Hello beautiful people, I recently discovered the wonders of keto somewhere on Instagram and decided to give it a go. After a week of strict keto, calculating my macros and religiously sticking to it, my scale said that I dropped just over 8 pounds. Being beyond ecstatic, I decided to share some of the thoughts I've had in the past seven days.

. During the first three days, keto flu hit hard. And I mean HARD. I was feeling weak, headaches lasting a whole day, mind fogginess, dry mouth. On day 4, all of this suddenly stopped. I woke up full of energy and actually happy, and besides the upcoming weight loss that's what made me stick to it.

. I'm not hungry??? It's unbelievable. I ended up doing IF right away because I simply don't need to eat. I've never felt like this before.

. Will people ever stop tempting me?? It's unnerving. I don't want your chocolates/sweets/whatever, please stop asking. Especially because this keeps coming from people who know about my dietary lifestyle.

. I really do hope I won't get much loose skin. I workout three times a week and hopefully that will help. I can't stand the thought of loose skin but it's still better than being overweight I guess.

. It's crazy how a guilty I feel whenever the thought of cheating comes to my mind. I don't want to cheat and apart from Christmas day (I'll be over at someone's place and don't want to be a picky prick, it's disrespectful) I'll keep my mind and stomach on the right track.

. I can't stand people asking me how I do it. I cook with my hands and eat with my mouth, how else would I be doing it?

. The thought of having to buy a whole new wardrobe is hella scary.

. Why am I not hungry??

. My IBS has improved a lot withing a week, if I give myself six months I'll be able to compete in the Olympics??

. God I really love nuts.

Besides the silly post, I genuinely cannot thank enough this community for all the direct and indirect advice that I received from you. All your progress pictures inspired me to finally change the aspect of my life that I most hated, while feeling powerless at the face of it. Thank you for sharing the love and the knowledge and for having the patience of repeating the same concepts over and over to new and old ketoers. You really are making a difference in someone's life.