My name is heather
i am a stay at home mother of 4 beautiful girls.
i am 5'4" and 170 - i was down to 159 but the winter blues hit me hard this year and ended up almost to 180- so i kicked myself in the *kitten* and got back to what i know works

KETO

people look at me like i am crazy- but it works and i feel great.
with 4 girls (3 of which are under 5) i find it hard to "make" time to work out- but again i know i need to.

Hello! I'm Tania, and I am struggling to get back into keto. Today will be my first full day back! Woohoo! Yay me! Anyway, I am a stay at home mom of three kiddos. The scale said 195 this morning which completely depressed me, because last year I lost down to 158 and have gained all that back. My goal is 140.
I love to swim laps and do water aerobics with weights and walk. Looking forward to day 2 tomorrow!

Hey There
Im Taneil and im 28 from Australia. Ive always struggled with my weight and am embarrassingly at 130kgs atm. Small goals to start with, id like to get down under 110 before December. Then from there we will see how I go. Low carb works for me, i just get disheartened by weight fluctuations (so im trying not to weigh at all until the end of the fortnight).. and I get lazy because theres so much preparation.

Hey everyone. I'm Melissa & I'm from North Carolina. My weight is kind of like the stock market ticker mentioned above...ha ha. I went from just under 200 to 170'ish last year during a weight loss competition at work and have bounced from 170 - 180 for the past year. My downfall is southern food (can you say biscuits???), lack of exercise and a just plain crazy schedule lately. My work schedule is typically 60 hours a week right now & that's killing me

Low carb is the only thing that's ever worked for me and I feel so much better when I'm following it. I decided to take it to the next level & jump on board with KETO. Today was my first full day and I was never hungry. I'm 5'7" so I'm hoping to get to 160 or so as a first step.

Looking forward to getting to know everyone!

Hi my name is Emma. I've been keto/carb cycling for over 2 years and successful kept off 28 pounds. I took a break from dieting for a few months and maintained my weight. I wasn't into it and I had so many social events and weddings over the first half of summer. It was too hard to cut out cocktails and desserts so I enjoyed it.

I'm ready to start keto again and loose the last 10-15 pounds.

Hi Everyone, My name is Carolyn. I'm glad to see this group here. I've been playing with the idea of going keto for several months. I've done a lot of reading and it seems like it's the most logical approach for a healthy functioning body. I have to admit my biggest challenge right now is getting off sugars, mostly "hidden" sugars. I have an idea of what I would like my goal weight to be, but more importantly, I would like my total body fat to be between 18% and 20%. I don't know what it is right now, but I do know my BMI is 36... not good. My goal weight is 130 - 135 and my current weight is 220.

Hello everyone, My name is Sandra. I'm in SC and love my bread, especially homemade!! I've tried keto before, but never had much luck with it. But, here I am again. I'm at my highest weight ever and need to lose about 30 lbs. I carry most of my weight in the tummy. Its such a mental thing with me, as I dwell on that part of my body most being the most unliked. I have a personal trainer, 3 x week, and love to bike. I also am a closet junk food eater!! :0
I would love to follow the diaries of fellow keto-er's!!

Hi, I'm Meg. Eating keto to lose some flub (ok a heap of flub) and to control my migraines (awesome plus). Currently at 180lbs, up 75 from where I got to after I had my daughter. 75lbs in 8 years is not cool. So.

The hardest part of sticking to keto, for me, is the planning required to keep my macros straight, avoiding lunch temptations that come along with working downtown, and making two dinners every day - one for me, one for the hubby and kiddo. They love their carbs and I won't deprive them. If they want to eat keto, they have to decide for themselves. Hoping my kiddo comes around one of these days...

My goal weight (for now) is 120 and I am 5'4"

I have been eating keto on and off for almost 2 years, but I never have really committed to it for more than a few days at a time. Basically, I just get over the keto flu, get into ketosis, lose five pounds then eat a bowl of pasta. So obviously, that doesn't work. Sticking to it 100% as of yesterday. I am hoping having some keto buddies will help me stay away from the carbs until the cravings go away.

Hi everyone, I'm Jen. I've been eating paleo (relatively LC compared to the standard diet) for the last 3+ years and have done LCHF on and off for the last year. I'm looking to re-lose about 30 lbs. My goal is 140 lbs but I plan on measuring in inches for the most part and only taking a look at the scale when I've seen lots of progress. The fluctuations discourage me too much. I have no problem staying away from breads, pasta, cakes, cookies, etc because I can't do gluten. My killer is SWEETS. Once I get past the first couple of weeks I'm generally good but it's been a while. I knew it was time when my 85 y/o grandma said to me, "your wedding pictures are over there, you know, when you were thin." I wanted to cry. I don't even feel comfortable in my own skin anymore. Hoping for lots of motivation and tips to make it work.

Hello everyone! Been looking for some support with Keto. I started may 26 of this year, down 30#. Kind of seem stuck right now. Scales not moving. But no plans of giving up this WOE bc I do feel way better! 35 yr old mom and night shift nurse! ;-)

I also am a 35 y/o mom. Not a nurse but in the health field as an occupational therapy student. Finish with clinicals in December and graduate! I blame Grad school for the 30 gained lbs.
Everyone please feel free to add me as I've no clue how to do it yet...

Hi, I'm Helewisa and I started keto or LCHF on July 11, 2015. I had started some plan that a close friend encouraged me to try (SHAPE), but I almost immediately decided this was NOT what I wanted.

Anyway, somehow or other I began researching and found a website called the Diet Dr. and that was my first intro to keto. I was fascinated by the medical information being explained and quickly went on to research much more in depth (I am a nurse). The details and meta data, long term and large studies that have been published explaining nutritional ketosis were and are completely mind-blowing. Here I found just about everything contrary to what I have been taught to encourage my patients to eat.

This way of eating may well save many lives, repair nervous, digestive, cardiovascular and metabolic and heal the inflammation that so many of us have been plagued with for years and years!

I am so excited, but know of no one else in my circle of friends or acquaintances who knows anything about this ketogenic eating or who has any desire to go on the adventure with me.

OK, long winded...but here I am and I am so glad to have some others to compare notes with and encourage/be encouraged. My plan is to take it easy, watch my macros, keep the calories low but not starvation low (metabolic resistance!) and work out thoroughly, but without rushing. I truly believe that I need to heal my bodies metabolic response after the years of yo-yo on again off again dieting that I have inflicted on this poor body.

So, I'm getting to bed at a reasonable hour, lifting weights twice/week, doing some walking, yoga and maybe some dancing too. No more stressing and I really want to simplify my life and make a healthier life/body and spirit.

That's it...oh sheesh, I wrote an essay! ;-P

Keto friend,
Helewisa

Hi everyone, I'm Dheana. This is my first attempt at keto but I've been LCHF for about 3 months and have lost 15lbs. I don't have a lot more to lose but really interested in the steady energy and promise of increased focus and productivity. I'm 45 and an event planner heading into a very busy season.