Adventures in Keto Eats

When my doctor told me that I was essentially allergic to carbohydrates and suggested I start the Keto diet, I was stumped. Are you kidding me? No more fruit? No more potatoes? OMG, NO MORE CHOCOLATE???? How was I going to survive? The research began...

My poor husband, who does all the dinner cooking, had to shift gears... and fast! 30 grams of carbs per day (about as much as 2 pieces of toast). But bless his heart, Matt took it in stride... We decided to chronicle our adventure and see where it leads us. 

Here we'll share recipes and meal plans from day to day (as I have time), a few laughs, and maybe some hope. Let the Keto begin...

First, here's the cook...cute, huh? And me...

Enjoy...

WHAT IS KETO? As a diabetic, I haven't been able to get my blood sugar under control. Hopefully, this food plan will help me go into what is called "ketosis," which makes the liver process fat and not store it (like carbs do). Anyway, there are probably thousands of articles about it, so just suffice it to say, we're hoping that it will lower my glucose levels and maybe lose a few pounds. 

WHAT CAN I EAT? Meat, fish, eggs, "above" ground veggies, full fat dairy, and certain fats; avocados, olive oil, nuts, butter.

WHAT CAN'T I EAT? Everything else ~sigh~

PERCENTAGES PER DAY? Fat 72% - Carbs 5% - Protein 23%

TOOLS? MyFitnessPal Food Diary & Fitbit 

EXERCISE? 10,000 Steps per Day