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About Weight Loss Stalls

by The Nourished Caveman
January 6, 2015
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What To Do When Weight Loss Stalls By The Nourished CavemanWhy weight loss stalls?

When you start a keto diet the first few weeks are hard but also exhilarating!

Yes, because you start losing weight really quick. Sometimes it seems almost effortless and the weight just keeps dropping.

 

I have had clients who easily lost 10 pounds in the first 2 weeks…without even keeping track of macros and calories.

 

Then suddenly seems like the honeymoon is over and the scale got stuck on one number.

 

Why is that and what does it mean when you weight loss stalls?

 

First of all, as you reduce the amount of carbohydrates you consume, your body will get rid of a lot of water that was accumulated in the tissues.

Bodybuilders know this well. When you carb-up, water weight goes up. As you restrict carbs, it easily sheds.

 

So however much water weight you are storing is going to come off easily and immediately.

 

Once you are settled into your new carb level and you keep on the keto diet, you are eventually going to start burning body fat.

The first misconception

Here we run in to the first big misconception about keto: That you do not have to count calories.

 

Guess what?! That you burn glucose or fat for energy, you still need a calorie deficit in order for the weight to come down.

So am I saying that all calories are created equal?? Absolutely not! In fact as you well know, it takes carb restriction to get in to a state of ketosis.

What I am saying is that even as a keto-adapted fat burner, you still will need some sort of calorie deficit to force your body to burn it’s own fat VS dietary fat.

 

So the first stall we encounter is the turning of that famous corner: from losing water weight to start burning body fat.

Water VS Fat in weight loss stalls

As fat is a very calorie dense substance, the weight loss ratio will be significantly slower.

 

This is the point where you might want to calculate your macros and keep an eye on the calories.

 

But again it’s not just that easy.

 

Our metabolism is a very complex machine and many other factors influence the rate at which you will be able to shed those unwanted pounds.

Going deeper

A very big player here is your hormonal balance.

 

And I am not talking just sex hormones, but especially hormones like Insulin and Leptin.

Those are the two hormones in control of how much you store VS how much you burn, and how hungry VS satisfied you feel.

 

If your insulin has been elevated because of blood sugar imbalances, that would have affected your leptin levels also. Once those two hormones become unbalanced it is easy to become insulin /leptin resistant, and from there it becomes very difficult to even shed a single pound.

 

In fact both insulin and leptin resistance are closely connected with obesity.

 

So what should you do to break those nasty weight loss stalls?

 

There are some good tools like intermittent fasting, fasting or a fat fast, which will work in most cases.

 

Working closely with your macros can also help break a stall.

 

In case you have tried those and still were not able to break a stall it probably means that your metabolism has been damaged and it needs more time and specific attention in order to heal.

 

Sometimes a stall means your thyroid is having problems and it needs some attention and healing so that you can regain a normal metabolism. Sometimes your adrenals are the ones who need support.

 

In any case do not be discouraged by a weight loss stall. Most of them can be overcome, and even when the solution seems impossible to find, a methodical nutritional approach will be able to go to the root causes and eliminate them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Comments 6

  1. kathy says:
    3 years ago

    so what do you do about a stall; i’ve eating about zip carbs; and keep my calories about 1100; about 500+ daily deficit. any suggestions?

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    • The Nourished Caveman says:
      3 years ago

      Have you tried intermittent fasting Kathy? Or a fat fast? If those do not work it means you might have some underlying issues like hormonal imbalances, adrenal fatigue or low thyroid…Sorry, it is impossible for me to tell you more without knowing your medical history…

      Reply
  2. Sarah Burnett says:
    3 years ago

    I was sitting at the same number for about 2 weeks! Eating less than 20 carbs and exercising daily. I reaaallyyy wanted to give up, but then tried intermittent fasting. I gave myself from 12-6 to get in all my calories and it’s working! The next day I was 3 pounds lighter and now it’s slowly coming off again!

    Reply
    • The Nourished Caveman says:
      3 years ago

      Yeah Sarah!!That is awesome!! Keep it up!! 😀

      Reply
  3. Nathalie Sparks says:
    3 years ago

    Explain fat fasting.

    Reply
    • The Nourished Caveman says:
      3 years ago

      Natalie I will refer you to my friend Martina’s blog for a complete guide to the fat fast: http://ketodietapp.com/Blog/post/2014/08/14/Complete-Guide-to-Fat-Fast

      Reply

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