up the fat to lose the weight? Maybe?

[auntiemmy]

This morning has good and bad news in my opinion. First off, I decided to check keto stripes in the morning ( I was doing it in the evening after I been drinking water all day-duh emmy!). I am in ketosis which I am super happy about, but then I weighed myself and I gained 1lb in the past 10 days. I know that is not anything to freak out about, but that was disappointing. when I weighed myself the thrid day of induction, I had actually lost three pounds, but I have not seen that since. I have remained the same up until I weighed myself today. I kind of felt like I didn't lose weight, I was feeling a bit fat the past few days and I assumed that i probably had gained some. Do you think that if I add more fat to my diet that I will see a small decrease of weight possibly? I know that muscle weighs more than fat, so maybe it is muscle. Do you think I should try to add more butter and cream into things to up the fat a bit? I am trying to put cream in my eggs.

[adkpam]

What are your ratios now? This is where entering things into Fitday gives you a good idea.

Lots of people find 5% carbs, 30% protein, and 65% fat works well, such as myself.

Also, you only have 15 pounds to lose. You can expect to lose 10% of that on Induction, so you are actually doing quite well.

Don't be impatient, especially at this stage! The less you have to lose, the less spectacular your results will be.

[Pandora23]

There was a point where I had hit a stall and I upped my fat to 80% and started losing, I would have kept doing it but I was having a hard time keeping my cals lower.

[jjoyb]

Emmy, could it be approaching that time of month? I find that I always both FEEL fat and gain weight in the week or so before TOM, and it lasts at least into the 2nd day of TOM. Maybe that's all it is?

[Lipid]

Why are you wanting to lose weight when you are 5'9" and weigh 135?

I bet you look great right now.

[med234]

For what it's worth, I'm also 5'9" and my target is 143.
I was 136 when i got married, but I think maybe I was a bit too boney then!
med

[Mousesmom]

I'm 5'9" as well on a small frame. At 146, I still have a lot of belly fat. I'm heading towards 135 but couldn't imagine going lower than that.

Just my .02

Julie