Why did I start the keto diet?
Well, I have multiple problems that I thought if the keto diet could help me on- that’d be great! I have PCOS, Plantar Fasciitis, Acid Reflux, Degenerative Disc Disease, Obesity, Low Blood Sugar and trouble controlling how much I eat- especially when I’m bored or distracted- I used to much on a lot but not because I was really hungry for it. I don’t have specific expectations but I’m tired of feeling fat! I don’t mean specifically the number on the scale, but you know when you go to lean over and your rib bones are trying to poke through to other places and it just makes you feel all around lousy? Yeah, THAT feeling I don’t like! All in all, I wanted to be healthy and I figured be healthy first and the weight will follow, happily.
What changes have I noticed so far at 1 month in?
For starters- I’m feeling good. Like I don’t think that I’m physically thinner, but mentally I feel thinner. I’m not sure if that might make sense to any of you, but that’s how I’m feeling. I’ve lost 12 pounds in the last month, but only really 2.5 in the last 2 weeks, which is perfectly fine- I’m not pushing to lose a specific number by a specific day as I think that can just throw me (or anyone) off on the real goal which is still to eat a healthy amount of food! I haven’t had a problem with acid reflux since I started doing keto. I’ve noticed that I don’t feel like I’m missing out on the foods I shouldn’t be eating. Since I’m making myself something different from everyone else in the house, I’ve noticed I’m eating better than I was before. Not just from doing the keto-lifestyle stand point but I’m making better eating choices or eating more in general. I used to skip breakfast and lunch most days and then eat “crap” for dinner. Now, that’s not saying that I’m making the BEST choices in food but I feel I’m doing pretty good! I’m staying below my carb limit and meeting my protein goal for the day or pretty darn close! Oh! I’ve also noticed my energy and motivation levels are really up there! I have so many goals. My ambition to cook more things is going up each day, I’m actually finding it fun!
Is it hard to stay keto or have you struggled at all?
I don’t feel that it’s hard to stay “keto” for the way I’m happy doing it. I hope to improve my food choices as I go but I’m pleased with how I’m doing right now. I’ve struggled to drink as much water as I should be. It’s not like I’m drinking pop instead- I just have never been the kind of person who drank a lot… of anything. I don’t mind drinking water at all, just trying to build up to drinking as much as I should be. At first, I struggled more not eating the snack cakes like Little Debbies, but the more time that moves on, the less I really want to snack on things. I was snacking on some pork rinds the other day and I didn’t even really feel like snacking on them so I stopped. So at the moment, I’d just say that my biggest struggle is drinking enough water but I’m making a conscious effort to drink more!
Do I plan to do keto for forever?
I don’t see a reason why I wouldn’t. I don’t plan to try to lose weight for forever, eventually I’ll want to maintain when I get to a healthy weight, but I don’t see any reason why I would even want to stop living the keto-lifestyle. I’m enjoying it being the way that I eat and that’s not to say I won’t ever eat a food or meal that isn’t “keto-friendly” but right now, I see no reason to be off of it.
Do I plan on switching to just low carb at some point?
I don’t have a definitive prediction on this, but again, at the moment, I don’t foresee going off the keto-lifestyle. I don’t know what the future holds, but it’s one of those, don’t fix it if it’s not broken things but we will see.
Am I tracking weight or inches?
Right now, I’m tracking weight, Fat Percentage, and BMI. I’m not very good at doing the measurements or I would probably track it too. I’m not putting too much thought into the number specifically as again, I think that’s just going to throw me off on the real goals here, but I like tracking them to see the overall progress later looking back. I’d like to look back on it and see, this was the journey and only the start.. I have the rest of my life to live- my adventure has only begun!
Well, that’s all the questions that were come up with right now, if you have any of your own, I’d be happy to answer them :) This is just me starting on the keto-lifestyle. I'm only a month in, I'm not claiming to be perfect- in fact, the opposite but this is my journey so far.
