Keto

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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.

 

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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 **** is like magic.

 

[Moderator1]

Indeed - great work. I've taken seven boxes of clothes to donation places and have some clearing out ahead. About 20 pounds to go, going to buy a new suit and a tux when I hit my goal weight rather than get my current ones altered.

 

[TigerVols]

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

 

[Regan MacNeil]

A Peloton? Did you win the ****ing lottery?

 

[McNuggetsMan]

A Peloton? Did you win the ****ing 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.

 

[Pilot]

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.

 

[Pilot]

Indeed - great work. I've taken seven boxes of clothes to donation places and have some clearing out ahead. About 20 pounds to go, going to buy a new suit and a tux when I hit my goal weight rather than get my current ones altered.

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.

 

[Moderator1]

Heard. I'd kill for a bowl of pasta right now with lots of bread. But a lot of stuff I find I don't miss as much as I feared.

If I make it to my goal weight, it will be 80 pounds down. Coming off much more slowly now but that's to be expected. Now that I'm under 2 bills, I'm mixing in some running with my daily walks so I hope that speeds things up.

 

[Pilot]

Heard. I'd kill for a bowl of pasta right now with lots of bread. But a lot of stuff I find I don't miss as much as I feared.

If I make it to my goal weight, it will be 80 pounds down. Coming off much more slowly now but that's to be expected. Now that I'm under 2 bills, I'm mixing in some running with my daily walks so I hope that speeds things up.

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.

 

[Moderator1]

The only real problem I have with it is, by design, it doesn't really allow for cheat days. You get knocked out of ketosis, you're 4-5 days getting back into it. I'm most proud of only taking ONE cheat day since Oct. 1. Soon as I'm at my goal weight, I'm eating ALL the pasta. But my plan is to keep this as a habit but allow more "cheat days." I'm giving away my clothes so I can't afford to get fat af again!

Keep it up, you've done great.

 

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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.

 

[JackReacher]

My office building has 10 floors, and some people do the 9 at 9 every Wednesday. They walk from the bottom to the top via the stairs (They don’t count the very top floor, which is restricted.) Anyway, I got on the stairclimber at the gym this week for the first time. Decided to mimic the 9 at 9. Roughly 200 steps. That was brutal. **** the stairclimber. Evil machine.

Moddy inspired me, too. I don’t weigh myself regularly, but I’m down roughly 15 lbs in just short of 3 weeks. Had no idea you could still eat good **** on Keto. I miss cake and beer, but that’s about it. Thank god for bourbon.

 

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Two days ago I pulled out all my 32 waist jeans, just to see if I could fit into them. Damned if six of them didn't fit, with just two being a little snug. The 32 waist 501s were a no go, but I'll be back in those soon, too. I think my goal weight is going to be 165, which is 7 or 8 pounds away. That would give me 40 pounds lost and put me back to the weight I was just out of college, gulp, 29 years ago.

I miss cookies and beer. I've had, maybe, 12 beers since starting, but never more than three in a day. No cookies. To paraphrase @JackReacher, thank god for Scotch.

My wife hit a little lull, but on the whole she continues to lose weight. With her pretty high-profile job, she's had to buy new clothes about every 10 pounds she's lost. Plus she's able to get into clothes she hasn't worn in a good five years. She's wearing a tailored skirt today that fit when we got married seven years ago — but not much since then.

Although it hasn't translated (yet!) into more sex, we look a hell of a lot sexier when we do lock the door while the kids are asleep.

 

[Cosmo]

As far as carb-friendly snacks go, I'm 100 percent addicted to the Blue Diamond salt and vinegar almonds. So damn good.

 

[TigerVols]

A Peloton? Did you win the ****ing lottery?

Nope, I just got the **** out of journalism.

Down 7 pounds in 4 days and already in ketosis, thanks to 4 consecutive days of riding 45 minutes.

I've probably taken 500 spin classes over the past 20 years or so but the Peloton ones are by far the best. The bike is silent and the tech is really next-level -- especially for people like me who are ultra competitive. But really, it's the instructors who make it all work, because they are obviously well-trained by the company, so there is a consistency between each class, and yet each one has their own flare, as well as playlist.

 

[Moderator1]

I went to a family function in Durham last month and stayed with my nephew. He and his wife are finally empty-nesters and having a blast. They put some of their "don't need tuition money anymore" cash into Hurricanes season tickets (worked out pretty well) and a Peloton, which they set up in one of the empty bedrooms. Kicking myself for not trying it out while I was there. Mixing some running into my walking now but I'd like something I could do inside as well.

Getting back into those clothes you grew out of is indeed a great reward and incentive.

Agree on the almonds though I go with the regular. The vinegar taste is not one I enjoy as much.

I've tried three low-carb beers: Michelob Ultra (basically water), Dogfish Head Slightly Mighty (pretty good) and Corona Premiere (the winner). It has a lower carb count than the other two and tastes very close to the real thing.

Tequila? NO carbs.

 

[TigerVols]

Buy these now, thank me later.

Trader Joe's Oven-Baked Cheese Bites Make the Perfect Keto-Friendly Snack

 

[JackReacher]

I've only allowed myself one beer in the last 2+ weeks, and that was during happy hour at the beach. Had to.

The low-carb beers are 2.6g, and Miller Lite is like 3.2g. So I went with my usual. The thing that hurts is steering clear of the craft beers, the IPAs, the Brown Ales, etc. Miss those dearly, but I'm wearing clothes I haven't worn in years. And it hasn't even been three weeks yet.

Also, just watched the Netflix doc on Keto. I think it's called Magic Pill? Something like that. Pretty good.

 

[JackReacher]

It'll be three weeks Monday since I started this thing. Down 20. Just typing that is crazy.

On top of that, we're saving cash by not eating out nearly as much. We plan, plan, plan, and it's helped a ton. Grocery bill has remained about the same. We're just buying different things.

This is crazy.