Week 4 of Keto - My Keto Weight Loss

DISCLAIMER:  This is about my personal journey.  You may or may not think I have weight to lose, but again, this is my journey not yours.  Throughout this journey I have discovered many reasons to continue with Keto that are not weight loss related.  BUT, keto has been a  great way for me to lose weight, and discover a happier healthier me.  I know that the number on the scale does not define me, but again this is my journey, and I am just sharing my experience. I have found this to be a positive path to weight loss for me.

Woop Woop!  Week 4 of Keto in the bag and I think I am getting the hang of this! hahaha!  It is about time, well at least that is what I am thinking.  This week has been a big week for me and I have gotten over a few of the humps I was experiencing.  

Week 4 = I have been doing strict Keto/Classic Keto for 4 weeks.  I did however start "playing around" - (cooking keto) except for weekends in the beginning of September.

Keto and Weight Loss
I started looking into Keto initially for some weight loss. Many people will say "why? you don't need to lose weight?" BUT, I hide it very well.  I always wear baggy shirts that hide the areas I find undesirable. It is not until you see my before any after pictures that you can really see the difference... I'm not sure if I am ready to share the pictures... mostly because I hate the before pictures.

ANYWAYS! Back on topic.  This past year, and especially over the summer I was able to really pack on a few extra lbs.  I was at the heaviest I had ever been in August.  My friends and I tried some clean eating and calorie counting, and it worked, until I fell of the wagon and the pounds slid right back on. 

When I started "playing around" with Keto (in the beginning of September) the lbs started to slowly slide off.  My weight has always fluctuated 2-5lbs, but my low was getting lower, and my highs were soon becoming my previous lows.  Then I hit a plateau... 10 days with no movement on the scale in the right direction.  I was starting to wonder if I was doing things right and started to listen more to my Podcasts, and explore more of my social media groups.  I increased my electrolyte intake, increased my leafy greens, and my world seems to have turned around.

Over the past week I have dropped another 2lbs and reached 53% of my goal!!!! That is a grand total of 11.1lbs since September 4!

The crazy cool thing I have noticed over the past week is that my weight fluctuations are not as big.  That 2-5lbs, is really only 1-2lbs.  The best part of all of this, is I am really not on a "diet."  I am enjoying the food I am eating, and I am not restricting calories at all.

And guess what?!?! my clothes are starting to fit me again, and I am regaining the confidence to wear some of my not so baggy clothes.  My wardrobe options are suddenly expanding! haha

Anyways, that is it for this week.
Keto on!
JoJo