I’ve been low carb / keto of just under two and a half years.
Like a lot of people doing this, I lost a lot of weight in the first six months and then stalled.
Now the thing is, I stalled at a weight I was pretty happy with. A little bit higher than I ideally liked but still, I was happy with how I looked and happy with how I felt, so I didn’t much mind.
Because I feel awesome and I’ve learned so much, I decided two years ago that this was me for life.
In the time since, I’ve taken up exercise and toned up a great deal.
I’ve adapted to lazy keto and I don’t weigh myself or count carbs anymore - I use the fit of my jeans as a bench mark. I’ve had to drop alcohol and go back to a food diary once in that time and I’ll do the same again if I feel the pinch of the waistband of my fave brand of jeans.
So here’s the thing - without anything else has changed, no dietary changes, no more exercise, no less golden rum, I’ve suddenly, I think, started to lose a little extra body fat.
I’m not inclined to weigh myself because I found it a maddening exercise in psychological self harm but all my clothes are a little looser and my muscles are a little tighter. I’m really feeling stronger and fitter. Something is happening - I can feel it, just like I felt it when I first went keto. Something is changing, for the better and I’m not consciously doing anything different.
I’ve heard the dudes talking about the natural death of fat cells - and I guess since starting, I’ve replaced around 25% of mine. I wasn’t diabetic, just podgy. I lost 30 pounds and was down to around 150 pounds when I stopped weighing myself. Could it just be the natural cycle of new healthy fat cells coming online?
