JoannaVenuto wrote: »

Hey everyone.

I have been stuck in the 240s for months now.
I am still doing keto and OMAD and I just gave up alcohol altogether even though I was only doing keto friendly drinks.

I went to see my doctor and she thinks I have a bunch of issues with my thyroid, insulin (no diabetes), ovaries and she tested my testosterone which is too high. It sounds like my hormones are out of whack and she is positive that that is causing my weight gain and my difficulty in getting rid of it.

I felt so discouraged that when I got home, I got 2 slices of pizza and a brownie. The next day a whole wheat raisin English muffin with butter and a massive non keto salad with dried cranberries. The day after that a diet coke, a burrito and ice cream. I mean, I did it all. I feel like all my hard work is not paying off because my body is actually refusing to cooperate.

Anywho, I am wrapping up my pity party and I am back on Keto OMAD tomorrow while I wait for all my blood work results to get in. I had so many tubes of blood drawn !

@JoannaVenuto - I just wanted to share that any time my hormones (all of those you listed plus my adrenal hormones, too) are out of whack, skipping meals is one of the worst things to do. It can cause spikes in your adrenaline and cortisol, which basically ratchet up the insulin resistance and levels and just toss fuel to the fire...

The thyroid and insulin naturally kind of due a yin/yang thing. Any time I got my TSH to go down (and my FT4 and FT3 to go up), my insulin would jump up. Any time I got my insulin to come down, my TSH would skyrocket!

So just know that if your reactions are that intense, there is still something out of whack in the overall system...

Take a deep breath and wait on those labs. We all have moments of hesitation and doubt. Don't let them derail you long term. (hugs)

chinatowninchina wrote: »

@JoannaVenuto That's a total pain for you and very understandable that you are really fed up! The good thing is though that you may find out what is happening and why you aren't loosing any weight currently. I just wonder if it is worth trying eating twice a day, not sure why but it might just switch your body up a bit. Also on the bright side although you haven't lost you have at least been sticking around the same weight which is excellent although it may not feel like that just now. I'm not sure about you but in the past if I've not been loosing weight I've not been watching what I eat therefore I've put lots on, you haven't, you've stuck with it and you haven't gained so that's a definite positive. Frustrating but positive

Thank you so much for the kind and encouraging words! I am hanging in there and back to keto, one meal at a time!
Massive hugs!

JoannaVenuto wrote: »

@chinatowninchina @NikkiJRM @eggfooyamyam @KnitOrMiss
Thank you all SO MUCH for your kind and encouraging words!
After my carb binge I did in fact lose 3 pounds ...Not complaining! Just not sure what is going on in this body of mine !
I agree, I think I am going to ease out on the OMAD and incorporate a keto breakfast (back on my yummy keto McMuffins !) in my meals.
I will revisit OMAD/IF when I get my lab results and a solid idea of what the issue is.

On the plus side, I left my terrible doctor and met with my new one. She is absolutely amazing, knows and loves keto, understands the benefits of IF and OMAD. YAY! She also mentioned I should add another meal or snack. So you were definitely right.

@JoannaVenuto - That's such great news!!!

I did a diet, which at the time I didn't know was a variation of keto (didn't count carbs from vegetables) and a cheat day/ meal was allowed once a week after becoming fat adapted (2-8 weeks). I steadily lost weight after cheat day, but it was SOOOOO difficult to get back on the diet with a cheat day that often. I was always tempted and NEVER really got over those unhealthy foods mentally. I think it depends on willpower, or doin a clean night carb day

cgcrutch wrote: »

I steadily lost weight after cheat day, but it was SOOOOO difficult to get back on the diet with a cheat day that often. I was always tempted and NEVER really got over those unhealthy foods mentally. I think it depends on willpower, or doin a clean night carb day

My motto used to be, “If you’re not cheatin you’re not tryin”. However, I’ve got to tell you it has never worked for me. My cheat meal would turn into a cheat day which would turn into, oh well, what’s another day going to hurt………and now I’ve blown it, so I’ll just revert to my old bad eating habits.

That doesn’t mean I don’t cheat. I still do, I just don’t plan on it. In fact, I’ve cheated the last two days because of events that overwhelmed my will power. In both cases I decided to eliminate all the bad eating choices by consuming them. I’m just not good at saying no. I can usually control bad choices from coming into my house but in the out of the house environment there are cheesecakes lurking around every corner.

My point is I don’t PLAN on cheating. I PLAN on eating well. When I do cheat it is not because I’ve given myself a preplanned pass to eat badly. It is because I’ve caved. And I will cave again. And I will regret it. However, I’m not going to beat myself up over it. Today I’m back on it. I’m safe in my cheesecake-free house where I can weigh myself daily, log my macros and obsess over things in my control.

In my opinion, rewarding your good eating habits with bad eating habits seems counter-productive. That said, I know at some point I will cave again. I know the scale is likely to go the wrong way for a while when it happens. I won’t try to make up for it by fasting or restricting calories. I will keto on just like it never happened. I will move on as if it were just another I eating fat keto day.

rae1388 wrote: »

@stormywxs288 if you ever find yourself desiring cheesecake there are a ton of keto cheesecakes recipes out there, traditional and no-bake, since the main ingredient is cream cheese.

Ha Ha! I love the way you think. Maybe I'll try a whole week of nothing but keto cheesecake. Then I'd be able to say no to the real deal the next time my will power is challenged.

stormywxs288 wrote: »

rae1388 wrote: »

@stormywxs288 if you ever find yourself desiring cheesecake there are a ton of keto cheesecakes recipes out there, traditional and no-bake, since the main ingredient is cream cheese.

Ha Ha! I love the way you think. Maybe I'll try a whole week of nothing but keto cheesecake. Then I'd be able to say no to the real deal the next time my will power is challenged.

@stormywxs288

I don't know about you, but for me, that argument of burning myself out on a food or on making myself sick on a food never holds weight. I might abstain for a few days or weeks, but the desire always returns, in full force, when least convenient.

And sadly, I've tested that theory many, many, almost countless times.

And it's because our body is auto-set to forget the worst of any situation. It's why women can be intimate again after rough childbirth, why people go after the wrong type of significant other, why we forget how sick something makes us, why we think we can do better this time, etc.

The memories are "softened" so that we can cope with all of life's...adventures?...without staying in perpetual fight or flight mode, etc.

P.S. I believe there is at least once cheesecake related recipe on one of the egg fast short term fat fast protocols, so as long as it was baked, you could probably do it...