OK! The Scale Is Moving: FINALLY!
As many of you know, I have been stuck over the last few months. From February to May, I’ve lost and gained the same 5 pounds. I could not, for the life of me, figure out why. I was following my ketogenic diet to a tee, I was exercising 4-5 times a week but, the scale was just not cooperating. Has anyone else gone through something like this?
Instead of having an open mind and trying something different I continued to focus on Keto and the same exercise program I had been doing for the last 12 months. And guess what? I got the same result. Nothing changed. Month after month strict Keto and same exercise program, result: The same.
To be honest, by the time May rolled around, I was shocked I hadn’t thrown in the towel. The old Terri would have given up in March! It was time for me to self-reflect and it was time for me to figure out what my next move was going to be. I decided to do something really out of character for me: I asked for help.
I reached out to 2 professionals to help me build the right diet and exercise program for me. Yep, that’s right, I didn’t know what to do, I didn’t know how to change situation, so I spoke to friends, and got in touch with professionals. (@behimnowfitness & @behernowfitness)
They built a custom plan for me, and guess what? The scale started to move, I feel significantly stronger, I feel like my food choices are healthier than they were on KETO, and overall, I feel AMAZING. I have more energy, I am exercising 7 days a week, not because I have to, but because I want to. (I can’t even believe I just wrote that, I never thought I could ever want to exercise).
I don’t regret starting my weight loss journey doing the KETO diet, it’s what I needed at that time, and it worked. I think what my body has been trying to say to me since February is: “Thank you for everything you have done so far, but it’s time for a change”. I had an open mind, and decided to change even though it was not easy.
All this to say. Sometimes raising your hand and asking for help is the only way to move forward.
Terri xo
