189.2 lbs (8:30am)

I have spent the last three weeks basically at 190. I think I got as high as 192.8 on October 23rd and have been between there (up and down and up and down) since I hit my low of 188.8 on 2/20. So I guess that means the last 17 days. I was out of ketosis there for a while as well. I wasn't eating a bunch of carbs, but I was eating too many calories that each contained carbs and they added up to be too much to remain in ketosis. I felt a lot more brain fog than I have been feeling of late as well as crazy strong food cravings that were really hard to resist, so that was interesting. My urine also changed back to the darker normal SAD pee color instead of the distinct ketogenic pee color.

I think I've been back in ketosis for about 3 days now, but have been eating around 2000 calories each day.

For the last two weeks I have averaged 1897 calories, 123.1 grams fat, 116.1-29.5 (fiber) = 86.6 NET carbs, 102.1 grams protein. These amounts basically kept my weight stable. As I am still shooting for around 50 more pounds of weight loss, I obviously need to lower my calories and carbs back to what I was doing previously. I DO think it was a good healthy break though, which probably increased my leptin levels and let me have a little mental break. It probably helped my skin catch up a little as well. I still have skin concerns with my upper thighs, stomach and breasts, but it will do what it does. I can only continue on.

Right now I am really happy to have found a method of eating that I think will work long term. I am just trying today to focus on the short term goal of keeping my carbs and calories low and striving to get under 185. I am OK with slower weight loss. I may even strive to keep it slow to aid with skin recovery.