I just wanted to somewhere to say this and you guys are the ones I think would care the most. I always wanted to join the military, but I'm too fat. I can't make tape or do the PT test. Two weeks ago I hit the gym and talk to a recruiter to set a plan for where I need to be in order to join the guard.
After two weeks of hitting the gym, and an average daily calorie deficit of almost 2,000 calories, I weighed myself yesterday and I gained .2 pounds. I'm a pretty confident person, but I was heartbroken. How could I have gained weight when I'm eating barely nothing and working my ass off? I didn't go the gym yesterday. I was crushed.
This morning I woke up with new resolve. I hit the gym immediately after work, got my best time yet on the 2mile run (31:16 ain't great, but we'll get there.) , switched to interval running, and today will be my most calories burned in one day and biggest caloric deficit so far. After the gym today I realized, if I'm motivated and emotionally strong enough to go to the gym today after working my ass off for two weeks and gaining weight, then there's nothing really standing in my way.
So, my target is Mid to Late October to make tape, and hopefully bootcamp just after the first of the year.
I lost 30 pounds in a few months of keto. I'm not going to lie to you, it is a huge commitment, but it sounds like you are ready and determined. It's also worth mentioning i didn't work out AT ALL during that time. You may want to read up on if it's even a good idea to push it hard while starting keto, it might be too much to handle all at once. Your body is learning to use an entirely new system for fuel.
Do your research and find out what you can eat, then take everything you cant eat out of the house and give it away. That's the only way i could deal with the carb cravings.
Figure out a few good meals you can eat regularly and stock up. You will be changing everything you eat. Everything i loved to eat that was cheap is loaded with carbs. Potatoes, rice, pasta.
Veggies, meats, some cheese, Greek yogurt were my favorites. Once you get it going, you can sneak in a bit of carbs, just not too much. I would go through an entire head of celery per day with a bit of peanut butter to dip it in.
For a turkey "sandwich" i used one piece of bread, mayo, a ton of meat, then essentially a salads worth of lettuce on top.
Oh, drinks, there are some special sodas you can get from Walmart that have no sugar or artificial sweeteners, they are a nice treat that makes you feel like you're getting a normal soda.
Once you get used to not having the sugar for a while, regular soda is so sweet and sugary it actually tastes gross.
Stay away from stevia sweetener, its supposed to be okay for keto, but it gave me the shits like you wouldn't believe.
Social eating situations just kinda suck, but usually you can find something you can eat. Salads, steak, veggies are all okay but watch out for dips and condiments that have alot of sugar in them. You'd be shocked how many catsups and BBQ sauces are basically flavored corn syrup. I hated being "that asshat" with special eating requirements, but once people see how much weight you are losing, they will get it.
The most important thing is just make up your mind to commit, and dont ever give up. My doctor also told me not to get discouraged if you have a craving and mess up. Get back on it, it's still better than you would have had otherwise.
If you have any questions hit me up.
another great post!