I accidentally went Keto four years ago. To combat candida, my natural-path doctor told me to avoid eating anything over a glycemic index of 30. I only ate meat, fat, and vegetables and I lost 60 pounds in 5 months (I also worked out for 3 hours on most days). I went from a size 14 to a size 6 and even better, my yeast-issues disappeared.
I started to eat carbs again and realized that I needed to stay gluten free because the gluten caused inflammation and made me feel terrible (joint pain, swollen fingers, swollen face, I felt hungover for a day or two). As I ate more carbs, my weight started to creep up. Gradually, I packed away my smaller clothes then bought new bigger clothes. It didn’t bother me until I went to the doctor last week. The scale said 201. Holy moly! I’m no longer in ONE-derland. In fact, I’ve gained 50 pounds in the last 3 years. I went from a size 6 to barely fitting into size 16 pants.
I want to feel fit again. I want to be able to go on long hikes without needing to stop to catch my breath, I want to fit into my smaller clothes again, go on long bike rides, and to gain my strength back in general.
It is time for me to cut my carbs again and work out regularly. Dropping carbs makes me feel way better and I know I’ll be successful if I keep track of this experience. I don’t have a scale as of now so I’m going to use my pants size to keep track of my weight loss on this forum.
Over the last week, I’ve found myself looking online for various keto-related things such as, losing water weight, sleeping less, bad breath, and looking to find other people’s experiences from the first week of keto. My hope by having this thread is to keep myself accountable, help others just starting out know what to expect, and to get advice from the keto black-belts with helpful hints or words of encouragement.
Week 1:
- I can tell I have dropped a lot of water weight because I’m going to the bathroom more often.
- On day 3, the bad breath and dry mouth started. I feel thirsty all the time. I think this is a sign that I’m in ketosis. I hope this bad breath phase doesn’t last long.
- By day 7, my size 16 jeans fit without the front of it rolling down my belly.
- For the first time in my life, I took some before photos of myself. I want to give it 4 or 6 weeks before I take progress pictures.
- I went to the gym 4 days this week and played street hockey with my husband 2 days this week. It feels good to be active again.
- Having some issues with water retention - my engagement ring feels tight but that could be the weight I’ve gained this past year.
That’s it for now. I’ll post again after week 2.