Keto – woo.. I mean WOO!!!

I am nearing the end of day nine of the new diet.  My significant other and I decided in November that we would embark on the adventure of Keto and I think we vastly underestimated how much bread and pasta we used on a daily basis!    I did a lot of research on this diet before beginning, I know the pros and cons of it and I know it is a hard one to maintain.  It seems rather odd that someone with weak willpower would dive into a diet that has a parameter such as “Hard to maintain without good willpower”, but here I am and so far… I’m still on it.

What surprised me so far about it ( besides the bread and pasta dilemma ),  milk is actually not really acceptable.   Almond milk is but regular cow’s milk is not.  That one is difficult for a girl that likes a big glass of cold milk with her evening meal!    Cheese is great on the diet, as long as you’re noshing the hard cheeses and going super light on those soft ones.  Apparently Brie is good so I tried Brie for the first time ever and I was not disappointed.    There have been other surprises, however, we’ll move forward.

My first time at the grocery store was brutal.  I walked in and was suddenly struck with how many things there were actually not on the “okay” list.   The limit felt horrible at first but after the first few days, I realized that what is acceptable is actually very substantial. I do have to go shopping a bit more often since avocados do not like to hang out for long periods of time and the lettuce is no longer marinating at the bottom of the refrigerator like a forgotten leftover.

At home, cooking has become a bit of a fun thing.  I am learning new recipes and so far so good, I’m rarely hungry.    I made cauliflower steaks a few nights ago and they were fantastic!

That is the basics of it.  Truth is, I get up a bit earlier so I can make a Keto-friendly breakfast that is usually some bacon and scrambled eggs with some mushrooms and green peppers mixed in.     Lunch is nearly always a whole avocado, a boiled egg, two slices of either turkey or chicken,  a 1/4 cup of berries ( blue berries, raspberries, or blackberries ) and about 4 oz of some sort of cheese.    I drink two cups of coffee with half and half in the morning ( I’m supposed to use whole cream but where do I find it???), and the rest of the day I have been drinking hot green tea or bottled water.  Dinner has been some sort of meat entree and a salad or a veggie like peas, broccoli or cauliflower.    My workout plan at the gym did NOT happen at all this week due to scheduling conflicts, but that should straighten out next week and I’ll be adding gym workouts three days a week.

As of tonight I have lost 8lbs.    I realize this pace won’t continue, I will have to change up how I do things because I will either grow bored with what I’m doing, or my life will interrupt and force me to make a bad choice or I will plateau and lose my motivation.   I know me.   If you are reading this, make sure you send me encouragement, you may be the reason I keep going on my trek to make myself healthier!