New to this forum, not new to Keto. Been lurking here for a month or so, decided it was time to say hello.
A little about me:
Did Atkins back in the mid-nineties, it worked really well but I was a long haul truck driver at the time and the WOE was a little tricky to maintain on the truck. I could do it these days but I wasn’t as informed back then as I am now. So I lost a lot of weight pretty fast, don’t remember how much, but of course I gained it all back, and then some, in the years since.
Last April I was 246, on a 5’4’ frame, and I refused to let myself get to 250. I crash dieted with severe caloric restriction, while I started researching Atkins again. It was the only “diet” that had ever worked for me so I figured I’d go back to it. The Atkins trail quickly led me to Keto. I’m a vegetarian so the food choices get a little boring (I’m so sick of eggs!), but I’m sticking with it.
From April of 2018 to around October I lost 49 lbs. Then I started seeing someone and between all the meals out, and then the holidays (and then my birthday and Valentine’s Day!), well my Keto lifestyle went out the window. I got back up to 208 (from 197) and got pissed off enough at myself at the direction I was taking and said Enough!
Been back on since March 12, and have gone from 208.2 to 196.8. So, 11.4 pounds in 17 days. I don’t think that’s a ton of water weight as I was still attempting LC from October to March; I just had too many cheat days.
I even dabbled in fasting last fall. I went a week without food, no fat bombs, no cheats, just a full week of a water fast. I felt great! Then I caved and ate a small garden salad. But then I fasted another week!! Then I met my boyfriend and our second date was Golden Corral (my choice, for the salad bar). All I had was salad, none of the carby stuff like the potato salad or pasta salad, etc. But it still opened the floodgates. The next day we had Chinese. And it just got worse with the holidays and gloomy winter weather.
But now I am back on the horse and damn near back to my lowest weight since last October. I intend to stay on this path now until I get to my goal weight of 130 (although I’ll take 140!).
As far as health or bloodwork goes, I haven’t had any testing done as I have a phobia about doctors. But I’m afraid of diabetes as my dad died from it. And I definitely have a lot of visceral fat. I guess I’m an apple shape? I know I’m going to have loose skin by the time I’m done, I just hope it’s not too horrible.
Anyway, sorry for writing a book! Just wanted to say hi and thank everybody for their knowledge and support. This has got to be the friendliest, most helpful forum I’ve ever encountered.
KCKO!
Congratulations on your admirable and substantial progress so far.
Love my steak too much!
Are you still doing long haul driving? If so, I’m just curious to hear how you manage that and what sorts of challenges that poses.