Ugh poor you - when you put in the work but the scales don't play ball its such a pain!
The advice I'll give is pretty standard but here goes:
1 - breakfast! It kick-starts your metabolism so before you eat it, you don't metabolize properly and lose less weight. If you REALLY can't face it (though try!) have a pint of ice-cold water then a coffee in the morning: this will go some way to 'waking up' your metabolism so you don't waste huge chunks of the day burning as few calories as if you were sleeping.
2 - cut out the tomato: it has sugar
3 - watch how much cabbage/salad/cucumber you eat - they're all v low in carbs obviously but they all add up! I can't believe how few you have to have in order to only eat less than 20 grams a day: trust nothing! Even packet ham has some carb grams! It only takes a few days of being weirdly anal about checking labels before you have a good idea of what is in what.
4 - I don't know the science behind why, but people are very sketchy about caffeine in ketosis- as they are about sweeteners. If you can bear to (I know - i am a caffeine junky in the extreme too), cut down to 2 or 3 cups of coffee?
5 - be really good with the water...'diet juice' doesn't sound like a good alternative: are you sure it has no sugar? The sodium in diet cokes and that kinda stuff is apparently bad for you in ketosis (when i was on the Cambridge diet they said i was only allowed one can a day, 2 if i was desperate) - But think of these things as EXTRAS and really try to have as much water as you can a day - I have around 4 litres! It really is one of the most important parts of the diet!!!
6 - portion control? Too much protein = glucose = insulin = no ketosis
7 - perhaps incorporate exercise? just a 20 min walk a day is better than nothing...Ipod in, coat on: you'll grow to enjoy them. Work something into a routine - I always feel way more motivated for the diet after the gym!
8 - get yourself some ketostix that you pee on to check you're in ketosis: they're really cheap, you can order then off amazon, like 100 for a fiver, and so if you're not in ketosis, you can add some of the changes to find out what works (you want to be on the salmon coloured ketosis colour - bright purple and you're not drinking enough, beige and you're eating too many carbs)
If it makes you feel better, I have had an appalling last few days - went out Friday, got drunk...cheesy chips ensued. Then 'hangover saturday' was disastrous, I just ate anything i wanted: burger, chips, ice cream, sugary cereal. So now repentant Sunday where i have to start the whole process of returning to ketosis...*sigh* . We can do this!
Amanda xxx
- so if you gather any more advice on how to jump the weight loss up a gear I am all ears! The water is a pain when you're working because you need to pee all the time but has gotta be done...I've just told everyone what I'm doing so they don't think i have some bladder issue.
