Well, I just finished week four of my keto diet. I lost 5 pounds this week and have lost 1.4 % body fat. Woot woot!
So far, I am not doing too badly finding things to eat, but I'm needing to branch out a little--protein can get a little boring. I ordered a keto cookbook yesterday and I am hoping that will give me some more options. There are some condiment recipes, smoothies, snacks, desserts, and main dishes. It's called the Bacon and Butter Cookbook. I'll keep you up to date on what the recipes are like.
I also have a bunch of recipes on Pinterest! So far I have tried:
Keto friendly Doritos, or Dorketos--these are easy to make and pretty satisfying. I personally will add a slight bit more taco seasoning next time.
Keto Lasgna--OMG! This is sooooooooooooo good. I used 4% cottage cheese instead of ricotta because I had it, and next time I will sweat the zucchini so that there won't be as much extra liquid. You can't tell that it is zucchini not pasta!
Avocado Bacon and Eggs--This is one of my new favorite breakfasts! You need a big hole in the avo so that the egg will fit. I recommend putting the avo in a muffin tin (greased or else the spilled over egg will stick really bad!), or a bowl if you have Corelle dishes.
Cheesy Zucchini--This was the first of my Pinterest recipes that I tried. We doubled the sauce because we thought there was more zucchini than there was (it cooks down). It was really cheesy and yummy, and then we started making it with other veggies too!
Low Carb Taco Soup--The soup was really good. A nice bit of spice and very creamy. Yum, yum, yum!
Stay tuned for more deliciousness!
Saturday, January 28, 2017
Friday, January 20, 2017
Week 2
Well, I'm a little late writing about week 2. Life got a little cray cray!
The first week I wrote that I felt that I'd lost a lot of weight, but had actually gained .8 pounds, though I did realize later that my body fat had gone down .2%! Week two went a lot better, I was able to cut down carbs more. I haven't really actually gotten to a strictly keto diet, but I have been mostly between 20 and 40 carbs.
I did, however, get a touch of the keto "flu" that week. I had mild headaches and diarrhea most of the week, but it could have been a lot worse.
I've been drinking lots of water and getting lots of good fat and protein, so I'm pretty happy with how I have been doing. We've eaten out a couple times and I have not compromised my goals, and I am very pleased with myself.
At the end of week two I was so excited to weigh in. And I was rewarded for my hard work! I was down 5.8 pounds! WOOT WOOT!
So, it'll be interesting to see what tomorrow's weigh in brings.
The first week I wrote that I felt that I'd lost a lot of weight, but had actually gained .8 pounds, though I did realize later that my body fat had gone down .2%! Week two went a lot better, I was able to cut down carbs more. I haven't really actually gotten to a strictly keto diet, but I have been mostly between 20 and 40 carbs.
I did, however, get a touch of the keto "flu" that week. I had mild headaches and diarrhea most of the week, but it could have been a lot worse.
I've been drinking lots of water and getting lots of good fat and protein, so I'm pretty happy with how I have been doing. We've eaten out a couple times and I have not compromised my goals, and I am very pleased with myself.
At the end of week two I was so excited to weigh in. And I was rewarded for my hard work! I was down 5.8 pounds! WOOT WOOT!
So, it'll be interesting to see what tomorrow's weigh in brings.
Saturday, January 7, 2017
One Week Down
Well, I completed my first week and I have to say that I am pleased with myself. I am struggling a little to get my carbs down to where they truly are in the keto range (no higher than 20), but I have been staying around 2000 calories, and sometimes having a hard time even getting that many. But, as I had planned, I am transitioning.
It is a process and I am making progress.
Day 1 my goal was to record everything I ate and to stay within my WeightWatchers points. I did this, though I ended up with 196 carbs (but 24 of those were fiber).
Day 2 I started trying to reduce my carbs. I ended up wth 131 carbs (14 fiber) because I didn't want to let the last bagel I had just sit there and get yucky. (It was 54 carbs!!! Shozbot!)
Day 3 was an improvement with 79 carbs (13 fiber).
Day 4 was better still with 54 carbs (7 fiber) and I also learned on that day that Firehouse subs will make you a sub with no bread! I got a large New York Steamer and with the bun it would have been a whopping 1100 calories, but sans bun (and no mustard, yuck!) it was only 560. And it was sooo yummy!
Day 5 was okay, but we were in kind of a pinch at dinner and I had a (very small) baked potato. I ended up with 83 carbs (13 fiber).
Day 6 was good! I had 43 carbs and 10 fiber. I also ended up with only about 1500 calories. I was also very proud of myself because I went out to a Chinese buffet and I stuck to proteins and veggies. AND I was satisfied with it. I didn't compromise my goals by giving in and eating all the breaded stuff.
I've been feeling so much better. I haven't been overheated and having to pee all the time (symptoms of high blood sugar), and I feel much less stuffed into my skin. I took a fasting blood sugar today and it was 225, which is still high, but it is down considerably from the 288 of last week. It will help that I was finally able to get a refill of my Metformin (lots of issues transferring the prescription to a new pharmacy...).
I was hoping to have a nice little weight loss as a reward, but I actually went up .8 lbs. Well, I'll focus on the fact that I feel like I've lost weight, and just feel better in general.
Week one...success!
It is a process and I am making progress.
Day 1 my goal was to record everything I ate and to stay within my WeightWatchers points. I did this, though I ended up with 196 carbs (but 24 of those were fiber).
Day 2 I started trying to reduce my carbs. I ended up wth 131 carbs (14 fiber) because I didn't want to let the last bagel I had just sit there and get yucky. (It was 54 carbs!!! Shozbot!)
Day 3 was an improvement with 79 carbs (13 fiber).
Day 4 was better still with 54 carbs (7 fiber) and I also learned on that day that Firehouse subs will make you a sub with no bread! I got a large New York Steamer and with the bun it would have been a whopping 1100 calories, but sans bun (and no mustard, yuck!) it was only 560. And it was sooo yummy!
Day 5 was okay, but we were in kind of a pinch at dinner and I had a (very small) baked potato. I ended up with 83 carbs (13 fiber).
Day 6 was good! I had 43 carbs and 10 fiber. I also ended up with only about 1500 calories. I was also very proud of myself because I went out to a Chinese buffet and I stuck to proteins and veggies. AND I was satisfied with it. I didn't compromise my goals by giving in and eating all the breaded stuff.
I've been feeling so much better. I haven't been overheated and having to pee all the time (symptoms of high blood sugar), and I feel much less stuffed into my skin. I took a fasting blood sugar today and it was 225, which is still high, but it is down considerably from the 288 of last week. It will help that I was finally able to get a refill of my Metformin (lots of issues transferring the prescription to a new pharmacy...).
I was hoping to have a nice little weight loss as a reward, but I actually went up .8 lbs. Well, I'll focus on the fact that I feel like I've lost weight, and just feel better in general.
Week one...success!
Sunday, January 1, 2017
2017
Welcome 2017!
Well, the last couple years have been pretty rough, and without going into details, I'll just say that I find my health in a not so great place. Last spring I found out that my thyroid had become under active so I had to start taking Synthroid for that. That has also made it really hard for me to lose weight.
So, January 1, I find myself the heaviest I have ever been, with my blood sugar in not great control, partially because I lost my insurance and can't afford some of my medications. I've gotten fed up with myself and my health and have been doing a lot of research. I have discovered the diet that I think will be the best for me, and will allow me to help my various health conditions (PCOS, Psoriasis, Insulin Resistance, Sleep Apnea)
So, today I embarking on a major lifestyle change. I have decided to follow the Keto diet. This will allow me to quickly start losing weight, get my blood sugar in control, which will help balance my hormones and losing weight will help the apnea.
I hope that by sharing my journey I can encourage you and that you can learn from my failures and successes.
So here is where I am starting:
My goal for day one was to simply track everything I ate and try to keep within my WW points. I've done really well with that. My goal for the next two weeks is to step down the number of carbs I am eating. Starting week 3 I will be following the keto diet strictly. I'm hoping that within about 6 months I can start backing off on my meds.
Here we go!
Well, the last couple years have been pretty rough, and without going into details, I'll just say that I find my health in a not so great place. Last spring I found out that my thyroid had become under active so I had to start taking Synthroid for that. That has also made it really hard for me to lose weight.
So, January 1, I find myself the heaviest I have ever been, with my blood sugar in not great control, partially because I lost my insurance and can't afford some of my medications. I've gotten fed up with myself and my health and have been doing a lot of research. I have discovered the diet that I think will be the best for me, and will allow me to help my various health conditions (PCOS, Psoriasis, Insulin Resistance, Sleep Apnea)
So, today I embarking on a major lifestyle change. I have decided to follow the Keto diet. This will allow me to quickly start losing weight, get my blood sugar in control, which will help balance my hormones and losing weight will help the apnea.
I hope that by sharing my journey I can encourage you and that you can learn from my failures and successes.
So here is where I am starting:
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| Day 1, 426 lbs |
My goal for day one was to simply track everything I ate and try to keep within my WW points. I've done really well with that. My goal for the next two weeks is to step down the number of carbs I am eating. Starting week 3 I will be following the keto diet strictly. I'm hoping that within about 6 months I can start backing off on my meds.
Here we go!
Monday, July 7, 2014
Let's try this again...
I started this blog a few years ago when I was trying to do something about my weight. That didn't pan out, so here we go again.
Over the past couple years I have gone up and down the same thirty or so pounds. At my heaviest i got to 412. I found this humiliating. I have continued going to the dietitian and for the past two years I've been seeing a great counselor. I made some good progress both physically and emotionally, but I seem to be stuck again.
In February 2013 I joined Weight Watchers online and did really well. I lost fifty pounds by October, but my boss unexpectedly quit right as I was starting grad school and my life became about survival. I still did pretty well, but by December, the lack of a boss, the pressures of grad school and a toxic friendship just plainly exhausted me. Since December I just haven't been able to get back on the bandwagon.
Lately, I've been watching episodes of Supersize vs. Superskinny on YouTube and I realized that yet again I started well and then just kind of stopped. Yes, there were good reasons, but life is never going to the ideal circumstances and I need to learn to put on my battle gear because I NEED TO DO THIS!!!
Over the past couple years I have really grown upset with the media and with the food industry. I have started to try and eat as clean as I can because I am convinced that the food manufacturers are trying to, and successfully so, addict us to their food. There is so much sugar, and salt, added to processed food and our brains react the same way when we eat sugar as when using cocaine. (Article in Forbes) I am also really against GMO. I think that genetically modifying our food is a dangerous idea.
Another disturbing trend is how many antibiotics we pump into livestock like chicken and beef. There are so many girls who are now developing early and their bodies are full of hormones from the food they eat--it's not healthy.
As for the media, we have such a skewed body image as a nation and a sick concept of beauty. Magazines and advertising agencies Photoshop pictures to where they are unrealistic and we now think that we have to be stick thin and have flawless skin. No one looks like that! It is my dream that through this blog and through a couple other ideas I have, to do my part to get us back to a healthy view of beauty.
So, my intentions for this blog are to share my experiences in the hope of encouraging others with the same or similar issues, and to have an outlet as I try to overcome my food addiction and improve my self image. I am going to be very open and honest here, and I hope that others will only make supportive comments. If you are struggling with similar issues, please feel free to message me.
So, here I am--365 pounds. I have given myself a deadline: if I don't make significant progress by the end of the year, then I am going to see about surgery. I do not want to do surgery, but I have to get the weight off.
Ok, starting today, things are gonna be different!
Over the past couple years I have gone up and down the same thirty or so pounds. At my heaviest i got to 412. I found this humiliating. I have continued going to the dietitian and for the past two years I've been seeing a great counselor. I made some good progress both physically and emotionally, but I seem to be stuck again.
In February 2013 I joined Weight Watchers online and did really well. I lost fifty pounds by October, but my boss unexpectedly quit right as I was starting grad school and my life became about survival. I still did pretty well, but by December, the lack of a boss, the pressures of grad school and a toxic friendship just plainly exhausted me. Since December I just haven't been able to get back on the bandwagon.
Lately, I've been watching episodes of Supersize vs. Superskinny on YouTube and I realized that yet again I started well and then just kind of stopped. Yes, there were good reasons, but life is never going to the ideal circumstances and I need to learn to put on my battle gear because I NEED TO DO THIS!!!
Over the past couple years I have really grown upset with the media and with the food industry. I have started to try and eat as clean as I can because I am convinced that the food manufacturers are trying to, and successfully so, addict us to their food. There is so much sugar, and salt, added to processed food and our brains react the same way when we eat sugar as when using cocaine. (Article in Forbes) I am also really against GMO. I think that genetically modifying our food is a dangerous idea.
Another disturbing trend is how many antibiotics we pump into livestock like chicken and beef. There are so many girls who are now developing early and their bodies are full of hormones from the food they eat--it's not healthy.
As for the media, we have such a skewed body image as a nation and a sick concept of beauty. Magazines and advertising agencies Photoshop pictures to where they are unrealistic and we now think that we have to be stick thin and have flawless skin. No one looks like that! It is my dream that through this blog and through a couple other ideas I have, to do my part to get us back to a healthy view of beauty.
So, my intentions for this blog are to share my experiences in the hope of encouraging others with the same or similar issues, and to have an outlet as I try to overcome my food addiction and improve my self image. I am going to be very open and honest here, and I hope that others will only make supportive comments. If you are struggling with similar issues, please feel free to message me.
So, here I am--365 pounds. I have given myself a deadline: if I don't make significant progress by the end of the year, then I am going to see about surgery. I do not want to do surgery, but I have to get the weight off.
Ok, starting today, things are gonna be different!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Been awhile.
I'm still here! I'm still going! Tomorrow makes my 23rd weigh in since beginning to see the Dietitian and Nurse Educator. I have had lots of ups and downs, including reoccurring illness from the end of January until mid April, but through it all I have continued to lose weight! As of last week I was down 33 pounds. This weekend was pretty bad. I pretty much let go of all control. Actually, I did pretty darn good at my cousin's wedding on Saturday, but yesterday, I just wanted to eat eat eat! I felt so full when I went to bed! What's done is done, moving on!
377, I haven't been that low for about two years. Subconsciously, I think I began to sabotage myself because it really started to sink in that I have made a lot of progress, and because that number sticks out to me as being the lowest I can remember in the recent past. It's like 377 is an invisible threshold, and my sub-conscience is afraid to cross it. I am tempted to stand there at the open door and watch all my progress slip away on the wild waves of "I told you that you would fail" and "you're not good enough", but I am NOT going to do that. I'm going to pick up the pieces and start in again!
It's amazing how natural it is to just sit there and mindlessly eat. Haven't grown out of that yet. The important thing is that I not only recognize the symptoms, but that I now have the will to stop the destructive behavior. It's a long process, a journey on a seemingly endless road, but somewhere out there, there is a place, a beautiful place where there lives a happy, healthy (body, mind and soul) me!
KEEP GOING!
377, I haven't been that low for about two years. Subconsciously, I think I began to sabotage myself because it really started to sink in that I have made a lot of progress, and because that number sticks out to me as being the lowest I can remember in the recent past. It's like 377 is an invisible threshold, and my sub-conscience is afraid to cross it. I am tempted to stand there at the open door and watch all my progress slip away on the wild waves of "I told you that you would fail" and "you're not good enough", but I am NOT going to do that. I'm going to pick up the pieces and start in again!
It's amazing how natural it is to just sit there and mindlessly eat. Haven't grown out of that yet. The important thing is that I not only recognize the symptoms, but that I now have the will to stop the destructive behavior. It's a long process, a journey on a seemingly endless road, but somewhere out there, there is a place, a beautiful place where there lives a happy, healthy (body, mind and soul) me!
KEEP GOING!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Good Progress!!
Seven weeks into the weight management program and I am, as of this morning, officially 20 pounds lighter!! I can tell a difference in my face and the way y clothes are fitting. Yesterday I put on a top which I hadn't worn for a long time, and I didn't have to stretch it out, it was a little loose! Wooohoooo! I think I'm finally making lifestyle changes. I'm not getting down on myself when I don't do as well as I'd like, I just learn what I can from each experience! Has Chinese last week, and it was more calories than I would have wanted, but I was conscious of my decisions, of what I was putting into my body, and I did soooo much better than I would have 3 months ago! Feeling good!
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