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.