April 4, 2018, I finished eating or giving away all my high carbohydrate food, and began eating according to the KETO way of eating. If you've been to this blog before, you know that's not really a radical change from my intended food choices.
And yet, it was. The key is that instead of just cutting out carbs and processed food, Keto allows your body to revive its mothballed cellular fat burning mechanism, and the addition of burning fat for fuel, both dietary and body fat, removes the carb cravings and hunger and facilitates sticking with this way of eating. Without the body constantly requesting food, specifically carb food, the only obstacle to sticking with Keto is between the ears. Most days I can handle that.
And so, I'm 50 pounds lighter, more energetic, more flexible.
See this awesome bathtub? It belongs to my friend Liana.
Last year just before I started Keto, I visited her and soaked in this tub. It was difficult to get into it and darned near impossible to get out.
I am visiting her again this week, and last night I hopped into this same tub for a soak, and got out with absolutely no problem at all.
If you're a skinny 20-something you might not grok how important that is, but if you're 68 and formerly 60 pounds overweight it is a big deal.
Last year just before I started Keto, I visited her and soaked in this tub. It was difficult to get into it and darned near impossible to get out.
I am visiting her again this week, and last night I hopped into this same tub for a soak, and got out with absolutely no problem at all.
If you're a skinny 20-something you might not grok how important that is, but if you're 68 and formerly 60 pounds overweight it is a big deal.
It was also a big deal last week when I locked my keys in my camper van. Getting in required climbing over the antique school desk that blocks the only door that was unlocked. And I could do it without any problem!
In the Keto Facebook groups I belong to, we call these NSV, non-scale victories. Scales are notoriously unreliable. My weight as measured on my daughter's scale (I don't own one) fluctuates 5# on any given day. But the fit of clothing, and increased abilities, and better health and energy - these things are how we measure success.
If you're doing Keto and have NSVs of your own, please share them in the comments. I'd love to see and be inspired by your successes too.
