Drinking a coffee with double cream, I think I prefer it black

My weight has shot up again by 5lb since Sunday dunno what I've done wrong really disappointed.

Do people here watch what spices they use?

Some spice blends and sauces can have a surprising amount of sugar.

Sodium could cause weight gain. Did you eat a lot of salty foods?

Don't use anything like sauces only powdered spices and even then no more than a teaspoon of each.

Yeah I've been using quite a lot of salt generally. Eaten plenty of bacon which is quite salty

So it could be water retention which will dissipate over the next day or so.

A teaspoon of most pure spices has from 1 to 2 net carbs according to Low Carb Linda's chart
http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/spice_chart.html
but sometimes spices have other stuff added to bulk them up, so check labels for this.

Thanks for that, I went back down 3lb this morning. Up and down like a yo-yo!

I'm so glad I'm not in your shoes. That's a bit discouraging. I'm starting to wonder about your scale. It floats around for seemingly no reason. Maybe it's right and I just don't get it but if I'd have to bet, I'd bet that your scale is flaky.

Here is a link to a educated blogger with about your fat/lean ratio. Note how long it took her to get results. http://www.diagnosisdiet.com/ketoge...months-2-and-3/ http://www.diagnosisdiet.com/ketosis-month-4/ I suspect leaner people just take longer.

I'm sure you've heard this before but check everything you're eating. Especially sauces, processed meat and the like. Personally I found eliminating citric acid from my diet made a difference. It's things like that which may be slowing things down. That and the fact that you're 30 lbs from your goal.

ETA - How's your sleeping pattern? Nice and regular? I've had to push myself to my sleep limits these past few weeks and it's stalled my weight loss. I'm taking a day off to take a nap today.

Hi Keith ME TOO! In fact, this aft, I had my cup of freshly brewed medium roast and my little ramekin of whipped cream.

I don;t like them together.

Hope you are having a FANTASTIC DAY!!!

16lb now lost and I'm very pleased, I love ground beef and that's helping a lot!

Rockstar!!! Congrats on your progress.

Great news, Keith! Change your stats in the profile (at user CP) and proudly claim that 16 pound loss.

Interesting that you mention ground beef. After the umpteenth time looking at a paper on insulin vs blood glucose, I thought eating more hamburger might be good. I am and something's working now. Maybe it is the hamburger........