Yesterday was officially 1 month back into Keto and it really crawled by. Let’s start with the stats, shall we?
Starting weight: 95.5kg -> Current weight: 87kg
Chest: 41 -> 38
Waist: 39 -> 35
Hips: 43 -> 41
Thighs: 25 -> 23.75
Arms: 12.5 -> 12.25
SO, that’s a loss of 8.5kg (18.7 lbs), 3 inches in the chest, 4 inches in the waist, 2 inches in the hips, 1.25 inches in the thighs, and .25 inches in the arms. That’s a LOT. But, this month has been a lot of trying different things to see what works best.
My first time journeying into Keto I was shocked at how fast the weight flew off. I thought restarting Keto, my journey would look exactly the same. Of course all journeys are different, and things did not go according to my plans. The first week was as expected. I dropped water weight quickly, around 8 pounds. Then the second week came and….not much of anything happened. My weight stayed virtually the same. Even though I was doing all the things I thought were right: drinking lots of water, eating Keto, exercising, getting enough sleep, etc. What worried me the most is that my weight was stuck on the exact same number, down to the decimal. It didn’t fluctuate at all up or down for days in a row and I got antsy. So, I did a 4-day egg fast during my 3rd week to move things along. This worked and I dropped another 4.5 pounds. Coming off the egg fast, my weight stuck again. I didn’t gain back a single tenth of a kg nor lose any for the next 4 days. Every morning the scale read the exact same number (89.6). It was freaking me out tbh. Of course I know stalls are normal, but I didn’t like the lack of fluctuation at all. I’d rather gain and lose the same few pounds then just see the exact same number every single day. I even bought a new scale because I thought maybe mine was broken. (It wasn’t). At this point I wanted to give up because I was really annoyed and frustrated and couldn’t seem to find a solution no matter what I tried. I also stopped working out in case that was somehow causing the problem. Through endless Googling I ran across something that mentioned Alternate Day Fasting (ADF), which is just like it sounds. You alternate between days of eating and fasting. 36 hours of fasting and 12 hours of eating. Honestly, I didn’t know if I could do it, but it seemed like an option worth trying and there was a girl with a Youtube channel dedicated to her journey using ADF and she found it was really good for her. I’ve been doing it successfully for a little over a week now and I quite like it. It also got the scale moving and I dropped another 6 pounds, just in time to win my first ever DietBet challenge.
Honestly, I was really stressed this month. It’s the last month of school and I’m in the middle of trying to set up interviews to find a new job by February. I also had literally bet on my success in losing weight with the DietBet challenge. But I just kept going forward and doing what I could when I could. I am still eating keto on my eat days and I actually enjoy not having to cook everyday! I will probably stick with the ADF lifestyle for a little while, at least a month. I think a diet/lifestyle change needs a good 30 days to see how you like it, is it sustainable, etc. I was moderately successful at my new goals. I drank more tea and less coffee (though sometimes it was closer to I drank more tea and the same amount of coffee lol) I worked out for about 3 weeks and I plan to get back into it this coming week. I’m still working on myself and trying to improve wholistically, not just the number on the scale.
This time I won’t give up!
Keto Nera 