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Cw: Mentions of eating disorder habits, c*lories, and fat-phobia.

So, thanksgiving is today. I might make a do’s and don’ts list later for getting though the holiday, but for a moment I want to walk through my relationship with recovery and thanksgiving.

Before, thanksgiving was a day of dread. The weeks prior were spent starving myself as best I could, and over-exercising alone in my room instead of sleeping. The day itself was full of fatphobic jokes, diet talk, mentions of calories, and of course; food. A lot of it. The expectation to consume exorbinate amounts of food while simultaneously being expected to loathe it.

I used to hide in the bathroom avoiding my own eye contact- contemplating wether or not to try to purge, or attempting to do exercise on the uncleaned floor. It was numbers, numbers and numbers; a small mathmetitian in my head who never shut up. Friendly conversation with my grandmother (who is no longer here) or fun with cousins is not what I have memories of. When I think about thanksgiving it *always* comes back to my Ed. Be it the taste of my stepmothers cookies or my grandmother’s broccoli casserole; memories that should be about the connection to people I love; all I can remember is the knots in my stomach. The crushing weight and anxiety of shame, counting and recounting the calories. It was the sensation of waiting for punishment.

Thanksgiving is still the same. I’m home. My dad makes a comment about the fat content in the item of food we are both eating, and as usual I will bottle up my feelings on the matter, lest I make like China silverware bursting from an overfilled cabinet, emotions visible and loud. I do my best to scroll past the fat-phobic content in my dash, I hear the hum of the calculator lighting up again, a sudden awareness of my recovery weight gain.

Life is messy, recovery is messy. I couldn’t tell you how long I’ve been recovered- because it’s a very relative thing. Is this my first thanksgiving having recovered? I don’t know. The ED still lingers in my chest like cigarette smoke. Sometimes I can’t tell if it’s air I’m breathing or just different smoke.

What I will say is that I am better than I was last year, which means something. I ate some of the pumpkin pie filling that my step-mom and sisters had made, and I know when I look back on that memory, it will be that which I remember. I went to the bathroom today and was able to meet my gaze and smile on the mirror, and I’m definitely not planning on any “make up” workouts after today; because eating is not a punishable offense.

I don’t like myself everyday. I still struggle to eat most days, and weight loss is often at the forefront of my mind. What’s really cool though is that it’s not *always*.

My eating disorder is a burden that this year I carry lighter, and next year I hope it will be lighter.

I like myself some days, and that’s a hell of a step forward. I’ll take that victory.

Weight Gain With 4 Simple Steps

Gain Weight With 4 Simple Steps

1) Eat High Calorie Foods

You probably heard this a million times before. If it was this easy you wouldn’t be looking here to gain weight.

I’m going to give you some unorthodox foods you probably haven’t tried before. Thus, your weight gain journey will be much easier.

Why should you listen to me?

Cuz I have been there. I was a super skinny kid up until my university years. Then, throughout endless research, trial and error, I managed to bulk up to 105kg.

On a side note, I was 65kg when I started uni.

I did this over years. However, it took me so long cuz I was making mistakes.

Alright, let’s get to work. These are the high calorie foods that will bulk you up in no time. These foods should be in your daily diet to gain weight.

1)Peanut Butter

Peanuts and peanut butter contain nutrients that may boost a person’s heart health and improve blood sugar levels.

Depending on how much you eat in a day you can put on pounds during weight training or bodybuilding.

Protein. Peanut butter contains 7.02 grams (g) of protein per 2-tbsp serving. This is essential ingredient for us to put on quality mass.

Magnesium. With 57 milligrams (mg) of magnesium, each serving helps towards the RDATrusted Source of 400–420 mg in men. Magnesium plays a role in over 300 chemical processes in the body. Including putting on muscle.

Phosphorous. Each serving contains 107 mg of phosphorus, which is about 15.3 percent of the RDA of 700 mg for adults. Phosphorus helps to build healthy cells and bones and helps to produce energy.

Zinc. A serving of peanut butter provides 0.85 mg of zinc. This is 7.7 percent of the recommended daily intake of 11 mg for men.

Niacin. Peanut butter contains 4.21 mg of niacin per serving, which makes a useful contribution towards a person’s recommended intake of 14 to 16 mg.

Vitamin B-6. With 0.17 g of vitamin B-6 per serving, peanut butter provides almost 14 percent of an adult’s RDA of 1.3 mgTrusted Source.

Can you see one thing from these ingredients? Yes, all help to produce energy, and the more energy our body has, the more it stores. This is how we gain weight.

Don’t think like: “Oh okay, I will eat a spoon of it here and there.” NO! You have to eat loads of this to gain weight.

I remember eating 5-6 table spoons a day which really made a difference.

You are not a normal person! You have to get out of your comfort zone to make a difference.

My suggestions is at least 4 table spoons a day with meals.

2) Weight Gainer

Weight gainer should be one of your go to snacks. I scoop of weight gainer contains redicilious amount of calories full of carbs, protein and healthy fats.

The best part about weight gainers is they are cheap! Also way cheaper than whey protein.

I recommend making a shake with banana, weight gainer and 2 spoons of peanut butter.

You can visit this page to find high-quality and top-rated weight gainers. My personal favorite is the chocolate flavor.

They mix up with almost everything and taste amazing! So, buy one of them and you will thank me.

Don’t forget, these are called weight gainers for a reason. They pack on mass quick. BUT, the important part is to not replacing them with meals.

Always eat your solid meals first and before you go to sleep make a shake with banana, weight gainer and any other ingredient you like.

Even if you are full after the meal, you have to consume a shake. That way your muscles will repair during the night.

Also you body will store the extra energy.

3) Milk

The nutritional composition of milk is highly complex, and it contains almost every single nutrient that your body needs.

One cup (240 ml) of whole cow’s milk with 3.25% fat provides

Calories: 149

Water: 88%

Protein: 7.7 grams

Carbs: 11.7 grams

Sugar: 12.3 grams

Fiber: 0 grams

Fat: 8 grams

Some athletes consume 2 liters milk per day to put on as much mass as possible. I don’t recommend that. But, you can see why they do that.

If you have lactose intolerance, you should consume lactose-free milk.

By the way, I used to put milk in my before-bed shakes. Including weight gainer, banana, peanut butter, and 2 glasses of milk.

That shake will make you strong as a bull and will guarantee to turn you into a bodyguard. If you don’t feel like puking, you can drink milk instead of water.

I had many friends who did this technique. It takes time to get used to. But once you get used to it, people won’t recognize you.

2) Eat Till You Are Uncomfortably Full EVERY MEAL

When talk to a hardgainer, they always mention the time they ate the whole large pizza.

But when I ask them what did you eat for the rest of the day, nothing comes out.

This is the issue. If that one large meal you ate recently was gonna cut it, you would not be here.

BECAUSE,

This is the simple reality.

You have to feel uncomfortable after every meal. To gain weight and put on the quality mass on your frame, you have to eat till you are feeling sick.

So, the uncomfortable feeling you have after a huge meal, should happen after every meal of the day. Not just one meal.

How Many Meals A Day To Gain Weight?

Speaking of meals, I subscribe to eating at least 4 big meals a day.

Assuming you will have the pre-bed shakes, that will make 4 huge meals plus a giant shake. So, that puts you around 3k to 4k calories a day.

All in all, I want you to feel like ”If I take one more bite, I will have to go to the hospital.” EVERY MEAL!

3) Gain Weight By Exercising Less

This might not include all of you.

BUT,

I am talking to the ones who love running on the treadmill. The more you run and the excessively you train, the more weight you lose.

The trick is super simple. Keep your weight training under 45 mins. Also, don’t do cardio. Never, Ever!

If you are doing any sports, avoid spending calories doing cardio. You are better off lifting weights under 45 mins.

This way you will be able to utilise precious calories to build muscle and gain weight.

If you really love running, and can’t live without some sort of cardio or outdoor activity, just walk.

If your heart rate elevates, your body starts burning calories. Especially, ectomorphs like you and me, we literally destroy calories in minutes.

So far, we talked about the duration of the exercise and the type of the exercise.

Now, let’s cover how much you should train a week.

The optimal scenario is to train 4 times a week. WEIGHT TRAINING. You can get away with 3, but less than 3 will impact your apatite.

Also if you go crazy and train everyday of the week, your body will have no time to recover and muscle.

We don’t want that!

4) Sleep Less To Gain Weight

Look, I’m not saying drink 5 energy drinks at night.

You are here for my unorthodox weight gaining tactics. So listen tight.

I figured this out after I graduated and started working. This led me to sleep very early and I wasn’t able to add another meal to my diet.

Including me, some people can only eat so much in one sitting. So my solution was to add meals instead of increasing the portion size.

Going back to the story, since I was sleeping so early I wasn’t able to squeeze in another meal in.

That day I decided to stay up a little bit later to smash my next meal.

Benefits?

The upside of this is you can also do extra work. Study, watch movies, read, hustle…

I became more productive and gained mass. That was a win win for me!

I urge you to try this. Sleep less than you usually do. The more you stay up late the more you get hungry.

It gives you the room to eat and more time to sneak in snacks.

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💫🌸How I Lost Weight🌸💫

tw: ed, counting calories, dieting

Count your calories! When I don’t keep track it is so easy for me to eat more than I should, and fasting for me usually leads to binging which is nooot good. Using apps really helps since you can scan a food and input the amount you ate, then it gives you the exact calories! The following has been working for me, but keep in mind that all bodies are different. I am not pro anything, nor am I a medical professional! I’m just sharing what works for me...

I consume 800-900 calories daily (if I’m feeling a bit cheeky sometimes a bit more tbh but ALWAYS under 1,000!!!) once calories from exercise are subtracted. I don’t exercise a lot per say, but I do yoga and have to walk every where when I’m at uni.Usually burn between 80-300 calories depending on my day so I will adjust my intake accordingly (eat more or less so I’m still in between that range). I started about 2 weeks ago and have gone down from almost 120lbs to slightly under 114lbs. A usual day looks like this:

~5:30/6:00am breakfast- slice of toast, 1-2 tsp peanut butter, 1 tsp jam, cup of black coffee, vegan multi-vitamin

~10:00/11:00am lunch- veggie sandwich, herbal tea or black coffee

~1:00/2:00pm  snack- 1/2 cup of almond milk, 1 slice of toast with 1 tsp peanut butter, caffeinated tea (Chai, English breakfast, Earl Grey) 

~4:30/5:30pm dinner-  roasted veggies, plant protein (beans or tofu)

ps. I know my eating schedule is whack, this is bc of my classes/labs. I also try to stop eating solid foods after 6 but again, not always possible bc of my schedule.

🕊Tip🕊One of the most helpful tips I’ve gotten is not to fast/restrict after binging! I binged this weekend several times, and it was super hard not to follow through with my urge to just not eat anything for the next billion days-- I ate an entire pint of ice cream, half of a tater tot casserole, and like 10 tiny churros, trust me I wanted to fucking dieeee I legit couldn’t even look at myself in the mirror, and just seeing the scale made me nauseous--  nonetheless I forced my self to eat what I usually would as if I had not binged. As hard as this was, it motivated me to continue my diet. 

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The Miys, Ch. 27

A little tension in this chapter, but then again, given what’s going on, everyone is tense.

I have the story written through Chapter 36, after which I will start working in the new characters that were announced last night.  I think, once we get through the next 3 chapters or so, that you’ll agree there is some need for them....

My conversation with Xiomara regarding Maverick’s eating habits – or lack thereof – was more exhausting than expected.  Having never spent much of her life around anyone who was not neurotypical, her method of ‘handling’ us was essentially to foist us off on any willing person and trusting them to keep it out of her sight.  On the opposite side of that, I had grown up the most neurotypical person in my family, and made an entire career out of getting the best results possible out of people who spent their entire lives being told they were less. After about five minutes, I started to worry my teeth were going to break from grinding them together so hard.

“Xiomara,” I growled. “You can’t just expect someone else to work with anyone you don’t understand.  You get better results out of your people when you acknowledge your differences and leverage their strengths.  That also means that you have to watch out for their weaknesses.”

She scoffed. “You don’t even use that word. Don’t you mean ‘opportunities for improvement’?” she asked snarkily.

“This isn’t a skillset he can work on, Xio!  It makes absolute perfect sense in his mind to go days without food rather than asking for something he actually will eat!”

“He was in the military,” she ground out. “He’s had to just eat what was given to him before.”

“Yeah, he was,” I cried, exasperated. “I got his service medical records from Grey. Maverick was hospitalized fourteen times for malnutrition before he was given geriatric vitamins.  His weight was dangerously low at nearly every medical appointment before he learned to essentially bloat himself with liquids before physicals so he wouldn’t be force-fed anymore.  He could have killed himself with hyponatremia!”  I held up a hand and took a few deep breaths to calm down. “Look, all I am asking is that you do not allow him to fly until he has Antoine Costa, Grey Hodenson, or myself confirm he has consumed the amount of calories he is going to be prescribed.  That’s it!”

“Maverick is a grown man, and you want me to require a doctor’s note to let him do his job!?  This is too much, even for you, Sophia,” she sighed.  “He’s pretty much the only pilot we have who can maneuver the ship.  We need him.”

I wracked my brain trying to figure out how to get through to her.  “How many times have you ended a meeting in the middle of a sentence and sent me to my quarters with an escort because you knew I would keep working if you didn’t?”

“That’s different, you passed out. Twice. Right in my office.”

“Exactly. ‘You take care of everyone but yourself.’  That’s what you said, right?” She looked away, embarrassed. “And don’t think I don’t know that Tyche isn’t the only one siccing Zach on me with food six times a day.  This is the same thing, just more serious.  Maverick legitimately doesn’t know that it isn’t normal to go days or weeks without eating anything but vitamins and protein shakes.  His entire life has been that way, because people refuse to understand him and try to make him into someone he isn’t.  I don’t understand why you are being so stubborn about this! Honestly!”

“And I don’t understand why you are coddling a grown man who is a picky eater!”

Click. There it was.

“You think he’s just being a picky eater? Seriously?” I asked, struggling not to laugh. “Cheese and rice, Xiomara.  Didn’t you hear him when I got in his face over how he talked about Derek? He’s autistic, Xio.  Well, sorta.  He has Asperger’s.  This isn’t him being a ‘picky eater’, this is his soul trying to eject itself into another dimension because something is ‘wrong’.  I’m going to make sure we have foods he can eat, you literally just have to tell him either ‘no’ or send him to get one of us to confirm he actually ate. That’s all.”

“Fine,” she relented, hands up. “I’ll enforce this, but I still don’t agree with it. However, you and Grey apparently think this is a major deal, at least if he’s being given a prescription to eat, so I’m going to defer to you two.”

“All I ask,” I confirmed placatingly.  “When does he need to be here for relocation to Meenie?”

“Preferably within the hour, so we can get everything re-calibrated if we need to.”

“I’ll make sure he’s here, I promise.  Antoine already went to get soup, since Maverick hasn’t eaten in at least the time we’ve been on this level.  Since we had to scrap the food that was already here, Noah is going to pick up dinner early and test everything before we’re allowed to eat anything, so the migraines should stop and we can have coffee.” I wiggled my bottle of water at her in an attempt to change the subject to something less charged.

“Whoever did this was clever, I give them that,” she stretched her neck and huffed. “If the only two people who weren’t affected are also the only two who have documented reasons not to eat anything, that means they’re just as looped up as the rest of us.”

I nodded in agreement. “Harder to find the person drugging everyone if they look like a victim, too.  It makes sense.  That, and messing around with the sensors in such a major way: the corridors leading to the storage room from every possible direction, damaging the spare parts… do we think the same person damaged the ones already in place, too?”

She shrugged. “It’s possible.  I’ve discussed the likelihood with Noah, and they say it may be the case. We have some information that I don’t feel comfortable discussing up here.” She looked meaningfully around the room, able to see nearly every single person present from where she stood.  

I glanced around before shrugging and agreeing. “Okay, let me go find Arantxa so I can show her how to choose a menu.  Apparently she feels she has done a poor job the last few days.”

“That was her?” Xiomara shuddered playfully, earlier hostility completely gone. “Help us, Sophie-Wan Kenobi, you’re our only hope.”

I threw my hands up. “Ugh! It wasn’t that bad!”

“Everything that comes from the consoles is vegetarian, Sophia, because all the proteins are synthetic.  Yesterday was entirely unnecessary.”

“I never said it wasn’t, just that it could have been worse, okay?”

“If it had been worse, I would make her a suspect because clearly she would be trying to kill us,” Xiomara joked. I laughed before waving her off and heading back to the table that had been unofficially designated as being reserved for my staff and family.  Arantxa was staring at her data screen, while Antoine and Tyche were encouraging Maverick to eat slowly and not drink straight from the bowl. Surprisingly, Derek had a bowl of miso soup in front of him, but with no tofu, which was explained when I noticed an awful lot of tofu in Maverick’s.

“You must really like tofu,” I joked at the pilot as I sat down.

He just shrugged. “I don’t mind it, but Derek apparently hates it, so I scooped all his into mine.”

I glanced at my sister, who just shook her head. “Maverick offered him some, and the second Derek wrinkled his nose, hot shot over there just went ‘Whoops, tofu’s squishy’, fished it all out, then handed it back and assured him the rest is broth.  He seems to like it okay.”

<It’s okay,> Derek confirmed. <I like how it feels. Warm and smooth.>

Huh. Cool, another food Derek liked. “We can definitely have miso soup brought in more often, it’s a pretty popular food if I remember correctly.”

“It’s for breakfast,” I barely heard Maverick whisper. “Dad always had it for breakfast, but Auntie wouldn’t let me have any until I ate my rice and natto.” He started to tremble as tears rolled down his face. “I don’t like natto,” he gulped.

As smoothly as possible so I wouldn’t startle him, I stood up and circled around the table.  “Hey,” I said softly, brushing the tears from his face. “I think the soup is salty enough, Maverick. You don’t want to add any more.” He sniffed and nodded his head, but tears kept coming. “Besides, I’ve tried natto, and I don’t blame you. It smells bad, the texture is gross, and it tastes like coffee with blue cheese added to it.”

“Oh you have got to be kidding me,” my sister exclaimed, looking faintly green.

Maverick shook his head and smiled slightly, rubbing his face. “It’s really gross, but I had to eat it because she said it was good for me.”

<You won’t make him eat that, will you?> Derek asked urgently, looking slightly panicked.

“Ew! No!  I can’t even stand to be in the same room as the stuff, how would I force him to eat it?” I turned to Maverick. “No natto, I promise.  You never have to eat it if you don’t want to.  What about the rice? Was that good or bad?”

“No rice,” he whispered.

“Okay, no rice. That’s fine.  I eat it a lot, but usually for lunch or dinner, and you don’t have to eat it either, that’s okay.”  I was starting to feel like his issue with some foods had nothing to do with the texture, after watching a normally cocky loudmouth be reduced to tears at the mere concept of a specific meal.  “We can still do miso soup with breakfast, if you like. And… crepes?” I glanced around at Antoine, my sister, and my friend for confirmation.  “He likes savory crepes, Tych,” I told her.

“Ooo! Miso soup and savory crepes would be really good!” she lit up genuinely. “Maybe spinach and mushroom?  That would pair well I think.” Antoine nodded in agreement, a thoughtful look on his face.

When Maverick nodded, I let out a breath I didn’t know I had been holding. “Okay, so we can start there for breakfast tomorrow. Different kinds of crepes, some savory, some sweet. Miso soup, scrambled and boiled eggs on the side, as many different cheeses as we can get while avoiding the pungent ones. Greens. Toast, butter, and we’ll figure out a selection of jams, although one should be lingonberry to go with the crepes. That should cover pretty much everyone.  Teas, coffee, water, and juices.”

“The tomato sangria again?” my sister asked hopefully.

“Definitely,” I laughed.

Arantxa scrunched up her nose as she finished inputting the list. “This is all over the place. How does that all go together?”

I shook my head. “Right. I’m supposed to be actually teaching this, not just doing it. Sorry.  Um, yeah. So, a lot of cultures eat vegetables with breakfast, and some people just don’t like sweet foods, so vegetables and savories.  Other people really prefer sweets for breakfast, so sweet crepes, toast, jams and jellies.  Most cultures like cheeses any time of day, so those are always a good idea when you’re planning a meal and need to fill it out some. Then the drinks: you almost always want to include that exact list of beverages, just make sure the juices compliment what you are serving overall.  Since everything on that list is pretty ‘bright’ from a flavor perspective, which usually means ‘fresh’, the sangria will go well, but we’ll pick at least one non-citrus since some people aren’t fond of it.  We still have to fine-tune it, picking out which crepes, which jams, all that stuff, but it’s a good basis.”

“I have to go,” Maverick interjected, tilting his bowl so both Antoine and I could see it was empty.

I nodded, and Antoine stood before I could. “I will take him to Xiomara so she knows he is cleared to fly,” he patted my shoulder.  “You ladies focus on what we need to do to keep everyone calm. Derek, don’t forget you need to come make sure everything is still calibrated.” With that, all three of the men at the table headed off.

“How are we supposed to keep everyone calm?” I complained. “We don’t even know exactly what is going on. The sensors were damaged, the replacements destroyed…. Rants, did Derek and Zach ever figure out who messed with the sensors in the halls?”

She shook her head, dark hair flying. “Unfortunately not. All they could figure out is that whatever caused it wasn’t done all at once.  When Derek tried to trace it backwards, he was led to over thirty different terminals total. He said something about either a group of people involved, or something called a ‘spoof’?”

“Someone spoofing the source,” I clarified, only half to her.  “What about Miys? These are their systems we’re talking about, they have to be more familiar. Did they find anything different?”

She shook her head again. “They only confirmed what Derek and Zach found.  All of them are waiting for records of who accessed those consoles from 24 hours before the first access occurred until 24 hours after so they can try to narrow down the list.  But, if it’s a group, I don’t know if that will help.”

“Investigations have to start somewhere,” I sighed. “Tyche, anybody got too much downtime right now?”

“Just us,” she remarked wryly. “All of the pilots who were brought up here are either on rotation as drone pilots or navigators, with the exceptions being Maverick and Evan since they are actually the ones responsible for moving the boat until we can get everything back on line. Pranav and his assistant are taking twelve-hour turns keeping track of minute camera adjustments necessary to make sure Maverick and Evan still have the clearest field of vision, along with managing the rest of his department remotely.  Xiomara and Grey are riding herd on the flight crew in back to back shifts while also looking into the investigation as much as possible from here. Their assistants are filling in for them on the day to day stuff.  Eino is still running education remotely, with his assistant as support.  Huynh and his assistant are overseeing the finishing of sleeping space and the permanent installation of the bathrooms, while also trying to coordinate the construction of the diving platforms in BioLab 2.”

I tilted my head back with a groan. “Which leaves us. I still need to update the ship on what happened with the drugs.  Tych, I hate to ask, but can you start drafting that while I go over the breakfast menu with Rants?  That way, while she is trying to set one up for lunch, she can pick your brain and I can broadcast the update, start answering questions, and Zach can isolate and loop each question I answer until we have some FAQs, just like Arantxa did last time.  Is that good for everyone?”  I got nods from both women, and took a deep breath. “Okay, let’s get started.”

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If you have been trying to reduce weight yet seem to battle losing the extra pounds despite the fact that you are consuming healthy and balanced choices and working out, it might be because you have actually ignored some locations. The following is a list of locations that you may have ignored that might assist you become aware why the weight is not budging.

When speaking regarding slimming down I think you should be believing in terms of shedding fat percent not extra pounds. the majority of people want to shed fat but assume about it in terms of weight, this is not an exact depiction, 5lbs of muscular tissue and 5lbs of fat weigh the exact same yet are different in mass, the 5lbs of muscular tissue mass is much smaller than 5lbs of fat, so if you intend to slim down and also eliminate shaky bits your plan ought to be to shed fat and also get muscle mass. Muscle mass raises your metabolic process as well as is what will offer you a firm lean body.

If you evaluate weight management simply by the ranges you may not see much of a difference if you are shedding fat and also acquiring muscle, this is why making use of scales is not something I suggest. Have your fat portion taking by an expert or evaluate your results by measurements, take your dimensions when you begin your objective and after that every 4 weeks or so.

So on to the things that might be triggering you to maintain the weight on:

Breakfast cereals

Cereals, they make after that sound tasty as well as nutritious however in truth they can be high in sugar as carbs. Relying on your cereal this could be improved sugar e.g. Frosties or fructose, fruit sugar which can be discovered in numerous kinds of muesli. Following time you most likely to purchase grain inspect the active ingredients and also see if this could be one of the resources of covert calories triggering you to keep those extra pounds.

Dieting

If you are weight loss or on as well as off weight loss after that you might be creating on your own to keep the weight on rather than shedding it. The only diet plan that is great for you is having a healthy diet regimen. Denying yourself of specific foods will certainly additionally cause you to hunger for those foods. The something with diet regimens is they may trigger you to slim down to start with but as soon as you quit the diet and also start consuming correctly once more the weight will return. Any changes to your diet plan needs to be lasting and lengthy term. Your body gets vital vitamins, minerals and also nutrients from the food you consume, you need to eat the best foods and in the ideal percentages to get one of the most take advantage of a healthy and balanced diet plan.

Condiments

Something you include in your food without actually thinking of it. These 'toppings' might be making your healthy dish extra calorific and also can be increasing the salt material. Dressings, hummus, mayo, catsup and so on all these enhancements might not appear like they will certainly make much of a difference however every little thing includes up and if you are attempting to shed weight after that it could be making all the difference to your fat burning plan.

Sports/energy drinks

You may have functioned out at the gym or chosen a run and believe a sporting activities drink is a good idea to replace your electrolytes, but unless you have actually been energetically exercising or are a professional athlete after that you might be better of alcohol consumption water as opposed to packing up on the extra calories.

Not eating enough

A usual false impression regarding slimming down is that to do it you require to consume much less. This is not always true, if you are eating way too much currently after that yes you do need to consume much less in order to shed weight as you will certainly be eating more calories than you are burning. The risk of not eating sufficient is that your body can go into malnourishment setting where it begins to keep all the food you consume so it can utilize it for power. Another concern is your body could additionally start to utilize muscular tissue mass for power and that consequently will lower your metabolic rate. Your body wont be obtaining the nutrients that it requires to run correctly as well as you will be left sensation hungry as well as have very little energy.

Skipping meals

Maybe skipping meals might be your means of consuming much less, or maybe skipping a meal such as breakfast is causing you to snack extra. Ever before missed breakfast and also after that at mid early morning needed something sweet to provide you a burst of energy to obtain you with until lunchtime. Maybe you didn't snack however were so starving at lunchtime that you ate a larger than typical portion.

Extra fitness center time to offset deals with eaten

Indulging by consuming treats is fine if you just do it every once in a while so it is a reward and not a normal event. If you are guilty of this after that at the very least check to see just how much extra time you require to invest to shed off the extra calories - you may be amazed to discover you have undervalued the moment ... When I am thinking of consuming something that is truly indulgent I such as to work out just how much connection I would require to invest in the elliptical machine or going to melt off those added calories, that usually is enough to make me assume once again. I will certainly have the reward but make it my once a week luxury and also can after that spread the health club time over the week.

Lack of knowledge

According to some stating somewhere ignorance is bliss but knowledge is power. Lack of knowledge is not bliss specifically when it involves wishing to reduce weight. Expertise is vital when it involves the number of calories you ought to be eating in a day, plus the sorts of calories you should be eating as well as also the number of calories you are melting off. If you are burning much more calories than you eat you need to be dropping weight, very easy. Understanding about what type of workouts are best for you to reduce weight, the length of time you ought to be exercising and also how commonly. I have actually understood individuals to say they don't comprehend why they are not dropping weight when they are consuming less and also exercising 2 days a week, and by exercising they indicate they are strolling to and also from work 2 days a week. This is just not nearly enough. Take time to make sure what you are doing suffices as well as you are dealing with it in the best way.

Cutting out all fat

You might believe all fat is bad for you as well as by cutting it out you will certainly shed fat or not put on any fat - this is not true. Fat is necessary in your diet and can come from a selection of places but it is the sort of fat that you consume that makes the difference - unsaturated, saturated, trans-fats, these are all fats yet come from various sources. Dietary fat and fatty acids are what our body makes use of as a source of energy, it helps the body with cell feature in addition to growth advancement. It likewise aids transport fat soluble vitamins with the blood stream to locations where they are required. particular fats are excellent for you but it is the quantity of fat and the kinds of fat that you have that makes a difference.

Not sleeping enough

Lack of rest can trigger you to over eat. Not having enough sleep can offer you the munchies, as well as it is scrap food as well as pleasant stuff that you will certainly long for. By not sleeping sufficient you will additionally have much less power consequently unlikely to be using up as a lot as you must in order to burn those calories that you eat consisting of the extra ones from having the munchies.

Being stressed

Stress can most likely to ways depending upon the individual either you reduce weight or you acquire weight. For those that put on weight maybe that in times of tension we transform to food (psychological consuming) to make us really feel much better, we likewise often tend to exercise less because of feeling lethargic/tired. The good idea regarding exercising is that it is a great tension reliever, you will really feel better after functioning out and also have more power as well as not only that you will additionally sleep much better which can aid in instances where your sleep is creating you to remain awake, and also absence of rest on its own can cause weight gain.

Portion dimensions are bigger than average

Do you understand just how much of each food team you should be consuming? Do you know how large your part dimensions should be? Section sizes over the years have actually boosted and so have midsections, and also I expect our plates have also ... A number of helpful overviews to assist you can be located at WebMD and also Female's Health.

Overeating the healthy stuff

Linked in to section sizes above, you might be eating healthy and balanced yet you are eating even more of it, not since you are not aware of section size yet even if you feel that you can eat more of it as it is healthy and balanced and also consequently not most likely to create weight gain light other foods. Whatever food you consume if you eat ore than you burn off the extra calories will be kept as fat. It's as easy as that, also if they are healthy and balanced foods you still need to be conscious of the amount of calories you are eating. A great way to maintain track is to keep a food journal.

You don't drink enough water

Water assists flush out contaminants, enhances your metabolic rate as well as additionally stops you from holding on to water weight. Drinking water is a terrific method of not including in your calorie consumption, various other drinks will have some calories so if you are trying to find a great method to cut more calories consume alcohol more water.

Friends and Family

Outside influences can be triggering you to maintain the weight on, maybe you dine out with buddies or family members and also their choice of dining establishments leads you to pick the much less than healthy and balanced alternatives. Perhaps you go to restaurants that have tapas, combo platters, all you can consume buffets and so on. If your loved ones comprehend your goals they can aid you with them as well as it may also lead them to eat more healthy and balanced but sometimes they don't understand or don't desire to compromise on what they intend to consume and also you just have to stick to your objectives and choose the healthy options or show part control. When the outcomes start to show they will certainly quickly be asking how you did it.

Not exercising enough

We all recognize that you require to shed off even more calories than you eat in order to shed weight so check that your exercise program as well as weekly regimen suffices to do this. Maintain a food journal as well as an exercise journal and also see if you are doing enough. Keep in mind though that you shed calories during your typical day so consist of those, such as household chores, gardening, showering also sleeping.

You don't do any weights

If you don't lift weights or do bodyweight exercises after that your outcomes might not be as fantastic as they might be, if your exercise is everything about cardio then it is time to switch it up. Making use of weights, including body weight workouts, raises your metabolic rate (so you burn more calories also when resting), so shedding off a lot more fat, and it enhances your muscular tissue mass (no, you wont get all substantial as well as muscley). Muscle mass are what offer you the company, lean limbs as well as body and alter your body shape. Cardio may make you lose weight yet it wont always make you toned or transform your shape, or perhaps shed all your fat, even worse you can begin to utilize your muscle mass for energy. The very best outcomes originate from a mix of cardio and weights. If you don't do weights or haven't devoted to it totally take a read of Why females must lift weights (including exercise) and afterwards give it a go.

Eating on the go or whilst doing various other things

When you eat on the move you can overeat without even knowing it. You are putting food in your mouth and eating however not even giving believed to just how much you have just eaten or whether you are even feeling complete. A great example is either eating whilst seeing television or working at your computer. Take some time when you eat to make sure that you can appreciate the food however additionally to offer your body time to inform you when it is really feeling full.

You drink sodas

Sodas have a high amount of sugar. Calories, calories, calories, if you are serious regarding wanting to shed weight then you claim want to think seriously around quiting the sodas.

You eat out a lot

When you eat out you have little control over what enters into your food or how it is cooked. Typically section dimensions are also bigger than they ought to be and when spending for a meal you might be inclined to clear your plate so it doesn't feel like you have thrown away any type of cash. And after that there is treat, always appealing ...

Eating too fast

If you consume as well quickly you might wind up eating as well a lot as you do not provide your body time to send you signals that you are getting complete, until it's far too late and afterwards you rest there really feeling a little bit over complete and do not intend to propose a while.

Overindulging on the weekend

Weekend, rest days, relaxing, dining in restaurants, making going for drinks, appreciating yourself and possibly steering clear of from the gym. The weekend can conveniently end up being a time when you binge, going to good friends or family for a meal. Picnics in the good climate, time to cook cookies and cakes. There are endless reasons that you could overeat on the weekend break. Now don't obtain me wrong you can not deny yourself treats after a difficult week but simply be conscious of what you are consuming and also everything in moderation. If you do like to indulge on the weekend break after that it would be a great concept to intend that right into your weekly exercise program (the quantity of calories you intend to have sweated off over the week) and healthy diet regimen (if you want treats on the weekend break then make sure you are not eating them throughout the week as well) by doing this you can still have the deals with however not the guilty feeling.

Alcohol...

The calorie material in alcohol is quite high, I make certain every person has actually come across the common beer belly. But it i not just beer than can be high in calories, if you like a beverage then take some time to locate what the best sort of drink would be that allows you to still have a tipple however without the high calories.

You don't believe in yourself

If you don't believe you can lose the weight after that you are mosting likely to be developing a barrier for yourself. Even tp the extent where you don't dedicate 100% since in the back of your mind you may be thinking, why bother placing in the effort I wont ever get down to a size (whatever). You can lose the weight you just need to start. Favorable believing works, that's why motivational professionals are always claiming it, it is something that truly works, as soon as you put your mind to something you can achieve it, you simply need to function for it. Exactly how can you anticipate something to alter if you do not make any kind of changes.

No realistic goals have been set

Your goals are essential, they obtain you to where you wish to be. Without a practical goal after that you wont seem like you have actually accomplished anything and also are most likely to quit. You require a large goal and also after that smaller sized objectives that are tipping tones to get you to your bigger objective, this way each time you achieve among the smaller sized goals you not only really feel great however you can see you are getting closer to your primary goal.

Fruit Juice

Fruit juice benefits you, yes but it is likewise high in calories, maybe you do not like drinking water or are utilizing it as a substitute to aid you not consume alcohol soft drinks etc. Consume fruit juice just beware exactly how much and also see to it your fluid calories are entering your food journal so you have a precise document of the amount of calories you actually are taking in. Attempt to consume alcohol ore water instead of fruit juice however by adding a slice of lemon or watering down your fruit juices to make sure that you still get a fruity taste but without a lot fructose.

Not moving during the day

Sitting at a desk throughout the day is an activity for several. This activity (or absence of) is creating you to maintain the pounds. Absence of movement means no calories are being burnt off, none, zilch, nada. See to it you take breaks from your workdesk and also rise and also walk a little bit, go see an associate as opposed to emailing, also standing whilst on the phone will certainly aid if you are not allowed to leave your workdesk throughout work time. When you have a break or lunch make certain you use that time to not only refuel your body (yep consuming) however additionally obtaining some workout, how around opting for a stroll around the block, go obtain some fresh air, it will make you really feel better. An interesting reality for you - people that fidget shed more calories.

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Eating Problems

I’ve never had a bad relationship with food before. I’ve never had the healthiest diet as I am immensely picky but I still feel like I always ate enough and never gave thought to how much I actually ate. This is my second year of college and this semester especially I’ve noticed something that worries me. I haven’t been eating enough. I have a tendency to skip meals because it means going to dining halls so I convince myself I’m not hungry. This causes me to go days without eating a full meal and then on the days when I do go to the dining hall I feel hyper aware of how much I’m eating. That feeling usually makes me feel like I’ve binged and so I once again will go days without going to the dining hall. It wasn’t until this past week that I realized just how little I’ve been eating in average. As someone who has never overly indulgent in the amount I eat and am used to probably a less than healthy amount of calories consumed to fuel my body, even I am aware that around 500 calories daily is wildly insufficient and yet my stomach has been conditioned over this past semester to the point of just the thought of eating larger portions physically makes me sick. I’m worried about what this will do to my body in the long run and I don’t know how to transition myself into a healthier diet.

Hello, and welcome to Roly-Poly weight loss. I’m your host, Roly-Poly.

Welcome to day 29!

And it is a Monday, so it is weigh in day!

Okay, well, I’m still below my starting weight, so I’ll take it.

Now, on to the topic!

Food! Finally! We are finally talking about food! We put it off for almost 30 days, and that was for a really good reason. A big reason why people fail at changing their life is trying to change everything all at once. If you are trying to fit in your new exercise plan while also tracking your diet and trying to make sure you sleep long enough and drink enough water and finding time to make healthy food and somehow fitting in some selfcare… you’re going to blow up. You won’t be able to keep track of all the different things at once and fit all of them into your routine. Something will give, and you’ll feel like a “failure” and you’ll fall off the wagon of change, so to speak.

Instead, we introduced working out incrementally, first with 15 minute a week sessions, then adding a warm up/cool down, moving up to 20 minute sessions, and now we’re moving up to 30 minutes. That’s right, 30 minutes, starting this/next week! In the future, we’re also going to be increasing from 3 times a week to five, with 3 cardio and 2 weight training.

We also talked about sleep and water a while back, introducing that after exercise had been established. Now that we’re hopefully doing better at each of those, and have found the time for them in our lives, we’re going to gradually add food, or diet.

Small side note, that is “diet” with a little “d”, as in, the stuff you eat. Not “Diet” with a big “D”, as in, Atkins or Weight Watchers or Keto or whatever. DIET! No, just the stuff you are eating. We’ll get to DIETs later!

Now, where to start. Well, a lot of places, potentially, but we are going to ease into things. For starters, your eating this week should be just like your eating last week. We can’t jump in and change everything if we don’t know what we’re changing. The first week is for tracking.

Now, some people prefer doing this the analogue way. Getting some paper or a notebook and just writing down what they eat every day. Grid paper can help keep it neat, but regular paper is fine. And that totally works!

If you created a Bullet Journal or something similar, you can track your food in that. Some people incorporate it into their daily pages, and some keep it as a separate “food journal” within the larger journal.

There’s also the semi-analogue way, which is to use a simple document or spreadsheet on the computer. Again, you’re just noting what you ate on it - nothing fancy. This has the advantage of being on the computer, so you can access it there, but it isn’t as complex as an app, or tracking as many variables. This is simply what you input into your list.

You can also go full tech with a variety of apps. I personally use MyFitnessPal, and have, off and on, for years.

It has a fairly intuitive layout, and you can change the labels of your meals to add snacks and such. You can create up to 6 “meals” and give them whatever name you want, and in whatever order. So if you want to distinguish between morning and afternoon and evening snacks or whatever, you can do that.

If you’re the kind of person who eats a bunch of small meals a day instead of the traditional big three, you can do that and label them whatever you want.

You plug in your starting weight, goal weight, activity level, and how much you’d like to gain or lose (1 or 2 pounds a week), and it’ll come up with a basic daily calorie goal for you. And yes, I said gain or lose. This app allows for people who want to lose weight, gain weight, or just maintain a weight. So you can use it regardless of what your goals are. And, it keeps you to the safe, reasonable goals of 1-2 pounds either direction. None of that crazy unachievable 10 pounds a week nonsense.

So you fill in your goal and it tells you how many calories you need to eat to achieve that. It’ll also pop out what percentage you should have of carbs, protein, and fat in your day. You can, of course, then customize these.

If you pay for the premium version, which I have not, you can track all kinds of other macros, besides those three, but most people won’t need those.

So that’s the prep side. Now it is time to actually track a meal.

When you go to add your food, you have a few options. One I like is that with just a swipe you can copy the same meal from the day before. If you’re the kind of person who always has the same breakfast - or almost always - you can just swipe that in, easy peasy.

You can also add foods, either by search or by scanning their barcode. If you can’t find a food, you can manually add it. And you can create recipes by adding ingredients together and portions. Then you can easily add them like any other food in the future.

Finally, you can create “meals”. For example, if your breakfast is always two eggs and two strips of bacon and a cup of coffee, then you can create a meal with those exact foods, label it something catchy, and then when you add it as a meal, all of the foods will pop up in your daily diary for you! Also, to note, they pop up as seperate foods, because this is a meal, not a recipe. So if one day you have an extra piece of bacon, or only one egg because you ran out, you can put in the meal like usual, then go in and edit that day’s diary to make the numbers correct. But it is a nice shortcut! And, again, you can just swipe to copy yesterday too.

You can also track your water here, if you’d like, and you can even track exercises. Adding exercises will adjust the amount of calories it will allot you for the day, giving you more to account for the ones you burned off.

When you finish for the day, you can save (not necessary - just fun) and it will give you an estimate of, if you maintain that calorie intake, where your weight might be in 5 weeks. So, for example, if you had 200 extra calories left today that you didn’t eat, it will say, if you have that every day for 5 weeks, you’ll theoretically lose this much.

It can be a fun little motivation, but also frustrating if you aren’t seeing reality match up to their computer algorithm, so use at your own discretion. Does it make you happy or sad?

And, again, you don’t have to save at the end of the day. It saves every time you add or change something. That is just a little extra you can do at the end of the day to say “I’m done!” And, if you then eat something, or remember something you forgot to add, you can always go back and edit. It doesn’t lock down the day or anything. In fact, you can always go back and edit past days.

Also to note, if you come in super under your calories, it will pop up a warning about how you might not be eating enough, and to be careful. If gives some advice about eating enough.

Now, some days, for whatever reason, maybe you are super low on your calories. Maybe you were sick, so you weren’t eating as much. Maybe you did a 10K and just couldn’t put in enough food to account for that giant exercise expenditure. It happens. One or two days low here and there won’t kill you. But if you are consistently getting that warning, you might want to look a little closer at it.

And finally, there is a community aspect. You can add friends and cheer them on for logging in or posting an update. (You don’t see their food, just that they actually logged, or when they lose weight or whatever). There are also blogs you can read. There used to be recipe suggestions, but I think that is behind the premium paywall now. Certainly some of the other apps have a suggested recipe section.

All that said! That is the gist of MyFitnessPal!

There are similar apps, which offer pretty similar tools and interfaces. Now, I focused on that one because it is the one I am most familiar with, but probably 90% of what I said will apply to pretty much all of the food tracking apps. I tried Calorie Counter for a while, and it had fun little food graphics, which I liked.

MyPlate also has food pictures, and the same basic functions. And then there are literally dozens more.

Some are specific to a particular goal, like counting calories, eating Keto, tracking carbs, etc. There are literally dozens of these things:

So play around with a couple, see which one works for you, and go for it!

Now, I have mentioned calories, carbs, and such, and now I’m going to briefly touch on them. When you start tracking, if you manage to write down just “breakfast, eggs and bacon,” without even amounts. That’s fine! You’re tracking! You’re building a new habit! Maybe after a few days you’ll get amounts in there!

When you are tracking with an app, all of those calories and carbs and things are basically filled in for you. You don’t even have to think of them unless you are adding a new food or creating a recipe. When you are tracking the analogue or semi-analogue way, it is not.

I know once Roly Mama tried to start tracking her food, and she wanted to track all of the metrics for everything she ate, the way my app did. So she would have this whole paper full of calories and nutrition facts and percents of things and it would just be one meal! And what is that information going to do for you at this point? Other than to pretty much guarantee you’ll quit doing this time consuming nonsense. And when you’re tracking the analogue way, is that information even helpful?

Not at first!

Because, at first, you don’t need to know your calories or carbs or fat or anything!

The first goal is to get used to tracking. And to not only get used to doing it, but ideally to do it throughout the day. I can’t even count the number of times I’ve put it off until the end of the day and ended up forgetting some snack or desert or whatever that I had.

The point right now is to get used to tracking, and to get a general sense of what you are eating, and when. As you progress, you want to refine this. Know how much milk you put in your coffee, include the salt you put on your potato, don’t forget the piece of bacon you stole while it was cooking, or the handful of your kid’s french fries. All those little things that we forget about. Get used to tracking them.

Worry about calories and protein and stuff later. For now, get used to tracking in general, and to really noting everything you eat. Even the stuff that “doesn’t count.” Because, of course, all of it counts! And remembering to note all of those things is one of the hardest steps!

So this week your homework is to just note what you eat, however that is easiest for you. And to work up to including everything, including stuff you cook with, condiments and accessories, and those “nibbles” here and there!

This has been Roly Poly Weight loss. As always, I am your host, Roly Poly. Share your tracking experience, or just your pride at tracking for a day, with the hashtag #FoodTracking! Please don’t feel that you need to share what you actually ate, just the act of tracking!

And please join me next time!

My Keto Case Study

I can’t remember exactly when I first began to diet. The earliest recollection I have was my freshman year in college, obviously I gained the obligatory “Freshman 15.” A girlfriend of mine was a distributor for Herbal Life — the program included shakes as well as about one million herbal pills.

At some point, I hopped on the Weight Watcher train. My Mother is a “lifer” — meaning she met her goal weight, and for the rest of eternity, will be known as a Life Long member...even if she doesn’t maintain the goal weight. My entire childhood, even until today — on the cusp of turning 40 years old — she still toggles on and off diets regularly...gaining and losing the same 20-30 pounds. We are kindred spirits with a fondness for carbs, but she prefers salty and I prefer sweets.

Over the past five years, I tried WW again, another company with shakes and pills, Whole 30, and I even made up my own program which basically included not eating any processed foods.

Before I got pregnant, I was about 20 pounds overweight. Technically, I actually “should” have weighed 40 pounds less, according to BMI algorithms, but my body has always enjoyed extra padding. I don’t think my infastructure is meant to be stick thin. Going into a process where your body willingly puts on weight in order to grow a human, and you’re already carrying extra poundage, certainly isn’t ideal.

I dropped some weight after giving birth, because said human left my midsection. Then, I’d like to think, that breastfeeding knocked off a few more pounds. Many months later, I eventually got down to the weight I started with when I was pregnant — which was — 20 pounds overweight. Sigh.

{Postpartum Photos}

In June, eight and a half months after giving birth, I stopped breastfeeding, and hadn’t worked out...not even broken a sweat...since right before giving birth. My entire pregnancy, all 41 weeks, I worked out religiously at CrossFit, and then never looked back once becoming a Mommy. This isn’t because I didn’t want to do overhead squats and crazy WODs, but because my baby didn’t sleep. I was essentially a zombie for her first year of life, while juggling and navigating postpartum depression.

Over the summer, while visiting my parents’ home, a friend from childhood came over to see my daughter and catch up. To my surprise, she dropped dozens and dozens of pounds. Our figures are very similar, we could even pass for sisters from below the neck. I was impressed by her success, and curious how she did it. Meanwhile, my Mother sat in the background at the kitchen table, overhearing our entire conversation, and decided she wanted in on the “Ketogenic” program, known as Keto.

Just like my Mom, I have historically lost weight for an event. Weddings were my go-to weight loss event, particularly when I was a bridesmaid (12 times no less). This particular time around, my Mom wanted to lose weight for a cruise she was going on in September; she went on the ship 15 pounds lighter but then subsequently didn’t stick to Keto.

For the next few weeks, after my initial talk with the successful Keto friend, I cannonballed headfirst into Google research. I consumed videos, read articles, watched more videos, and then read some more articles. After my sister’s wedding in early August, during the 13 hour drive back from New York, I spent some more time reading, and reading, and reading. It probably didn’t hurt that I also became privy to photos of me from the wedding — not only did I immediately realize I sadly no longer needed to wear nursing bras with zero support (Dear God, why didn’t anyone tell me?!?), but I did in fact need to get healthier. My body and face looked inflamed, and I was tired of not being able to wear my pre-pregnancy jeans.

I asked countless follow-up questions to my successful Keto friend, and also to another gal who lost a massive amount of weight following the Keto program (under a doctor’s supervision). I decided I was in.

My personality, at a microscopic level, is all in or nothing at all; I do not know what half-assing means. Some people call this discipline, I call it not wasting my time.

So on August 13th, I officially weighed in and measured my Mommy curves to begin the journey on a ketogenic diet. I’ve had curves since I hit puberty. I embrace them, and love that my strong legs resemble tree trunks. An hour glass figure isn’t the worst card to be dealt. So when I say curves, I just mean the extra thickkkkk curves that came with pregnancy. 

I wasn’t strict as far as counting macros, I simply counted (in my head) the number of net carbs I was consuming. That’s how my friend did it, so I figured I’d follow her lead. As it turned out, I personally needed to count my macros (ratio of protein / fat / carbs) in order to follow Keto correctly. I began using a free and easy app called Carb Manager for about two months until I got the hang of things and haven’t used it since because now I know what’s what.

Some people call Keto a diet, I’d like to think it’s my new lifestyle. I have absolutely no idea how long I’ll follow this lifestyle. I’m not naive enough to say for my lifetime, but it definitely isn’t going to be a shortlived stint. 

This process has been incredibly humbling at a visceral level. For starters, I am embarrassed to admit how incredibly ignorant I used to be when it came to judging things I knew nothing about. One of my best friends, who is fighting a chronic heart condition, first brought up the word “Keto” over the phone last year. I immediately snubbed the idea, exacerbated, I said, “it’s just like Atkins” (which was meant to be a negative connotation), and shut down the thought of her doing this diet. For the record, it’s not like Atkins (that program touts high protein, whereas Keto is moderate protein — this is signficant because too much protein can be turned into glucose/sugar). 

“The biggest form of ignorance is rejecting something you know nothing about.” - Wayne Dyer

The Ketogenic gurus are also hyper focused on not eating fake sugar, particularly lots of phony faux sweetners that are labeled “Keto” on the package, but are absolutely not Keto-approved because they will still spike your blood sugar levels as if you’re actually eating sugar. 

{Source: Epilepsy Foundation}

The name ketogenic means that it produces ketones in the body. (keto = ketone; genic = producing) Ketones are formed when the body uses fat for its source of energy.

Usually the body uses carbohydrates (such as sugar, bread, pasta) for its fuel. Because the ketogenic diet is very low in carbohydrates, fats become the primary fuel instead. The body can work very well on ketones (and fats).

Ketones are not dangerous. They can be detected in the urine, blood, and breath. Ketones are one of the more likely mechanisms of action of the diet, with higher ketone levels often leading to improved seizure control. However, there are many other theories for why the diet will work.

Secondly, for as long as my temporal lobes can recall, I have been adamantly against fasting…and, I’m not exactly sure why. Again, just another position I claimed with literally zero education or facts. My husband, for years and years, suggested I workout while fasting. I swore to him that I would fall flat on my face if I ever tried such an absurd strategy. 

Since I have been a devout low calorie follower, I’ve been chronically hungry. I was brainwashed to believe, with most of America, to have Fatphobia. I drank skim milk, which has a lot of sugar. I ate low fat packaged snacks, which were packed full of sugar. I ate mini meals all day long, 6 times a day. In other words, I was spiking my insulin all day long. My purse was always, without fail, full of munchies. Protein bars, crackers, apples, and a myriad of other nibbles. I would not, could not, leave my house without emergency food within arm’s reach. God forbid I got hungry and immediately turned hangry. Come to think of it, I was basically a 5′4″ child who was, at any given time, on the verge of a meltdown from being ravenousness. I didn’t quite realize it, but I was starving myself, and yet ironically, still overweight.

When I started Keto, my motivation was weight loss. But, what’s fascinating, is learning that weight loss is actually a side effect. The Ketogenic diet was originally designed for people who suffered from epilepsy and helped control their seizures. Ketogenic eating has been known to decrease inflammation in the body, eliminate diseases such as diabetes or heart conditions, sleep issues, GI troubles, and the resolution list goes on and on. 

What I’ve learned is that our bodies have 2 primary sources of fuel — glucose  (sugar / carbs), and fat. When you eliminate or greatly reduce glucose / sugar / carbs, your body will eventually start to burn fat for fuel. Luckily, I have a tremendous amount of excess fat that’s been waiting for an intevention. 

There is an enormous amount of misinformation ‘out there’ about eating Keto, and I am the first to admit I was super skeptical before I did my homework. 

Keto can get a bad rap for eating unlimited bacon, cheese, and bacon cheeseburgers. The other night, while out to eat with a group of ladies, for an appetizer I had a wedge salad (which includes veggiesc and crumbled blue cheese), and for dinner I had broccoli, asparagus, and a delicious steak. I put a little bit of real butter on my veggies. Also, the table enjoyed an array of desserts and not only did I not partake in the sugar fix, I didn’t even want any / I didn’t feel like I was missing out. In my past carb-laden life, I plunged my spoon into the dish first, and shoveled the brownie and ice cream into my pie hole as fast as I possibly could. There are varying versions of keto, that range from “dirty” to “clean.” When you eat dirty Keto, that’s what has given the program an unhealthy shadiness reputation on the streets. I fall in line closer to the cleaner side of keto, but have my dirty moments, and always eat organic, nitrate-free, etc. whenever possible. Oh and for the record, I usually drink one glass of red wine with my dinners. I may have lost weight, but I haven’t lost my damn mind. I draw the line at giving up my vino, that’s non-negotiable, and more importantly — I’ve been able to stay in ketosis. And yes I eat a small serving of fruit from time to time, berries are the best option and happen to be my favorite. 

Because every one is different, literally and metaphorically, results vary. My personal journey was that I shrunk in size, but the scale didn’t have impressive numbers to show for my effort. 

Come October, on the same day that my daughter turned one year old, I joined a gym. By that time, I had two months of Keto under my belt. Since I was a CrossFit junkie for 3 years pre-baby, I had to check my ego at the fitness facility’s door and slowly take it one day at a time. Besides picking up a baby thousands of times, I really hadn’t moved a muscle in 365 days. My body went through an enormous metamorphosis after making a little person, and I knew in my bones that I truly had to ease my way back into a safe grove. I sat down with a registered nurse at the gym and she did a body mass analysis using a machine that can calculate your composition make-up. 

This is where my self-fulfilling prophecy manifested, in the form of a personal case study. During college, I sucked at all things math, but ironically I was a wanna-be wizard at statistics. I got a B+ and until this day, I live for stats. With this documented analysis, I was stoked to have a baseline for my Keto journey that was more than just a generic number on a scale. Sure, I have baggage with the God foresaken scale, but now I truly know beyond a shadow of a doubt that the scale does not tell the whole story. 

Next up, I went to my Primary Care Physician’s office and had blood work drawn, along with a physical exam. I would also use these clinical insights as a foundation for improving my health, as well as proving that this way of eating is in fact healthy and not destroying my heart or other organs, or jacking up my cholesterol. 

Come January, I started to dabble in “I.T.” — intermittent fasting.

Now, when I say I’ve done my research, I mean an absurd amount of research. For almost a decade, my profession has been based in the medical field, so I’ve become a wee bit snobby when it comes to peer reviewed, scientific-based information. Blogs and anecdotal banter do not hold a candle in my book; I want facts, documentation, and proof. I want real stories from real people. I want lab work and the truth.

From mid-October through today, I’ve worked out on average about 4 times a week for one hour at a time. I joined a gym that has a daycare and now the sun shines a little brighter. My mini me gets to socialize with little people, and I get to lift weights (which doesn’t entail lifting a little person). I no longer listen to music while working out and I’ve become unapologetically obsessed with Podcasts. I realize I’m way, way behind the digital audio fad, but nonetheless I can’t get enough of them. Despite my husband’s dismay at potentially drowning my iPhone, I even listen to Youtube videos and Podcasts in the shower for goodness sake. Oprah, Tony Robbins and their leadership development peers make regular appearances, but for the most part, I’m quite literally up to my ears in Keto-related content. 

Maybe this is because I’m a real life sponge and adore the process of learning. Maybe it’s because I’ve been trained through my professional line of work that it takes listening/reading/hearing the SAME information at least 5x before you even retain a fraction of it. Who knows.

With that said, I’ve been convinced through dozens and dozens and dozens of 'classroom’ hours that intermittent fasting is a phenomenal practice for our bodies. And, if my own mad scientist research wasn’t enough, then when my friend who is currently battling breast cancer was told by her global team of physicians to do I.T. because it helps shrink those asshole cancer cells, certainly proved the point that removing sugar from our systems is a miracle worker.

I.T. comes in different forms because there are a variety of disciplines, but the most popular one is 16:8 / you don’t eat for a 16 hour window and you do eat for an 8 hour window. Within that 16 hour window, you’re sleeping for hopefully 7-8 hours of them, which basically means you don’t eat breakfast and you start your first meal with lunch. And, here’s the fun part — when you get the majority of your fuel from healthy fats, you aren’t even hungry, so fasting is actually not a big deal. Just like the rest of my journey, I worked up to this goal. I started with 12 hours, then 13, and so on.

I tried a longer fast, about 60 hours, in January. This was supposed to be some type of reset for my body. I felt like my weight loss was stalling, despite no cheats and working out. The first day was extremely difficult for me, I wanted to quit throughout the afternoon. The second day was a complete 180 degree turn — I wasn’t hungry and felt totally fine. But, I wanted to eat anyway. This experience really helped me stare my relationship with food face-to-face. I quieted my mind and asked why did I want to eat, I wasn’t even hungry. I realized that it’s the habit of eating I was used to, even if I wasn’t hungry.

Several people I know have loved ones who had gastric bypass surgery. It broke my heart to hear that there is no counseling after the fact — sure it’s available, but they weren’t utilizing it, nor was it required. And, they were back to their original style of eating and unhealthy types of food that qualified them for this surgery to begin with. 

Food can be used as a drug, just like other stereotypical vices including gambling and shopping. I know that no matter what “diet” or lifestyle change I become a VIP member to, it’s just a Band-Aid until I fix the root of the issue — using food to fill me up. I also realize that history has a way of repeating itself and I’ve walked in my Mother’s shoes, witnessing her on some type of diet my entire life.

I am approaching the 8 month mark as a Ketogenic crony, and here is where things currently stand:

I’ve lost 21 pounds. 

I’ve lost 14 inches between my hips, waist, thighs and chest.

I’ve lost 2-3 pant sizes — even fitting in to my “goal pants” (which I have never been able to zip up, including when I bought them years ago).

I weigh less than I did at my wedding four years ago.

I mentally and physically feel amazing and am rarely hungry. I repeat, I am not hungry. Eating fat is satiating...what a freaking concept (girl hits empty carb head against brick wall).

In all of my days walking this earth, no one has ever once told me that I was tiny. Last week, two people on the same evening said, “You’re tiny.” Granted, I am not tiny. In fact, I’m technically still overweight on the BMI algorithm, and according to...what I like to refer to as my Momma Kangaroo belly pouch... but that leads me to my next point.

One week ago I had my follow-up appointment with both the gym’s registered nurse as well as my PCP. I had both original tests re-run in order to determine, without a shadow of a doubt, that I was 100% healthy. Obviously being able to stowaway my maternity jeans, and have my leggings become baggy speaks for itself, but I wanted to know what was really going on behind the zippers and elastic bands.

At the PCP appointment, my provider couldn’t stop gloating about how much weight I had dropped since our last visit. The next day, an email came through with results from the blood work as a 3-page report. At the very end it says, and I quote, “Your lipid panel results are acceptable. Continue your Keto diet, it is not detrimental to your cholesterol.” 

My body composition test results were also impressive. 

BMI —from 30.2 (obese) to 27.9 (overweight)

Body Fat %: 37.2 to 35.2

Blood pressure — from 130/80 to 110/78

And what really made me jump for joy, was finding out the breakdown of my “dry lean mass” and “body fast mass.” The nutritionist, who was a skinny mini, said to me, “Your skeletal muscle mass is nearly above average. I’ve spent my whole life doing massive amounts of cardio, which is why I’m so skinny, but I should have been doing much more weightlifting and less cardio. Keep doing what you’re doing.” In other words, the stupid scale not moving exponentially and “only” losing about 20 pounds is a bunch of bologne. I legitimately have put on muscle, praise the Lord almighty. 

So there you have it folks. This is one way of getting healthy. I’m sure it’s not for everyone, but it’s definitely for me. I do not feel deprived, whatsoever. The food I eat is absolutely delicious, I’m satisifed after eating, and there are thousands of Keto-friendly recipes to make the process a breeze — including yummy alternative carb staples such as breads. 

I’ll sign off with a few insider tips and resources.

Drink a lot of water. People — listen to me — do this anyway. But especially if you’re doing Keto. I drink 3 liters of water a day. My goal is to drink 1 by noon, 1 by 5pm, and the rest before bed.

You’ll lose water weight and with that, electrolytes will flush out, which is why you want to replace them. Otherwise, you’ll get what’s called the “Keto Flu.” Don’t do that. Up your electrolytes (potassium, magnesium and sodium), ideally through whole foods but also in supplements (vitamins and/or electrolyte drinks). By eating Ketogenic-friendly foods, your body won’t get as much of this as it normally would and balanced electrolytes make you feel awesome. 

Don’t be scared of veggies just because they have carbs. Veggies are good for you, really really good for you and have tons of fiber. They’re not all created equal of course, but enjoy your greens every single day.

I don’t recommend starting out with Keto-style desserts / sweets or Keto breads. You can work those into your meals later on, once you’ve gotten fat adapted (Google what that means), but they should be considered a treat and not a staple in your everyday regimen. 

Check out these links for Dr. Fung —all things Intermittent Fasting — and Dr. Berg for all things Keto and nutrition. 

You don’t have to do this in order to follow Keto, but I have enjoyed drinking exogenous ketones for the last few months. I drink it as my “pre workout” drink or while I’m working out. It gives me lots of energy and all the benefits of ketones. I have a customer referral code if anyone would like it.

This may be the first time, in all of my diet dabbling years, that I’ve ever truly faced why I treated food like medication. It’s also the first time I’ve ever tried to lose weight and it wasn’t for an event. 

I’m turning 40 years old this summer and we may consider giving my daughter a sibling, if that’s what the good Lord wills. My ‘event’ milestones with a dress size to fit into has been replaced with the lifelong milestone of being a Mother. I want to be a confident woman who my daughter looks up to and admires my health from the inside — out. I want her to know that food is for nutrition, not for stuffing feelings down. I want her to know that the scale doesn’t define her worth. I want her to know that muscles and strength is sexy. I want her to know that she’s perfect exactly the way she is. 

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