So have you ever seen you in a picture and didn't recognize the person in the picture? I am not a person that takes selfies and is hardly in any pictures to begin with, but the few pictures that I was in told a story. In every picture I was getting bigger, fatter, and not recognizable. I was also avoiding going to the dr. because I knew I was going to be told that. Before we go on I need to set some ground rules. If you are the kind of person that is going to be offended by my story of being sick and tired of being fat and unhealthy, this blog may not be for you. I am sharing this experience to encourage you; no matter how old you are that you can take control of your health by evaluating the things you eat, and moving your body to loose fat and weight.
That is where I was this past August. I had started researching everything on weight-loss because I was exercising, eating fairly healthy, and still getting bigger. I was going to the gym daily and was still around 150 pounds. It was so frustrating to work out and see very little results.That is the kind of stuff that made me want to give up. I was starting to see that the best option was going to be intermittent fasting and keto. There are all different types of keto: strict, dirty, lazy, etc. There is so much data out there and there are some doctors that inspired me especially Dr, Berg. He is an example of some one doing Keto and his journey and insights inspired me to start. I also need to shout out to keto with Sammy, the keto twins, lo carb love, & hifalutin lo carb, they also were inspiring to me.
I started fasting the week before labor day and it totally sucked. I was so tired and literally running on coffee. I discovered Jordans skinny syrups at marshalls, & months later they are still my goto. I started keto on labor day. I ate all the fat and meat that I wanted my goal was 10 net carbs per day because all the research suggested that once you were in ketosis all of the keto flu and cravings would go away. I had both I was tired and swear that I had carb "spidy" senses I could smell fries for miles. I ate lots of whipped cream and cream cheese for the next weeks. I did more research on the keto flu to find that electrolytes could and did help.
Let's talk a bit on what is going on with our food. As I mentioned earlier I thought that I was a relatively healthy eater. I never have been big on breads, sweets, or sugary drinks; love lean proteins and veggies. So why was I packing on the pounds? When I started to look into lo carb lo or no sugar options for my new lifestyle, it was like getting another degree. You have to really read your food labels very carefully. In my discovery I found out that sugar is in just about everything, and it is frustrating and scary. This lifestyle really makes you evaluate the stuff you are putting into your body including non sugar ingredients. Some of these products are even worse for you than sugar so please do your own research and read those labels.
Keto is 20 grams of net carbs per day and sometimes you have figure that out. I didn't want to deal with that in the beginning so I ate foods with no carbs like meat, olives, & cheese. I had my dr. visit and it went well I weighed 144 with a BMI of 27. Writing this still brings tears to my eyes because it had been years since I had seen the scale move down. What is also interesting is that all of my menopausal symptoms especially hot flashes went away. My doctor encouraged me to continue down the path I was on.
My husband Craig became concerned about my fat consumption because of my families heart disease history. He was right as usual, so I would say that I am more on the low carb side of things now because I am not eating all the fat that I was before, but am still eating 10 net carbs per day. I am in ketosis and it feels amazing. The fatigue is gone and so are the cravings. I can get my family food with fries and not have any issues where as before it was torture. I really learned intuitive eating which is very different than what we are taught which is to eat small frequent or 3 meals a day. I only eat when I am hungry now and it is usually only two meals a day. If I have a hard work out, leg day and I am hungry then I will eat.
Now I am really seeing the impacts of this lifestyle I am in the120s, have more energy, enjoy my work outs and am wearing things I have not been able to get into in years. I had to go dress shopping for my husbands Christmas party and fit into a size 2 dress again I am an emotional mess about it so I will stop here for this blog. Please join me for my next blog where I talk about how I survived the holidays on keto.
Thanks for reading. I am working on the website and will see you in the next blog
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