Keto

We were sort of outdoorsy and tackled the toughest 3-mile hike in our area that had some steep ascents. We cooked most of our meals so we could stay on plan, and what we cooked was better than anything we ate in a restaurant. I gained 1.5 pounds, but I'm still less than 180. I'll take it.

 

175.0

Except for hospitalizations (ulcers, appendix going kaput), I haven't been at this weight in 10 years or more. My 33 waist Levi's are getting pretty loose, so I'm about five pounds away from breaking out my old 32 waist Levi's. This keto shit is like magic.

 

Rebooted my keto reboot today. Might actually stick to it this time, thanks in large part to the peloton arriving the other day.

 

A Peloton? Did you win the fucking lottery?

 

You can no interest finance a Peloton for $50 a month right now. Add in the $33 a month membership fee and its $83 a month in total. That's cheaper than a gym membership for my wife and I -- and I have no excuses not to use it. It's sitting right up the attic so I uses it much more. Getting a Peloton actually saved us money.

 

Congrats! I hope that works out, but I also wanted to say, I love "invest in fitness equipment" logic.

 

This thread and your progress in particular really inspired my wife and I to start on Keto.

We started late March. I'm down 32 pounds after tipping the scale at 256 the morning we started. (That was after a long food-heavy road trip, and a weekend splurge, so maybe not the MOST accurate of weights, but a good place to start counting.)

My wife's down 18-19 pounds. We haven't been as strict as it seems you are. We've had a half a dozen minor cheat days, and we both basically took a weekend off about 10 days ago when I was out of town for work. That bumped me back about 8 pounds, but as of this morning I've re-lost that, and another couple of pounds. The loss in the first month (~25 pounds) was a lot more aggressive than it's been in the second, but no complaints. I've certainly veered more in the second month than the first.

I want to get down at least 60 total before I let off the gas much more, and I really should go 80 total, but we'll see. Day to day, it's fine and not hard to stay on, but generally speaking, I'm ready to be done. We have a close friend who's moving at the end of the week, so there have been a lot of happy hours and "one last time" restaurant stops. I just want a burger (real bun!), fries and a pale ale with my friend, damn it!

Oh well. I'll eat like a sane person, albeit a weight-conscious one, when I get where I'm going. It does feel great to have all my clothes (and then some) fit again.

 

That's awesome. Like I said, your posts here really helped us decide to jump in.

I feel like when I can stay focused, I still lose pretty well, maybe 4-6 pounds a week. I just haven't been as focused. When I slip, even if not dramatically, it takes a day or two to get back to where I was. We're certainly not planning any more weekend breaks, and I'm hoping for a good 2-3 weeks here going forward without much distraction. Hopefully, that will help me reach 210 or so, ~45 pounds lost.

 

Like Moddy, I thought I would miss the tasty carbs in crackers, chips and bread (and Mac ‘n’ cheese), but it’s been easier than I thought. I still feel a little deprived once in a while, mostly because of my sweet tooth (cookies were my downfall; I could eat a dozen hyvee chocolate chip cookies in a day).

As of yesterday’s weight less than 175, I’m less than 10 away from my goal. If I hit 165, it will be the first time at that weight since the days I worked out for three hours a day five days a week.

I see the stairclimber back in my future.