jmson23’s BodyBlog

Well I finally made it through one week of this crazy diet and I must say the results were amazing. I weighed in this morning at 239 lbs, 11 pounds less than a week ago. I am not stupid and know that this isn’t all fat, in fact most of it isn’t. However it still feels really good to see that number go down.

Today I had a cheat day. It’s been pretty bad to be honest. I had a footlong Subway sub and a Chinese sesame chicken lunch, topped off with a big candy bar. I think that’s it for the day though and although that will set back some of my progress for a bit, it won’t stop me from reaching my goal. I think it’s better to cheat when you need to in order to stay sane than to absolutely snap and quit the diet altogether. Tomorrow I start back on keto and I think I can lose another 5 pounds by next week.

Hope you all got one step closer to your goals this past week and be good to yourselves.

Hey to all the people not reading this,

Day 5 of my keto diet is almost over. Today I broke down and bought a 6 pack of Michelob Ultra. It has 95 calories and 2.6 carbs per beer, so even if I drink the whole 6 pack I will stay within my ranges. I am getting drunk much quicker than normal though.

I am getting to the point where I intuitively know how much food I should eat per day. I’m only eating like 5 different foods and they are all so low calorie. I realize I can pretty much mix a reasonable amount of eggs, bacon, sausage, etc. combined with dark greens and stay within my weight loss range.

When I went to Publix tonight to buy the beer I couldn’t help myself and stepped on the scale. I was 6 pounds less than Thursday morning! From my understanding one weighs less in the morning than at night. This is a wonderful morale boost for me and my motivation is rejuvenated to keep up with this diet. I think I could lose 15-20 lbs by one month. I just keep dreaming about a thinner me.

I’ll post official stats from today tomorrow when I’m not tipsy. Be good to yourself.

Yesterday I had some cheese and eggs in the morning then was tested by meeting my friend at Sonny’s barbecue. I had a half pound of pulled pork and a salad with oil/vinegar, so I managed to keep it low carb. I didn’t get an official FitDay tally, but I’m 100% confident I was within my calorie range and carb range. In fact, since that was all I ate all day I was probably really low on both.

I still can’t tell if I’m in ketosis. I should be. I feel better eating meats and cheeses a lot, so maybe that’s a sign.

Be good to yourself.

So I’m almost done with day 3 of my keto diet and I did fine with calories, finishing at 2,185. Macros were a little messed up as I didn’t get enough protein, but I think that’s ok for one day. Macros came out to be 78/19/3 fat/protein/carbs.

The mental part of dieting really affected me today. The first two days I felt so much leaner and not bloated. I still feel that way but it’s not as new and fun, and I am started to get mad cravings. It’s Saturday night and I’m dreaming about a pizza and 6-pack. I know it would only lead to me being upset with myself tomorrow and ruining the past three days, but God do I want it. I’m trying to hold on one hour at a time and keep telling myself it will be worth it.

I am really doubting that I am in ketosis and because of this I am doubting whether this diet was a good idea. I know I need to restrict calories and I am, but I have realized I don’t really know why I picked this diet over a more standard reduced calorie diet, with macros around 40/40/20 carb/protein/fat. I tell myself that this keto diet will melt the fat off of me, but I’d be lying if I said I really knew that to be true. I am going to stay consistent and keep going with this hopefully a full month before shifting to another diet. I think if I weight in on the scale next Thursday and see a nice loss I will feel much better. I can’t even imagine how devastated I’d feel if I didn’t lose or even gained. Since I weigh in at Publix I’d probably dominate all the foods I crave.

Even though my energy levels get low a lot, I still have a much more consistent energy throughout the day than I’ve had in years. I also wake up a lot more easily. I confess the past few years of my life I’ve always had some sort of mind altering substance to help me cope with boredom and frustration, whether it be sugar/bad food, alcohol or other things. Not having any of those is forcing me to be 100% me, like it or not.

God, is it really only day 3?! I want this to hurry up!

Thanks for reading and be good to yourself. You WILL make all your dreams happen.

It’s 7:35pm but I want to be done eating for the day, so I’ll post this now. Hopefully posting will also keep me motivated to stop feeding my fat body unneeded calories. I won’t waste away.

Finished the day at 2,215 calories. Macros were 65/28/7 fat/protein/carbs. My net carbs were under 30g again so I should be entering ketosis within the next day or two if all goes to plan. I don’t really know if I’ll feel different. From what I’ve read ketosticks (sp?) don’t really work that well so I don’t think I’ll buy those. I just want to know that all this dieting is actually worth it, especially with the low energy levels with no carbs.

Some time after 7-10 I think I’m going to do a carb up for a big cheat meal and I’m already looking forward to it. I think that if I keep my unhealthy eating to one meal I can probably eat whatever I want and not have the excess calories hurt me too badly. Dieting is so frustrating because I want my new body now. I want 3 months of doing this to wizz by, not slow down. I hope that it gets easier. I know if I see some results on the scale and in the mirror that will definitely help.

Hope your goals are one step closer than yesterday. Be good to yourself.

Edit: After I posted this I caved and had three pieces of bacon. Only 180 cals more though and no carbs. I’m still under my goal of 2,500 a day. Had to confess though.

I made it! It was a lot harder than I thought and as I write this I want to pass out. I made it though and that’s what counts. I am going to take this thing one day at a time, one meal at a day, hell one hour at a time if need be - but I will make it.

Finished the day with 2,150 calories. Macros were 63/32/6 fat/protein/carbs. I didn’t like the diet today as a whole. I need to refine my choices and add in a lot more vegetables plus take out all the processed crap that is giving me unneeded carbs.

Hope all your goals are closer for you.