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Type 2 No weight loss for 3 weeks

Peadair O Brionn

Well-Known Member
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451
Location
london
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Dislikes
having diabetes...... people who wear backpacks on the tube
Hi all
I’ve been on LCHF for about3 months now . Weight has come down from 18 : 10 to 16 : 5 . Now my problem is it’s stayed at 16:5 for the last 3 weeks . Still eating the same stuff . Drinking the same .
Anyone know what to do . I’ve got to get to 15:5 for my target and I don’t know what to do to get off this plateau . Any advice will be gratefully accepted
 
Have you thought about Intermittent Fasting at all? Some members have seen great results with it.
 

Some people find this happens, or you could have arrived at a point whereby what you eat is what your need to maintain your weight where it is now.

For those who find they unexpectedly plateau, it can be worth doing something different - Either mmissing a meal for a couple of days or dropping down the carbs a bit more for a few days, just to wake your metabolism up from it's apparent comfort zone.
 
Can’t really drop the carbs much more only doin about 30 grs a day . But might knock the coffee and double cream on the head for a week see what happens .
 
Guzzler said:
Have you thought about Intermittent Fasting at all? Some members have seen great results with it.
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Can’t do that fasting thing . Work in construction and it’s quite physical so fasting wouldn’t be a option I’d be starving everyday loooooooool
 
Hi @Peadair O Brionn I plateau for a couple of weeks then lose a lb or so, then plateau rinse and repeat. This has been the case since I got near my 'normal' weight. I've cut cream in coffee, and have now cut carbs at lunchtime to about 5gm. I'm going to increase exercise for a few days to see if that helps. Weight loss was so easy in the beginning ......
 
Peadair O Brionn said:
Can’t really drop the carbs much more only doin about 30 grs a day . But might knock the coffee and double cream on the head for a week see what happens .
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What about ditching the bread for a few days? Not necessarily forever, but just to try for a kick start. If you feel you couldn't do that whilst working, then maybe over the weekend would be easier? The reason I suggest the break is it must take up a goodly proportion of your 30gr?
 
Peadair O Brionn said:
Can’t do that fasting thing . Work in construction and it’s quite physical so fasting wouldn’t be a option I’d be starving everyday loooooooool
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Fasting would certainly be the thing to try if it was an option, but I hear you, it's not something I can do while working either (different reasons - in my case, I have a sit-down job and I can't think clearly when fasting!).

Personally I don't object to simple calorie restriction - it works for me, reduces my fasting blood glucose and reduces my weight. The problem is that eventually weight loss will stall as your resting metabolism reduces, but that seems to happen to everyone eventually anyway, and is the most likely explanation as to why you are no longer losing weight.

But short-term at least, fasting seems to be the most sensible method of calorie restriction in order to minimise affecting your resting metabolism, so would it be possible to squeeze it in at all? Because I can't do my job when fasting, I tried having breakfast, then lunch, so I could do my job exactly as normal, then skipping the evening meal. I found it was okay, especially if I went to bed earlier than usual after skipping the evening meal, so I may be trying it again occasionally during a working week. Also, my blood sugar seems to lower more if the food I skip is towards the end of the day rather than the start, and I can't help think that means weight loss will be better that way, too.
 
So true the beginning was great . My exercise consists of work doin about 7 to 10 thousand steps a day but that’s it got 2 arthritic knees so by weekend I’m not able to do gym . I don’t have any carbs at lunch normally a couple of eggs and 3 bacon with mushrooms and a black tea . . I normally have my carbs in the morning via 2 livlife toast and cheese . Then a couple of ryvita and cheese for supper . So looks like the coffee has to go well the cream anyway . Let’s see what happens
 
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