I am so glad you found us. When I say us I enjoy your honesty and being so candid is so refreshing too. I’m honest enough to realize I need help just like you I hope to follow you in your journey.
Just want to live
Saphire
#44
I honestly think that is funny and very typically keto, you would rather not eat than track!
Mglasbrener
(Mike Glasbrener)
#46
I love that statement. I don’t even track that. Lol! I quit eating one night when I’m done got the day and eat in the morning after skipping a day or two…
. Low stress Leto.
BodyByButter
#47
Hah, you know what was really funny - I originally meant that as “I’m fat because of butter” but now that I have gone low carb, it has a totally different meaning!
KBG
(Khara)
#48
AND, it wasn’t actually true before, now you know better! Everything is coming into alignment…
Mike_Nightingale
(Mike Nightingale)
#49
Every time I think about tracking, I eat some more fat. 
(I’ve lost 20Kgs - 44Lbs - on this “Plan”)
Wren
(Bette)
#50
No, you’re not doing yourself a big disservice by not tracking. Tracking works for some, and throws others off. Do what works for you, and just try to be mindful of what’s going in. Stick to the way you’ve been eating and you will continue to win. Once you find yourself automatically doing keto, no matter where you are or what you’re doing, then you can start thinking about whittling the carbs down to the 20g. Build the lifestyle. You CAN do this. One step at a time.
AmandaJ
(Amanda Jakositz)
#51
Yes these are always a huge struggle for me. I plan my meals out for the weekdays and bring it to work with no availability to get out and buy anything horrible so my plans work but weekends are so chaotic and not as structured and so I fall off the wagon. Especially when my family pops popcorn at night for movie night as this is one of my greatest weaknesses. Thank you for your story it was so inspiring I’m ready to get back on the wagon as I’ve been really off the wagon for quite some time and need to get real with myself.
misshannah
#52
BK (Before Keto) POPCORN was one of my FAVORITE snacks. I had already stopped eating potato chips because they are a black hole of binge for me. I allowed myself popcorn as a crunchy salty snack because even if you eat the whole bag it’s only a few hundred calories, not a thousand like potato chips. But after my Whole30 I reintroduced corn and did not have a good physical reaction to it. I realized I don’t tolerate corn well, and gave up popcorn. It’s been so hard to prioritize my health, but it’s becoming easier every time I face such a choice.
I’m so glad my story inspired you, we’re all in this together, eh?
justme
(Linda Culbreth)
#53
You might exchange the popcorn for a small amount of pork rinds. It didn’t take long for to give up all snacking and I could the award for lifetime grazer!
HudsMarie
(Marie)
#54
Hello Hannah,
I’m a bit late to the party, but I’m proud of you for telling us your story. I read alot of me in there, especially the part about binging on, well, you name it, I binged. When I first started keto in July, my glucose was out of control and I knew I was was slowly killing myself. Keto has changed my life. My sugar is at normal range for a diabetic and I’m off my meds for it, along with a few other meds I now have no need for. I still have a thyroid issue, but I am working on that too. When I started, I did so not for the weight loss, but for health. I had resigned myself to the fact that I’d always be fat. If I lost, it would just be a bonus, and it is. I think it’s important to make good health and nutrition the priority. The weight will come off with it. I do like to track. It helps me size my meals properly so I don’t over eat OR under eat, which can be easy to do sometimes for me because I feel very satisfied most of the time. The point being that it’s important to eat enough to get all the important daily nutrients in. The Volek and Phinney publications are awesome and science based, not trendy “popular” keto stuff, which I’ve learned these past weeks can really be misleading and some of it not healthy at all. Congrats and best wishes for a successful journey!
misshannah
#55
Wow, thanks all of you so much for your kind words and just for reading my post!
As I mentioned, weekends are difficult! Unstructured time combined with a what my husband calls “a festive feeling” can lead to less-than-strong choices. But I started The Obesity Code and the methodical wayDr Fung’s laying out his argument makes me only more committed. I have avoided going to the doctor for a long time so I don’t know my numbers but whether I was diabetic or pre-diabetic or pre-pre, I know it was only a matter of time. I am taking control of my own health to heal my endocrine system.
Some more small NSVs: going UP those steep stairs at my apartment feels one tiny bit easier. Yesterday we went grocery shopping and they had a *hot bar breakfast at the deli, so we got some cheesy egg bake and lovely sausages for $6 for the both of us! We got americanos and I doctored them with the heavy cream we just bought! And lastly, the last time we went to that same little cafe the chair was very uncomfortable. This time? It was tight, but not nearly as uncomfortable as last time! I think this is the first time in like 20 years that my weight is not just steadily going up.
I hope everyone had a good weekend and you’re keeping track of all the victories you’re experiencing. Research shows that even just trying to think of things you’re grateful for (whether you come up with any or not) increases seretonin and happiness levels.
I feel like I’m experiencing a small miracle, and that’s something to be so grateful for!
*I know that eating at the hot bar I’m not in control of the carb count, but I have to do my best with the choices available to me and I’m aware of carb creep
PaulL
(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?)
#56
What a nice feeling that is! I can sit in booths at the diner again. What a joy! Sounds as though you are doing well.
Important—don’t worry about what the scale is telling you, but focus on what your other measurements are doing. If that tight shirt starts to feel loose, or you have to tighten your belt, it means you’re burning fat, even if you’re not losing weight. A lot of women put on lean muscle while losing fat, making the scale unreliable.
chaosmaker
#59
Awesome NSV and if no-one’s already mentioned it (don’t think they did) then The Ketogenic Bible is brilliant, published this year so very up to date and has a lot of the science in it and is written in a very easy to understand manner. I’m enjoying it a lot. Have also enjoyed The Obesity Code and The Complete Guide to Fasting. I think these things all get easier with time x
misshannah
#60
I was sure eloquent back in October of 2017. Then my spouse and I both got new jobs in early November of 2017 and then the holidays happened and then the rest of 2018 and I ate keto some of that time but not all of that time and not in a real way.
However, we stopped drinking in April of 2018 and spent more time experiencing joy and life and I ate relatively low carb but not always and then the holidays happened and I started to feel worse and sicker and worse and sicker and was eating tons of sugar and pastries and fried things and bready things and I started longing for the beginning of 2019 when all the birthdays (mine and spouse’s both in Dec) and holidays would be over and I’d be free of all the junk.
As I mentioned in my accountability thread, I feel like a switch turned. As of today I’ve been full on real no-cheat (especially on weekends) keto since January 2 2019. I’m eating when I’m hungry, so that’s usually around twice a day. I took a full-body photo the first week of January. I’ll take the next one the first week of March. I’m not trying any fasting until after 8 weeks. I felt so motivated in 2017 but something didn’t stick. This time I feel like I’m honestly saving my life.
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