Getting back at it

(Crippie) #1

I know this is posted ALL the time. But it is just something I need to do for me. A big part of what kept me on strict keto was coming here and posting and reading others posts and just being a part of it all. And well if you look at my post history you’ll see a huge gap in my activity. SO this is me getting back to it!

Now I started keto back in July 2017, I was hardcore on the keto train until October. At that time myself and much of my family were all thrown for a loop in the October wildfires here in Nor-Cal, I stayed keto through them easily, but then we got to the holidays and after everything that happened with family members losing homes and such, it just didn’t seem important, so I slipped a little. Thanksgiving wasn’t keto, Christmas wasn’t keto, new years wasn’t keto, a local fair weekend in February wasn’t keto, my daughter’s first birthday wasn’t keto. Now don’t get me wrong, I was keto probably 90% of all that time, but it would always be like hard keto for 4 weeks, then some event pops up and I would go off for a few days. So I never got fully back to my full keto self. I was just “coasting”, or “lazy-keto” it was enough to keep me from gaining the weight I already lost back, which was enough of a win for me at the time to keep coasting. But the scale has inched up, just an inch, but enough. 5 of the 50 pounds seems to be back on the scale and I am cutting that off now. I also am just ready to stop this coasting BS and get back to focusing on getting healthy again.

I went camping this weekend and had a little “keto-binge” and used it to cut coffee from my routine. So now I am back to tracking everything I eat, and working in a strict IF. I tried to IF before, but needed my coffee every morning, and couldn’t take it black so always have BPC.

I have been back on strict keto for the last 2 months which is the longest stretch without slipping into some carbage meals since my first slip back in October. I am finally starting to feel back into that really good fat adapted keto place. I have an out of state wedding to attend at the end of the month, that will be a tough hurdle but I am feeling the motivation more than ever.

Thanks for taking the time to read my own rant at myself. Time to get back on it and KCKO

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #2

Welcome back! Don’t forget that this is a way of life, not a short-term diet. Just keep ketoing on. And thanks for sharing your story—if I don’t get regular reminders of what can happen, that could easily be me, too. And if I start eating carbs again, I might never get back to keto. So thanks, dude!

It’s really good to hear from you again. There are others I miss who haven’t posted in quite some time, and I always worry a bit. It’s good to know that you are okay. :bacon:

(James Taylor) #3

Glad you are back at it. I fell off keto for since February. Had troubles breaking from the carbs. I am back on by starting a fast to get back in control. Completed 92 hour fast and then back into ketogenic diet.

(Jebichii Kimulwo) #4

Thank you for the post, it is quite encouraging for me. I was keto the whole of last year and managed to lose almost 12kgs, however, I have slipped back and gained 4kgs over the holidays and I am finding it hard to get back. Today is my first day of getting back and I am really praying that I will be disciplined as before. My goal is to lose another 12 kgs to get to my goal weight. Just like you, I find that reading this forum and watching keto videos and vlogs very helpful.