Let’s face it. Dieting as a couple can be the best support system in the world. You can’t hide from one another, you share your meals and you have someone that knows your tells when you lie so there is no hiding the fact if you have a cheat. Your partner can be your motivator for those days that you “just don’t feel it” and that is exactly what you need, someone to give you that push when the lazy shows up.
The downside of this is if you are the girl in the partnership, you need to brace yourself for the fact that your man is definitely going to lose weight faster than you are. Its just science and there is nothing you can do about it no matter how frustrating it is. This is what’s happening in my household right now. We are sixteen days into the Keto. I am following it religiously with no cheats other than the fact that I’ve not gotten to the gym yet ( I have reasons… not good ones, just reasons ). My man on the other hand has had many cheats but still follows fairly close. I’ve lost around 10lbs. He looks like he has lost three pant sizes. My pants still fit exactly the same way. I have no idea how much he has actually lost but the fact that its noticeable tells me that he is having better success. Arrrggghhhh!!! Listen, I know I’m doing this right. About 1 or 2 pounds a week is safe and healthy, however, I am envious of his results verses my own! I comfort myself knowing that God made women differently. He created us to have some extra padding for the babies and to make sure that padding didn’t disappear easily. It is a gift not a curse. I must keep reminding myself of this. Eventually I will see a difference, I’m just impatient.
On the positive side of things, my culinary skills are growing. I’ve learned to create several new dishes. With the plethora of websites available devoted to the Keto lifestyle, I have my pick of things to learn and experiment with. Thus far we have enjoyed a spinach and mushroom frittata, cauliflower steaks, taco casserole, cheese chips, avocado chips, Fathead Pizza and stuffed green peppers. As it stands even the non-Keto loving kid in the house is noshing on the goodies and has found them favorable.
I’m not exceptionally hungry at meal times and my portions have grown smaller and smaller. I drink hot tea and water most of the day, limiting my coffee to just one or two cups in the morning ( I finally bought some heavy whipping cream for it ). I’m learning quickly, even with the limitations, this is not a very difficult diet to follow with the right mindset.
This sums up the first two weeks of the lifestyle change. Everyone asks how long I plan on doing this. My initial answer is “Until I lose the inches”, however it may be a habit by that time so it could be a lifetime change. At this point, I’m just not certain.
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