Keto Weight Loss Update - Week 12

Week 12 results are in.  With the Thanksgiving holiday, I somehow forgot to post week 11 - maybe because I posted week 10 the day before I was supposed to post week 11, and subconsciously thought I had already posted for the week. Who knows.

Based on my numbers, Thanksgiving had an effect on my downward trend as you can see in the graphs below.  I tried to avoid carbs, but when you're eating at friends houses, you never really know what's in the food, and I wasn't going to be antisocial by eating nothing but a plate of turkey covered in butter. :)



Week 12 - Weight 183 lbs, 29% body fat.

So, you can see by the numbers that the holiday feast had an impact.  I was obviously out of ketosis, and gained some weight.  Based on the numbers, I actually gained about 0.29 pounds of fat, which makes sense if my fat intake was still high and I was out of ketosis.  The odd thing is that I gained a pound of weight, but only gained 0.29 pounds of fat, and didn't work out.  One of the side benefits of ketogenic diets is a decrease in inflammatory response in the body. Inflammation can be anywhere and everywhere, including inside organs, in joints, etc.  It's possible that some of the weight that I gained didn't show up as fat, and most likely isn't muscle because I haven't been working out, and thus could be an increase in inflammation caused by eating foods like wheat, which has been shown to cause random inflammation around the body. Who knows. At this point, I'll just chalk it up to Thanksgiving, and plan on exercising again once the month ends.


As I mentioned previously, I'm doing NaNoWriMo, so I'm not working out this month.

Currently, I am at just over 42,000 words of my 50,000 word target.  I should be able to make my target if I continue working at lunch each day, and some in the evenings as I have been.

Scott



Raw Diet Numbers

Day 0 -  197 lbs, 35% body fat.
Week1 -  195.5 lbs, 33% body fat
Week 2 - 194.5 lbs, 32% body fat
Week 3 - 192.5 lbs, 31% body fat
Week 4 - 190.5 lbs, 33% body fat
Week 5 - 188.5 lbs, 31% body fat
Week 6 - 186.5 lbs, 31% body fat
Week 7 - 187.5 lbs, 29% body fat
Week 8 - 186.0 lbs, 29% body fat
Week 9 - 185.0 lbs, 30% body fat
Week 10 - 182.0 lbs, 29% body fat
Week 12 - 183.0 lbs, 29% body fat

On Day 0, I weighed in at 197 lbs with 35% fat, which equates to 69 lbs of fat. (yuck).
At week 1, I weighed in at 195.5 lbs with 33% fat, which equates to 64.5 lbs of fat.
At week 2, I weighed in at 194.5 lbs with 32% body fat, which equates to 62.24 lbs of fat.
At week 3, I weighed in at 192.5 lbs with 31% body fat, which equates to 59.68 lbs of fat.
At week 4, I weighed in at 190.5 lbs with 33% body fat, which equates to 62.87 lbs of fat.
At week 5, I weighed in at 188.5 lbs with 31% body fat, which equates to 58.43 lbs of fat.
At week 6, I weighed in at 186.5 lbs with 31% body fat, which equates to 57.82 lbs of fat.
At week 7, I weighed in at 187.5 lbs with 29% body fat, which equates to 54.38 lbs of fat.
At week 8, I weighed in at 186.0 lbs with 29% body fat, which equates to 53.94 lbs of fat.
At week 9, I weighed in at 185.0 lbs with 30% body fat, which equates to 55.5 lbs of fat.
At week 10, I weighed in at 182.0 lbs with 29% body fat, which equates to 52.78 lbs of fat.
At week 12, I weighed in at 183.0 lbs with 29% body fat, which equates to 53.07 lbs of fat.

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Keto Weight Loss Update - Week 10

Week 10 results are in.  I apologize for taking so long in getting these posted, as Week 11 results get posted tomorrow.  Honestly, I forgot that I hadn't posted them.

 Last week was a pretty good week, despite traveling for the weekend.  Traveling can wreak havoc on any 'diet', especially one where you're trying to avoid carbs, so planning is everything. I made sure to bring plenty of keto-friendly snacks with me for the 4 hours drive.  Then, when you're in a different town that you're not familiar with, finding restaurants that have meals that are at least modifiable to be keto-friendly can be difficult as well.



Week 10 - Weight 182 lbs, 29% body fat.

Anyway, I ended up losing 2 lbs last week, and 1 percent body fat, so I think I did fairly well!  I didn't drink my bulletproof coffee for about half the week, so maybe that was the difference.

What's bulletproof coffee? It's my daily-driver that I add 1 tbsp of butter, 1 tsp coconut oil, and enough heavy cream to taste.  For purposes of fat loss, I need a calorie deficit, meaning fewer calories than I burn, so, I'll still continue with my regular diet this week, but just remove the added extras to the coffee.


As I mentioned previously, I'm doing NaNoWriMo, so I'm not working out this month.  Unfortunately I'm behind due to my trip, which caused me to miss 3 days' worth of writing.

Currently, I am at around 27,000 words of my 50,000 word target.  I should be, by the end of today, at around 31,600, I believe.  I should be able to make that up this week with the Thanksgiving holiday giving me 2 days off from work.

Scott



Raw Diet Numbers

Day 0 -  197 lbs, 35% body fat.
Week1 -  195.5 lbs, 33% body fat
Week 2 - 194.5 lbs, 32% body fat
Week 3 - 192.5 lbs, 31% body fat
Week 4 - 190.5 lbs, 33% body fat
Week 5 - 188.5 lbs, 31% body fat
Week 6 - 186.5 lbs, 31% body fat
Week 7 - 187.5 lbs, 29% body fat
Week 8 - 186.0 lbs, 29% body fat
Week 9 - 185.0 lbs, 30% body fat
Week 10 - 182.0 lbs, 29% body fat

On Day 0, I weighed in at 197 lbs with 35% fat, which equates to 69 lbs of fat. (yuck).
At week 1, I weighed in at 195.5 lbs with 33% fat, which equates to 64.5 lbs of fat.
At week 2, I weighed in at 194.5 lbs with 32% body fat, which equates to 62.24 lbs of fat.
At week 3, I weighed in at 192.5 lbs with 31% body fat, which equates to 59.68 lbs of fat.
At week 4, I weighed in at 190.5 lbs with 33% body fat, which equates to 62.87 lbs of fat.
At week 5, I weighed in at 188.5 lbs with 31% body fat, which equates to 58.43 lbs of fat.
At week 6, I weighed in at 186.5 lbs with 31% body fat, which equates to 57.82 lbs of fat.
At week 7, I weighed in at 187.5 lbs with 29% body fat, which equates to 54.38 lbs of fat.
At week 8, I weighed in at 186.0 lbs with 29% body fat, which equates to 53.94 lbs of fat.
At week 9, I weighed in at 185.0 lbs with 30% body fat, which equates to 55.5 lbs of fat.
At week 10, I weighed in at 182.0 lbs with 29% body fat, which equates to 52.78 lbs of fat.


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Keto Weight Loss Update - Week 9

Week 9 results are in. Last week was a bad week overall, and the numbers show it. On Saturday last week, I attended a large celebration for a non-profit that I'm affiliated with, and the food they served was hot dogs and sides. Now, the hot dog I can deal with - just don't eat the bun, or eat half. I ended up eating two hot dogs, but half  a bun. The sides is where I wiped out.

The only two sides they had were macaroni salad and pototo salad. I figured that potato salad would be the lesser of two evils, as potatoes are natural, and might at least have some fiber. Macaroni salad would have been carbohydrate city! Anyway, I ate about 3/4 cup of potato salad. No idea how many carbs.

Then, Sunday night, my son wanted mexican, so I did an a la carte order. I ordered a bowl of chicken tortilla soup (picking out the tortilla strips, a chile rellano, and some (jalapeno) toreados. Of course, the chile rellano was battered and fried, so I got hit there, but the real kicker was the 3 toreados in the order.

For those of you who don't know, toreados are a Mexican specialty where they take a whole jalapeno, dip it in lime juice, sprinkle salt on it, and then sear the outside over a flame to slightly cook it. It's a simple side dish.

What wasn't so simple was how I assume that the staff said, "The white guy ordered toreados! Let's give him TOREADOS!". To say that the single one that I ate was hot was an understatement. It was like licking a flaming porcupine. I was sweating, drooling, and my eyes were watering and my nose was running. I ended up chugging my son's chocolate milk. So, I got carbs from the chocolate syrup, and from the milk. Bad time all around - and don't get me started on 4am the following morning. Needless to say, that flaming porcupine came back for a visit.

I've decided to do something different now with the way I present my numbers. I have decided to present a graph, which is easier for folks to look at, now that the list is getting fairly lengthy. I'll keep the raw numbers at the end of this post, for those who want to second-check me. Below is the new format.

Week 9 - Weight 185 lbs, 30% body fat.

So, last week, I lost 1.0 lbs of weight, but my body fat at went back up to 30%.  I didn't work out at all last week, as I was just too busy with life. More on that below. In the wake of Saturday's celebration, and flaming Mexican night, I've decided to do a calorie deficit, based on my diet and activity level for the week. My numbers seem to indicate that when I have a bad week, or some cheats, coupled with no exercise, my decrease in numbers is either small, or there's an increase. So, this week, no bulletproof coffee for me. That's just a large amount of fat that I don't need to add.

What's bulletproof coffee? It's my daily-driver that I add 1 tbsp of butter, 1 tsp coconut oil, and enough heavy cream to taste.  For purposes of fat loss, I need a calorie deficit, meaning fewer calories than I burn, so, I'll still continue with my regular diet this week, but just remove the added extras to the coffee.

Now, the doctor visit. I visited my doctor, who wasn't there that day, so I met with the PA. She looked over my numbers, and as expected, she was concerned about all the FUD to do with Keto. FUD means fear, uncertainty, and doubt. She was familiar with Keto, but was apparently only familiar with the unsubstantiated rumors that have flown around, so she immediate went to look at my liver enzymes, kidney function, etc. All of which were normal. I told her that I'd read all the research I could find on NIH, CDC, etc., and that I have no concerns with the diet.  After a lengthy discussion, she didn't feel comfortable having me completely stop taking the half metformin and half statin I'm taking.  She rescheduled me for a 6-month followup. I'll see how things go between now and then, and when I meet with my regular doctor, will discuss stopping the meds if there no issues with the numbers. I don't expect any.

Why has life gotten in the way of my workouts this week? Why will it get in the way of my workouts for the next 3? NaNoWriMo, that's why. National Novel Writing Month is NaNoWriMo. I've done, and completed the required 50,000 words written on a novel during the month of November 3 times before, and I'm going for it again. This time, I chose a brand new story - one that came to me out of the blue two days before the start of November. Weird how these things happen.

Anyway, I'm super-excited about this story! It's been writing itself. I'm just along for the ride. I love it when that happens. I hope to win again this year. In order to type 50k words in 30 days, you have to write roughly 1,666 per day. So far, over the last 5 days, I've written 7,009, so I'm over 1k behind. I started out strong, staying 800-1000 words a day above the target, but Sunday and Monday were both a bit of a bust.

Scott



Raw Diet Numbers

Day 0 -  197 lbs, 35% body fat.
Week1 -  195.5 lbs, 33% body fat
Week 2 - 194.5 lbs, 32% body fat
Week 3 - 192.5 lbs, 31% body fat
Week 4 - 190.5 lbs, 33% body fat
Week 5 - 188.5 lbs, 31% body fat
Week 6 - 186.5 lbs, 31% body fat
Week 7 - 187.5 lbs, 29% body fat
Week 8 - 186.0 lbs, 29% body fat
Week 9 - 185.0 lbs, 30% body fat

On Day 0, I weighed in at 197 lbs with 35% fat, which equates to 69 lbs of fat. (yuck).
At week 1, I weighed in at 195.5 lbs with 33% fat, which equates to 64.5 lbs of fat.
At week 2, I weighed in at 194.5 lbs with 32% body fat, which equates to 62.24 lbs of fat.
At week 3, I weighed in at 192.5 lbs with 31% body fat, which equates to 59.68 lbs of fat.
At week 4, I weighed in at 190.5 lbs with 33% body fat, which equates to 62.87 lbs of fat.
At week 5, I weighed in at 188.5 lbs with 31% body fat, which equates to 58.43 lbs of fat.
At week 6, I weighed in at 186.5 lbs with 31% body fat, which equates to 57.82 lbs of fat.
At week 7, I weighed in at 187.5 lbs with 29% body fat, which equates to 54.38 lbs of fat.
At week 8, I weighed in at 186.0 lbs with 29% body fat, which equates to 53.94 lbs of fat.
At week 9, I weighed in at 185.0 lbs with 30% body fat, which equates to 55.5 lbs of fat.

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