I have lurked this sub for a while, reading about everyone’s successes has helped me stay on track!
SW 101kg CW 99kg GW 70kg 33F height 170cm (5”7) (Sorry I don’t do lbs)
So I have been fasting fairly inconsistently (some days 17,18,19 hours and more recently 21 hours) I find I’m breaking my fast at different times each day. I have been doing this for about 3 weeks. I have been eating whatever i feel like really, but avoiding overdoing it and avoiding snacks and sugar where i can. I originally set out to just go with the flow, hoping to curb my snacking and generally make a start on losing the weight after having a baby (actually almost 2 years ago). I don’t own scales so the last time I weighed myself was around 4 months ago (I was 101kg) and I weighed myself yesterday (99kg) so it’s great that I’m double figures now! But I can’t help feeling a little discouraged when I think about all the effort I’ve put in mentally over the past few weeks. Nevermind. I have curbed alot of my cravings though so I will continue. I have lost weight in the past very significantly with a keto diet and I wasn’t going to do keto this time however, I think I need to to kick start this process for me as I’m worried about how slowly I’m losing the weight currently. So today I made myself a really satisfying keto meal and I think I’ve decided that this is what I’m going to do. Feeling some excitement actually. I’ve waited a long time (for what I don’t know) to start this journey and feeling motivated. Hopefully I can look back on this post and recognise some success. And hopefully ill have a progress pic to share. Thanks to everyone who contributes here it really means alot!
I started keto first, to control t2 diabetes. I recorded everything I ate on the Carb Manager app. The app also gives the calories.
I found that I also lost a little weight, so starting looking at calories and what I was eating…which was a lot of calories!
Counting calories, I started reducing calories….Lost more weight.
Discovered IF…fits in nicely to keto and IF.
Bottom line, I lost 70 pounds, controlled my diabetes and loving IF. At maintenance weight now.
Hey! You should check out the fasting method podcast. Go to the beginning and they talk about fasting and keto. I am similar that some days you seem to put in 150% and find out you went backwards. But honestly hang in there and don’t give up! You’ve already made the hardest step in doing something to feel better!
If you need a fasting buddy let me know!
Everyone’s body is ultimately different. For me I didn’t start getting real results until I incorporated extended fasting once a week ( 48 hrs + ) sometimes 65+ and I’m losing about 10 lbs a month. I run 3 to 4 days a week, and lift weights too. I always eat relatively healthy but i dont do Keto except for my first meal breaking fast. Just some more ideas. Play around with it and don’t give up!
Keto is like adding an afterburner to a great jet engine (IF). Keto just makes it go faster.
Track what you are drinking and make sure there isn’t sugar in your drinks.
Black Coffee, Black Tea and water are the way.
If you have a holiday cocktail, try to keep it Vodka/Gin with Diet Soda/Diet Tonic.
If you can, add some high intensity interval training routines to your workouts right before you break your fast, but if you are just getting back into it then some good walks are a great place to start.
Every little choice adds up…