So I had great success with keto 3 years ago or so. I went from 330lbs to 260 and completely eliminated all of the crappy things (knee pain, sleep issues, overall pain, foggy head, and much more) I started adding in more carbs and eventually was eating anything and everything again… in the last 2 years since that success and fall I have attempted Keto numerous times with initial success but failed every time. Now, 3 years after my initial start I am fatter than I was then lol. Today is the first day of the rest of my life… This is it! I made the switch this morning and am not looking back! I am looking to this forum for encouragement and accountability. Thanks for reading my rant.
HIEGHT: 6’6
WEIGHT: 348LBS
ENERGY LEVEL: 2-10
OVERALL PAIN: 9-10
Back to square one...AGAIN!
Good for you! Lots of folks on here have a story of starting, then falling off in some way, and then re-starting and sticking to it. Many (most) of them find that they have to be absolute about carbs and everything else is easy.
Congrats, good luck, and keep us posted!
Yes. What she said^^
I don’t eat carbohydrate for any reason, and it may be why I’ve been able to stick with this for four years.
Like an idiot… I told myself I could handle carbs… and I SUCK at taking in ANY carbs! I honestly feel like this time is MY TIME! Its just a gut feeling I have this time. I sure hope I’m right.
I would wish you best of luck but as we all know it isn’t really luck. I’m only on my first (and hopefully only round of Keto 
) but this is (the last?) one of many diets and I am also repeating the mantra you just proclaimed. One of the key differences this time is in understanding not only the science behind the diet but much more importantly, the science behind my impending doom if I don’t fix this. Once you realize that carbs are literally poison for the metabolically deranged it changes from the diet to the WoE for me. It has to be forever because the other choice is slow suicide.
Carbs are addictive ad warp the body’s signaling so you can’t even say ‘life is so much nicer with sugar/carbs” because the carbs are cheating and they are telling your brain how nice they are, not your real body responses.
Stay strong and crush it! No one can save you but you (though everyone here seems really happy to support you! 
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The good thing for you, is you know what to expect. You know what helped you be successful 3 years ago and you also know what contributed to your fall. You know starting off again won’t be easy, but it doesn’t have to be hard either. Get excited to do this again! And DO IT!
Good luck and keep strong!
Me too… Keto and IF worked very well for me in the past but I lost focus and my progress. I’m feeling a renewed sense of urgency as I approach a new year at my heaviest weight ever. I’ve just found 2KD and this forum which I hope will improve my support and practical keto skills. Just wanted to touch base with you as a newbie myself.
I’m female, 55, 5’2" 42% fat, 95kg, post menopausal, been in keto for 3.5 months. My weight has yo-yo’d over the last 40+ years. It has taken almost 4 months to lose 10 kgs. It feels sooooo slow. It have a maternal genetic line of women who were horrendously overweight (and my mother died of pancreatic cancer). I do not want that to be me. I have to take back my journey with food, health and nutrition. This is the rest of my life however I still have to curb the impatience. I want all the results now! Currently fasting with the hope it will help repair any insulin resistance present and provide any other side benefits as well.
The lessons learned earlier than later are a huge blessing. I wish you all the fortitude and strength to keep on the keto path. Be kind to yourself in your thoughts.
You can do it!!!
I too thought I could reintroduce Carbs with one meal a day over the Summer and quickly gained back 15 of the 60 I lost by Thanksgiving, even though I was being far more diligent than my pre Keto days.
I’m also getting back on the strict Keto only band wagon.
One thing I do do is try to weigh myself EVERY DAY track it and understand the normal swings. It really helps me to stay on track. I kinda fell out of that habit recently and some days went 3-5 days without a weigh in. The Monitor Your Weight android app is a great tool for thus
It’s not how many times you fail that is important. The important thing is that you get back up and try again.
Very few of us have no setbacks or slip-ups or oopsies. Life happens.
It sounds like you know what to do. Now, you just have to do it. Right now is a perfect time for a new beginning with tomorrow being New Year’s Day. But honestly, any day you’re living is a good day to live a good and healthy lifestyle. Make good choices for today and keep on doing that. The past is gone forever and tomorrow hasn’t come yet.
I wish you much success with your keto lifestyle! And Happy New Year!
I’m with you Nick. I lost 150 pounds with weight loss surgery and keti. Although I’ve kept it off with carbs I’m still 60 pounds from goal and have stalled for 6 months now.
My New year’s resolution is to get back on the horse and finish my journey.
I’m here like the dry drunk, because I can’t handle carbs. Stay the course. I’ve gained and lost so many times. I must consider this my last chance. Good luck. I’ve been there!
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There is something about sugar and carbs that make me hungry. If I eat them, I’m hungry again in an hour or so. I have to stay away from them. Further, to stay lean, I have to fast a couple times a week or I will gain weight. If I’m eating 2 or 3 meals a day, over time I will gain 10-20 pounds. Cheers!!!
If I go off Keto, I become a carb addict. I will eat anything and everything until I am so uncomfortable. I definitely have a sugar/carb addiction. Eating Keto has provided weight loss, lowered blood pressure, and no more GERD! I plan to eat this way forever 
You can do it! When you flip a coin and it lands on heads, that doesn’t increase or decrease the chance of flipping the coin and getting heads again…or tails. One instance has nothing to do with the other. Much the same way, your past fall-offs or times when you believe you failed at Keto has no bearing on whether or not you will succeed this time! You can do this!
Just break your goal into small pieces and watch yourself slay them all! Congrats on deciding to start again, that takes guts!
With you brother, wife and i made many bad decisions to end 2017, but we are getting back on the keto horse for 2018.