So, here are a few thoughts for those of you who might find yourself stuck on a plateau.
Ultimately, the basic math of weight loss/gain is going to prevail. That is, if you take in fewer calories than you use, you will lose weight; if you take in more calories than you use, you will gain weight.
So, you have a couple of options.
The first option is to use more calories per day. You can do this through formal exercise, and/or through increasing the amount or level of your daily activities. For example, you could choose to park farther away from your office each day, or to take the stairs rather than the elevator. You could also engage in either aerobic or anaerobic exercise. One advantage of engaging in anaerobic exercise is that you will build muscle. Pound for pound, it requires more calories to maintain muscle than to maintain fat. Another advantage of any form of exercise is that not only will the exercise directly burn calories while you are actively exercising, but the exercise will increase your metabolism for a period of time even after you stop actively exercising.
The second option is to ingest fewer calories. While being in ketosis has the effect of suppressing our appetite, we still have to retrain ourselves to eat smaller portions and/or reduce the consumption of high calorie selections. Although it is not "fun," many people find that maintaining a food diary for a few weeks helps to get a more accurate picture of how many calories they are truly consuming.
Unfortunately, the reality is that there is no "magic."
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Posted by David at May 04, 2003 03:46 PM