Weighing expectations

My daily sojourn into my old Weight Watchers scale.

I've already admitted I am one of those people. I weigh in daily. It can be disappointing, frustrating, sometimes maddening. But some days you gingerly step on and break out singing Queen's We Are The Champions in pure joy.  Now I know damned well, if I'm going to weigh in I should view this through a scientific perspective. They're just numbers after all and what could be less emotional and passionate than numbers? I have a great many friends who are very health conscious and they focus on things like "How does my diet make me feel?" "How do my clothes fit?" "Can I walk more today than yesterday?" and my problem is I care about those things but really how I want my diet to make me feel is skinny. I'm admitting all this so you understand I already know my motivation is flawed. And to share something I have discovered.

I am a member of a half dozen pages devoted to keto diet lifestyle. The changes this diet can induce are striking, often astonishingly drastic. I see before and after pictures every day of people who have lost 50, 100, 200, 300+ lbs and it's just awe inspiring. I also read posts every day of people who have lost 50 lbs since the new year, 25 lbs in the last 2 months, etc. BIG huge massive numbers that make my jaw drop and my self confidence twitch a little. Here I am, a little over two months in, and I'm at about 18 lbs gone since starting keto, 25 from my heaviest point at the holidays. Compared to the guy who has lost 62 lbs since the holidays, that's a little weak. Compared to the lady who has lost 20 lbs since last month, that's not so impressive. What I've learned to tell myself is this though:

It is not a race. 

It is not a contest. I can not compare my journey to anyone elses. Mine is unique. Consistent loss, at any rate is a success. Keep my head down, and focus on what my journey means to me, and where I want it to end. Cheer when the scale moves the right direction. Celebrate when big milestones are made. Be kind to myself when things temporarily slow. Believe in my ability to continue on this path.

Today was a victory, about a pound off the scale. It was also a victory because I woke up believing in myself, in my ability to continue this way of eating for a long time to come.

Okay, personal blah diddy blah stuff aside, here's a meal round up with some pictures and a recipe link from yesterday.

Lunch was leftover MS pot roast, avocado, and a spinach and sundried tomato salad.

Dinner- Everything Bagel Dogs These were tasty and super filling. Recipe at link. A little workish to make but nothing even someone lazy as I couldn't handle. Non-keto fam enjoyed them as well!

Snacks, nuts late at night, wine, coffee with heavy cream numerous times, some purple powerade zero.

Macros for the day:

Carbs- 20 net

Protein- 55g

Fat- 96g

Calories- 1390

Keep on Ketoing on.