Anyone want to join me on a two week hard-keto restart from June 29th?

[RustyShackIeford]

After losing a very significant amount of weight, I’m stalling with the final 1.5st.

I know that Keto isn’t for everyone, but it works for me, albeit my downfalls are bread and sugary things so I’m going to do a two week burst of very strict keto, in the hopes that it’ll help me reset a little and find my motivation again.

Would anyone like to join me?

I currently have a fridge full of turkey burgers, Brie, and full-fat Greek yogurt.

I’m not going to log yesterday because it was basically yogurt, sausages, and keto chocolate. Well under calories and carbs.

Today has been better.

Breakfast- flat white with almond milk and MCT oil.

Lunch- brie, bacon, and rocket salad.
A keto chocolate bar.

Dinned- roast chicken with green beans.
Two glasses of champagne.

Currently tally:
Calories- 1,050
Protein- 70g
Fat- 58g
Carbs- 9g
Fibre- 9g

Might add a snack later but will try to keep to under 1,300kcals.

Today is the end of my two day reset but I think I’m going to keep going for another week.

I accept that I’m probably not doing proper keto in terms of getting an overall balanced diet, but in terms of calories restriction and low-carb, this is working for me and my focus for now is weightloss and reducing sugar intake, rather than committing to a life of low-carb.

I am conscious that I’ve been eating a lot of processed pork which isn’t something I’d normally have, but I have blood tests this week so going to see if this has had any negative impact on my cholesterol.

Starting weight- X7.65kg
Current weight- X2.45kg
Total loss- 5.2kg/11.5lbs

It’s the week before my period is due and the scales were actually a bit lower a few days ago but I’m definitely feeling bloated and retaining water so not too bothered. This is typical for me and I usually see the scales drop significantly when my period starts.

Wow you have done so well @RustyShackIeford ⭐️

I have basically not eaten veg today. A carb killa bar, eggs, spicy chicken, cheese, blackberries and a couple of blueberries a small amount of pecans and coffee with milk 1119 cals 43 carbs and 11g fibre. The heat is giving me low motivation i think.

If I can eek down to the next 1lb it will mean I move down into the next lbs decade. Not sure thats the correct word for it, but fingers crossed! Otherwise I basically stayed the same this week

I’ve had a “tomorrow is another day” type of day.

The heat is melting my brain and I made lunch wraps for my family, then made a separate one for me, leaving out the dressing instead of the wrap. Only connected the dots half an hour later,

You’ve done really well @RustyShackIeford and keeping it up through this heat is quite an achievement too. Hang in there.

Hi @RustyShackIeford popping in to say well done 👏 I found this thread last week and you inspired me to start low carb eating again so thank you and keep going! Ignore the scales before your period though…..can you get some pork scratchings or something so you don’t fall into a multipack of crisps (like I would)

Today I have eaten:
5 brazils
Avocado
Pork belly
Salad leaves
2 tomatoes
Coffees with cream

What do i do with th tub of elmlea??

@IAmTheBloodyGrandma I can only come up with deserts using elmlea - could you give it to a neighbour or return it?

@JillThePlantKiller I went slightly awry with a wrap at lunch also as working in the office. Overall not a bad day though even if carbs were a bit high at 79 - could have been worse.

So finally the scale moved down so I am xx9 lbs! So 4.5 lbs overall since the start; week 2 was a stay the same and 0,5 lb for week 3 so far.

I'll check the date on it and put it on my local fb freecycle group!

Today I have eaten:
6 Brazils
2 salmon fillets
Pork belly

I'm off out for a curry. I'm feeling miserable.
Not cos of food, just domestic stuff!

I got a saag paneer, mushroom bhaji,a poppadom and 2 chapatti.

I ate half and saved half for my tea today.

I also ate:

6 Brazils
2x scrambled eggs
7 of my granddaughters chips

I will pee on a stick so I can see if I'm no longer in ketosis (!)

Just checking in to see how everyone is doing?

My eating has been all over the place but remained in keto, albeit not getting a really balanced diet and relying on processed meats and snack foods a bit too much. Have been a lot better in the past week, though- think the cooler weather is helping.

I’m approaching the end of my fourth week and, overall, it’s going well. I do find the diet restrictive but it’s working. Have even managed to stick to it on two nights out involving dinner in restaurant.

Starting weight (June 29th)- X7.65kg
Current weight (July 23rd)- X0.95kg
Total loss- 6.7kg/14lbs 12oz.

So just over a stone in about 3.5weeks. Very happy with that.

Have an event at the start of September so would ideally love to stick to keto and have the guts of another stone gone, but not sure how long the motivation will carry me!

Eager to get down into the next tens on the scales.

Hi. Can I jump on this thread to ask a few questions about Keto Diet?

For info, I started on Tuesday as a last Dutch attempt to lose some weight within a 3 week window for an upcoming holiday. No other diet has worked in 2 years. GP trying to help. I have lipoedema which I think may be the reason I can't lose but this Diet is good for the condition so giving it a whirl...

Questions:

What do you eat for snacks? I am eating lots of eggs & cheese which is shooting up my calories which makes me nervous

What do you eat when out for a pub meal? (I have one next week)

What is a staple meal of yours?

@RustyShackIeford really well done!

I have been very not keto and almost just ate a crisp sandwich, but went for a piece of dark chocolate instead! Any kind of stress and I want carbs. I had a decent weigh in this morning, hope it wasn’t a fluke which means I am down approx 5 or 6lbs from when we started.

What’s on the pub menu @DaddysGirl36? It might get be a little tough to be keto but low carb would be doable. I think obviously avoid chips, rice, burger buns, wraps, Yorkshire puddings, and potatoes. You could probably have things like steak and salad, fish and vegetables, grilled chicken, roasted vegetables and halloumi, bunless burger with cheese and avocado? Be careful about sauces and dressings which might have flour or lots of sugar added, but vinegar and olive oil would be ok, mayonnaise should be ok and butter, mustard is ok - creamy sauces or jus may be ok but hard to know exactly what’s in them. With things like chicken skewers if the marinade is herby and quite thin it will probably only be a couple of carbs but avoid thick sweet chilli or bbq sauce.. Some alcoholic drinks aren’t too bad for instance vodka with sugar free/diet soda. I was surprised that a glass of Merlot isnt too high, obviously better to avoid alcohol if possible though.

This is the pub lunch menu. It's just small. Not a clue what is 'best'. Won't be drinking alcohol.

Smoked Haddock Fishcakes
crispy smoked haddock, leek & Cheddar fishcakes, served on crushed baby potatoes, with Tenderstem® broccoli and hollandaise sauce
670 kcal

Puy Lentil Cottage Pie* (VE)
topped with carrot & sweet potato mash, served with seasonal greens and a rich vegan gravy
516 kcal

Grilled Bacon Chop
served with a free-range fried egg, grilled fresh pineapple, triple-cooked chips and peas
873 kcal

Vintage Fish Pie*
a delicious medley of salmon, king prawns & cod, baked in a velvety white wine sauce, topped with Cheddar & spring onion mash, served with seasonal greens and thyme-roasted carrots
675 kcal

Caesar Salad with Chicken
a classic combination of little gem lettuce, baby spinach, cucumber ribbons, cherry tomatoes and rustic croutons, tossed in a creamy Caesar dressing, finished with Italian hard cheese and topped with chargrilled chicken breast
683 kcal

Aubergine & Butternut Squash Bake (VE)
served with pesto toasted ciabatta and a dressed side salad
577 kcal

Chicken ceaser salad and avoid the croutons would probably be the lowest carbs or you could possibly go for fish pie and mostly avoid the mash? Lentil pie is probably the ‘healthiest’ but would be high carbs. There isn’t a great option on there really, with pretty much every option you would need to leave behind part of the meal, maybe just eat the one you like the sound of the most and just don’t eat pudding and keep any other meals that day as low carb as possible?

Thanks. I'll go with the Caesar Salad. I don't like croutons anyway so thats easy

I’m still going, despite constantly threatening to quit 🤣

Five weeks in.
Starting weight: X7.65kg
Today’s weight: Y9.60kg
Total loss: 7.95kg (17.5lbs)

So I’ve broken into the next tens on the scale 🎉🎉🎉

Good stuff! I'm down another 3lbs despite a holiday 😁
Keto sticks tell me I'm in moderate ketosis. Not sure where I'm going wrong.
Today I have eaten:

2xscrambled eggs with bacon
3x chicken thighs fried up with ½a courgette, handful of mushrooms and some cream
Coffee with cream

It's been a long day!

Wow fab losses both!

I am bobbing around by 1lb but haven’t been on plan so I am just happy to be maintaining

Went to the harvester today. Didn't think it through! Got ½a rotisserie chicken, ignored the chips. But ate a load of beetroot in my salad!
Oops