Hello low carbers!
So today is my 6 month mark from when I decided to re-start low carb after reaching my highest point. I was 442 pounds.
I am now 93 pounds down to 349.
I decided this time was going to be the time that I put all the bs aside, followed my plan and didn't cheat. I can honestly say I haven't had one grain of rice, a single french fry or bite of ice cream. To me, if I do, I will want to binge. Simple as that - so I don't even bother.
I came back to this site, started a journal and updated my first page each time I weighed myself. Its pretty cool to see the numbers gradually decrease. They are coming down slowly these days, but thats okay - I don't need 3-5 pounds a week like in the beginning.
I found that for the past few months I am losing about 10-13 pounds per month, steadily. This is with nothing but eating my menu.. No exercising at all (I plan on that sometime soon). I have about 99 pounds still to lose, so I am hoping to be at my goal within the next year if I can maintain this 10-13 pound loss per month.
My friends and family are starting to notice.. When you are so big, as I am sure many of you can relate, you have to lose a good 60 pounds to make a dent in yourself
It feels nice when people do say things and they can't believe how fast its come off.
The biggest question is always 'what do you eat?' - so here is a little run down of what i do..
breakfast: no
lunch: bowl of tuna
dinner: 2/3 pieces of chicken
breakfast: no
lunch: chunk of ground beef
dinner: 2/3 small pieces of chicken
Thats pretty much it. I should probably be taking a multivitamin, eating greens and breakfast, too, but I'll add that in eventually
I stick to those 3 foods and rotate them through the week.
So 6 months in I am feeling a lot better. My ankle still hurts when I'm on it a lot, but I know its because I'm still pushing 350 pounds. I expect it to hurt.. all I know is that it feels a lot better than it did before.
Eating low carb is now just something I do. I don't have to worry about meals or not eating carby foods - its just something that happens now. People around me respect me and understand what I am doing, my wife is starting low carb again and I am excited for her to be a part of this, too.
I am sorry this is so long but I just wanted to share this milestone with my friends here..
I hope everyone has a great 4th of July!!