I started what I call a “covid diet” to lose weight for safety’s sake on 31 July.
I have eaten 1200-1250 calories since that date. I also do 80 press ups, 90 situps, 200 5kg bicep curls a day, and the odd 6km exercise bike ride.
I lost 600grams a week for the first 5 weeks, hence 3kg and then my metabolism slowed to this almost starving intake and I stopped losing any weight. For the last 2 and a half weeks I have plateaued even though I continued to exercise and starve myself.
I am at a loss to know what to do as I can’t eat any less and get dizzy from anymore exercise, except try a keto diet for a month and see if that works.
Has anyone any experience of this? I’ve ordered a comprehensive book on the matter but that arrives next week.
I don’t know how tall you are and your weight. However, 1200 calories would be appropriate for a small woman.
Keto works but so does a normal diet. Overeating is still overeating and eating lots of food on keto will still make you fat.
Losing weight is as easy as caloric deficit but making your body looks good requires tracking macronutrients.
For example, I am a 180 pound man and my basal metabolic rate is 1700 calories. That is the proper amount that I eat to maintain my weight. Most people falsely believe 2000 calories is standard. That is standard for a higher metabolism and also 5’9 white or black male.
I am Male, 168cm tall (5ft 6) and now weigh 75.3 kg.
I am trying to get to 71kg.
I have a calorific deficit when I exercise and eat 1200 calories, so why am I not continuing to lose weight unless my metabolism slowed by meds has stabilised at that weight?
Your caloric intake is likely not 1200 calories. Most people underestimate how much they eat. I am very certain an actual 1200 caloric intake would result in weight loss. However 165 pounds isn’t really that heavy for a man your height. I am same but I have a lot of muscle in me. You can try eating 1600 calories and exercise more by lifting weights and running. I think that would be a good way to change your body composition into more muscle and look better.
Yes it is…
" ketogenic diet contains a 4:1 ratio by weight of fat to combined protein and carbohydrate. This is achieved by excluding high-carbohydrate foods such as starchy fruits and vegetables, bread, pasta, grains, and sugar, while increasing the consumption of foods high in fat such as nuts, cream, and butter."
At first glance high fat seems unhealthy, but if you have it in nuts I wouldn’t be so scared.
It will last for as long as your caloric intake in severely restricted. You should eat more and exercise more, which will result in better weight loss and better looking ody.
It’s not exactly a fad diet as some indigenous groups had similar diets for millennia, and many of them, such as the Masai that eat mostly animal foods are in exemplary health until they start eating processed foods and grains.
