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Hi.
I'm into week 4 of this low carb lifestyle. Started on 20gms carbs for 2 weeks, bought the books and the ketone uristicks and found my rate of ketone production was quite low, but lost almost 8lbs and BS really improved. Week 3 raised my carbs to 25gms - lost just over 1lb. Now, still at 25gms, I seem to have GAINED nearly 2lbs!! I'm eating mainly bacon, eggs, cheese, chicken, salmon, tuna, lettuce, cauliflower, nuts (macadamia - unsalted), sugar-free jelly, fresh cream and trying to drink at least 2lts per day.
Is weight gain normal at this stage?
Is there something else I should be doing?
Should I be counting calories as well?
Should I cut back on the nuts and fresh cream?
Now that my BS are reliably 7-8 should I cut back/out the meds? I take glicaprimide 4mgs and pioglitazone 45mgs.
Any help would be much appreciated as I really do want to lose this excess weight (around 6 stones) and get my BS under control and get fitter (back to swimming this week: 3 times so far.).
Thanks.
I'm into week 4 of this low carb lifestyle. Started on 20gms carbs for 2 weeks, bought the books and the ketone uristicks and found my rate of ketone production was quite low, but lost almost 8lbs and BS really improved. Week 3 raised my carbs to 25gms - lost just over 1lb. Now, still at 25gms, I seem to have GAINED nearly 2lbs!! I'm eating mainly bacon, eggs, cheese, chicken, salmon, tuna, lettuce, cauliflower, nuts (macadamia - unsalted), sugar-free jelly, fresh cream and trying to drink at least 2lts per day.
Is weight gain normal at this stage?
Is there something else I should be doing?
Should I be counting calories as well?
Should I cut back on the nuts and fresh cream?
Now that my BS are reliably 7-8 should I cut back/out the meds? I take glicaprimide 4mgs and pioglitazone 45mgs.
Any help would be much appreciated as I really do want to lose this excess weight (around 6 stones) and get my BS under control and get fitter (back to swimming this week: 3 times so far.).
Thanks.