Went down a notch on my belt

At a party last night I had 3 people compliment my legs on being tone and one girl who didn't recognise me at first ended up grilling me on my current diet and was really suprised when she found out I'd been eating bacon for breakfast this past week.

Had Facebook bring up a photo from the summer I turned 18 (so three kids and er..."a couple" of years ago)...I will never wear a bikini in public again for obvious reasons, but I felt sort of victorious, haha !

sixaround1 wrote: »

I'm 47 & I've had acne since I was a teen. I know it's hormonal but nothing I did ever helped. Add in that I suffer from the addictive condition Dermatillomania (compulsive skin picking) and it's been a lifelong struggle.

I've been low carb to varying degrees since 2003 but I went full Keto March 8 & today, May 8, my skin is totally cleared!!!!!!

My weight loss is stalled right now but if I never lose another pound, this amazing result is worth ALL the effort. I feel like I'm freed from a prison! Since there's nothing there I stopped picking, since I stopped picking there's nothing there. I'm now having dreams of leaving the house without wearing coverup makeup when my scars fade. This is an incredible life change. Thank you LCHF!!

Losing the acne was awesome. I didn't fully grasp the cause/effect relationship until I decided to try eating a big tub of popcorn and my face broke out. It took better than 3 weeks of being keto again for that breakout to subside. I always thought it sucked to have both acne and gray hair. Now, I only have the gray. Fortunately, on a man, it makes me look distinguished.

NSV: 7 straight days of logging, steadily moving towards the end of the month to meet my mini-goals.

I've been very quiet for the last few months... logging on, checking out informational links, and reading about everyone's achievements. It was this ---> reading about everyone's achievements, that struck me. Why did I waste all this time doing "nothing" when I could've been participating with my own victories too!? I could've already lost 10-15 pounds by now?? I have reasons I can point to, but ultimately all the pointing is focused straight at me. I am fully responsible for my actions.
And so... here I am (again... or more)

I've been doing keto for 1 full month now and I'm so very happy that not even once did I go over my carb limit of 20 net carbs. it's taken me a bit of time getting used to upping my protein but I'm on track and actually enjoying myself. Enjoying myself and trying to lose weight has never gone together for me. So amazing.

As it happens I'm off to a luxury condo in the mountains for a couple of days. My meals are planned, even some keto friendly snacks. The best part of this is I'm getting paid and the trip is free as I'm taking a client.

I knew in theory, that this should be the case, but this WOE dramatically reduced my muscle soreness post weight lifting. I have been working out regularly most of the last 30+ years. Typically, I switch up my routine every 6-8 weeks, sometimes a little shorter and sometimes a little longer.

For about 5 weeks, I moved to minimal strength training and more cardio and even reduced the intensity there. I was basically taking time off without taking it completely off. Anyway, I am not most of the way through my second week back to much more strenuous weight lifting with almost no soreness.

When I have done this before, the first week or two would be brutal where going down stairs too quickly would hurt my pecs the day after chest workouts. This time, nothing. It is not because I am not working as hard because the amount I did on the pec deck this morning was 40 lbs more than last week and I did it easier, so I am working hard enough.

It is also clearly not because I magically became younger and heal faster.....hm.....or maybe I have.....

@JessicaMcB I wholeheartedly agree with @StacyChrz. The marks on your tummy are testimony to who you are, and what you have achieved. You have absolutely nothing whatsoever to be self-conscious about. You're looking fabulous, and I think you deserve to celebrate that, to the full extent.
Any naysayers have a problem with their perception of what really matters. If you get criticism, that's their stupidity, not your physique.

OMG, look at you! LOOK - AT - YOU!!!

Need to add a new fastener to a pair of work pants before things get embarrassing. On the heals of a crazy fluctuation and an even crazier appetite, I'm liking it.

The shirts that I used to be bulging out of, are now too big and need to be taken in.

Also, I'm in control of my eating habits for the first time in what feels like ever.

Pulled an 11 rep amrap set of 315 on deads, then worked up to 415 for an easy double. RTS has my estimated 1RM at 450, which puts me well ahead of my schedule for my December target of 495. I'll be stoked AF if I pull 500+ in my first meet. Will put me as Master (elite is 537) in the 165 weight class.