I like to tell people I've been Keto since before Keto was a thing. Back in October of 2010 I had my first appointment with a bariatric surgeon, the surgeon recommends everyone go on the post surgery diet atleast a month prior to the surgery. I started the day I left his office. Three months later when I was due for my pre-op appointment I called and cancelled my surgery, I had already lost 50lbs and felt confident I could do the rest without the surgery. They told me my referral was good for a year and that they'd keep it on file. As I neared the one year mark I visited him again to discuss how far I've come and if I should keep on or still get the surgery. The surgeon was very impressed and said I was part of 4% of bariatric patients...only 4% can do it without surgery. I did it!! There's so much more to this story and I plan to share more of my journey but for now the main point is, if I can do it, I know other's are capable, if they're motivated and armed with all the information! I wasn't motivated nor had the information I needed until I found that surgeon.
Keto is all on the rage now a days, so there's lots of resources out there but many question it or think it's to hard...so now all you really need is the motivation. I used to get asked all the time what my "secret" was and I loved arming others with the information they needed and being that motivation. I loved it so much so that I used to have it saved in my e-mail to send out anytime... I recently found that e-mail and that's how I got the idea to make a series of blog posts base on my journey. I will start with getting back to the basics!
Keto is all on the rage now a days, so there's lots of resources out there but many question it or think it's to hard...so now all you really need is the motivation. I used to get asked all the time what my "secret" was and I loved arming others with the information they needed and being that motivation. I loved it so much so that I used to have it saved in my e-mail to send out anytime... I recently found that e-mail and that's how I got the idea to make a series of blog posts base on my journey. I will start with getting back to the basics!
Back to the Basics
My Doctor explains it as a lifestyle change not a diet. It requires a commitment to just say no to all carbs. No Pasta, no bread, no cookies, cakes, sugar, soda (exception to diet drinks), no sweet tea, can't even have milk or fruits! This lifestyle change is meant for people who are more than 50 pounds over weight and have lost all self control with eating!
So things you can have are meats, cheeses, and vegetables.
Ultimately you want to stop snacking all together but everyone I know who starts this doesn't commit completely until after their 2 week weigh in...including myself. I cut the carbs completely but still snacked on peanuts here and there and at my two week weigh in I had lost 6 pounds, I was so proud of myself and where I was going that I gave it my full commitment and quit snacking. Whenever I feel the urge of hunger which is normally boredom, I go get a drink. One person I know would have some gum. When you sit down for a meal eat until your full, and try to eat all at once. For example at a restaurant most people have bread, then an appetizer, then salad, then the main course, and possibly dessert...and it's a hour long meal. Keep it down to 15-20 mins. The next trick, which is hard, don't drink while your eating and for 30 minutes after...drinking makes you feel full but it's a full feeling that won't last until the next meal.
You can eat any and all meats cooked any way EXCEPT for batter fried! The batter is breading which is CARBS!
Eating out will become more difficult but the more comfortable you get with the change the easier it will get. When I eat out I order a sandwich with no bread, sometimes they look at you weird but for the most part it's not that hard! For example if we have subway for breakfast and instead of having mine on a sub they wrapped everything in the egg ( which is a big circle that they normally fold onto the sandwich) It was scrumptious!!!!!
Everyone always asks can we have some carbs? No more than 30 carbs a day. 30 carbs can be reached easily on accidentals...Ranch on your salad, Ketchup on your burger, A1 with your steak, cocktail sauce with your shrimp, and my hardest BBQ sauce with my ribs. Something that has more that 6 or 7 carbs per serving is not worth it! So yes you can have up to 30 carbs a day but don't go wasting it on one slice of bread!
The easiest way to start this is to get rid of all temptation! Cody and I donated all of our carbs, he committed to the lifestyle change (at home) in the beginning to help me get started but now carbs in the house don't bother me so he's still eating carbs. lol
I have attached all the information from my Doctor/Nutritionist, it includes all the nitty gritties of this lifestyle change, It's VERY informative! Print it, read it thoroughly, post it on the fridge and live by it! You can do it!
Let me know if you have any questions, concerns or comments! Good Luck!
So things you can have are meats, cheeses, and vegetables.
Ultimately you want to stop snacking all together but everyone I know who starts this doesn't commit completely until after their 2 week weigh in...including myself. I cut the carbs completely but still snacked on peanuts here and there and at my two week weigh in I had lost 6 pounds, I was so proud of myself and where I was going that I gave it my full commitment and quit snacking. Whenever I feel the urge of hunger which is normally boredom, I go get a drink. One person I know would have some gum. When you sit down for a meal eat until your full, and try to eat all at once. For example at a restaurant most people have bread, then an appetizer, then salad, then the main course, and possibly dessert...and it's a hour long meal. Keep it down to 15-20 mins. The next trick, which is hard, don't drink while your eating and for 30 minutes after...drinking makes you feel full but it's a full feeling that won't last until the next meal.
You can eat any and all meats cooked any way EXCEPT for batter fried! The batter is breading which is CARBS!
Eating out will become more difficult but the more comfortable you get with the change the easier it will get. When I eat out I order a sandwich with no bread, sometimes they look at you weird but for the most part it's not that hard! For example if we have subway for breakfast and instead of having mine on a sub they wrapped everything in the egg ( which is a big circle that they normally fold onto the sandwich) It was scrumptious!!!!!
Everyone always asks can we have some carbs? No more than 30 carbs a day. 30 carbs can be reached easily on accidentals...Ranch on your salad, Ketchup on your burger, A1 with your steak, cocktail sauce with your shrimp, and my hardest BBQ sauce with my ribs. Something that has more that 6 or 7 carbs per serving is not worth it! So yes you can have up to 30 carbs a day but don't go wasting it on one slice of bread!
The easiest way to start this is to get rid of all temptation! Cody and I donated all of our carbs, he committed to the lifestyle change (at home) in the beginning to help me get started but now carbs in the house don't bother me so he's still eating carbs. lol
I have attached all the information from my Doctor/Nutritionist, it includes all the nitty gritties of this lifestyle change, It's VERY informative! Print it, read it thoroughly, post it on the fridge and live by it! You can do it!
Let me know if you have any questions, concerns or comments! Good Luck!
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