KETOGENIC WAY OF LIFE : ONE MONTH LATER

KETOGENIC WAY OF LIFE : ONE MONTH LATER

Monday, 26 June 2017

It has been just over a month since I started eating a ketogenic based diet, and even though there have been a few times where I ate something that would throw my body out of ketosis, I have been pretty dedicated to eating this way. Overall, I feel really good! I don't feel deprived like I thought I would, and I feel like I have way more energy. 

I have made a point to stay within 25 net carbs a day and it has not been as hard as I thought it would be, I have a meal plan that has been set and it is something that I am happy with. I also don't beat myself up if I eat something that will throw me off because that is life! 

The black and white photo was taken about a week before I started and it is me at my heaviest. Having a baby is the most magical experience and I loved being pregnant, but the aftermath has been really challenging. I knew it would be hard for me to lose the baby weight but I didn't think it would be this challenging. The one on the right was this past weekend. I always find the best way to tell weight loss is through progress pictures, for a while even though my body felt better (which was great!) I was hoping to look different too. I didn't think I looked very different until I saw these two photos. I can definitely see a difference especially in my face and it gives me the motivation to keep going. 

My nurse practitioner explained that a ketogenic diet can be controversial to some nutritionists, but it has been the only thing that has worked for my body. This way of life is recommended for diabetics and people who have PCOS like myself. For the first time in a long time I am working WITH my body instead of against it. 

Since starting this (which will now be my way of life forever and I'm okay with that) I have lost 18lbs. I am unsure of inches I never measured and I wish I did. I know that it is not always about a number but more how you feel, and I agree, but it is nice to see that number go down because I was at a place where I was not healthy. I am glad I made the choice to do this because I wanted my body to be in its best shape to hopefully carry another baby in the future. Being the weight I was at would not have been healthy to get pregnant. I essentially weighed the same amount when I started as I did when I was 9 months pregnant and I just wasn't having it anymore. 

Overall, it has been a great learning experience for me and it has shown me a lot about the amount of carbs I was putting into my body. Now I focus more on the healthy carbs found in veggies and fruit as opposed to the unhealthy carbs I was shovelling into my mouth before. 

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NINE MONTHS WITH EVERLY

NINE MONTHS WITH EVERLY

Thursday, 15 June 2017

These pictures were SO hard to get, which is why they look so crummy. She is such a wiggle worm! Everly this month is 9 months old and I have been so upset this month about it because I only have 2 months left with her before I return to work. That came up in the blink of an eye, I was looking through photos of when we first brought her home and it seems like another lifetime ago, but it also feels like yesterday. I am slowly starting to understand why people have more babies! 

I think recently she started teething again, and this time it has been a lot harder on her and has really taken a toll on her mood. She is more whiney and less happy go lucky like she normally is. She pretty much eats whatever we eat now, and she has slowly started crawling! She isn't super fast at it just yet, but she also has started pulling herself up onto pretty much anything but her favourite thing is to climb Kyle and I like a jungle gym. 

I took her for a doctor appointment this week and she is hitting all her milestones and she currently weighs 25lbs and is 30 inches long. She wears size 4 diapers (although I think she is almost ready for size 5!) and wears size 18-24 month clothing. I wish I was joking, but this little lady is long just like her daddy. She loves playing peek a boo but her favourite thing is to give us kisses, they are open mouth, slobbery, adorable kisses and I love when she does it. 

She really does not like getting dressed/undressed/or having her diaper changed. It is the biggest struggle! But she loves her water table, swimming, the park, and her smart trike. This month we also took her to Marineland and she LOVED it. This weekend is Kyle's first Father's Day and we have been surprising him everyday with small little gifts made by Everly. 

Everyday she has such a spunky personality, I see myself and Kyle in her but I also see a person forming that is all her own. She is so perfect and beautiful, I have loved every minute of being her momma! 

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