Hello! I really got off track and am basically starting over. I don’t recall how long it took to start losing weight when I started in 2016, but it seems likr it took at least 4 months. I now have about 40 pounds to get back to my target weight and am trying to keep my focus on avoiding the family history of type 2 diabetes. So, I guess, asking for best motivational content to help keep me going when carb cravings strike.
Finally getting back on the wagon
Janie
(Jane)
#2
Best motivation??
Keep posting here!
Check out the recipe section so you don’t get bored eating the same things every day.
Good luck!
Camellia
#4
Take it one day at a time. I find that clocking up the first few days can be hardest, so plan ahead for those and write down what you plan to eat. Once you have a few days under your belt, you start feeling really good and the positive momentum builds and becomes easier!
Personally, I plan to devote a couple hours each week to meal planning, grocery shopping, prepping and cooking - but I know lots of people on this forum have a much simpler formula for success and find that very satisfying (basically meat + veg, or meat + dairy, or meat + fat). Figure out which category you are happiest in and works best for your lifestyle.
Most importantly - your food should (in my opinion) be delicious, satisfying, satiating and something you can happily contemplate eating well into the future. If it’s not, don’t be surprised if you continually fall off the wagon. My personal experience is that when eating feels hard, unsatisfying, restrictive or overwhelming - then I’m doing it wrong. That’s just my experience.
Finally - it’s gonna be 31 December 2021, whether you get back on the wagon or not. That time will inevitably pass. Life goes on. Wouldn’t you rather wake up on 31 December and feel really good about how you spent the past 4 months? If so, it starts with 1 day of healthy eating. Then another. That’s how you get there - one day at a time.
You can totally do this! Good luck. If there are inspirational quotes that speak to your values and motivation in life, maybe stick them on your fridge? Kinda cheesy, but it works for me.
amwassil
(Michael - When reality fails to meet expectations, the problem is not reality.)
#5
You need additional motivation? Stop thinking you’re a 
gingersmommy
(Marianne)
#7
When I started, I was on this forum a lot, asking questions and absorbing all of the information I could. I also found dietdoctor.com to be an invaluable resource. Tons of information on there that you can access with a free 30-day trial subscription. Just put a reminder on your phone to cancel if you don’t want to continue it. Lots of experts on there explaining things and the success stories were so inspirational/motivational to me.
Best!
Janie
(Jane)
#8
Diet doctor has a lot of good recipes also. Just watch the carbs since you are starting over - some of the recipes are better for maintenance.
Last time I did a 60-hr fast I downloaded 17 recipes from the site! Just because I wasn’t hungry didn’t mean I didn’t miss food! 
gingersmommy
(Marianne)
#9
Yes, I agree. Too many carbs in their recipes, and I wouldn’t be able to confine my eating to one “serving” of this stuff anyway. When I started and even now, I never liked to “cook.” For a long while, dinner was a big portion of meat seared in a cast iron skillet (usually pork, sometimes beef), served with cole slaw and steamed brussels sprouts in bacon grease. Every night. Thankfully, we never seemed to tire of it and continued to find it ridiculously delicious. Ditched the cole slaw after I found out that mayo wasn’t the best thing to be eating. For a while now, I’ve just been eating a large portion of meat - no veggie. I’ve learned to grill and do all the pork on there, but beef I still sear in a cast iron skillet. I just seem to cook it to death on the grill, and it comes out great in a screaming hot cast iron skillet.
In the beginning, I did a 24-hour fast once a week because fasting seemed to be what a lot of people here recommended. After a while, I discontinued that. I decided I don’t like to fast. It’s an individual thing. Don’t do it if you don’t like it or can’t do it comfortably.
Good luck with your program!
robintemplin
(Robin)
#10
There are as many diverse ways to go about keto as there are individuals. But most agree with keeping your carbs under 20 g a day. Period. I would start simply with that. I personally would not weigh myself for at least a month, because scales fluctuate and so do you, but they cause head games that can frustrate and sabotage your motivation. My clothes, my body, and my overall feeling of well-being are the first and best indicators.
Some people like me never even take a nibble outside strict keto and can’t do the keto version of foods that we gave up… because we will then crave the real thing. Others can do both and still be successful and happy. Just remember that any symptom or side effect is worth a post/question on here. Because someone here has experienced it and figured it out. Just stay on course, don’t worry about the timeline. You got this!