeling down and not loseing

[NoelAlexan]

ok well the first 30 pounds came off in less than a month and i gained like 5 back so i got depressed and ate crap for a week well 1 week later i lost those 5 pounds so i was back to 272 and iv been in keto for like 2 days and i havent lost anything well today i ate a 6 carb breakfest and a 6 carb lunch and boom completly out of keto i think this "Net Carb" BS is a lie cause how could only 12 carbs kick me out of dark purple keto well i was mad so i went to the gym to work out and check my weight well i was 271 but after working out it said 272 so most likely the 20z of water i drank put that back on but i was loseing so quickly and now im loseing slowly should i get rid of the Atkins so called bread and just eat meat breakfest lunch and dinner like i did when i lost the 30 pounds iv been realy angry about this and depressed :mad:

[patricia52]

I see by your photos that you are quite a young man. This is an excellent chance to sit yourself down and renew your commitment, not only to your weight loss, but to your future health.
I know I sound like your Mother (and she and I are probably about the same age) but I wish I could have discovered this WOE and WOL when I was younger. I could have prevented a lot of frustration and self-image problems.
Take it from one who has been there and done that and bought the t-shirt, too. Diets don't work. Only a long-term plan that you can stick to permanently will get you looking and feeling the way you want -- for the rest of your life.
Don't get discouraged. You've already come so far. We all slow down and "stick" at certain weight points. Here on the Forum we call them stalls. Sometimes it's just your body catching up to itself.
And you're working out, too. That can mean that the fat is burning off, but the muscles are developing, and as you know muscle weighs more than fat (but looks a whole lot better).
Hang in there!
Respect.

[NoelAlexan]

well some good news i was feeling realy depressed so i went to bed for like 3 hours i havent been geting that much sleep anyway well i wake up and i had to urine realy bad so i checked my keto and boom im right back into keto well im not going to weight myself for 2 weeks and i hope that i atleast get to 265 thank u for your support :)

[bcbeauty]

even if the stick shows a trace you are in ketosis. Dark purple or light purple...it doesn't make a difference...you are in ketosis.
Generally, from what I understand, the darker the purple the more dehydrated you are. Drink up!!

[DANIELLE K]

I have a hard time losing weight i don't know what to do. I just kicked the carb bread out the door but how many carbs are you suppose to eat a day. don't give up you will get through it, just believe in yourself.

[NoelAlexan]

well i droped diet drinks and all forms of Net carb things im just eating meat for breakfest lunch and dinner but im geting a grill up at my work so i can make my own lunch and danielle k you are only suppose to have 20 carbs a day most i probly have 5 a day or less

[NoelAlexan]

Update iv lost 4 pounds since i made this thread

[MeltingFst]

Noel,
Don't forget your veggies! Vegetables are supposed to be our primary source of carbs.

The stix are very unreliable, if I test at night (like the directions say to), and I've drank all my water, the stix barely show a trace.

Continued success on this WOE.