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
