Why did I start losing weight again once I ate more carbs?

[AllyP]

Hello everyone! I'm brand new to this board so I'll give you a little run down of the situation before I ask my question.

I originally weighed around 124 lbs and during the first fews days of induction I got down to 121 lbs, but from there I just couldn't lose anymore. I was following the induction diet strictly, and did not cheat. I was eating a little over 1,000 calories per day of chicken, eggs, and the allowed veggies and fats. Around day 12 I started to get angry and frustrated and strayed from the diet a little bit. I didn't go out and buy a bag of bagels, but I allowed myself to have quite an amount of peanut butter, which ultimately threw me over my 20 net carbs per day limit. When I weighed myself the next afternoon, I noticed that I felt a little thinner and that my body had finally let go of some more weight. I am now at 118.2.

My question is this: Is it possible that my weight loss was stalling because I wasn't having enough carbs? I was quite thin to begin with, 5'6" and 124 pounds (Trying to lose weight for a modeling job). I wonder if my body thought it was starving so it was holding on to every last pound it could. Or was this just a fluke? Have any of you heard of something like this before?

[not2late]

Originally Posted by AllyP

My question is this: Is it possible that my weight loss was stalling because I wasn't having enough carbs?

Yes. People make the mistake of thinking eating as close to 0 net carbs daily will accelerate their weight loss. It often has the opposite effect.

I was quite thin to begin with, 5'6" and 124 pounds (Trying to lose weight for a modeling job). I wonder if my body thought it was starving so it was holding on to every last pound it could. Or was this just a fluke? Have any of you heard of something like this before?

It could also be a loss of water weight.

But honestly, eating 1000 calories a day is near starvation levels. I mean, a 2 year old child needs between 1000-1500 calories per day. Sure you'll lose weight eating very little, but it's not healthy.

[msanjelpie]

I think it was more the low calories than the low carbs... You should be having at least 1400 calories per day at your height and weight...

[sdot313]

I just have 1 question or comment. 124lbs? Whats your target weight and how tall are you.

[NETTY12]

Wow, that happen to me too - I spent 2007 eatting ALOT of peanut butter and I kept losing weight - I don't know if peanut butter in particular is the helping factor here but it's just funny that both you and I had the same effect, lol. Good luck on your weight loss journey and modeling career

[chinadoll]

It probably boosted your calories so your body was no longer hoarding them since you had been starving it. Close to 20 carbs and 1400 cals a day is the right recipe.

[AllyP]

My goal weight is 112. I know that is an underweight BMI for my height (5'6") so I do not plan on maintaining this. I just need to be at this weight for a photoshoot in mid July and then afterward I can go back to being a healthy weight. And I think you guys might be right. I was wondering why I wasn't losing weight at 1,200 calories per day. This makes sense.

[Elizellen]

Gosh, I always assumed that they airbrushed all photos nowadays as many models in them look so unnaturally shaped