I'm down to my last 14 pounds, and it's all belly fat. My waist is at target, and everything else looks thin, or thin enough. Those last stubborn belly pounds won't all disappear in the next three weeks, so my goal is to lose a few more, then keep them from multiplying in November.

I have been much more relaxed lately, eating more calories and more fat than before, and occasionally even eating things for which the carb content wasn't perfectly known. I've gotten to where I think I can identify the carb count of many foods, within a broad range at least, and I don't worry so much about being a couple of carbs off. I still tend to eat tuna for lunch, though quite often I add a spicy beef stick for an afternoon snack. Breakfast protein shakes are sometime switched out for a couple of ounces of sliced turkey or ham when I'm running late. Dinner is often a salad, or grilled meat with veggies.

As far as I know, I've stayed in ketosis since that third day, but if I've drifted in and out, it hasn't seemed to affect my steady weight loss at all.

2007-06-12: 250, initial weight
2007-06-19: 236, -14 pounds
2007-06-26: 231, -5 pounds
2007-07-03: 225, -6 pounds
2007-07-10: 221, -4 pounds, 43 inch waist (estimated from belt size)
2007-07-17: 217, -4 pounds, 41 inch waist (estimated from belt size)
2007-07-24: 215, -2 pounds, 39 inch waist (estimated from belt size)
2007-07-31: 211, -4 pounds, 38 inch waist
2007-08-07: 209, -2 pounds, 37 inch waist
2007-08-14: 206, -3 pounds, 36 inch waist
2007-08-21: 204, -2 pounds, 36 inch waist
2007-08-28: 199, -5 pounds, 36 inch waist
2007-09-04: 196, -3 pounds, 36 inch waist
2007-09-11: 192, -4 pounds, 36 inch waist
2007-09-18: 190, -2 pounds, 34 inch waist
2007-09-25: 188, -2 pounds, 33 inch waist
2007-10-02: 186, -2 pounds, 33 inch waist
2007-10-09: 184, -2 pounds, 32 inch waist 66 pounds lost total!