Reentered ketosis

#1

Finally, after approx a 2 week setback i went back into ketosis sometime yeaterday. Idk if this happens for everyone but once i do i have to pee like mad.

I dropped 2-3 pounds in water weight in 24 hours and i am lower than i was the day i started cheating :p. I am officially 147: the lightest ive been since i left the Army (active duty) 2012.

It might take me longer than expected to hit my goal but i am relieved to be back on track.

Hopefully i don’t fall pray to temptation too many more times along the way

(Full Metal KETO AF) #2

Start looking at keto as a lifestyle instead of just a way to reach your weight goals. You’re getting numerous health benefits besides weight loss. Weight loss will happen if you stay true to the WOE. High carbohydrates got you where you are now, going back and forth with weight loss is harmful to your metabolism. Stay with the keto lifestyle for continued benefits after your weight loss. :cowboy_hat_face::heart:

#3

Yeah im trying.i just wont do it if i dont have a goal. I know myself after 30+ years XD.

I plan to do this probably forever or at least cycle in and out of keto through the year as needed.

I wont ever go back to processed foods and sugar though (other than the inevitable slip ups) but i wont consciously go back to it.

(Ken) #4

It wasn’t a setback. It was merely Maintenance. It’s only a setback according to Nutty Keto Dogma. You clearly never even came close to full glycogen recompensation, let alone overcompensation. You probably got a little metabolic boast, so you lost a little weight. Totally normal and healthy thing to do, going in and out of Maintenance.

(Jane) #5

What is your weight goal? Are you in maintenance mode or do you want to lose more weight?

(Karim Wassef) #6

If you goal is to maintain a particular weight, then you can use keto as a way of life to keep it there. I’ve been in ketosis every day since Nov 2017 - last pizza party ever… and I’m so thankful.

#7

my goal is anywhere from 115 to 125 for my weight. I am currently 147. I am taking the weight loss slowly and I am aiming more for total overall health rather than just losing pounds, so I have been working out several times a week (not super intense,but I am pushing myself and gaining strength and tone)

I would like to be back where I was for the majority of my life. While I was in the military i was diagnosed with PTSD from combat and an assault that occurred while I was at Fort Bliss. I went through some intense mental changes and had a breast reduction, died my hair, etc etc. Anything to change who I was, I ended up gaining about 20 pounds, and then went on to gain even more after i got out of the military. I progressively gained weight until i was nearly 180. my depression and lack of stable income made life really hard. I think the final straw for me was listening to my ex boyfriend tell me “I would be more attracted to you if you were more toned” This is kinda a joke now for me and my current bf, but it def cut my deep at the time. Especially since he was basically crippled from Lyme disease and I was doing EVERYTHING in that relationship. I felt so used.

But things are looking up and I am happy with my weight loss and I don’t feel shamed of my body anymore. I still am not HAPPY with it, but I wont hide under sweaters and sweat pants now.

(Jane) #8

Oh Yaz… your post hit home with me. Not the military PTSD - no experience with that - but the cruel comment from your ex boyfriend.

I am 5’ 2” and I had a boyfriend tell me I was ”too fat to be desirable” to him when I weighed 128 lbs. (I should be so fat now!!! lol). I went on a 3-day water fast, followed by strict calorie reduction and got down to 118. Didn’t make any difference- he was just abusing my insecurities. This was almost 40 years ago so in my distant past.

Glad you found someone you can joke about it with and who appreciates you for who you are.

#9

The funny part was that i was already trying to better myself and him saying that was kinda a tipping poi t in the relationship and we broke up shortly after. Ive in total lost like 30ish pounds since then. Lol so maybe he’d be more attracted to me now but had he been a reasonable human maybe I’d still. E in that crappy relationship