One of my last posts before life got in the way and I had a break from steemit was about me starting Keto.
That was over 2 years ago.
Shit happened as shit does. A good friend died, I ended up in hospital for a bit and then a couple of weeks after that I had to move from my farm to a B&B in a different part of the country.
Keto also took a backburner for over a year. Then came covid and lockdown. What also came with that was an extra 10 kilos added to the waistline and everywhere else for that matter!!!
In June 2020 I made the decision to take back control of my life and health. I was utterly sick of being a spectator in my own life instead of participating... I had high BP, all my joints hurt and my back was killing me!! I could barely get up of the chair and the thought of walking anywhere was enough to make me hyperventilate.
I knew I'd had some success with doing Keto before but the task at hand seemed too big to comprehend... My goal for weight loss was 63.5 kilos or for those of you that work in pounds - 139.7!!!! Not for the faint hearted believe me. A nurse helped me see past that huge number by simply saying "don't look at it as a whole but just take 1 kilo at a time" That really did help and I keep going back to that one sentence every time I need to refocus.
For those of you that don't know about the Keto diet it's a high fat, low carb way of eating. The science behind it is that you stop eating carbs as a fuel for energy and train your body to burn excess fat stores. This is called Ketosis.
Using a Keto Calculator you work out your macros - for me it's 1500 calories, 20 grams of carb, 120 grams of fat and around 90 grams of protein a day.
Every day since June I have written a food diary. This helps keep me on track and also lets me look back at what I'm doing right or wrong.
You can make eating as simple or as complicated as you choose... I choose to make it simple. There's only me so I don't have to cook for anyone else. Basically it's meat, cheese, some veges, nuts and seeds and limited fruit. I haven't struggled at all with the food.
(Pic from Life Made Keto site)
I'm extremely pleased with how things have gone. I feel so much better health wise. I've lost 38kgs or 83.6 pounds. I realise there's still a long way to go but that's ok.. I don't feel the need to change how I'm eating as this seems to suit my body.
If anyone wants to know more about how this has helped me please feel free to ask questions..
Pics thanks to clipart Library and Life Made Keto
