Going on week 3 here for me but I’m down 14.6 lbs. Sadly (but trust me, I’m happy with that), 13 of it was gone the first week and the rest in week two. I’m already worried that this will be the end of the losing for me. Yeah, I know it’s way too soon to think that but this is usually par for the course with me and many other diets/WOE I’ve done in the past. I always lose that initial water weight then NOTHING more. And I always give each WOE/Diet I try at least 2 months. Most times, 4 months (and also had to provide food diaries for my doc).
I remember when I was doing South Beach cause it was recommended to me from my doc due to having IR. Anyway, again I stuck to it for 4 months, was doing the gym 5 days a week, 2.5 hours a day and lost nothing but 14 lbs in that time (and you guessed it, was all water from the beginning). NOTHING else happened. My doc attended the same gym as me and we’d see each other there most nights. He used to always say to me, NO ONE should have to work out as hard as you do THAT many times a week and see zero results. Which is why we’ve been struggling to try and get me to lose weight for years. We keep trying new things, changing things up, and not much happens (he doesn’t want me on any sort of diet pills either). And yes, been through the gambit of tests with him and my endocrinologists (whom he finally recommended once he saw the gym and other various diet(s) were doing zilch for me). Thyroid and all that business is good. My only issue(s) are high BP, PCOS, and Insulin Resistance. My family doc is almost reserved to the fact that weight loss surgery may be my only hope. I, however, do NOT want to go down that path!
Anyway, I’m still hoping this will work for me but if I’m being honest with myself, I’m getting scared already and starting to doubt based on history of losing a good amount of weight (water) in the beginning, then nothing later on. And yes, I know that’s foolish since I’m so early in but again, just being honest. But NOT ready to give up, of course!
So, having said that, I was wondering if anyone can give any pointers and let me know if I’m on the right track here. I don’t want to get a month or more in only to find I could or should have been doing x, y and z in order to see more/better results. Thanks!
The run down on me:
Age: 45, soon to be 46 next month
Weight/Inches: started at 318.8 and am now 304.2 (which seems to fluctuate several +lbs). Took my inches the first day and then again on the start of the second week. NO CHANGE. Although I feel less bloated/puffy. Where did those 14.6 lbs come from on my body then if they’re not registering in inches?
Issues: PCOS, IR and HBP (being treated for all)
Drinking: Ketoade every day but with 1/2 tsp of No Salt, 2 tbsp mag citrate per 64 oz x2 (haven’t been adding any extra salt as it was keeping me too bloated and I’ve been getting WELL over the daily keto recommended from the foods I’m eating anyway). Tried the BPC and cannot do it! It makes the back of my throat feel weird for some reason and gets me coughing my whole drink through so I stopped it. Not sure why. EDITED: corrected the amount of NoSalt. Originally I had listed it as 1 tsp per 64 oz when it was actually only 1/2 tsp.
Macs: based on the one calculator I came across on here and a few others, they say I should be sticking to around 109-120g protein, 20 carbs (it actually said 25 but I’ve been staying closer to 20 or under), and 109g fat. But, as you will see below, those numbers seems to vary day to day depending on what I eat.
Exercise: Haven’t been doing anything extra as of yet. Just the normal exercise you get daily from working, household chores, cooking, chasing after 3 grandkids, etc.
Have had NO sugar!
I have NOT been counting calories because many suggested not to. However, they seem to be falling mostly around 2000/day. I typically eat only once a day as I explained in previous threads because that is how I’ve been used to eating for many, many years already. My meal is usually between noon and 2pm. BUT, I have found that the last several days I’ve been hungry upon waking so I eat. Then I’ll eat again later if hungry. In other words, just because I’m used to eating a certain way, doesn’t mean I will deprive myself and stick to that way. I will eat if and when I am hungry, period!
Problems I may be having: I am not a huge red meat eater. Never have been. I’ve always stuck to fish, salmon, chicken and the like. So, not sure I’m getting enough of that kind of fat in. I also despise FAT in general. Meaning, if I were to eat a steak and came across a piece of fat or grissle, I’d be done with my meal. Have been like that all my life. Just can’t take the texture of it.
Anyway, since this post is already so damn long why not make it even longer. I will give a quick run down of what my numbers have been the last two weeks. I didn’t include the first three days because I did an egg fast.
4/12:
93 g protein
20 g carb
158 g fat
72% fat
18.8% pro
9.3% carb
1957 calories/day
4/13:
95.5 g pro
22.3 g carb
105.4 g fat
63.4% fat
26.4% pro
10.3% carb
1463 cal/day
4/14:
151.7 g pro
21.7 g carb
127.8 g fat
55.7% fat
36.3% pro
8% carb
2034 cal/day
4/15:
101.0 g pro
24.6 g carb
160.3 g fat
70.3% fat
21.6% pro
8.1% carb
2045 cal/day
4/16:
125.9 g pro
22.2 g carb
150.9 g fat
66.4% fat
22.3% pro
8.3% carb
2003 cal/day
4/17:
95.4 g pro
35.7 g carb
148.2 fat
68.9% fat
17.7% pro
13.4% carb
1898 cal/day
4/18:
83.9 g pro
19.0 g carb
138.7 g fat
72.8% fat
19.8% pro
7.3% carb
1702 cal/day
4/19:
68.0 g pro
17.9 g carb
88.1 g fat
67.9% fat
24.2% pro
8% carb
1177 cal/day
4/20:
108.6 g pro
27.4 g carb
127.1 g fat
66.5% fat
25.4% pro
8.2% carb
1725 cal/day
4/21:
106.6 g pro
20.0 carb
166.4 fat
70.1% fat
20.7% pro
9.1% carb
2116 cal/day
4/22:
103.0 g pro
20.3 g carb
142.6 g fat
69.4% fat
23.4% pro
7.2% carb
1829 cal/day
PHEW!!! LOL Does it look like…….
- I’m doing ok?
- Do I need to have less or more of pro/fat/carb?
- Should I just stick to what I’ve been doing and see what happens?
- Is there anything I can supplement in the place of red meat? I mean, I will have a small burger or two here and there. It’s just mainly things like steaks and the like that I don’t like too much. Also don’t eat pork unless it’s lean/fatless/boneless, etc.
Just to give you an idea, my typical foods consist of………
Meats: chicken (boneless/skinless of course), Italian sausage, breakfast sausage, tuna, salmon, flounder, ground beef/burger, turkey, ground turkey, ham, shrimp, bacon….
Veggies: spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, sauerkraut, mushrooms, avocado, brussels sprouts, onion (occasionally), celery, zucchini, green peppers (once in a while) cukes………
All other: ranch dressing, mayo, various types of cheeses (hard, shredded, string, etc), pepperoni, spicy salami, Franks hot sauce (once in a while), eggs (various ways), olives, pickles, romaine, cream cheese, heavy cream, pecans, walnuts, pork rinds, vinegar/apple cider vinegar, olive oil, coconut oil, sour cream, butter, peanut butter (rare but I have twice taken in 2 tbsp of it)……
I want to believe I am doing all the right things but I am still new to it all. And, like I said, I don’t want to get a month or more in and then be told then that I could have been doing things differently weeks prior in order to get the scale to move. I’d rather fix/finagle/etc. now.
Thanks to anyone who read this very long post and to anyone who responds. I appreciate it!!!