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r/xxketo • … • u/BigRedGomez

Feeling discouraged, need some support or advice. Either is appreciated! Lol

I’ve always eaten fairly healthy, but started Keto, fairly strictly, about 6 weeks ago. I did have two setbacks, a wedding and then a friend’s birthday bbq, but didn’t feel too bad about it because I have struggled with food issues pretty much my entire life and don’t want to miss out on things in life because I’m afraid of food again.

I’ve been feeling good, although I haven’t lost any significant weight (like 5 lbs maybe), I really felt like I had slimmed out thru the waist. So today I thought I’d try on a dress that was literally skin tight when I bought it, like so tight that it hurt to sit down and it was even tighter today. I couldn’t even attempt to sit down for fear of it splitting. I thought for sure I’d be zipping it up without an issue.

I don’t have a tonne of weight to lose, I’m 5’10” and about 155-160 lbs (I don’t weigh or measure because it puts me in a really unhealthy, obsessive place still), so I’d been using that as an excuse as to why I haven’t seen the massive weight loss that others have. I mostly just have the last 10 lbs to lose that wouldn’t budge before. I work out 5-6 days a week, two or three days of HIIT and at least three days of heavy lifting, and started Keto mostly because although I was eating healthy, I wasn’t seeing results at the gym anymore. I’d like to say that maybe because of the extra protein I eat now, my lifting is finally building my butt (and thighs), but I honestly can’t say I’ve seen a gain there. I track everything I eat, so I know I’m not going over calories or carbs, some days I don’t even hit 10 carbs.

Sorry for rambling, I’m just feeling a bit like “why do I even bother?” The only thing I can think I need to change is maybe drinking more water, even though I drink at least 80 oz a day, usually more. I guess mostly I just want to hear that the weight will melt off any day! Lol

Thanks to anyone who bothered to read my rambling!! Lol

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