4/19 Starting weight: 270
4/26 Today’s weight: 257
13lbs down, 87 to go!
Today is day 8 and I’m honest excited more than anything! I am 13lbs down and feeling better than I have in a long time. My keto flu/sugar withdrawal has finally come to an end and I have more energy than I have in a very long time.
If you saw a picture of my stomach the day I started and then today, you would probably see a significant difference.
I’m excited for day 10 to see how far I came in those 10 days!
And something wonderful that has come from this experience of documenting the whole journey, is that I am not struggling with wanting to eat bad food. In fact, sharing this with you is making me want to work harder and complete the challenge without faltering. I feel so motivated and accountable.
I want to prove to myself that I can do this. I never felt that way before until now.
And there have been some huge changes in just these 8 days!
The Noticable Changes
Just from cutting out sugar and gluten from my diet, I am feeling measurabley better than I used to.
I am no longer bloated and actually able suck my stomach in without effort.
A few smaller pieces of clothing actually fit now.
I can breathe more deeply and I am able to climb our 3 stories of stairs to our apartment without being winded at all!
I am no longer hungry all day long. In fact, I get full so fast that I’m actually learning to eat normal portion sizes without wanting more.
I am actually getting stuff done throughout the day! I used to be tired shortly after waking up and wasn’t able to function like a normal person would. I have motivation and energy to get more stuff done in one day than I used to in a week!
My mood has dramatically changed. I am not so down or depressed. My husband can attest to this one too!
Two of my neighbors even mentioned that I looked slimmer than the last time they saw me, and they had no idea I was trying to lose weight!
Overall, over HALF of the symptoms I was feeling have been corrected or disappeared altogether. It feels like I’m actually living again, instead of dreading every moment of the day, unable to feel myself.
Diet and excercise truly do make a dramatic difference in the way we feel. I really wish I would have done this sooner.
Even better things are coming.
xo, S
Catch up on the previous days in the series!>>
Day 1: The wakeup call, the game plan & the “why”
Day 2: The habits to break & symptoms to shake
Day 3: The fat girl revelations
Day 4: The scale obsession
Day 5: The temptations
Day 6: The sugar withdrawal
Day 7: The personal trainer