30dayketo

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Trying the keto diet for 30 days. Female, 5'7, 150 pounds. What will happen?

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Day 31

So I did it -- kind of. I'm at 146. Four pounds down from 30 days ago.

What I did: ate less than 25 net carbs a day. Tried to eat higher fat than protein. Allowed myself to drink zero carb alcohol and the occasional glass of wine or two.

What I didn't do: I meant to track my macros and calories during the week, but became completely lax on that and after the first week, never did! So I probably ate too many calories to see a real loss. On the other hand, I never cheated -- as in, I never ate a cracker, cookie, piece of bread, cake, anything.

I guess I'm feeling a little bitter that I haven't lost more, especially as many people would say most of this 4 pounds is just water weight. The right thing to do would to try this while tracking -- even for a week -- but I so don't have the type of dedication it takes to measure every morsel of food I put in my mouth. Sigh. Maybe I don't want to lose weight very much.

Day 28

144.5 but to be honest, lost some water weight because I had three drinks last night -- zero carb and carefully measured to be 1.5 oz of liquor each but whoa, went out with friends and woke up with a headache and yeah, 2 pounds lighter. Sigh.

Day 27

Bummer. At 146.5 today. Think I might be ovulating but that's the whole thing with being a woman and dieting; your weight fluctuates with a cycle that for most of us is never entirely exact. So yeah, unless I want to start buying fertility tests and seeing whether I actually am ovulating I'm just going to have to hope that this little gain is water bloat. I haven't "cheated" on keto once so hoping this goes away in a few days.

Day 26

145 today. Five pounds down. 5 more days and I'll have done my 30 days in keto, no cheating. Hoping to see another pounds lost. I'd be really happy with six pounds in a month even if half of it is water weight. I'm not overweight technically so this is basically vanity weight ... and since I'm not tracking my macros or calories, the fact that it's coming off, even if slowly, is fine with me.

Day 25

At 145.5. Hmm. Kind of flatlined here. That's OK I guess. In 5 more days I'll be done with my 30 day experiment. If I'm down 6 pounds I'll consider it a big success but really even 5 would be great. I realize people lose much more but I haven't been tracking macros/calories and feel that it's a huge pain to do so ... but apparently it's likely necessary to see the scale move much further. We'll see!

Day 24

Hmm, at 146.5 again today. Ugh. I just need to track but for whatever reason, I can't. I guess I should be glad that I'm not hungry and I'm down 3.5 pounds in 3 weeks. Losing a pound a week is pretty good for my height and weight. Still, this could just be water weight! I'll just keep eating keto though. I said I'd do this for 30 days and granted, I haven't counted calories/macros so I shouldn't be surprised.

Day 23

Hmm, not sure why I'm up at a pound to 146.5. Bummer. That's 2 pounds higher than my lowest weight so far and only 3.5 pounds down since I started this thing. Alas, I did have a bunch of cheese scraped off pizza last night so maybe there were carbs in the sauce. I ate a lot, too, and really need to be better about creating a calorie deficit so I can start moving the pounds down.

Today I essentially skipped breakfast. I'm really going to try and eat high fat/low calorie for dinner.

Day 22

145.5 today after 3 full weeks on keto -- that's 4.5 pounds down.

I didn't track anything yesterday or really for the past week. Just trying to eat mostly fat and have been going under 20 carbs every day. I know if I wanted to see faster progress on the scale, I have to measure everything. But I kind of have enjoyed gradually easing into this. It doesn't feel like a diet and I don't have cravings.

I haven't been sleeping as well because I've been eating closer to bed. I think I'll drink some sleepytime tea with coconut oil in it tonight and not eat after 6:30pm to see if my sleep quality improves.

If I measure over the next week and really meet my macros and calorie counts, I wonder if I can lose 2.5 more pounds. It'd be Awesome to see a loss of 7 pounds on my first month on keto -- would definitely inspire me to keep going.

Day 21

145.5 today.

Currently: eating macadamia nuts for breakfast.

Nice -- even after company yesterday. I didn't track my food or macros. It's hard when there's socializing involved! I think I need to just be super strict on the days that I'm not going out/having people over.

Today I'm trying to measure everything except for a work lunch I have out. I'm also going to try and eat a very light dinner. Tomorrow will mark the end of 3 full weeks of being on keto. I'm actually pretty thrilled to be where I'm at, weight wise. It's so nice to have a nice 4.5 pounds between me and the 150s :)

Day 20

146 this morning ... not sure why I gained weight and wonder if the salad dressing I had yesterday at a restaurant had sugar in it? Maybe I do go over my carbs. Or, as it were, perhaps I'm just up a pound because that's how the human body works. No one is the same weight every day in a row, we all fluctuate. That's why I've been tracking on Hacker's Diet. Luckily it still shows a downward trend.

Today we're having a dinner party for some friends who are in from out of town. I'm making a low carb meal: steak, grilled asparagus, tomato and mozzarella salad. I'll serve baguette but not partake; however, I will have wine.

Tomorrow I'm planning on doing a fat fast of sorts to make up for what will be a more indulgent evening tonight and the extra calories I had yesterday.

Day 19

145 this morning. Not bad after a weekend of indulging, though not eating carbs. Firmly 5 pounds down since I started this. I meant to stay under my calorie and within my macro goals during the week. Unfortunately I'm way over in terms of protein today and under in terms of fat, and also about 300 calories over where I'd like to be during the week.

Still, it's a day I didn't eat more than 6 carbs so hey, that's a win in my book. But I know I need a caloric deficit for loss and need to up my fat so I'm going to work on that this week. Thursday morning will see me at having completed 3 weeks on keto.

Day 18

Excited to still be at 144.5 today (was at 145.5 yesterday) especially after having company. Didn't cheat though I didn't track my calories/macros, as I said I wouldn't really do on the weekends. Will do this week -- hoping to see some great progress considering my period is over.

Day 16

Woke up to 144.5 (down 5.5 lb) on the scale today. Yes! Only issue, I had 2 glasses of wine last night. Was at a work event. Why do I always have to say yes to alcohol when work is involved? Sigh.

So yeah, part of my weight loss is water, likely, from alcohol being a diuretic, etc. But I kept my carbs very low for the day and met my macros, just went slightly over my calorie count.

Excited to be on this side of 145, even if for a day. Hoping next week will see me here consistently, alcohol or no.

My goal for the weekend is to make and eat some fat bombs and start each morning off with butter + mct oil in my coffee, as well as to track everything in MFP.

Day 15

So it's been two official weeks on keto and I've lost ... drumroll ... 4 pounds to find me at 146 today. Not as dramatic as many others who do keto but at almost 5'7 and female, I'll take it as I generally have less to lose and wouldn't be considered overweight at my current weight. I have to keep reminding myself of this when I read other people's amazing, dramatic and inspiring "I lost 30 pounds in 2 weeks" stories. Ultimately we all have different bodies and paces, and I think by the end of 30 days, even if I only lost 2 more pounds, I should be happy with 6 pounds in a month. That'd be a pretty big deal.

Still have my period so guessing that tomorrow I may see 145. Stuck to my macros yesterday and feeling good.

Day 14

Woke up at 147, so gained a pound from yesterday, down 3 pounds since I started. Still have my period. Hoping that in a couple of days, I'll see a loss of a pound or two from water weight.

Going to try and really stick to my calorie range today and eat mostly butter, macadamia nuts and bacon so I get all the fat I need. I think I've been relying too much on heavy cream, and there may be a link between dairy and slower weight loss for me. (Though I don't count butter in there... it doesn't have any lactic carbs in it whatsoever.)

I also really have to up my water intake. Haven't been great about that. Overall, though, I'm really pleased I'm no longer at 150 and seem to be firmly in the 140s, even during that time of the month. And I haven't felt deprived in the slightest.

Perhaps the only potential problem is the repetition of food: I definitely need to branch out a bit and create some easy, pre-measured meals or snacks that I know the calorie count of. Thinking I can make some fat bombs this weekend, as well as pre-grill some chicken thighs and measure them out with some high fat sauces, and place in freezer and fridge for the week. Also need to finally order those low-carb tortillas from Amazon!

day 13 part 2

just jotting down a few thoughts before bed.

today was a good day -- really met my macros and calorie count. don't feel hungry at all and definitely feel like i'm going to have a good night's sleep.

might see a bump up on the scale as i didn't drink much water today and feel like with my period, there could be some bloating.

the day after tomorrow will mark 2 full weeks on keto and halfway through my 30 day experiment. hope to still be down at 146 or below. that'd be inspiring.

day 13

I'm at 146, four pounds down since I started and second day of that time of the month. I went out with coworkers for someone's going away last night and had 2 large vodka sodas -- no carbs but probably the equivalent of 3 drinks, really -- so probably have less water weight today than normal due to alcohol as a diuretic.

With that said, I had a great eating day and met my macros wonderfully and didn't even go that much over my calorie count. I shouldn't have had any drinks though -- I do believe the science that says drinking cuts down on maximum fat burning. Plus, my liver. Anyway, staying on the straight and narrow for the rest of the week and dutifully tracking on MFP.

Wonder where my weight will be post-having-my-period. It'd be awesome to see the other side of 145. A girl can dream.

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