Keato is Neato…11lb lost in 5 days already!

Okay so this might not be the first time I’ve tried to shed some timber…but following in the footsteps of some of the great inspirations to us all, Scarlett Moffatt, Vicky Pattison, and not forgetting Nadia Sawalha to name a few I decided I’d slam on circa 5 stone by drinking beer and eating sandwiches on the hour every hour only to set out to lose it all again in the new year with the rest of the world…and get a DVD deal. Anyway…DVD deal didn’t take off so I’m just going to talk nonsense for a few months on here, lose weight and get fit, all whilst being a dad and dealing with day to day of the digital advertising world.

After having a baby I found it particularly tricky to shake the baby weight (don’t we all) and whilst trying to maintain bringing up a small and most wonderful human I managed to cram beer and sandwiches into every given opportunity (to be fair how much fun is it drinking beer and eating sandwiches?!). So…a cool 4-5 stone (I cant be too precise as when I lost the weight I stopped weighing myself as couldn’t give a stuff about the number on the scales) heavier than the last time I shifted all the weight.

Unashamedly I’m now looking for a quick zip of weight loss and then to just maintain it, get fitter and then keep it off! Wish me luck!

Why Keto I hear you say?! The honest answer…my wife’s doing it as well! So in a bid to support her efforts and my realisation that I’m carrying a few extra pounds myself (second heaviest and most unfit I’ve ever been just for context). Keto also looks pretty neato to be fair and yes I hear you cry, Keto and Neato rhymes…quelle surprise…that’s all the science I need and anything that’s low carb seems to always give me results. And most importantly, anything where gin and slimline tonic is in the approved list of drinks and where chicken wings are encouraged is absolutely one for me!

Alas…you won’t hear me banging on about me keeping my macros tight and all that boring sh*t…but I’ll merely post progress updates, how workable it is in the hustle and bustle of family and work life (dinners and lunches out and about etc) and any other nuggets of wonder I come across.

So the reason I have decided to actually talk more about this is I join you genuinely on day 6 of the diet having lost over 11 pounds already…granted the day before I started the diet on 2nd Jan I decided to cook and consume a 3 cheese pasta bake that I reckon my body was just holding onto!

So let’s see how this pans out over the next few weeks and I’ll then look at how you transition this diet to eventually include the odd sandwich and beer as life without sandwiches and beers is pretty dull.

Wish me luck and if you see me…encourage me to eat chicken wings and put away the salt beef bagels!