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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ianf0ster" data-source="post: 2615710" data-attributes="member: 506169">I just noticed that you seem to be asking about weight loss - which is a different subject than ketosis. Weigh loss can stall for a week or more for many reasons, particularly when you are in a calorie deficit!The problem with a calorie deficit is that if you misjudge it, your body can think you are in a period of starvation (rather than fasting) and thus reduce your metabolic rate meaning you need fewer calories when resting. This has several bad effects: feeling more weary, feeling colder, brain function less sharp because the brain is a very large user of calories. But from the weight loss aspect, a lower metabolic rate means unless you cut calories even more than your metabolism has slowed, you will lose less (or even no , weight, or worst case actually gain weight). This is why I only ever advise either Low car, or Very Low Calorie diet - not both and not a moderate calorie reduction - it has to be big enough to force the body into ketosis rather than make it think slowing metabolism is all that's required!</blockquote>

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