I don't think I mentioned this in any of my Keto/weightloss posts before, but my aim was to have lost 4 stone (56lbs) by the time I left for sunny Florida.
Unfortunately I didn't hit that target; I only made it to 3 stone 10lbs however this was far more than I ever thought I would ever lose, let alone in 5 and a bit months!!
Unfortunately I didn't hit that target; I only made it to 3 stone 10lbs however this was far more than I ever thought I would ever lose, let alone in 5 and a bit months!!
Whilst in Florida, I managed to avoid almost all temptation when it came to off plan (carby) foods... when I say almost, I mean I had 2 bread sticks and a bite of Churro (neither of which upset my stomach but I was instantly consumed by guilt). I had decided before going that I would remain to on plan foods for the 2 weeks but not worry so much about the calorie count.
As our hotel room didn't have cooking equipment, I genuinely thought I was going to struggle with keeping myself tame with all the glorious, convenient food they have to offer over the pond. Surprisingly, the supermarkets near where we were staying were crammed with foods that were on plan.
We took our own food to the parks as food is incredibly expensive once you're through the gates and the vast majority of it is fast food and full of carbs and sugar.
I basically lived off Boiled eggs, protein bars (I cant believe how cheap Quest is over there!), cheese crisps, Babybels, pepperoni slices, Low Carb Yogurt and Halo Top Ice-cream. All of the places we visited on our trip offered a huge range of zero calorie drinks so keeping hydrated was never an issue.
In restaurants, the staff were more than happy to help alter my meal to keep it on plan. I switched all fries with a salad and mostly ate burgers without buns, avoided anything breaded and made generally healthier choices.
A few waiters/waitresses seemed intrigued by my request of switching things up, but on the whole were very helpful.
Once we arrived home, I didn't weigh myself for around 4 weeks due to moving out and not having purchased bathroom scales at the time. This meant that I didn't know how much I lost/put on whilst in Florida.
The day of the weigh came around and astonishingly, I had lost a total of 4 stone 10lbs which immediately cheered me up from not knowing how much Florida had impacted my weight.
I've needed to go clothes shopping a fair few times since being home as its now Autumn and before we know it, Winter will be here. None of my clothes from last year fit.
First on my list was a new Winter coat. I'd tried on my size 22 coat form last year and almost drowned in it; my partner tried to get in it with me and it almost zipped up!!
I'm still picking up bigger sizes (18-20) when I go shopping and I think its because I still cant see a massive difference in my size.
I battled with my 'big girl' mentality and bought a pair of size 16 jeans last week. They sat in the bag for a good 3-4 days before I mustered up the courage to try them on, still telling myself that they'll be too tight... They fit!! They're actually a little too big around the waist and a tad baggy on my bum.
They were cheap so I didn't mind if they only fit me for this A/W season as I still plan on losing a little more weight, but it now looks like I'm going to have to go back and get a 14!
After losing 4 stone 11, I had bumped into a tonne of people from work who hardly recognised me (the department is huge and I can go weeks without seeing people). Heck, one of them even told me she thought I was a new girl!! I feel like its taken me to reach the 4 stone 11 mark for people to realise I've lost weight.
I am incredibly awkward talking about my weightloss with people. Maybe its because I don't realise just how far I've come.
The attention I have received over the past few weeks is probably been the worst part of losing weight for me to deal with. My anxiety makes me want the ground to swallow me whole when having the simplest of conversations so when people are congratulating me and asking a tonne of questions, you can imagine how panicky I get!!
I've learnt that everybody wants to be your 'friend' when they find you've lost a sh*t tonne of weight; they're after your secret. I'll happily tell anybody what I have done to achieve the results that I have, but it still infuriates me that these people wouldn't acknowledge my existence before they'd noticed.
In terms of my fibro, I cant say I've noticed a difference due to losing so much weight. I feel better in myself in some ways but I still get the pain and deep aches that I've always had and the exhaustion and fatigue remains mostly the same.
My original goal when staring Keto was to lose around 5 and a half stone. Now that I'm almost at the 5 stone mark, I feel like I should push myself a little further. My goal now is to lose another 2 stone making my total goal to lose almost 7 stone from day 1.
By no means will I continue my weightloss if I begin to feel unhappy in myself. I have been a size 10 and a size 22 and at neither size was I happy in my appearance. The plan is to keep losing until I feel comfortable in my own skin.
I'm going to end this one here. I'll post another update soon no doubt!! Here's to another 2 stone weight loss!!
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