How cico helped me go keto

(Cynthia Anderson) #1

I read so much on here that cico doesn’t work yet I lost and kept off over 40 lbs using cico.

I got up to at least 220 lbs. The day I was diagnosed with plantar fasciitis is the day I decided it was time to stop the yearly creep and lose weight.

Perhaps my approach to cico was different. Perhaps is should be called something else.

I was doing alot of stress eating and eating way too much. I was also drinking probably 1000 calories a day.
4 large bill Miller sweet tea
2 32 oz soda
And a 2 liter of soda a day

Eating 2 candy bars and a 14 oz bag of chips a day a day.

I cut back to 2 teas and 1liter of soda.
I stopped eating candy bars.
I cut back to 4 oz chips.

I dropped 20 lbs fast and was happy.

To maintain I switched to tea with half Splenda half sugar.

I heard about keto and thought about it. But I was addicted to caffeine.

For a few years I maintained 200 lbs.
Then I decided I wanted to lose more weight.

I looked at my diet again.
My goal was 1800 calories a day.
I found myself making decisions like eating a lettuce wraps because lettuce has less calories than bread.

I ate less chips to save calories for real food.
I quit eating corn because the calories we’re so high.

I opted for carrots or green beans instead.

I looked for lower calorie sweet treats such as animal crackers without frosting.

I ate sweets less but ate them slower and enjoyed them more.

I discovered dark chocolate.

All of these healthier choices led me to a low carb diet.

Then in an effort to reduce pack weight and get even healthier I quit caffeine.

What pack weight where did that come from. I’m planning to hike the Appalachian trail as early as 2020. Coffee sugar and creamer weight alot and I would have to carry it along with everything else I need or want. The at is over 2000 miles long. That’s a long time to carry stuff.

Then I realized I could try keto but hesitated. I wouldn’t go thru caffeine withdrawal but didn’t want keto flu. Also I do like my bread.

I finally decided to give it a try because all my weight is in my middle and I read keto is supposed to help with that.

Once I reach my goal I currently intend to go back to a low carb but not quite keto diet.

I think I got minor keto flu symptoms for a day but then it went away.

#2

I’m the opposite! Keto helped me go CICO. I’ve done CICO many times in my life but it’s the usual story…lose some, gain it back a couple months later (or sooner). This time I focused on keto first, and then started counting calories. It’s still hard, but I think keto makes it a little bit easier. Eating the right things makes CICO easier.

(Duncan Kerridge) #3

Why did you think you have to give up coffee to be keto?

Oh and well done for stopping eating all that crap!

(Cynthia Anderson) #4

I forgot ti mention my second round of strict cico I lost and kept off another 20 lbs.

I’ve lost 10 so far on keto.

(Cynthia Anderson) #5

I gave up caffeine to go keto.

My caffeine of choice went from soda to tea to none.

I don’t like tea or coffeewithout sugar.

On keto butter coffee with Splenda works but I use decaf most of the time.

(Amy Ramadan) #6

It’s a good th I g you don’t have to give up coffee :coffee: or caffeine for keto… That’s a deal breaker for me!!! :blush:

(Bill C) #7

I have followed the same path. And agree with your thinking.