Keto Diet

Dear Delysia,

So, at work, I have this wellness program going on. The challenge is for 8 weeks and we are supposed to see who can loose the most percent of body weight in  that time. So I've decided that I will do the Keto diet. The diet is basically turning your body into a place where it eats your fats and not your carbs. It's difficult. There is so much carbs and sugar in almost everything that you eat that it's hard not to eat so much carbs.

I've done good so far. I've been eating a lot of good fats, protein and very little carbs. I have lost 8 lbs. so far and have really enjoyed the results so far. Though, I want to lose more weight. Because I work two jobs, I'm very non-active. Yet, losing weight is really about what you eat. So I'm trying really hard to be the best that I can, so I can lose the weight and be more healthy.

Being on these types of diets, really helps me make better eating choices when it comes to food. I've not really eaten a lot of protein before and really enjoyed juicing. It just made me feel better. Switching over to the Keto has been hard because I love to make this juice that has a lot of sugar in it naturally: Australian Gold.

Australian gold has pineapple, bell peppers and ginger in it. Though, to make it not taste so nasty, I would add golden beats carrots and lemon. But since root vegetables have lots of starches and pineapple is packed with sugar, it's been hard to stay away from that juice. It helps with inflammation. So, I've had to make ginger tea to help with all the typing that I do for work. LOL.

It's really a hard thing to starve yourself off of sugar. I've been grumpy the past couple of weeks because of it. But overall, my body feels better.