The Dreaded Stall

4 days and the scale is stuck. Anyone on a long term weight loss plan knows this moment, the dreaded stall or plateau. As it turns out there's actually debate over what exactly a plateau is.  On the keto diet page I find most helpful, it's not even considered a stall until you have no loss of pounds OR INCHES for 6 weeks or longer while adhering to the plan. Six weeks?!?! Ain't nobody got time for that! So I hit the Google to find a way to address this ASAP. I found advice. Lots of advice.

1. Liquid fast
2. Egg fast
3. Fat fast
4. Calorie boost
5. Severe calorie cut
6. Carb up/cheat day
7. Stop eating all dairy
8. Stop eating nuts

None of these appeal to me, for various reasons. The six week magic point makes more sense in that context because I guess by six weeks one might be desperate enough to eat eggs for 3 days straight...

What I AM going to do is reach for more fat today. It's been on the low end recently. With more physical activity in my life, it may make sense to do so anyway. Let's see if a modest increase in fat and calories can spur along things without drastic measures or going off plan.

As to that no loss of pounds OR INCHES? I measured my buddha belly today and it's down 7 inches now. Goodbye old girl, I will not miss you.

Oh and here's a gratuitous food picture. I want to tell you how delicious this flank steak taco salad was but the truth is the steak was tough and chewy and I hated it. The guac was amazing though. ;-) Maybe this will at least inspire you to make your own steak taco salad with a much better cooked flank steak or a better cut of meat.

Even when it's slow... keto on!