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2018 JUL 10 -- Day 90

It is officially three months since starting keto and fasting. While I have my starting weight as 401 lbs, my actual starting weight at the beginning was 386 lbs. I had started to lose weight before I began keto. This means that over the past 3 months, I lost a total of 42.6 lbs. That's not too bad, but I bet it could have been better if I didn't have that trouble that caused me to gain 10 lbs in mid-June.

Starting weight: 401 lbs
Current weight: 343.6 lbs 
Long-term Goal: 145 lbs
Short-term Goal: 325 lbs

I need to stop thinking about what could have or should have been. There's no way to change the past so it's an exercise in futility. My husband's blood glucose is repaired and in the normal range, but he isn't losing weight. I don't know why he isn't losing weight, though. He is sticking to the plan. He isn't eating too much. We have kept his

Three months seems like such a long time, but it really isn't that long. It felt like a long time. In retrospect, though, it's not that long. Still, though, over the three months from when I started keto and IF, I lost a total of abut 43 lbs. That's not too bad. I'm happy with that, and I am confident that I will lose more.

I keep thinking about how I compare to those I see in the show My 600 Pound Life. I really can't relate to any of the stories on that show because there isn't much of a parallel to my own life.

I know that I have eaten far too much in the past, but for the most part I feel that I have been eating healthier and much less than those I see on the show. I know I have. I live with a man that wouldn't lie to me about what he sees me do, and he doesn't see me eat too much or unhealthily. There had been times when I ate things like pizza and fried chicken and hamburgers, but I ate normal portions. But I realize now that even in normal portions, those foods are what made me gain weight. 

I'm so happy that I learned what actually causes weight gain or an inability to lose weight. I feel like I've discovered a secret. I wish I could share it with everyone. 

I'm supposed to start eating after 7:00 AM. That is the end of my 120-hour fast this week. I plan to eat what I'm feeding my husband and then see what happens. 

I can't wait to see what I am going to eat today graph: 



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