I've never been a speedy loser and those "I lost 20 lbs. in a month!" stories make me crazy. When I first went low carb years (and years) ago, it took me a year to lose 30 lbs.--and I was in better shape and in my 30s.

Because I didn't really stick to it, this time around I have more to lose, and I knew I wasn't going to be able to tolerate such a slow plod. So I've cranked my carbs down even more tightly, added IF and constantly obsess about what I'm eating, building muscle, etc. Every week that I lose more than a pound, I think it's a miracle and every week that I don't I wonder if the Turtle pace has returned.

I think I might be able to keep this up a few more months, but there's going to come a time when I can't have it be the all-encompassing feature of my life and my loss will probably slow to a trickle at that point. But my hope is that it will be a trickle, which is always better than nothing!