Everything has been going swimmingly in the land of weight loss; there was a stretch of ten days that, for no reason I could discern, I gained about four or five pounds. I guess it was water weight, because in a two day span I dropped the weight I'd gained and then some to reach a new low weight. For this month of July, so far with three days to go, I have lost 11 pounds total which makes me a very happy lady. :)
I really don't have any huge revelations about the way I'm eating or the things I'm taking. I find at this point in my "low carb lifestyle" that I am not hungry most of the time, and when I am hungry I can eat a small amount and feel satisfied. I admittedly don't eat much beyond the hours of 10 or 11am til about 6pm; it's almost what you would call an intermittent fasting routine (IF for short). IF is something that was featured on Dr. Mercola's website in an article regarding weight loss, though he added an hour of exercise to the last hour of the fast. I personally find that I lack the time or desire to exercise, but I am still losing steadily so that doesn't really bother me much. I do, when I lose a bit more, want to start maybe toning certain areas if I can (I don't think I can save my droopy belly, but I will give it a shot I think).
Oh, I also have more energy throughout the day as well. On my days off in the past I would often be drowsy not long after lunch time and take a nap; now, unless I possibly didn't sleep well the night before, I almost NEVER take naps or feel tired at any point before bedtime. I do wish that I could get a better, uninterrupted sleep every night, but with a three month old that wants to eat once a night in between her long sleep it's impossible! I think I would be losing even more if I could sleep through without that one time of feeding the little lady...but it really doesn't bother me, as I mentioned before, because I still lose continuously either way.
I pretty much eat the same types of foods repeatedly, and that hasn't really impeded my losses either. I do make sure that my fat consumption is higher than my protein, but beyond that I really don't specifically count to reach certain numbers like some people do. I can't complain much; I was a bit discouraged during that ten day stretch of gaining weight, but I stuck with the plan and did not let my discouragement fuel a binge eating attack. Once I started losing again (even just 0.2lb the first day of loss after ten days of gain) my resolve was tempered and I knew I'd be fine.
Good luck with your Low-Carb/Ketogenic lifestyles.
