One month in and disappointed with results
I have been working super hard: A month on keto. It brought down inflammation and blood sugar. Just diet alone is making me healthier. Just over a week of regular intense exercise (been a decade since I stuck to it this long) The scale is dropping (including water weight I am down 20lbs) clothing is looser. It is happening. I have made strength/ability gains through my workout. I can feel the health difference.
... but today I took my 1 month progress pics.
I thought I was seeing so many changes. And yes, if I look really closely I can see the changes in my photos (especially face/neck area) but they are so subtle. If I wasnt going over it with a magnifying glass, I am not sure I would notice.
Logically I get it. I started at 285. Now I am 265. I was very fat, to very fat. It is only 20lbs, which is like 2 paper towels on a very full roll. It will show as I keep going. This is stage 1. I know I have to do this to get where I want to be, and it won't happen overnight. And I know I am not "not making progress" - the progress is just not as visual as I wanted it to be. Which sounds shallow, and I should not care about as much as my other gains.
Yet, I found the progress photos to be so demotivating. Like it is all a giant waste of time. All this effort for nothing significant. I feel like I will never be there. I am struggling to not just throw it all away and go eat some icecream and cake.
Please help.
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