Jumping in late here. Had been successfully keto for over a year and then about a month ago lost it. Going to go all animal in hopes of zapping the cravings that are now in charge of me. Won't miss the veggies, but I'm a fool for sugar.. hope this helps, I'm feeling a little out of control at the moment. I miss the simplicity of my keto plan, and how it works for me. Really need to dig deep for the resolve to get this done before I undo all my progress.
Have a great day, pals!

LOL

I am having a hectic week with meetings, a new dog, and now vegetarian in laws are our company. I am back to simply LCHF right now. It is quite low carb but there is a bit of plant matter in there. It doesn't help that I am getting sick too.

These are my excuses. LOL I'll be switching back to AAA on Monday (we're having people over today and I want to eat some avocado with my Mexican meal ).

Well, I had a bottle of wine last night and ate some green peppers and guacamole with my steak, chicken and shrimp at a Mexican restaurant tonight. They also cook in vegetable oil
Other than that, Ive been doing well with following carnivore.

Ok now it's Monday and a fresh week folks so no more of this non-Animal business! #toughlove

Still at it. Yesterday started week 3 for me already. To be honest, it didn't think it would be so easy. I wish it had made a difference on the scale. I went down a couple of pounds in the first week, then right back up. Looking forward to my burgers with butter for lunch. Anyone else still with me?

Still here. Yesterday was dh's bday, so I did have some veggies with dinner and a piece of carrot cake for dessert. It was at I'd been planning for a while. Back at AAA as of this morning. Regained a couple lbs I'd lost over the weekend, but I know it's water/glycogen. Fully expect it to be off in a day or two.

Been visiting a friend who's in town for a bit, so this past week I've had way more cheese than I ever do. I think a lot of it is related to the "grab and go" aspect we talked about earlier in this thread regarding vegetables. It's food that is easy to munch on with no prep or effort. But, probably not the best thing. Kinda like how paleo folks can blow way past any caloric goals they might have by hoovering nuts and dried fruit.

So I've been thinking of bowing out of the challenge. I know there are only 9 days left and part of me wants to finish, but I'm not seeing any real benefit to forgoing plant products. In order for me to justify such a restricted way of eating I'd have to see an improvement in how I feel, and while I don't feel any worse, I really don't see any improvement either. I did lose a few lbs (and saw a new low on the scale this past week) which is awesome, but I also know I can lose while eating plant foods.

When I began LCHF three years ago, I did it with the conviction that it would be a permanent change, not a temporary fix. And for me, it has been. One of the most appealing aspects of LCHF was, and is, its flexibility. I'm able to eat a variety of delicious foods and I can find something to eat (that's on plan) in virtually any situation. While the AAA has been a fun little experiment, I find eating is not so flexible or practical, or even as enjoyable these past three weeks. And it doesn't help that my local grocery store is running an awesome sale on produce this week Seems the universe is telling me to get back to LC basics.

I did learn something thru this experiment tho - mainly that I need to wait until true hunger sets in to fix myself something to eat. I find it far to easy to just grab a handful of almonds at the first vague feelings of hunger. So I know I need to put a stop to that. If I'm not hungry enough to actually cook something, maybe I'm simply not that hungry. That's my main takeaway.

So my final stats for my (truncated) AAA:

5'7" female
SW: 149 lbs
Waist (at narrowest point)- 27.5"
Hips (at widest point)- 37"
Thigh (at widest point)- 22.5"

GW: 140-145 lbs, no real time frame, but it would be nice to lose 2-3 lbs this month

End of week one: 146.4 lbs (-2.6 lbs)
End of week three: 147.2 lbs (+0.8, -1.8 cumulative)
Waist - 27"
Hips - 36"
Thigh - 22"

Wow.... I may not have dropped much on the scale but I sure did lose a bit in the measurements dept. What a nice surprise Good luck to those sticking it out through the end of the month... I'll eat a salad in your honor.

I've had a few slip ups myself and I've had wine every weekend, but that doesn't give the trouble that vegetables do. Go figure. Lol
Some iceberg lettuce really did a number on me s few days ago. I had 1 leaf that was wrapped around meat and cheese and oh boy! My belly wasn't right for 24 hours!

tlflag1620 wrote: »

So I reintroduced veggies as of Thursday. No ill effects. I actually feel better with them (go figure). Most notably, I fall asleep easier and sleep better. I didn't realize what the AAA was doing to my sleep. I had found myself going to bed later and having a hard time falling asleep, not due to hunger. Not sure why. Adding a few servings of green veggies and berries each day seems to make a difference. I feel full faster and less hungry between meals than I did pre-AAA, and I wonder if it had a positive effect of leptin and/or grehlin. I may incorporate a few days to a week of animal products only every so often from here on out. I just know I can't do it all the time.

It's great that you were open to experimenting with it. I always admire people with an open mind.
That's the best we can do is to try stuff. Sometimes it is an improvement that we stick with and other times it reinforces that what we previously did worked out better.
Either way it helps to develop a better understanding of our unique needs. That's a win!

Sunny_Bunny_ wrote: »

I've had wine every weekend

c'mon now :-/

Ahhhh SUPER DUPER challenge faced and conquered this weekend!

My brother's birthday party --- LOTS of food and drinks. I won't list them due to potential trigger effects for people.
I definitely thought about having some non-animal stuff, but there were a few new people that came over, and they had heard about me doing All Animal April (Animapril?? ) and in giving them the elevator pitch about it I figured I had better stay the course so they would see me "walking my talk". I ate an extra burger patty and kept my water bottle close at hand.

plami_9209 wrote: »

I`ve done this before, so I feel like you should be warned. I did the exact same thing a few years ago and I lost a lot for a short time, but every kg that I lost came back within a few weeks after I stopped. If you guys are set on doing this don`t dive into carbs immediately. Start them slowly in small aounts if you don`t want to lose the progress you made.

I don't think any of us are doing it to "boost" weight loss. And I think most of us were a max 20g carbs before starting, so even suddenly returning to that isn't an extreme change. But, I personally, will likely continue to limit vegetables really only eating them because I made something for the family that I really like. I've identified vegetable fiber as a source of digestive issues so if I choose to eat some because they're good, I realize I will pay for it by way of belly ache for a bit. So, I'm not going to dive back in for sure.

@tlflag1620 I wouldn`t consider veggies carbs, I`m talking about bread, pasta, cakes, sweets. That`s what I meant. Veggies are great.