Effects of Carbohydrates
I’m not gonna lie, December has been full of high carb, high sugar foods. I haven’t maintained ketovore at all and haven’t been able to maintain my alternate day Intermittent Fasting that was so successful in November. This month, I gained nearly 15lbs. It was the holidays and so I’m not beating myself up over […]
An Overview of Intermittent Fasting
Intermittent fasting (IF) is an eating pattern that cycles between periods of fasting and eating and is currently one of the world’s most popular health and fitness trends. It doesn’t specify which foods you should eat but rather WHEN you should eat them. Most importantly, Intermittent Fasting isn’t just a weight loss strategy. When used […]
Be Prepared this Holiday Season
The holidays can be nearly overwhelming in the amounts of high carbohydrate, high sugar foods everywhere we look. This time of year, it is not only encouraged, but EXPECTED that we gorge ourselves on candies, pies, breads, and everything else that anyone following any type of low carb diet (from Atkins to ketogenic to ketovore) […]
Gallon Water Challenge
I’ve never drank enough water. Not long ago, that was because I was drinking WAY too much soda (as in several large sodas a day). I’ve cut way back on soda, drinking no more than two cans a day, but even still it is difficult for me to remember to drink water. It is recommended […]
An In-Depth Look at the Ketogenic Diet
If you already know about the Keto diet and are just looking for a quick reference, click the button below. However, if you are new to the ketogenic diet (keto diet for short), then you are in the right place.
Supplements
8am already (blah, mornings) and I’ve already taken my daily vitamins and drank 28oz of water. In 20 minutes I’ll have my breakfast shake. I’m gonna go ahead and call this morning a win. Also, the vitamins my sister recommended definitely seem to be helping with my insomnia. Though the weird dreams she mentioned have […]
Ketogenic Diet – Basics
This post is a quick reference guide to the basics of the Keto Diet. I plan to post a more detailed explanation later. However, these are the actual notes from my own research into the diet before beginning it in 2019 (my first attempt, which lasted only 3 months but saw a 30lbs reduction in […]
Plan of Action
I gave up Keto around June of 2019, after having successfully lost over 30lbs. I was doing really well on it and it was the easiest and most successful diet I have ever come across. However, some changes in my work life resulted in my working around 14-18 hours a day and not having time […]