Keto Diet | Day 7 | I barely feel hungry

Sherwette Mansour
Sep 9, 2018 · 3 min read

Weight: 61.4 KG — More or less the same.

Target Weight: 57 KG

Waist: 83 cm

Buttocks: 96 cm

Yes! I got the measuring tape. I mean a friend got it for me :) :)

Mood: 5 — Sunday blues I guess.

Today is day 7 and that’s the end of the first week so here is something to celebrate. I lost almost 2 kgs since the beginning of the diet, although I think it’s mainly water retention.

Day 7 also means that I am going to make a choice on whether I will have a cheat day/meal or carry on with the keto diet for 30 days. I have decided to carry on and not have the “cheat” meal, and here is why:

  1. I feel I am on a cheat diet. I mean who could have thought that eating cheese and peanut butter is OK in a diet?
  2. I actually like the food I am eating.
  3. I resolved the coffee situation. I can have it with heavy cream which tastes pretty good.
  4. I stopped feeling hungry, and that is a good sign that I am in the ketosis state, although my keto strips are still “on the way”, so I am not really sure.
  5. I really don’t want to go through the cravings and to feeling nausea again.

Ok. So, here are a few updates from yesterday.

The nausea is gone. I had plenty of water and had salted peanuts for a snack to get some salt into my body.

I stopped feeling hungry. I mean Ok. I was a little hungry in the morning, but after I had my breakfast, it took me a good 6 hours before lunch. Even at lunch, I wasn’t hungry when I had it. Also, at dinner, although after exercising, I wasn’t hungry when I had it. I somehow feel guilty for eating lunch/dinner when I wasn’t hungry because calories count right? At the same time, I don’t want to feel weak with no energy, so I ate anyway.

I also exercised today, and to be frank, I was a bit worried that I will be drained out of energy, so I had a small spoon of peanut butter before I do. I wasn’t completely drained like before, but also I wasn’t super energetic. I can’t wait until I get into that ketosis state with the increased focus and energy.

Now, time for my menu for the day.

Breakfast:

  • Mixed berries smoothie with chia, almond milk, and cream.
  • Coffee with cream.

Snack:

  • Salted peanuts.
  • Gouda cheese slices.

Lunch:

  • Cajun chicken salad with avocado.
  • Starbucks ice-shaken coffee with cream and almond milk.

Dinner: Stir-fried chicken livers with garlic and mushrooms. According to the Internet, click here, mushrooms help with fatigue, so why not give it a try?

And now, the dessert!

I have tried the keto cheesecake recipe yesterday and it is absolutely delicious. I am honest, my chocolate cake in a cup is until now a disaster, but this one. I fell in love. Maybe, that’s one of the reasons I decided not to have a cheat meal because to be quiet frank, that is a cheat meal. That is the mother of all cheating. I also replaced vanilla extract with almond extract. A friend gave me a tip on where I could find vanilla beans and create the extract myself. So, I can’t wait to try it with vanilla. I mean, it could even be better!

I tried it yesterday, but I had to put it in the freezer for some time to cool down. I loved it yesterday, and I loved it, even more, today after sitting in the fridge for a whole day. I had some after dinner and I feel like super full, but more importantly super happy.

Sherwette

Nothing can stop you if you decided to move…

Sherwette Mansour

Written by

Management consultant. Abstract artist. Interested in psychology and consumer behavior… Food, travel, photography, water sports... Spontaneous otherwise.

Sherwette

Sherwette

Nothing can stop you if you decided to move…

Welcome to a place where words matter. On Medium, smart voices and original ideas take center stage - with no ads in sight. Watch
Follow all the topics you care about, and we’ll deliver the best stories for you to your homepage and inbox. Explore
Get unlimited access to the best stories on Medium — and support writers while you’re at it. Just $5/month. Upgrade