A community right under my nose!

So many people have come out of the wood works confessing to eating or having tried keto diet. And it turns out that there is a lot more to it than just eating high fat/low carb. There’s a whole fasting thing you can do. I have heard of fasting before, and I know that there are almost as many ways to fast as there are diets, so I’m always sceptical when I hear about some new ‘silver bullet’ for weight loss. I might look into this later if I get bored or stuck. But so far, what I am doing is working.

I managed to ‘stay on the wagon’ for week 2 of my keto journey and was rewarded with a full kilogram loss. People have asked me if I get hungry, and yes I do, but then I go and eat something :) I like the fact that I don’t really seem to feel bloated or as though I have over eaten. Maybe it’s because I am using recipes with prescribed amounts, but I’m cleaning my plate feeling satiated and comfortable.

I was again surprised to have lost weight as I wasn’t feeling lighter and, well, I’d eaten some pretty indulgent meals. This week I’ve changed the food up a bit, getting my husband to look at the menu on diet doctor in order to select family meals he’d be just as happy to eat as me. It’s been a huge success in terms of hubby’s enjoyment of the meals, but each night, the kids have found something each they hated and refused to eat. My eldest is also asking for some of the old staples, one of her favourites being butter chicken – cooked with a packet mix. My ignorance about how to interpret labels for keto suitability is really proving to be a barrier to some food choices/options.

Guac from tonight’s cheese-filled chicken breast with guacamole. It was just so yum!

Wins include the weight loss, the fact that I’m pretty sure I’ve reached ketosis (my wee smells different) and my husband’s acceptance of the recipes. Down sides this week have been feeling like a snob when I won’t eat any of the food (not even the fruit!) that people brought into work for out staff morning tea, sweet cravings for a couple of days and the fact that I can’t run as fast as some of the parkrun crowd I used to be able to beat! :P

I’ve been too busy lately, but my next goal is to meal prep some desserts to combat those after dinner temptations to head for something that doesn’t taste like butter, cheese or meat.

I’m thinking …. panna cotta.

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