Hi fellow keto-ers, going to share my story to help restart my own accountability and determination. After a lifetime of obesity, in 2017-2018, I lost 150lbs with fasting and keto. In 2019 I mostly maintained but started to regain. Then in pandemic, I regained slowly but surely, nearly 100lbs back. I’ve been trying and slipping for about 6 months, but then hard core over the past month or so, yet no movement on the scale. Last week I went to a new doc who advertised “medically supervised weight loss.” She didn’t ask me anything about my history, what has/hasn’t worked, what I’ve tried, what I eat now, just put me on a scale and told me my BMI and that I need to count calories. Lots of lecture on looking up and tracking calories from a woman half my age and about 1/3 my weight who clearly has never dealt with obesity personally or to any great extent professionally. Although I left disappointed, I decided to reframe it as “obesity is very hard to treat and most docs don’t know how, they just take guesses and hope it works.” So no wonder it’s hard for me, too! So I’m taking the responsibility to do what I believe is right, which is keto, and taking care of my mental health, and figuring it out with people who have similar experiences. Thank you all for sharing your tips, slips, and experiences because knowing I’m not alone is what will keep me going. One more thing: I am determined to not feel ashamed of my weight gain. I might be frustrated, sad, exasperated, annoyed, tired, or other emotions when it’s not going right, but I will not allow it to be shame or guilt. And I am not afraid of the word “obesity.” I have obesity. It went into remission for a while, and now it’s back. I am trying to treat it, but it’s a tough one that does not go away easily. It doesn’t mean I’m a bad or lazy or stupid person. It’s just part of my health status. That’s all.

Posted by Kim at 2022-04-10 19:26:07 UTC