Rebecca from Colorado here. Just thought I’d introduce myself. Starting this WOE/Lifestyle and want to give it a very solid chance.
So other than one carb binge (two bowls of cereal on day 3 after waking up and feeling horrid) I’ve been strictly keto. Hitting about 5% carb/70%fat/20% protein for the week.
I have 60 lbs to lose at 43 years of age, and a family history of Type 2 diabetes plus some early (IMO) arthritis issues in hips and knees has inspired me to give this a fair chance. My husband is walking this with me as well and we have hopes of continually getting the sugar a little further out the door to see if that helps my ADHD 12 yo daughter. The more I research this (and I am definitely a nerd about it) the less value I see in having carbs/sugar in the house.
I am definitely fighting the urge to restrict calories as I know I should not be doing that right now. I am logging everything in MFP and have been a little over on what that app thinks I should be eating on a daily basis. Also trying to break my daily weigh in habit.
That said, I weighed last Monday for day 1 and today. Lost 5.1 lbs in a week without restricting calories and/or killing myself on cardio machines. Hubs and I just do a couple of weight lifting routines at gym during week. Only 2 this past week and one long walk with neighborhood crew. Otherwise I am pretty darn sedentary.
He lost about same.
I did buy keto sticks to test and be sure I am going in the right direction. We are both measuring moderate according to the label. I was thinking I was only partly in ketosis but google says it’s like a pregnancy test. You either are in Ketosis or you aren’t so the level the package shows doesn’t matter. Can anyone confirm? Just want further confirmation that I am on the right track.
No particular questions I guess, but observations:
1-I am REALLY struggling to not feel guilt that I do not have a fruit or veg with every meal. That was drilled into me, like many of us, as a child. I do feel relief that I do not have to eat fruit, cause I am not particularly a fan. Though I look forward to a treaty bowl of a cut up strawberries and lightly sweetened homemade whip cream from time to time.
2-Also really battling the CICO mentality. Although again, I am relieved. I’ve gone that route many times with nearly no success. Just never can stick to it. Last year for a few months I RELIGIOUSLY stayed at my 1600 for the day and lost 20 lbs (they are of course all back on my butt) but I hated it. Truly hated. I could not comprehend women who lived on 1000 a day and “felt fine” and weren’t hungry. But I also have some disordered thinking around food/eating in general
3-As I’ve felt pretty satisfied by the foods I have been eating and haven’t woke up starving, the idea that I truly may be able to fast occasionally once I get further into this is beginning to seem like a real possibility so I am rather excited.
4-holy smokes! When I eat a meal and still “feel like eating” and drink a cup of broth I cannot believe how quickly I feel satisfied. Salt is apparently magic! I have never really been a sweets girl anyway. I mean, I love a package of nutter butters, but give me salty chips most any time. So I’ve found it easy to find things I like that keep me from feeling deprived.
5-My dreams have been utter madness. Seriously. Vivid and crazy (with a few carb binge dreams in there as well) Even my hubs who doesn’t tend to dream has been like this. And I’ve ceased with my melatonin/otc sleep med combo to sleep. I am staying asleep all night. Both of us to the point of not being able to wake up in the mornings.
6-I am a pretty decent cook and love playing around with different things. Not a gal who can eat repetitively the same recipes. Astonished by how many fun keto recipes there are out there. So glad boredom cannot possibly kick in.
7-No keto flu here. (which is why I wonder if I am indeed doing this right) A few days of lazy/brain fog/lack of motivation/heavy legs but that was about it. I am really focusing on a ton of water and drinking salty broth to hopefully completely avoid it.
What a stark difference one week makes!
Thanks MUCH to Carl and Richard for their endless research and excellent podcast. I’ve really gotten into it and it’s so helpful, as is this forum.