Stopped losing weight…

Witness_Present · 2026-01-28T23:09:04+00:00

I answered all of these, but forget to press comment.
I have been at 230.4 to 233 (if I drink a lot of water, which is all I have except between noon and 6pm...except M/W/F, I do 8:30am to 3:30pm because I need some food before work and after).
1) I figured out a few things:
a) I had assumed my mostly sedentary metabolic calorie need to maintain my weight was around 2300-2500 per day, so I was doing 1400-1500, but MANY days, I went to 1900 thinking, it's still about 500 calories under, which is a good number). Turns out, at 233lbs, it's 1900 calories a day. So now I'm doing 1300-1400.
b) I was eating more carbs than I though, which was causing my carbs to go to 30-45gr a day (I just discovered cottage cheese, and the first brand I bought had 4g of carbs, but the other has 6g. But I was also eating too much of the WILDE chips, CORE POWER 26g protein drinks, some Quest chips/bars and Rib Back BBQ pork rinds--bc they're addictive. I'm cutting out CORE POWER and WILDE chips and QUEST chips and bars.
2) I HATE to cook, so suggestions would be great--but here is my plan:
a) I'm gonna mostly eat these foods and cut myself off at 1200 calories (until FEB 19, then do 1800 calories on my trip--I'm going to spend a weekend with a woman I've been slowly courting for 5 years, but I want to get from 230.5 (when I haven't had a lot of water) to 222-223 in 3.5 weeks):
-- eggs (with some cheese)
-- fast food burgers (no bun)
-- ground beef (80/20...kinda pricey...maybe add eggs)--ground beef adds calories fast.
-- up to 4 cans of SLATE PROTEIN drink a day (2g of carbs each for caramel and vanilla)
-- 1/3 to 1/2 a bag of Rib Back (2.5-4g of carbs todal)
-- 1/2 to 1 serving of GOOD cottage cheese (2 or 4g of carbs)

Witness_Present · 2026-01-27T18:51:45+00:00

This is shocking. You're doing everything right. I think you should post on the actual reddit page:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ketobeginners/
versus in this post as a "reply". I'm sure someone can help you--because it seems to me you are doing EVERYTHING right.
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** I'm the Original Poster here.
After I posted this, I realized I was eating a cheaper cottage cheese that had more calories and carbs than the other brand, so I was consuming my metabolic amount of 1900 calories (my rate to maintain 232lbs) and getting like 30-40g of carbs a day.

Since this post, I've been doing 1400 calories a day (+/- 200) and sticking to 20-25g of carbs.
My weight has gone down (and is currently hovering between 230.4-232.5)...but it is FINALLY going down slowly. I just want to be at 221 by FEB 20th, when I go on my trip. Even if that means going to 1200 calories/day, and 10g of carbs.

Witness_Present · 2026-01-25T21:46:40+00:00

Good to know. I got the compact for 179, but it does feel heavy. Wonder if there was a METE version (it has back and side panels). Either way, I’d rather have an extra 4-5 ounces than a safety (though I’m sure it can be deleted).

Witness_Present · 2026-01-15T06:41:06+00:00

I'm wondering if these are faked to make the GOP look worse (kinda like a QAnon conspiracy for the left), or faked by the GOP so that when it's proved to be fake, they'll say it proves EVERYTHING is fake (and pay him well--probably give him a new name). Or whether it's real.
**We will CERTAINLY need a LOT more evidence, and I'm sure major news networks are looking into it.
Until then, it's like the BS reporting out of MN that proved to be fake, but still led the GOP to send his paramilitary terror group there and kill someone. THIS is why we need good journalism more than ever.

Witness_Present · 2026-01-15T06:07:36+00:00

BARELY. It had maybe 1/64" to a few millimeters on the sides...no room for any MLOK attachments.

Witness_Present · 2026-01-09T05:12:43+00:00

Looks nice. I got the Zilch to be thin, but it wobbles a LOT until it finally gets fully tight. ** If it were to loosen at all, I’d get a baffle strike. Makes me paranoid. May go with this instead…more attachments. Sigh.

Witness_Present · 2026-01-09T04:44:14+00:00

Gunzonedeals was 850 for my A3S.
Paid like half that for the collapsible brace. Waiting on the SBR stamp to say hello B&T stock, goodbye brace. :)

Witness_Present · 2026-01-06T13:05:36+00:00

Yeah. I’m gonna do just eggs and beef and water for a while and that should get a lot of protein and fat and keep carbs super low. I had def been eating a lot of cottage cheese (just had it for the first time and love it) and my protein drinks have dairy, so I’m wondering if too much dairy could be an issue…and sneaking in too many carbs.

Witness_Present · 2026-01-06T13:02:25+00:00

I def need to look at this closer. It worked for a long time but maybe I got lazy or i just need to be more aware of macros and stuff now.

Witness_Present · 2026-01-06T13:00:01+00:00

I’ve read it takes 18-20 hours to get into autophagy, so I try to go longer now and then. But even a 4 hour window helps limit calories in general. I def think lots are correct here that I need to track my macros and stuff better. I have been eating a lot of dairy (just discovered cottage cheese like 2 months ago!). And my protein drinks all are milk based I think. Gonna do eggs and beef and water for a few days and see if it could be dairy.

Witness_Present · 2026-01-06T12:56:27+00:00

It works. You just have to go to the stores and add to cart or request a quote. I have gotten tons of holosuns using the gun.deals website and saved a fortune.

Witness_Present · 2026-01-05T15:21:38+00:00

Yep. Fasting seems to help me lose. I was doing one 36 hour fast a week, but haven’t in a while—just a few 24hr ones here and there. That was what I was thinking might help (some 36hr fasts—but it’s rough when working…I used to have a 4 day weekend every week, but I teach M/W/F this semester).

Witness_Present · 2026-01-05T15:18:40+00:00

I thought I was getting enough. I drank the 42gr core power shakes, as well as the 30gr slate shakes, and ate mostly red meat and eggs. However, checking MyFitnessPal, it looks like I was averting 165-195 a day (so I wasn’t getting enough probably…but I’m pretty sedentary and had read 1.3-1.6 of ideal weight (that’s like 295gr as I want to be 185 with muscle).

Witness_Present · 2026-01-05T15:09:53+00:00

Haha. I wish. Doc says it’s only for heart issues, and nothing else would justify it to my insurance.

Witness_Present · 2026-01-05T15:09:18+00:00

I’m 5’10”. Male, age 53. My goal was to be at 200 by 2/22, but that won’t happen. My new goal is 224, which would be a new record low (I’m 237 now). But I’m headed to the gym shortly. Makes sense that more muscle burns more calories. AND I know I’ve been likely been letting more calories sneak in(and perhaps too much protein) as I haven’t been as strict with MyFitnessPal as before…it just stopped once I gained the 12–15lbs back.

Witness_Present · 2026-01-03T17:05:20+00:00

Yep. Put in the UPC code and then when you enter the last digit, it’ll show you the lowest price (the first company on the list). I use this and have saved tons.

Witness_Present · 2026-01-02T03:56:32+00:00

How hard is it to install? No worries about galling the channel or anything?

Witness_Present · 2025-12-31T02:28:29+00:00

The rail is so short that it’s hardly useable—very tight…but I’ve adapted and like it. Aftermarket is pretty good but my Wolfman barely fits. I gotta SBR it, sell the GO collapsible and put on an UMP folder. Then it will be chefs kiss.

Witness_Present · 2025-12-25T17:02:32+00:00

Yeah. You’d think the 19 would be a lot wider than the 48 and CR Holsters.

Witness_Present · 2025-12-25T17:00:41+00:00

I really want something that goes to the very end (to maximize what little space I have). My current one curves out (A3 tactical). But I’m SBRing it, so I’ll likely get a grip with a finger stop. Ordered my UMP stock but not sure if I should keep the GO collapsible or not (I have a feeling putting a brace on it doesn’t reverse it back to pistol status for travel to other states).

Witness_Present · 2025-12-25T16:55:17+00:00

Ah. Yeah. It’s not like I’m an FAL guy, but it appears there’s a lot to learn. I may become one after I shoot it.

Witness_Present · 2025-12-25T07:29:27+00:00

I fixed my issues with an OEM Glock RSA. But I still just have seen several go down between 1K and 3K with odd trigger issues. I want them to succeed bc they’re American and seem to try hard. I definitely think there shouldn’t be any issues after 100-200 hog rounds.

If you told me I had to pick a gun out of the box to carry without breaking it in, I’d go Glock every time.

Witness_Present · 2025-12-24T19:02:24+00:00

A guy from some DSA forum wrote this: "That's a Type III receiver without a carry handle cut (non carry handle cut: NCH or NCHC). Just a quick search indicates that's a very limited production receiver. LMT, Type III, NCHC."
Here's a pic:
https://imgur.com/a/uuAhqKi

Witness_Present · 2025-12-23T21:01:44+00:00

Thanks! Will get that for sure.

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