The end of my keto journey

Weight: 76.7 kg

Mood: decent

It seems like my body took this decision for me. I’ll not continue on the keto diet because I didn’t see any benefit, I suffered more because I had to cook differently than my spouse and I didn’t feel better than when I was only doing the IF. So even though I will continue not eating so many carbs as before, I’ll not be afraid to add them to my day when I feel like it.

Carbs are not the enemy and I realized that my insulin sensitivity has improved since I started IF. Giving up on processed foods (be they only bread, biscuits and sweets) has been super beneficial for my gut and I’ll continue to have them out of my diet. But a wheat wrap now and then will not hurt me, just as veggies and fruits will not hurt (mm, tasty veggies).

The weight loss journey is a long one, getting weight off super quickly is not my goal. I want to go back to my normal weight slowly, in time, while preserving my health and getting into a lifestyle that makes me happy, not miserable. Carbs (complex and simple) make me happy, but now I have tools to keep them under control. IF is one tool and the knowledge I now have about hunger is, I believe, the most important of all.

Gone are the days when I’m waiting in a crowded airport or train station, hunger gnawing at my insides even though it’s way past bed time, and I’m eyeing that vending machine full of sugar. I now know I have in me the energy I need, that it’s good to use it especially in such cases, that the hunger I feel is not real, just a drop in insulin caused by my unfamiliarity to being on the road at weird hours of the night.

I’ll have a chance to test this new resistance to cravings in a bit over a week, as I’ll be traveling three days out of six. This should be fun.