Tracking My Weight Loss
Sharing my non-scale victories, non-scale struggles and weight loss week by week.
A Little Background
- I lost 50 pounds in 6 months eating clean and nourshing keto, then got pregnant and had my 3rd baby boy.
- I gained roughly 50 pounds with my pregnancy, haha! No shame, only gratitude to my body for creating life! My babies are always so worth the weight. I’ve lost it before and I can lose it again!
- I started again on July 5th. I’ve been tracking everything I eat if you want to follow along and get inspired with nourishing low carb high fat meals. Here is everything I ate in July, and here is everything I ate in August.
- I’m still breastfeeding with very little change in my supply. I stared once my baby was almost 6 months old and started solid foods so there wasn’t *as* much pressure to be his only source of food.
- I’m 5’9″
Tracking My Weight Loss
Week 1 (July 6th-July 13th)
Week 2 (July 13th-20th)
Week 3 (July 21st-27th)
Week 4 (July 27th-August 3rd)
Week 5 (August 3rd-August 10th)
Week 6 (August 11th-August 18th)
Week 7 and 8 (August 18th – September 1st)
37 Comments on “Tracking My Weight Loss”
This is really inspiring and encouraging! Thank you 🙏
Thank YOU, Kelly! Honored to have you here!
Missing updates too 😆
I did basically the Atkins diet several years back and did great on it – however- once I went off of it, it never worked for me again. I’m wondering if you or anyone on Keto knows what changed for me? It seemed like I had one shot at it and that was all :(. Now with higher cholesterol numbers I’m back to trying to find the right eating plan for me
I’m sorry you’re not having the same results. So frustrating. I’d give it a good month of sticking to it. Hopefully the numbers budge over a longer period of time. You could also try cutting back further on your carbs, and upping your fats to see if that helps.
Rooting for you and your health journey!
Looking for your september and october updates? I also haven’t received an email from you all month. I usually at least receive 1 email per week or more. I hope you aren’t stopping these. I’m sorry if I missed this in your feed. I love watching you cook and lose weight. You are an inspiration. (I have 3 boys too, so I know how hard it is!) If your taking a Natalie break, that’s cool, I just didnt want to miss out in case there was a post somewhere else.
Thanks
Hi Jessica! I hope you got my recent newsletter! Back to school was so much busier than I expected, and then all of a sudden it was the holiday season! What! I hope to send more updates out soon. So sweet of you to check-in though! Sending you hugs- three boys is so wild and fun right?!
Hello Nat!
I am missing your updates !! ❤
Aww I know! You are *so* sweet! Things have been so busy but I am hoping to get back to this soon! I just started sending out my newsletter again!
Do you take cheat days? If so, how often?
You are doing a great job! So motivating!
When I’m really focused on the weight loss, I try and avoid indulgence days. I write all about it in this post!
https://www.tasteslovely.com/do-i-have-cheat-meals/
I miss your weight journey posts. hint hint,, :-)
I know! I need to get back on them! Haha! So glad you like them : )
Congratulations on keeping up the healthy journey and thank you for taking us along for the ride! You are so inspiring that I’ve gotten my rear in gear too!
Love to hear this! You got it Lise! Keep it up!
I love how you are sharing your journey again on losing weight. I love how you share everything about your non scale and scale victories. Thank you so much for sharing what you eat each day. Natalie you are so position even when you gained a pound. Funny story about the weight gain. I went to the doctors got on the devil (scale) and I was up 4 pounds. My cycle was coming and I’ve been lifting weights 6xs a week. So I knew I did gain 4 pounds. But 4 pounds of muscle I will take. It’s a season like you said it’s a marathon not a sprint. If you feel good and your clothes feel good. It’s a good sign. We can’t be perfect every day. Thank you for all that you do in your busy life.
Hi Sara! Thank you so much! It’s so important to pay attention to the non-scale victories and not get caught up in the weight loss. Amazing that you have gained 4lbs of muscle! Thanks for being here. We’re all in this together!
I appreciate all of your hard work and precious time creating amazing recipes. I don’t know how you do it with three boys under foot.
I go up and down with my weight even though I consistently exercise daily. My main goal for exercising has been to manage chronic pain. Right before turning 50 I started to gain weight until I was about 35 pounds heavier. Eating and exercising were the same. I had a mini stroke a year ago and it is then that they found that I had a multi nodular goiter and several 1cm nodules on my thyroid. Right now they are just monitoring it for any changes. In this past year I have lost 40 pounds not changing anything to my diet and I still exercise consistently. People think that I have worked *so hard* to lose the weight where it was basically a wonky thyroid. 😂
The point of me sharing this with you is to say that you look fantastic and I think that you have an incredible healthy view on eating and celebrating non scale victories. You are wise beyond your years. Not many people take the time to say positive things anymore which is why I try to share the good that I see.
Hi Christina! I so appreciate your thoughtfulness in writing this. Thank you so much for sharing your journey and being a part of mine! We are all in this together!
So inspired by you and love your vulnerability! Thank you for not only the non-scale victories, but showing the struggles-feels good to know I’m not alone in a lot of these!
Omg, you are totally NOT alone! It’s HARD! So glad you’re here! You got this!
Fantastic!!! Thank you for being vulnerable and willing to share. It DOES encourage so many of us who are on the same path!
Thank you Lisa! So happy to share with you all. Thank you for being here!
You inspire me so much Natalie. I enjoy Watching your progress of losing weight and how amazing your attitude is towards everything. I’ve always battled my weight throughout my entire life. My heaviest was 240 pounds my lowest was 146 pounds when I graduated from high school in 1996. I was 207 when I got married two years ago. I am currently at 153. It’s a journey not a marathon like you said. Thank you for all that you do. Just love love your blog and the information you share. Your family is so cute.
Sara
Hi Sara! It’s such a battle, right? Thank you so much for being here! The thing I’ve learned the most is that being happy isn’t dependent on weight. Bigger or smaller, we can always find joy! We’re all in this together!
Wow! Wonderful! Thank you so much for posting this!!! Incredibly motivational!!! Gosh, I wish you were my next door neighbor hahaha Love that you share non-scale benefits and struggles…that it’s not only about the number on the scale. You are doing great! You got this Natalie!
Hi Maggie! Gosh, I wish I could line my street with all you wonderful ladies! We’re all in this together!
I love reading your stories. You are so relatable – and very inspiring. I’ve tried some of your suggestions for products and am not disappointed- you take the guess work out of which products are safe for my family. Thank you.
Hi Katie! You are so nice! I am so grateful that you’re here following along. I love this community! Thanks for being a part of it!
Oh man – thank you for sharing your non-scale struggles!! I had to take a break from keto because it was just too much with small babies. But then I was feeling like I was over exaggerating. 🤪 So thank you for this small validation. It will help me to be more realistic when I start back up! Also – tips for not snacking after the kids are in bed?!? Definitely something I need to work on as well! 🙈 Lastly, thank you for all the sharing. You’re just so fun to follow!!! I just love all your content and how real life you are! 🥰
You are SO SWEET Lisa! Thank you! It’s definitely hard with little kids. But isn’t everything? Haha!
Not snacking after the kids go to bed is THE HARDEST! A weird hack? I brush my teeth, so my mouth tastes like toothpaste. And then food wouldn’t taste as good anyway? Ha! On really hard nights I just make myself go to bed. Which is probably needed more than mindless snacking.
Rooting for you and your health journey!
thanks for share great tracking method.
So glad you’re here!
I am so excited to see how your weight loss goes. I to started the Keto Diet on 7/8/21. I’m 5’9″ and weight 185. I am staying under 20 net carbs a day / 40 total carbs. When I weighed in a week later I was 179. Pretty exciting! I see you didn’t lose any on your 2nd weight in, which I did not either. Interesting. Can wait to see week 3 :) Good luck WE GOT THIS
Hi Kristy! You TOTALLY got this! You’re already doing such an amazing job! When you don’t see scale victories, but you *know* you’re doing everything right, focus on the non-scale victories like how you feel, your energy levels, your clothes, etc! There are so many wins even when the scale doesn’t drop! Honored you’re here!
Great job! Love this! Thank you for sharing your journey with us!
Hi Erika! Thank you! It is SO fun for me to share with such a wonderful community! Thank you for being here!