7.5 weeks in - the scale FINALLY moved!

(Sue ) #1

I’ve been at this for almost 2 months, persisting (mostly) patiently and trying to KCKO and trust the process. But I’ve been hovering between 166.9 and 168.9 for almost this entire time. It’s been a bit frustrating especially because I’ve been sticking to it.

Introduced 18:6 IF a week ago and despite eating a lot (keto food, but still) on Easter, I hit 165.0 lbs. this morning.

Small loss, but it feels good! I’m finding it pretty effortless to wake up and not eat solid food until 12 or 1pm, where that would have been unheard of for me before. I do have one small cup of coffee with a splash of heavy cream and sip water with Himalayan salt if I feel hunger pangs.

To boot, my energy is great. I wake up feeling good and no longer want to hit the couch at 7pm every night. I’m a believer!

(Jane) #2

Great! Glad you stuck it out :grinning:

#3

After a while ur taste buds/pallet resets as well (if it hasnt already) and u crave more keto foods rather than sugary/carby things, atleast in my experience. Butter ribeye with green beans and broccoli has never tasted so good ;P.

(Sue ) #4

I totally agree. Yesterday I was dying for some sauteed ground beef, cheese and asparagus. Definitely not something I used to crave!

(Jody) #5

Hang in there! My pants didn’t really start getting loose till well into the 2nd month. The third month they fell off, now I’m almost at the end of the 4th month and new pants are now just getting a tiny little loose.

(Sue ) #6

That’s good to hear, Jody! I think so many women (including me) come into the keto process expecting miraculous weight loss. It’s a big reality slap realizing it does not work that way for all people, especially if you’re a menopausal woman and don’t have a ton of weight to lose. The whole idea that you’re going to drop crazy weight in 2 weeks is a keto myth, for most of us folks.

(Jody) #7

Exactly! Plus the wiser I am, the health benefits are way more important than my pant size. I’ve accepted my body…took 40 years to get there.

(Sue ) #8

Absolutely. My energy is so good, which feels wonderful after years of feeling tired and sluggish all the time. I am not quite there as far as accepting my body, but I am closer than I was a few years ago and at 44, having energy to keep up with my kids is more important than wearing skinny jeans. :slight_smile:

(Khara) #9

Happy to hear of your progress! Sounds like your body is healing. I’m actually one of those people that did see amazing results within just a few weeks of going keto. Did that twice. Went off and back to SAD in between. Now, I’m on my third major effort to get back to keto and what I know works and what results in my feeling great…and my results are not instant this time.:pensive: I am experiencing the slow to no movement phenomenon. It is frustrating, but because of past successes I know this is good for me. I’m having to practice patience and just a KCKO attitude and let time go by. Your timeline is inspiring because I’m heading into my 7th week. Aside from the initial water weight loss, I have not lost anything in the form of weight or inches. My victories are that I feel better. Much of that is psychological as I just feel good at sticking with this. And patience with myself, understanding that my body must be working on some other healing process, is a victory. Although frustrated in some moments, I’m mostly just ok and not neurotic and demanding that my body should be losing. One more victory is that I’ve enough energy to start thinking about intermittent fasting and getting a bit of exercise again. So, although no visible success, no scale weight and no smaller clothes to show for it, something is changing and healing. I imagine my body is working on something behind the scenes that I’m not even aware of. Anyway, thanks for sharing. I’m happy to hear you got some more confirmation that your efforts are resulting in healing.

(Sue ) #10

Good for you too, for hanging in there! It’s definitely frustrating and there have been days when I thought, this just isn’t working for me, so screw it. But then I remembered all the great advice on this forum to give it time, that changing our metabolism isn’t an overnight deal.

It’s like the process builds on itself, it seems. The more fat I eat, the more I can go between meals without eating. First I stopped snacking. Now I am doing intermittent fasting (did 20 hours today, the most I’ve done so far). So I think that although keto on its own didn’t produce weight loss in me, it’s helped to break my food addiction and cravings so that I eat less naturally, with no feeling of hunger or deprivation.

(Jane) #11

If you were mid-30’s or under keto alone might have been enough. I turned 60 this year and had to do some 5-day EF’s after 6 months of keto to get the last 10 lbs off. (I lost 35 total). I still IF and skip eating some days (36-hr fast) just for maintenance. I’ve had no trouble keeping the weight off and weigh the same now as I did 6 months ago. Never “starving”, enjoy the food, love the health benefits and have the occasional indulgence at social events.

I was very strict while losing because I didn’t want one meal or weekend to stop my progress. I knew it wouldn’t be forever. Keto is forever for me, but not the strict, under-20 carbs, bread-never-touches-my-lips keto.

#12

Remember, putting Heavy Cream in your coffee ends your IF. I learned this from my Mom, who has lost 79 lbs doing Keto. Also avoid diet and/or “Sugar free” beverages. Good luck and stay with it.

(Sue ) #13

It depends on who you ask. Some consider under 50 calories to not have an impact on fasting benefits. I’m losing weight and feel good so that’s all that really matters to me!

(Sue ) #14

Janie you’re probably right, 5 years ago I think the pounds would have dropped more easily! I dropped 20 lbs then just by cutting portions. Wish I would have appreciated my metabolism more!