Unfortunately for health reasons I had to stop keto, but I suddenly have a new mindset. I lost all my weight before, reached and even surpassed my goal weight, and then a couple vacations and panic and lost motivation later, I gained it all back. Thus began a desperate attempt to lose it again, but I was at war with my mind. I’d constantly resolve to stick to my calories, make keto work, etc. etc., but then I’d have a binge out of nowhere. A lot. I was constantly stressed. I wondered how I’ll ever get back the motivation to stick with it. And then I realized I couldn’t do keto anymore. Instead of the physical slump picking back up again, disappointingly, my health just continued to decline. It was time to pull the plug.
Once I made the decision to end it, it felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. For some reason I had the feeling of commitment and confidence back that I had the first time I lost all the weight. My mind felt relaxed and more free than it felt in ages. I suddenly feel I can just trust the process and follow the protocol I did before, knowing it’s effective, knowing I felt pretty good last time, and knowing that, contrary to how my body was rebelling to the keto, this is going to be a more balanced way to lose weight, and for me, a healthier one.
With that balanced approach came a sense of mental balance. Suddenly I didn’t feel the stress of having to lose lose lose, nose to the grindstone, watching the scale daily like a hawk. Why would I have to? I’m not racing the calendar. There’s absolutely no reason I have to lose it by a certain time. I’m not going to stress anymore if I’m not losing as fast as I expected. The impatience just isn’t worth it. It’s exhausting, and if nothing else, the cortisol from the stress is counterproductive. Now I want to just sit back, enjoy the ride, enjoy the process, and lose weight a healthy way for me.
This is nothing against keto at all. I am disappointed it didn’t work for me, because I believed in the end result and its purpose, so don’t take it as that. And thank you for listening to this rant.
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