Swakee's Journal, 12 July 2018

have you done a good macro calculator to figure out your calorie level and macro's?? I find this site is way too generous compared to most sites on the calorie level. here it says my calorie level for maintenance is like 1700 and most other calculators is in the 1370 to 1420 range. then I get my macro level, I set my recommended protein level, it gives me a range,,,,, then the other balances out for my calorie requirement. I don't know if you are doing keto or just low carb.  

sounds like you need change! do a carb load, or a fast 

Thanks for you're impute. I've paid very close attention to my macros. I know there's things on this site that are off. I'll use packaging and Google sometimes. I think maybe that's part of my problem. With keto trying to balance it all and being perfect hasn't seemed to help. I'm still going to go higher on the fats but I'm just going to focus on keeping the carbs down as my main priority. I've done low carb before and it's worked for me well. I can function on restricted carbs. Weight loss or not.  

I don't do carb up days anymore. They just make me sick and bloated. I've fasted before but I Really feel that's not a good idea at the moment. I'm pretty active and I kept my calories low enough time to lose some muscle. Which I'm not happy with. I'm probably trying to do too much at once. Just gotta find my balance. 

it just seems like your calories and proteins are high for a keto diet and your size. your carbs are a little high, but if you are in ketosis and test positive with the strips then you are lucky to be able to eat that many carbs. If you don't test positive, then I would suggest again to use a keto calculator online to doublecheck your calorie burn, your suggested protein. once you get your protein range, which might be in the 90 to 100+ range, you set your desired carbs and the rest is a sliding scale to make up the balance of the calories you need. I started my diet at 150 pounds, my protein range was 58 to max of 90, if I was highly active. I personally do a little too low in carbs, but I have to force myself to eat them. too much protein kicks you out of ketosis, just like too many carbs does. I am a female and if you are a guy, your protein level will be higher. the test strips will tell you if your macro's are off. 

I use this one, it is more conservative and in the middle of the road with all the different calculators for keto diets. I used the pictures to determine my body fat. It does change the macro's. https://keto-calculator.ankerl.com/ 

I've used that one before too. It actually tells me that I can go up to 117 grams of protein. My protein and carbs are up becuase I was so low before. I was trying something different. My fat was going up with them. Before I was keeping protein between 60 and 90. For a while my carbs were about 10. I'm just trying to find my balance I guess becuase I started feeling weak during workouts etc. I was losing a lot of water too. I don't test ketones but I know what being in ketosis feels like. I've done Atkins several times. Which, was a little more successful to be honest. I had way "too much" protein with that. Thanks for your input. I just need to find my perfect balance I guess.  

we all do. I am struggling to keep my proteins up to a consistent 70 to 75. I know my best work out was the day I had 80+. I was down in the 50's before that, testing the waters to see what preforms the best. But with the 70 to 75gm's at least I lost the water weight I gained. I will try that for a week or so with the little bit of extra calories at 1200. That is closer to my maintenance level of 1284 at low activity. Here that is my mild weight loss recommendation. I was way too low on my calories for a while. middle of the road for the new test drive. I would imagine you have refueled your reserves with the added intake and can test drive whatever new protein level you pick.  

It's taken me 30 months to lose 76 pounds. I don't get frustrated, I just get more determined and focused. 

Bigger meals may reduce the need to snack. Good first step to breaking through a stagnant stage.