Keto works! "Cheat-o" does not.

Hey friends!  

Today I am here to say that Yes, Keto works!  But you have got to be committed. 

You cannot eat Keto 90% of the time and cheat the other 10%.  

I am living proof of that.

Yes, I did change jobs.  

I went from a very physically demanding job (30,000 plus steps a day) to a desk job where I SIT for 90% of my 12-hour shift (and get maybe 5000 steps a day).   

But I also went from eating Keto to eating Keto "most of the time” but cheating almost daily.  

Yes.  Those pounds have crept back on.

What have I learned?

You cannot eat Keto (high fat) all day and then cheat in the evening.  

If you eat High Fat all day and then over consume on the carbs in the evening you are going to gain weight - and then some!

So here we are, starting 2023 and I am starting my Keto Journey all over again.  

I have managed to gain my weight back, gradually.  The weight gain started with the pandemic, and it has been a gradual increase since then.

Today when I stepped on the scales, I weighed exactly what I weighed in 2019 when I started Keto.  My goal for 2023 is to get back down to 118 by July, like I did in 2019.

So, join me, if you will, and together we can get our weight back in control.

I sat down and came up with a food plan for the next week.  I went back into MyFitnessPal (Where I logged my daily food intake) and found a week where I lost 8 pounds, and we are just repeating the food we ate that week.

So, tune in next week to see if it worked again! 

I will report my weekly weight loss (or weight gain) and then I will also share with you my food diary for each day of  the week last week.

For me, it is not just what I eat though.  Since I now have a sedentary job, I have also made it a goal to increase my exercise.  I hope to get at least 10 miles on the bike on my workdays, and 30 miles a day on my days off work. (Inside or outside) I must admit, I look more forward to those outside miles.  

Ed and I have also agreed to try to do some walking/hiking - when the weather permits on my days off work.  Let's face it - when there is no overtime, I am only working 3 days one week and 4 days the next (or in other words, I am OFF work 4 days one week and 3 days the next) So we do, potentially, have the days off work to increase our steps to make up for the lack of steps on my workdays. 

I also asked for permission to bring in an under-the-desk pedal exerciser, so I can try to get some exercise as time allows while I am in the office.  I do not expect to sit there and pedal straight through my entire 12-hour shift.  In fact, I really do not know how often I will get the opportunity to push those pedals.  But I figure ANY amount I get is better than the amount I will be getting if I don’t have them there. And who knows?  Maybe someone else will also benefit by using them during the hours I am not at work.

Anyway, Cheers to 2023!  

Check back next week and let's see how this new journey is going.