You know when I start weekly weigh ins again, I’m back. Let me cut straight to the chase:
I lost 4 pounds. YAHOO!!!!!!!
So, there are a few things I did in order to be successful this week. I am still in the “experimental” phase with a few of these so I can’t say for sure what exactly led to the four pound loss because I experimented with a few things I have heard of people having tremendous success with.
First of all, I made a commitment to myself that I would give this week 110%. I gave up sweets for good. I am a sugar addict and just like a drug addict, I can’t just have a little. I can’t take one hit. I will go off the deep end and eat TONS. I am an addict and I have to cut it all out. This was actually NOT experimental and back in 2009, I went the whole year with no sweets and ended up losing over 80 pounds that year so this I already know works for me. I don’t really have any cravings and the urge to eat desserts is really gone. I plan to continue this for the next month at least until my birthday in June.
Next, I decided to eat low carb, high fat, REAL food. I tried my best to eat Keto but since I am still very new to this method, I was not 100% because I don’t even know yet what 100% Keto is. I do know how beneficial it is to have your body in ketosis and I have seen success on some FB groups I am in. To help me transition over to this lifestyle, I have been drinking Ketones but I only have a few trial packs so I am still not 100% convinced that this has given me a “bump.” I am going to see how this week goes with continuing on this lifestyle. So far, I am liking it. Although, who wouldn’t like eating real food?
I also tried intermittent fasting for a few days. I actually really enjoyed this because I am not a huge breakfast eater. Now, I know “breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” I am just trying this because I have seen other people have great success with it. The verdict is still out and again, I am only doing this a few times a week – nothing drastic.
The main thing I know is what I have been doing, isn’t working. It is time to mix it up and try some new things (all of which are research based and have proven success). I don’t feel like any of these are crazy “diets” but more eating real food and the timing of when to eat that real food.
I also just ordered the book “Food. What the heck should I Eat?” My Monday night group is reading that book and we saw a video clip on it tonight and I was really intrigued. I hope this is going to give me more knowledge on the type of food I should be putting in my body but more importantly, “WHY!?”
So, that’s it. I was completely ecstatic with my weight this morning and I feel like my head is on straight again. I am ready to keep moving forward, keep learning and growing and hopefully get some of this weight off. I do know one thing, I am already loving the way I am feeling eating this way. I feel in control. I am ready!
Have you tried any of these before? Anyone interested in doing any of these with me? Leave me a comment or shoot me a message!
xoxoxoxoxo
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