Keto

One of the things that worked for me was Keto. I don’t exactly remember why I stopped doing keto but I know a few things that played a factor in my Quiting. When I did keto the first time around my ex husband and I lived in a hotel and no it wasn’t like the sweet life of Zack and Cody. My ex had a problem keeping a job and a problem spending money instead of paying bill… so we never could stay in one place for to long. We lived in hotels often and the one particular time we didn’t have any way to cook other than a crock pot and a George Foreman grill. This played a large factor in my going keto. I don’t like bread and cooking pasta wasn’t exactly possible so we mostly ate meat and vegetables. Also there was a gym we had access to. Because of the gym I wanted to go on a diet as well, I got researching and stumbled upon Keto. After some reading I realized I was already halfway there so I committed to it. I tried Avacado for the first time and loved it. I learned about coconut oil and how it was a healthy fat. I learned about Carbs and sugars and there impact on Hormone Imbalance. I learned about green tea and so much more. I studied all the time. If I wasn’t working out or studying I was thinking about one of the two. Before I knew it I felt Amazing. I was hooked on keto and I was hooked on working out. It just worked for me.

That feels like forever ago now. I often think of how easy keto was for me it was like a second nature. Now I’m a week into Fasting and I keep thinking what if I went keto as well. What if I Could Succeed at it again. I know it worked before so why not now. Sure I would have to Do some of the research all over again but I’m worth it. So I have made a decision To go keto Again. It may take some getting used to. And done things may be hard to let go of. For example Potatoes. But I’m sure I can do it.

The plan is to cut out 90% of my carbs. I want to be able to give myself some wiggle room so I can have some things… For instance the salad I bought for brunch today It had croutons and I didn’t want to pick them out So I just ate them. I typically make my salad at hone so this will rarely happen bit it does happen. I have a good strat on healthy foods thanks to my let-have-a-better-fast shopping trip that u can read about in my Intermittent Fasting post. And who doesn’t love a good avacado. I really think I can do this.The next challenge however is Cardio and that is a tough one. But that’s a topic for next time. Ttyl.

Welcome to the jungle!!

Gardening has always been something close to my heart. I remember helping a elderly woman my first boyfriends mom knew harvest rhubarb and possibly other things, I remember Picking asparagus for my grate grandmother in her back yard near the well. But most of all I remember working in my grandmas garden during the summer when my sister and I would spend days with her. I remember harvesting potatoes and other produce and the basket we put them in, I remember pulling weeds all day in the sun and climbing the apple tree in the back yard. Theses memories Are what gave me a love for Gardening. Its like when I am in my garden I have a sense of peace as if my grandma is there.

This year my Fiancé and I planted a garden… 2 of them actually. They started so small and now are full grown Beasts! My favorite part of the day is when I Grab my Basket and go check to see what the Garden has in store for me for the day. Every day I come in with fresh Green beans and different varieties of tomatoes and some days I have green peppers, hot peppers, and cucumbers. I also have Basil, rosemary, mint and sage. Strawberrys, spinach, Cabbage, broccoli, squash, sweet potatoes , and watermelons growing and hopefully will be ready before the season ends.

Being able to use produce harvested from my own garden makes it all that much better. There’s allot of pride that comes with knowing you put work into your food and that you Cared for and nurtured it from a seed its truly amazing. Every day I am eating something from my garden and I love it.

May 29th
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In memory of Cathie Jo Zok 3/26/55 – 8/29/2008