As the title suggests I just wrapped-up my 12th week of going keto, I’ve lost 30 lbs and a lot of inches. I’m slightly embarrassed to say all without any exercise at all. Just started back at the gym this week and I wonder where I’d be if I’d been going to the gym?
In addition to the weight-loss I’m sleeping better, a ton of energy, my high blood pressure is down, my joints don’t hurt, major clarity in my mind and overall I just feel great! Not sure how much of that is the weight-loss or keto but either way I’ll take it!
I don’t want to say it’s been easy, but it hasn’t been extremely difficult switching my diet to Keto. I’d say the hardest part was the time of year I chose to do it over Halloween (wife had candy bowl with my favorite candy bars in it), Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. Didn’t cave to any of the Halloween candy, took day off of keto and ate/drank whatever I wanted on Thanksgiving, and pretty much stuck to plan with the exception of alcohol over Christmas and New Years Eve.
Also proud of the fact that I had two European trips in there as well as a pretty heavy domestic travel schedule. Believe it or not I found being fat adapted and easily being able to fast worked out great on my International flights. Took nuts to snack on but honestly when I broke them out it was more because of boredom than hunger.
I don’t intentionally do a 18:6 fast but I’m no longer hungry in the morning so that’s how it works out. Done a couple of 24 hour fasts just because I wasn’t hungry, and I think I’m going to try a 72 hour shortly.
I’m lucky because in terms of eating I’m a creature of habit; prior to Keto I ate the same thing for breakfast and lunch every day (with slight variation if I was traveling) and at least 3 or 4 of my dinners each week were the same thing. With keto 80% of the time I eat the same lunch and about the same % of time the same dinner unless we go out. Been very easy. My meals are very simple, most complex thing I’ve made has been mashed cauliflower which I love, very simple.
I’ve kept my macros at 70-25-5, and my TOTAL carbs at or under 20. No supplements, fat bombs, bulletproof coffee etc. just simple 70-25-5 diet and it’s seemed to work for me.
I see my Dr. next week (doing another post on this later) should be interesting to hear what he has to say. Plan on continuing what I’ve been doing but adding 5 days a week at the gym or at least a 60 minute walk. I’d like to lose another 25 lbs then I’ll be at goal weight. I know this next 25 won’t be as easy as the first 30 was but I’m confident I’ll be able to do it.
When people see me and ask me what I’ve been doing to lose the weight and I tell them they’re shocked, almost disbelief that the high fat diet alone has generated the type of weight-loss that it has. Never get tired of that reaction.
Hope this quick update helps any others with questions about eating keto.
