8 pounds down

I am a compulsive scale stepper these days. I pretty much step on the scale every time I am near it, and I know that I can fluctuate as much as two pounds in both directions throughout the day. When I am actually tracking my weight I only log my weight first thing in the morning, when I wake up. No water or food in my system, only wearing my pajamas. Today I was pleasantly surprised to see that I am carrying around eight less pounds than I was last week. It's not a super significant number, but for whatever reason, those eight pounds had crept on without me even noticing it over this past summer, and it was those eight pounds that put me dangerously close to the 300 pound mark. In just four days of really paying attention to what I was putting into my body, and what I was doing with my body, I managed to get rid of those unwanted stowaways that had hopped on the scale with me, and with this post I bid them 'ADIOS'!
I have also been using Ketone test strips daily for the last three days, to see whether or not my body is actually producing the ketones. The brand is Reli On and the 50 count package cost about six dollars, and I have been testing about three times each day at the low-moderate level. Based on the information that I have researched, this is where I should be at the beginning of ketogenic dieting, so I will keep checking daily to ensure that I am maintaining. This morning I did realize that I hadn't really had a BM in the last two days, so I jumped on my yoga mat for a little workout, Detox Yoga, from one of my favorite YouTube guru's-Yoga with Adrienne.  That, along with a cup of coffee, helped within about an hour.
Yesterday I did a little bit more light reading, this is one that I came across after five minutes of random link clicking- If you ignore all the pictures of body builders, there is information about how the process works inside your body, how long until you see results, and variations that may or may not be beneficial for your own particular needs. Ketogenic dieting has long been associated with extreme body-building, so if you decide to give this a try, be prepared to filter the knowledge you need off of body building books and websites! High fat, moderate protein, low carb dieting allows your body to burn stored fat as energy while protecting your existing lean muscle mass- you lose weight without losing strength, which explains the link to body building.