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EventsHow much weight do people lose on low carb?
Over 7,000 people have signed up for our two-week low-carb challenge [update January 2017: now over 80,000 people. Update July 2019: now over 850,000 people], and now it’s time to check out the results.
Above you can see the weight loss results from the people who have finished and filled out our survey.
The most common result is losing between 3 and 6 pounds (around 2 kilos) during the two weeks. Pretty good results when you can eat as much as you want, no hunger required. Even though some of it, of course, is likely water weight. One person in ten lost more than 9 pounds (over 4 kilos) in the two weeks.
We’ll keep improving the challenge to make it ever more simple, delicious and effective.
The challenge starts every Sunday. Sign up for free here: Take the 2-week keto low-carb challenge
LCHF is the easiest weight loss program ever and it is wonderful how good I feel eating this way. It has become a lifestyle for me.
It'd be interesting to do an analysis as to why the 14% of people who did not lose or gained had that outcome.
Google gave the solution and I found Zoe Harcombe and dietdoctor.
Three months later I fitted in my long skirt and "old" cocktail dresses.
I lost 7 kilos in total and now, three years later my weight is still 52 kilos, slimmer than ever!.
Not bad for an 80 year old!
If I can do it, you can do it!
I feel great. I eat "off the LCHF grid" very rarely, meaning perhaps one small bite of good bread with lots of butter in a restaurant maybe every 6-8 months, or splitting a slice of great cheesecake with a friend every two to three months.
Those examples may sound not credible but I've been low-carbing since 2001 and have gotten used to eating ON the LC grid. I notice constantly how much better I feel if I follow my metabolism's needs rather than what my eyes urge me to splurge on. Fasting for 18 hours per day made me feel even better (and the last few pounds disappeared). Hunger for me is so rare as to be non-existent.
I treat fruit as candy, don't eat it. Once I got over that hurdle-of-misunderstanding (fruit's NOT good for my blood sugar), LCHF became much easier. My veggies are mostly leafy greens. I mix sour cream and heavy cream for salad dressing. How can life be better than this?
Do the carbs evaporate in the oven the second time the bread is in the oven or is the difference due to the garlic butter? and if so can I eat the buns with butter to make them Keto?
I've cut out all bread, pasta, and starchy foods. More salads. Lots of sparkling water (SodaStream with no flavoring aside from a slice of lime). No more wine (used to be 3 glasses a day). Vodka and soda if I want a drink.
It's not been a chore; it's a healthy choice.
I was at the doctors the other day and decided it was time to check the scale. I'm currently at 201.5lbs. I lost 18.5 lbs in 3 weeks. No time for celebration. Again, life change, not short term objective.
I feel better, clothes fit better, I have more energy.
I'm not going to keep digging, just maintain the course.
I'm not looking for a miracle or instant gratification. This is again, a change in the way I live my life and hopefully the benefits will slowly emerge and maintain.