WOOSH!

I'm so effing pumped right now! Overnight I had a 3.5-pound woosh! Not going to lie, I've been waiting for a day like this for a while. I started Keto in August, and the amount I have lost is certainly not something I'm unhappy about, but having lost weight twice previously in my life, it's never come off this slowly before. I was always the rock star posting big numbers every week; 5 pounds and more on a regular basis. I was one of those folks who dropped 100 pounds in 6-8 months, without needing to hugely restrict myself or even work out.

Instead, this time, I've been lingering in the 270s for the past 7 weeks, chipping away at my weight a pound at a time. I've been watching it gradually tick down, but have had a couple of weekly weigh ins with zero change on the scale, and a couple with some very small numbers (by my historical standards, anyway), despite not cheating and being very rigorous with my IF schedule and daily exercise. I would simply be lying to you all if I said it wasn't discouraging. I'm older than I was when I lost weight in the past (31 now; I was 18 when I lost weight the first time, and 25/26 the second), and I've obviously put my body through the pain of regaining weight... twice. It's no surprise that my body is repaying me with a bit of stubbornness this time around. I've been KCKO'ing it up and just accepting that this is my path, and reading everyone else's posts here every single day to give me motivation.

As of weekly challenge weigh in day I was 272.2. Yesterday, 271.5. This morning... 268, baby!!! I've finally escaped those 270s, and I feel like a million bucks! Next stop, 260 then 250! I'm hoping to be able to hold onto this feeling, and be able to revisit this post during the long weeks and stubborn scale periods. If you're reading this and experiencing that same frustration, I hope you know that your woosh is coming! KCKO!