Hay everyone im Rob im 28 and started keto on friday. For a week prior i was watching what i was eating, ie stopping random eating, takeaways etc i went and weighed myself on saturday so that would have made me 1 week of watching what i was eating and just under 2 days keto and i was down 7lb in light clothing. Not bad for just cutting down. I should say at this point my starting weight was 28st 3lb and a body fat mass of 43% hight 6ft2 after weighing in at boots im 27st 10lb. My next weigh in will be on friday if i dont get courious before hand lol. So far im finding the keto way of living quite interesting. Seems almost wrong when im eating bacon and eggs for breakfast. Before starting keto i did alot of reading and youtube watching and its very interesting. I see going keto as a very natural thing to do. Im a Carb lover and thats where all my weight has come from so it makes sense to me that the keto way will be my way to lose weight. In my past routine i wouldnt eat breakfast and i was told that it was a bad thing. But now im on keto im being told that its fine as i should eat when im hungry which to me is great. You see beforehand i wouldnt eat breakfast and my first meal could come as late on as 2 or 3 pm and consist of a sandwich and maybe a pork pie (for example) i now understand why i couldnt ever lose weight. Because i was consuming alot of high carb food my body was just running off the sugar. But now i wake up and i eat when im hungry so theres periods of fasting which im told is good going keto. Ive decided not to eat anything past 6pm. A little bit about me? Ive suffered for just over 10 years with anxiety. My anxiety has reared its head in a few ugly ways but the most prominent is health anxiety and its pretty extreme. I suppose you might call me a hypochondriac however im not in the doctors every day week or month. At the moment im constantly thinking im seriously ill once im over one concern a new illness comes to my mind and i go in search of Dr Google. Well im hoping when i lose my weight that my anxiety will leave me. My goal weight? 20 stone (for now) ive not started working out my macros that will come next week for now im just concentrating on keeping carbs under 20g a day. To be far im probably keeping within the macros for me as ive not been eating huge portions and only 2 meals a day. Anyway ill stop waffling on. Hi im Rob 
3 days in :) HELLO
Welcome, Rob. You’re doing a good thing, and I think you’ll see very good results.
Hi Rob! I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but losing weight will not relieve your anxiety. However, low carb diets HAVE been shown to help ease some mental health issues in the realm of depression/anxiety/mood stability. It’s just not related to losing weight. The weight loss is just a lovely side effect of fixing your metabolism. There’s no “if I just fix this one thing I won’t have as much anxiety.” But I think you already know that.
There are a lot of n=1 reports here about keto getting people off their depression, mood, or anxiety meds. I’d suggest some time with the search bar.
Honestly, the way you talk about your anxiety sounds a hell of a lot like a dear friend of mine. Hers ended up being misdiagnosed OCD. All the reassurance seeking on the internet, thinking that if she just got this one thing right, she wouldn’t feel this way anymore…psychologists just aren’t trained to spot thought-based OCD. So many of them still think it’s just hand washing and lock checking. Just a thought. If a stranger on the internet had never told her to check into it, she’d still be stuck in her downward spiral. Just wanted to mention it if your psych has never considered it.
Also, hi! I’m really happy for you that you’re taking control of things. I hope this way of eating really works for you.
Hay thanks for the info. I appreciate your input. Its great to see im being welcomed with open arms 
my personal belief is that my health anxiety is related to my weight as its my weight that fuels all my worries. I used to worry about my heart alot. I always thought i was going to have a heart attack to the point that it got that bad i became Agoraphobic. That was many years ago and ive come along way with CBT and meditation etc. I no longer have an unhealthy obsession with my heart. I used to suffer panic attacks but haven’t had such an attack for years. I now experience times of hightened anxiety instead of panic. But its not all that often. I dont even take meds for anxiety anymore and i was taking Propranolol for 9 years for it until the Dr and i desided to stop. I now take bisoprolol to regulate my heart rate as i was quite symptomatic with palpitations and irregular heart beats when anxious or panicing. So i no longer have a drug to turn to to calm me down and its been that way for 12 months. I just have my own thoughts and strategies now to calm myself. Ive done great in that sense its just the health anxiety now i need to cerb and because my weight is behind all of my worries of being ill of some sort thats why i think if i can lose the weight i will lose the anxiety. Thats my psychology behind it. I will certainly look into what your friend discovered. Thank you 
Hi Rob, a very warm welcome to the forum. Congrats on taking your first few steps. Sounds like you’re doing well. The non scale victories on keto are just as important as the weight loss. Lots of inspirational stories to encourage us all here 
Its a great community
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And we look forward to hearing from you. Your post was very interesting, and prompted me to start a new thread on beta-blockers and weight gain. Hope you will share your experience.