Day 35

The diet (which will transition to a lifestyle) is on Day 35, and the discouragement is HEAVY!  I have had people say to me, "You didn't gain it quickly, you can't expect to lose it quickly." But here is my problem.  I DID gain it quickly.  On my 40th birthday just 2 years ago, I was a good 40 lbs lighter than I am today-- and that means more than 50 lbs lighter than when I got back on this brutal horse of mine.  I GAINED 50 lbs in 2 years! (Hangs head in shame.)

My discouragement comes today because I am completely out of ketosis, and I have no idea why.  I was good yesterday!  And I worked my butt off all day Saturday cleaning house.  I've reimplemented exercise into my routine, and somehow, somewhere I had to have let some carbs slip by, because I am not the fat burning machine I was a week ago.

On the upside, after several days at a standstill. the scale finally made a little shift.  It's not much, but at least it was in the right direction.  (See the ticker above the posts on this blog for the current progress.) I'm trying to be excited about being in the "60's" for my "weight to go." Not going to lie, it's a challenge to get excited about it.  I did have one MAJOR victory last week though.  I went away with a group of girlfriends for a fun weekend and did not blow the diet at all.  It was a carb filled weekend and I managed to stay on track.  That gives me hope for the future and the ability to make low-carb a lifestyle and not just a weight loss plan.

I DO feel better. I realized that when I woke up yesterday with some new aches and pains it was because I was working out my arms the day before.  I have lost 5 inches in my waist and 4 in my hips as well as loss in my thighs and chest, so that's a good thing. The pants I'm wearing today are a little loose, so that's all preogress. Trying really hard to keep my eye on the prize, but I thought it would go faster.  I HOPED it would.  It's not, but I press on.